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Chief Executive Officer
All Weld, Inc.Chief Executive Officer
Jan. 2023Troy, Michigan, United StatesFor almost 40 years, All Weld in Troy Michigan has provided precision welded parts and fabrication to the automotive, aerospace and other demanding industries. With welding tolerances to .0001 inch and unmatched production flexibility, the company produces as little as one perfect prototype or dozens of identical production grade products. Serving the entire US, the company is currently building on its existing loyal base of customers to create a growing, profitable enterprise. Contact us for any precision or other welding needs (our website is currently being revamped, so feel free to contact me here).
Chief Revenue Officer
Agrify CorpChief Revenue Officer
Jun. 2022 - Mar. 2023Troy, Michigan, United States
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Agrify CorpSenior Vice President and General Manager
Jan. 2022 - Jun. 2022Troy, Michigan, United States
Chief Executive Officer, Board Member
Lift and GrowChief Executive Officer, Board Member
Jan. 2019 - Jun. 2022Twin Cities, Minnesota Lift and Grow is a division of Lift and Store. Lift and Grow helps cannabis growers with automated systems for lifting grow lights, cannabis drying racks, and storage and security systems.
CEO
Lift and StoreCEO
Oct. 2016 - Jan. 2022Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaOver the last 25 years, Lift & Store LLC has helped major retailers like Target, Wal-Mart, REI, Gander Mountain and more create more Space in their stores, improve the Safety of their operations and improve the Security of their most valuable items. (www.liftnstore.com) The company uses its patented machinery to improve front of house customer experience and increase back office efficiency; creating space where none existed before.
Chief Revenue Officer
ConservisChief Revenue Officer
May. 2015 - Sep. 2016Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaConservis Corporation is a venture funded SaaS provider that is literally changing the business of farming. The advent of ubiquitous rural broadband coupled with rapid advances in cloud technology open a new era of information and process management for farmers world-wide. --Managed Marketing, Customer Service, Product Development and Engineering.
GM, Cloud Services; VP, Sales & Marketing
NeoNova Network ServicesGM, Cloud Services; VP, Sales & Marketing
Aug. 2011 - Apr. 2015Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area--Manage sales & marketing for core business; 40% YoY sales growth with fixed headcount --Launched new business inside existing in 2011 and serve as general manager with full P&L. 2015 revenues $4 million with $8.6 million annualized exit rate.
Principal
The NextGen Marketing GroupPrincipal
May. 2011 - Aug. 2011Sales, Marketing, Strategy, and Go to Market Consulting.
Chief Customer Operations Officer
HiBeam CommunicationsChief Customer Operations Officer
Oct. 2009 - May. 2011Manage all customer facing functions for this innovative 4G wireless provider in underserved markets throughout the Midwest. • Hiring and management of General Managers to run company’s customer facing operations, including multi-channel sales strategy and install/maintenance technicians. • Wrote business plan, investor information, marketing plans, sales literature, advertising, compensation plans and more. • Day to day management of Customer Service and Sales operations for 10 markets, 2,000 residential and business subscribers. • Manage voice and data provisioning, trouble ticket management, system design, implementation and marketing. • Grew the business quickly on limited angel financing. • Intimately involved with all aspects of start-up from business and financial planning, fund raising and systems and process design and implementation.
Founder
Super-Vend, Inc.Founder
Mar. 2005 - Mar. 2006Greenville, South Carolina AreaFounded vending company serving the Upstate of South Carolina. Through organic growth and acquisition, grew from zero revenue to nearly $1 million in gross sales run rate in under one year.
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
NuVox CommunicationsExecutive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Sep. 2001 - Oct. 2009Managed 650 employees in direct sales, indirect sales, account management, inside sales, sales operations and marketing for this super regional Competitive Local Exchange Carrier. Rebuilt sales operations around three key concepts: Competitive pricing, compensation designed to drive correct behaviors and accountability around sales to deliver results. Integrated two CLECs ($150 million and $130 million) with no loss of top performers or sales productivity. Industry leading Account Management program delivered lower than average churn. Successful introduction of first "managed" services: Firewall, Unified Messaging, MPLS Networking, data backup, Google email and applications. Reduced ales force total turnover 30% during final 12 months with the company.
Executive Vice President
PurchaseProExecutive Vice President
Mar. 2000 - Sep. 2002Las Vegas, Nevada AreaManaged the day-to-day operations of 60% of company for this B2B software company. Managed marketing, advertising, product development and industry analyst relations. Charged with developing and implementing product and company strategy and positioning. Managed direct and indirect domestic and international sales force along with all business development. Manage all professional services and customer support activities.
Senior Director, Strategic Supplier Relationships
BellSouthSenior Director, Strategic Supplier Relationships
Jan. 2000 - Mar. 2000Managed end-to-end procurement relationship for 10 of BellSouth’s largest suppliers totaling in excess of $5 billion in annual spend.
Director, Installation & Maintenance
BellSouthDirector, Installation & Maintenance
Nov. 1998 - Dec. 1999Greater Atlanta AreaResponsible for installation and repair associated with 1.1 million access lines and $320+ million in revenue in Suburban Atlanta. Managed 600 people and expense budget of $32 million.
Director, Product Marketing, Consumer Services
BellSouthDirector, Product Marketing, Consumer Services
Nov. 1997 - Nov. 1998Responsible for product management of $7 billion in local services revenue including vertical services and CPE. Direct product ideation and product development through 11 product managers.
Director, Field Marketing
BellSouthDirector, Field Marketing
Jul. 1996 - Nov. 1997Miami/Fort Lauderdale AreaResponsible for creation of new sales and marketing channel to transition BLS into competitive arena, especially with MDU and other high value consumer accounts.
Director Level Positions
Cable & WirelessDirector Level Positions
Oct. 1992 - Jul. 1996Washington D.C. Metro AreaDirector, Marketing Programs Implementation Responsible for regional marketing management, marketing communications, telesales and database marketing for this business only long distance carrier. 1996 revenue: $800 million. Senior Manager, Sales Support Programs Managed headquarters sales support staff reporting to VP Sales. Second in command on $5 million + contracts. Designed and implemented sales force automation system. Marketing Manager, 800 Services Managed "800" service products and marketing programs through 800 number portability.

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