Decisive, action-oriented and results-focused professional offering 15 plus years of experience in business and program management, engineering, retail, marketing, and sales. Highly seasoned professional proficient in overcoming complex business challenges and able to make high-stakes decisions using experience-based judgment, strong work ethic, and irreproachable integrity. Offers outstanding talents in resource loading, team building, budget management, customer relationships, and cost avoidance. A strategic thinker with superior analytical capabilities in a technical environmental, able to quickly assess any situation and identify, address, and eliminate challenges. Highly effective in establishing and maintaining ongoing communication with all stakeholders. Strong entrepreneurial sprit and high degree of ownership result in high client satisfaction. Key qualifications include:

Strategic Planning
P&L Management
Business Development
Organizational Re-Engineering
Process Improvement
International Relations
Project Management
Program Management
Brand Positioning
Supply Chain Management
Business Start-up
Technology Services and Solutions

MBA, Finance, Keller Graduate School of Management
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Science, California Institute of Technology
University Diploma, Applied Physics, Technical University Munich, Germany

Registered Professional Engineer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CEO/Managing Member, Blumengarten LLC, Phoenix, AZ 2003 to 2008

As one of the first franchisees outside of the Northeastern US, introduced the KaBloom brand to Arizona. Executed all marketing, business relations, operations, staffing, P&L and general financial management of the business.
In three years, built business to largest franchise in the system with three retail and several satellite locations, a staff of 20, and sales over $1 million.
Established supply chain with international suppliers in Europe and South America.
Developed operations, sales, and marketing strategies for entire 100-plus-store franchise system as president of the Franchisee Advisory Committee.
Developed brand name from locally unknown to widely recognized through numerous appearances on TV, radio, press coverage, and general reputation for quality and service.

Director of Project Management, Direct Alliance Corporation, Tempe, AZ 2000 to 2003

Directed technical system development efforts supporting over a $1 billion in annual sales revenues in the US, Europe, and Japan through over 100 technology employees at this business process outsourcing organization which provides marketplace solutions in the areas of logistics and supply chain management, finance, direct sales, and direct marketing. Managed the Project Office, Quality Assurance, and Program Launch groups.

Implemented a project office in four months. Recovered approximately $3 million annually in previously unrecognized development revenues as well as improved tracking of over four million dollars per year in maintenance expenses, which directly translated into additional income and were largely responsible for sustaining companys year over year earnings growth despite sluggish product sales.
Implemented $5 million replacement of the companys legacy application with a staff of over 20 and completed project on time and within 3% of approved budget. Within 15 months of project initiation, system went live for sales in Japan with the companys largest client.
Proposed and implemented cost recognition, cost allocation, and internal billing processes to appropriately recognize and allocate costs and revenues within the organization.
Directed software development for the unassisted order entry capabilities of companys largest client, accounting for over 20% of companys total revenue.
Delivered a mission-critical 6-month project providing real-time multi-lingual order entry capability from web sites in four European countries and the United States on-time and on-schedule.
Managed implementation of credit card security requirements into legacy business system.
Directed million-dollar project extending life span of legacy business system and allowing web-based order entry in multiple languages and for multiple currencies

Project Manager, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc, Phoenix, AZ 1994 to 2000

Executed wide range of technical projects at this $200 million national engineering consulting firm that provides environmental engineering, science and IT management consulting services to over 3,000 public and private clients. Assigned to the corporate business operations group as member of financial and management strategy teams.
Delivered numerous engineering studies and projects including litigation support, permit applications, regulatory requirement compliance, operational improvements, technology evaluations, and reporting of over $500,000 in fees and more than ten project staff.
Developed and implemented integrated cost estimating and project management tool for company-wide use, supporting go/no-go decisions and assuring fair pricing of consulting services while maintaining desired target profit margins.
Successfully identified and implemented solutions to challenging engineering and operational problems as a regional "problem solving" resource.
Authored numerous proposals, project reports, professional papers, and conducted many public presentations.

Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 1997

Designed and taught core curriculum class in civil engineering graduate program.


LANGUAGES AND AWARDS

Proficient in English and German.
Eligible to work for any employer in the United States and Germany.
Richard Bruce Chapman Award for Distinguished Research (Caltech, 1994).
KaBloom Franchisee of the Year (2006).