Experience

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  National vision inc.

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1999

  Director, training & development

  Inaugural employee of a start-up retail chain which grew from zero to +400 locations in the first five years. Received Employee of the Year honors in 1997.

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  Essilor

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2015

  Consistently exceeded expectations while directing all aspects of several $150-300MM multi-site +1,000 employee business divisions including direct sales to multiple channels, inside sales, business and product development, product and sales marketing, customer service and all aspects of operational excellence. Successfully grew regions comprised solely of company-owned facilities in addition to divisions primarily comprised of partner (franchisee) companies.• Top revenue producer, highlighted by sales teams that were the nationwide leaders in revenue growth annually from 2011-2014.• Skilled at acquiring and integrating new businesses, with two acquisitions and six mergers adding revenues in excess of $25MM annually. • Exceeded cost reduction objectives of $0.75-3.0MM annually by nurturing and enhancing a Lean/Six Sigma culture which grew to include 250 total belts (Executive, Black, Green and Yellow Belts) across 37 manufacturing sites.• Led an aggressive operational project by combining the two largest US production facilities, thereby generating a revenue consolidation of $86M, production cost savings of $9M, waste reduction of $1M and a productivity increase of 15%.• Successfully launched the first near-shore production center in support of all US-based laboratories. Additionally, spearheaded the overall outsourcing strategy which made this facility the largest ophthalmic laboratory in North America.• Directed a Customer Service leadership team in support of +500 CSRs spanning +70 facilities, leading to the first network-wide product and program knowledge database along with on-site soft skills training events.• Generated the highest rate of career development by cultivating strong bench and emerging talent candidates which include current divisional Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Directors. • Key contributor on a multitude of internal leadership groups involving Strategy, Development, Operational Excellence and Training. Show less Simultaneously led two of the organization’s most profitable business units with a focus on market positioning and revenue growth. Spearheaded all product development, brand positioning, strategy development, pricing, advertising, media relations, e-commerce, product life cycle management and operational excellence. • Developed and launched an online management solution which revolutionized the industry by simplifying employer management of critical programs. • Renewed relationships with key suppliers while negotiating new purchasing contracts, thereby reducing material costs by 13%.• Negotiated a profitable joint venture in support of a new product launch which quickly became an industry-leading solution. Show less Established and grew the organization’s Sales Operations division which supported all non-marketing related activities for +150 sales professionals nationwide.• Unified an entire sales organization comprised of sales professionals from 75 recently acquired independently-owned business locations.• Redesigned the entire approach to sales force compensation, which immediately led to greatly increased organic product growth.• Selected, customized, trained and launched the organization’s first sales Customer Relationship Management tool while supporting all field technology device utilization. • Led all Training & Development activities, including the installation of the organization’s first sales training process via a collection of e-learning, on-boarding and live training events. Show less

  • Regional Vice-President

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2015

  • General Manager, Industrial Safety & Contact Lens Division

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  • Senior Director, Sales Operations

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  • Director, Training & Development

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2000
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  Visions & beyond

  Jan 2016 - Sept 2016

  Director

  Providing innovative solutions in the areas of Strategy & Vision, Merchandising, Branding & Fashion, Frame Design, Operations Excellence and Talent Development.

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  Hoya vision care

  Oct 2016 - Sept 2017

  General manager, seiko optical products
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  The vision council

  Nov 2020 - now

  • Chair, Lens Division | Board Member

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Vice-Chair, Lens Division

    Nov 2020 - Jan 2022
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  Hoya vision care

  Feb 2021 - now

  • General Manager, HOYA Global Safety

    Jan 2017 - now

  • Vice-President, Wholesale Division

    Feb 2021 - now