Experience

• Counsellor to the President, Global Product Marketing, Weldbend Corporation to Present
• President and Managing Director, SPL Enterprises, L.L.C. 2000 to Present
• President & CEO Dodson Steel Products, Inc. 1995 to 2000
• Executive V.P. Pres. Mills Iron Works, Inc. 1992 to 1995
• Vice President Dodson Steel Products, Inc. 1976 to 1992
• General Sales Manger Crane Company 1974 to 1976

Expertise

• Visionary in implementation of new markets
• Restructuring companies to improve financial position
• Development of new markets on global basis
• Developing marketing strategy
• Developing and implementing quality assurance programs
• Creating and administrating employee incentive programs
• Supervision of staff - small to large
• Strong inter and intra personal skills
• Creative communicator
• Institutional and promotional writing skills
• Ability to analyze all facets of company activities to generate peak performance
• Familiar with computers and technological applications
• Mix of technological and consumer behavior savvy

Education

• Post Graduate Work, Stanford University, California
• 1985 - Graduate School of Business, Executive Management Course, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
• 1968 - B.S., Marketing-Business Administration St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
• 1962 - Undergraduate work, Mechanical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
• 1957 - 1961 US Army Signal Corps, Top Secret Communications

Affiliations

• American Suppliers Association, Board Member Trustee, Education Foundation
• PVF Roundtable, Director, Project Chairman
• American Society of Testing Materials (A.S.T.M.), Member
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (A.S.M.E.), Member
• American National Standards Institute (A.N.S.I.), Member
• Wholesaler Magazine - ASA News, Contributing Writer
• DeKalb Schools, Partners in Education Foundation, Executive Committee Member
• St. Louis Alumni Association, Atlanta, Chapter, Member

Personal References

• Mr. Jay Zidell President & CEO Zidell Industries
• Mr. Michael Green, President, LMG Associates, Inc.
• Mr. Kenneth Berger President Mills Iron Works, Inc.
• Mr. Pat Benavides V.P. & G.M. Tube Forgings of America, Inc.
• Mr. James Coulas, Jr., President/Owner, The Weldbend Corporation
• Mr. Rob Braig, Vice President, Wolseley Industrial Group (WIG), Wolseley, PLC