Warren Molée

Experience

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  Chroma Concepts, Inc

  Mar 1979 - Mar 1990

  General Manager

  Successfully managed day-to-day operations including sales, marketing, manufacturing, estimating and customer service. Chroma Concepts marketed security printing solutions and manufactured secured paper board products such as transit passes and event tickets for a number of US cities and venues. Successfully managed all phases of business while positioning the company for a very favorable acquisition.

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  The Upper Deck Company

  Mar 1990 - Nov 1996

  Senior Vice President

  As a key member of the core team that launched the company, responsible for creating unique and distinguishing product features that helped the UDC brand leap from a concept on a napkin to the number one major league sports marketing licensee in 1989 with nearly $300MM in sales for the first year of operation. Responsible for the development of creative concepts and the methodologies to produce the those new concepts into a strategic product launch that kept UDC on the leading edge of the sports collectible industry in the early years of that phenomenon. Provided invention, development, guidance and maintenance of intellectual properties as they relate to new products and processes. Was awarded U.S. and international patents and copyright protection in the name of Upper Deck for those intellectual properties.Provided technical and strategic leadership while working directly with outside patent council in Upper Deck’s defense of multi-million dollar, three year long patent infringement suit, resulting in a victory for Upper Deck and the invalidation of the plaintiff’s (American Banknote) patent.While with Upper Deck, Mr. Molée served in the following capacities:Department Head Creative Service Department Head Creative Sports (Photography)Department Head Creative Technologies“ New Business“ New Media Show less

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  DuPont Authentication Systems

  Jul 1998 - Oct 2006

  Director

  Delivered key contributions to various successful business initiatives through management of product and service marketing strategies. As a key member of new business steering committee, helped define new markets and product specialization for DuPont global new product launch. • Negotiated sales volume and licensing agreements with both public and private sector licensees.• Managed major domestic and international accounts through ongoing collaborative development and product improvement dialogue. • Managed sales engineering function by training and advising sales team relative to opportunity recognition and customized solutions Show less

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  BEST (Brand Enhancement and Security Technologies)

  Oct 2006 - Nov 2010

  Chief Executive Officer

  Provided leadership and proprietary technology for the launch of a new product authentication venture focused on optically engineered substrates for the packaging and document industry. Provided customized strategies to maintain product and component integrity throughout the supply chain. Worked on both public and private sectors in both USA and internationally.

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  Molée Consulting

  Oct 2010 - Oct 2016

  Principal Consultant

  Molée Consulting works with a variety of clients within the printing, packaging, graphics design and advertising industries providing innovative and secure decorative packaging and supply chain management solutions. Molée serves as creative services/project management coordinator between contract suppliers/vendors and the brand management delivering unique tools and methodologies throughout the supply chain through POP.