Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Alan Kaufman has over 30 years of business experience in functional areas including operations, product marketing, new product development, project management and senior management including vice president, general manager of a $62 million business unit and Vice President of Marketing for a $200 million consumer packaged goods company. Other experience includes president, CEO of a start up pharmaceutical supply company and CEO/founder of a successful retail branding company. Alan is a business leader mentor that has consistently demonstrated sustained revenue growth utilizing innovation, results based planning, organization and metric based management. He combines entrepreneurial and corporate experience to help businesses build high energy environments to compete more effectively in today’s global and local marketplace. He has a passion for hearing the voice of the customer and exceeding their needs while maintaining profitability and sustaining or improving quality. Applied Business Solutions consistently demonstrates quantifiable improvements in revenue, profits, cash maximization, market share growth, business processes, and overall brand value. Specialties: Alan currently is President of Applied Business Solutions and is accredited by The Institute for Independent Business. Applied Business Solutions is a firm that assists small and medium sized businesses in areas such as obtaining public and private financing, increasing sales and profits, marketing, infrastructure development, project management, recruiting top talent, developing personal exit strategies, time and resource management issues, government regulation, acquisitions, and turnarounds
Alan currently is President of Applied Business Solutions and is accredited by The Institute for Independent Business. Applied Business Solutions is a firm that assists small and medium sized businesses in areas such as obtaining public and private financing, increasing sales and profits, product mapping, infrastructure development, project management, recruiting top talent, developing personal exit strategies, time and resource management issues, government regulation, acquisitions, and turnarounds
President and CEO of company that provides services to branding companies and retailers including brokerage of design, fabrication, and installation of retail branding elements. Process management consultation including customer wants and needs analysis, process mapping and installation instruction documentation. Field management services including surveying, project management, and general contracting. Key Achievements: Utilizing process tools and network of resources formed a company with the mission of maintaining high quality branding standards from design through fabrication and installation of retail environments for both manufacturers and retailers. Have successfully managed installations from Federated Department stores to Wendy’s nationally.
Reported to the chairman of the board, board of directors, and stockholders. Directed all aspects and operations of the company. Particular emphasis to market penetration and company value improvement through patents, and brand trademark registration while building an infrastructure and organization for growth. Key Achievements: Built a start-up pharmaceutical support operation into a more marketable entity. Introduced quality systems, infrastructure, product positioning and improved sales organization. Result was triple the companies initial sales and penetration of some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.
Reported to President and CEO. Directed all marketing-related disciplines and organizations for consumer and professional oral care devices/medicaments including strategic planning, research, channel management, website, brand management, commercialization, communications, public relations, and all associated advertising, sales promotion and departmental budgets. Key Achievements: Reorganized a marketing department resulting in $500,000 expense reduction and doubled improvement in new product deliveries including commercialization while sustaining brand share growth in core businesses.