Derrell James

Experience

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  BTG Process Control Sensors / Zellweger Analytics, Inc.

  Apr 1989 - Apr 1998

  Director of Operations

  Full P&L responsibility for two divisions including business development, engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and distribution of process control sensors, TOC analyzers and other optical instrumentation.

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  Nacom, a division of Yazaki North America

  Apr 1998 - Aug 1999

  Director of Manufacturing

  P&L responsibility for two vertically integrated manufacturing divisions for tier one automotive supplier of electro-mechanical systems, including molding, machining, stamping, automation, assembly, and final electrical testing of body controls, engine controls, computers, columns switches, junction blocks, clocks, and other systems.

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  Rockwell Collins, Inc.

  Aug 1999 - Jan 2004

  Director of Business Development, Director of Enterprise Productivity, Plant Manager

  Leader for marketing and direct sales of service and support solutions for $65M portfolio of government and military avionics and communications repair, maintenance, and overhaul services worldwide; officer/process owner for Rockwell Collins Services Company.Director, Enterprise ProductivityCertified Lean Master; Leader for enterprise-wide training and implementation of Lean principles and tools to maximize business unit efficiencies and profits.Plant Manager/Acting Director US Service CentersP&L responsibilities for seven US service centers providing over $200M in maintenance, repair and overhaul of commercial and government avionics systems. Show less

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  Sypris Test and Measurement, now a division of Tektronics

  Jan 2004 - Apr 2005

  General Manager

  P&L responsibility for a network of 14 fixed site and 12 mobile calibration, repair, and technical service laboratories, serving 3500+ customers in North America.

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  Genicon, Inc.

  May 2005 - Mar 2009

  Vice President and General Manager

  Responsible for all aspects of business management, including P&L, engineering, production, supply chain, quality, logistics, strategic planning, budgeting, and human resource responsibilities for designer, manufacturer, and distributor of FDA regulated, minimally invasive laparoscopic and endoscopic surgical devices.

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  Kimberly-Clark/Halyard Health, now part of Owens & Minor

  Apr 2009 - Aug 2010

  Medical Device Business Leader

  Responsible for operations for global manufacturing and supply chain for FDA regulated and ISO13485 registered digestive health, airway management, patient warming, infection control, wound care, and pain management products. Managed 8 manufacturing facilities (4 in Mexico, 3 in US, 1 in Germany), including custom tooling and molding, manual and automated assembly, and testing with a total headcount of 3000 employees, $400+ million in product sales, and $150+ million in budget accountability.

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  EMS Technologies / now Honeywell Defense and Space

  Jan 2011 - Feb 2014

  Vice President of Business Development / Director of Technical Sales

  Responsible for sales and marketing for AS-9100 registered global manufacturer of military satellite communications, radar, datalinks, and space payload electronics. Managed sales directors and account managers, marketing communications, strategy, forecasting, and international network of sales representatives achieving sales of $290 million over three divisions. Led the technical sales integration activities with Honeywell Defense and Space after acquisition in 2011.

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  Stradis Healthcare

  Feb 2014 - Jun 2015

  President and CEO

  Senior executive leader for FDA registered producer and distributor of custom procedural and surgical kits servicing distributors, hospital networks, surgery centers, and individual practices in infection control/wound care, ophthalmology, endovenous, diagnostic, OB/GYN, orthopedic, endoscopic, and general surgery. Led the acquisition of two companies doubling sales and tripling profits.

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  X-Cel Specialty Contacts, A Walman Company

  Nov 2015 - now

  Vice President and General Manager

  Senior executive leader for industry leading vertically integrated designer, manufacturer, and distributor of custom soft and specialty corneal and scleral gas permeable contacts lenses.

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  CLMA (Contact Lens Manufacturers Association)

  Dec 2017 - now

  President of the Board of Directors

  The Contact Lens Manufacturers Association (CLMA), organized in 1961, is made up of contact lens laboratories and material, solution and equipment manufacturers in the United States and abroad. The mission of the CLMA is to increase awareness and utilization of custom manufactured contact lenses.The CLMA has built a solid record of success in its work to strengthen its members’ impact on the shaping of vital national policies, laws and regulations that affect the contact lens industry. CLMA draws its strength and effectiveness from the very active direct participation of each of its member companies and from a small but thoroughly professional staff. CLMA maintains that each member has a pivotal say in everything CLMA does. CLMA consistently succeeds because the combined voice and resources of its members assure its ability to accomplish what no single member could accomplish alone. Show less

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  GP Lens Institute

  Jan 2019 - now

  President of the Board of Directors

  The RGPLI, renamed GPLI, was founded in the fall of 1985 when a small, independent group of practitioners and industry representatives met to discuss the need for GP education. Initially the Institute sponsored GP seminars at several professional meetings. From this modest beginning, the work of the GPLI has grown to also include extensive school workshop programs, online and in-person webinars, and a vast array of educational and practice-building materials for practitioners.The GP Lens Institute (GPLI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to providing eye care practitioners with educational and practice-building resources to enable them to fully benefit from the many advantages of GP (oxygen permeable) and custom specialty soft contact lenses. Show less