Experience

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  Unisys corporation (formerly burroughs)

  Dec 1968 - Dec 1986

  Program general manager, peripherals

  Held a wide range of position in manufacturing, engineering and corporate marketing, last position is listed above.

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  Nu-kote international, inc.

  Jan 1987 - Aug 1990

  Executive vice president

  Joined the Company as one the original team that took the former Office Supplies Division of Unisys private through a management led LBO.

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  Invensys controls

  Aug 1990 - May 1994

  Vice president and gm appliance control division

  General Manager of the $150 million Appliance Controls Division (formerly Robertshaw) with six facilities in the United States, Mexico and Porto Rico.

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  Cognitive solutions

  Dec 1994 - May 1998

  Vice president and general manager

  General Manager of this $20 million leading desktop and portable barcode label printer engineering, manufacturing and marketing company.

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  Global management resources

  Sept 1998 - May 2006

  President/principal

  Founder and principal consultant of GMR, Inc. specializing in technology and product development, strategic planning and operations improvement in the thermal printing industry.

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  O'neil product development

  Jun 2006 - Apr 2009

  Vice president and general manager

  Initially engaged as interim consultant/manager and then appointed as General Manager of O'Neil Product Development following the acquisition by Dover Corporation, with the primary goal to redirect and lead new product development team as part of the integration with Datamax. Successfully resolved major product development issues connected with the roll-out of new products based on new processor and new operating system with custom 802.11 module. Redefined the go forward product strategy, initiating the development of a new super rugged mobile label printer line. Show less

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  Datamax-o'neil corporation

  Apr 2009 - Jun 2012

  Vice president, research & engineering

  Following the merger between Datamax and O'Neil Product Development, appointed to head up the combined engineering and development teams. Effectively integrated the two physically separated groups, reorganizing along projects, retaining all key talents and installing common business processes which enabled the leveraging of resources across the company. Key accomplishments included the launching of eighteen (18) new products, roughly one every three months, transferred and rebranded a low-end mobile printer product line purchased by Dover and developed a common hardware and software platform for all future new products. Played a leading role in the development and annual review/update of the product roadmap. Show less

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  Independent contractor

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2020

  Consultant, business & technology

  Specializing in Product Development (PLC), Project Management, Strategic Planning, Profit Improvement and Quality Inititiatives

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  Gmr management consulting

  Oct 2012 - Jul 2017

  Principal

  GMR Management Consulting is a value-based consulting firm built around a single consultant. As opposed to traditional consulting practices that bring-in a team of consultants, we work with the client's implementing team to make the necessary improvements. We focus on outcomes, not on inputs.For more information please visit my website at http://www.gmrmanagementconsulting.com.

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  More diagnostics, inc.

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2020

  Ceo and president

  More Diagnostics offers clinical diagnostics quality controls, featuring reliable specialty immunosuppressant and cardiac controls. The Company has manufactured and marketed premier clinical quality controls for over 25 years.