• After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point I served in the Republic of South Korea on the demilitarized zone (DMZ) as a platoon leader, Aide de Camp and Rifle Company Commander.
• Earned the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation Leadership Award - one of 15 Army Captains to win this award.
• Following my tour in Korea, I served in the 75th Ranger Regiment where I had the opportunity to provide creative leadership to the Army's most elite special operations unit which required identifying unorthodox solutions to problems in rapidly changing environments in combat as well as peace time.
• Served in combat with the 3d Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment during Operation Just Cause - the combat parachute assault into Rio hato Panama
• Transitioned to Army Reserve Officer Corps in 1991. Served as a Mobilization Officer and Headquarter's Commandant during Desert Storm in the 86th USARCOM

• Directed troubleshooting of water treatment and energy systems in heavy industrial markets (primary metals, nuclear and coal fired utilities, paper, refining and petrochemical).
• Developed solutions to customer problems while leading sales teams to exceed growth targets.
• Six time Council of Professionals Award winner as a sales rep for exceeding sales and profit growth targets
• Earned Winner's Circle Recognition as District Manager of the Year twice
• P&L responsibility for a $60 million business unit as a sales manager serving the utility, refining, pulp and paper, primary metals and petrochemical industries.

• Complete P&L responsibility for a $300 million business unit serving the refining and petrochemical industries in Europe (incl Russia), Africa and the Middle East while living in The Netherlands and Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Turned an under performing $300 million EMEA operation with a 5 year CAGR of 3.4% and EBITDA growth of less than 1% to sustained revenue growth of 8% and EBITDA growth of 9%. Achieved this in a challenging economic environment where $30 million in the portfolio was shut down throughout Europe.
• 75% success rate on CAPEX sales campaigns. Expanded Middle East penetration into Qatar, Bahrain, UAE and Kuwait.
• London Business School Merger & Acquisitions

• Provided executive leadership and management for the global marketing organization.
• Led the innovation process from ideation through post commercialization execution. Doubled innovation pipeline to 10% of sales and achieved 80% credibility index on 5 year sales vs. forecast. Vitality index increased from 5% to 18%
• Developed and implemented a digital solutions strategy that led to $185 million in adjacent market penetration in the Internet of Things (IoT).
• Led strategy from market analysis to innovation portfolio and M&A target integration.
• Led Energy Service Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce.com implementation
• Stanford Masters of Innovation

• Complete P&L responsibility for a $500 million business unit serving the refining and petrochemical industries in the Eastern Hemisphere while living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Provide executive leadership to 758 sales and service personnel geographically dispersed in 62 countries.
• Despite downturn in oil and gas space, drove a YOY increase in operating income with $55 million in competitive market share capture.
• Shifted eastern hemisphere five year revenue CAGR to 10.4% and operating income to 11.9%, 8 times the industry growth rate (McKinsey estimate)
• Serve as director on multiple JVs in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Japan
• Provides executive leadership and budget oversight for the Energy Services Downstream Global Corporate Accounts team. Owns the growth portfolio. Responsible for 719 of the 947 sites we serve globally. Responsible for retention and growth of 80% of Downstream portfolio delivering $144M in operating income on an annualized basis.
  

Established in 1959 and headquartered in Sauget, IL, UAF operates as part of Filtration Group (Madison Industries private equity)– the world’s leading filtration company. Filtration Group is a globally recognized brand, serving many of the world’s best known companies. With revenues of $1.5 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world. With over 6500 employees, the Company serves its customers from a global footprint of 105 facilities in over 25 countries. The collaboration of UAF and Filtration Group allows us to provide world class service and products to our customers across all industries and regions. Together with Filtration Group, we are dedicated to making the world safer, healthier, and more productive 

JRI Industries Inc. (dba Jenfab Cleaning Solutions a Champlain Capital company

• Jenfab provides custom cleaning solutions with everyday impact. Jenfab measures our success on how we impact the lives of people. Our Jenfab One Team provides second chance employment to recovering addicts, formerly incarcerated and those suffering with PTSD. We make everyday better than the last with the team emerging as a better version of themselves every day.
• Provides executive leadership and budget oversight for Jenfab Cleaning Solutions. Jenfab designs and builds custom aqueous parts washers serving a multitude of industries.
• Completed the integration of JRI in Springfield MO and Jenson Fabrication in Berlin, Conn.
• Established sales infrastructure to include custom configuration of Claritysoft CRM with MEDPICC integration to improve probability of success.
• Established digital marketing platforms to support sales.
• Shifted company culture creating an environment of psychological safety facilitating an increase in skilled labor staff in a competitive pandemic environment.
• Certificate in NeuroLeadership from the NeuroLeadership Institute
• Certificate in AI for Decision Making - Business Strategies and Applications from Wharton
• Certificate Navigating Generative AI - CEO Playbook Coursera