Oakville, Ontario, Canada
I've spent 30+ years operating at the intersection of strategy and execution — whether that's running multiple manufacturing and service locations for a global manufacturer, delivering a cross-border production facility migration in 3 months, or managing complex multi-stakeholder projects from pre-construction through to commissioning. My career advanced from Sales and Finance into a 16-year General Manager tenure at Hoerbiger (Canada) Ltd., where I owned the full P&L, led the company's first CRM rollout (later adopted enterprise-wide), spearheaded our SAP ERP implementation, and built a team that held best-in-class retention rates in North America — year after year. Since 2021, I've been delivering AV integration projects across the education, healthcare, financial services, and public sector markets — managing concurrent portfolios from $10K to $5.6M, coordinating multi-party stakeholder environments, and keeping projects on timeline and budget through the full lifecycle. What I do consistently well: • Build and lead high-performing teams that outperform — from shop floor to sales to project delivery • Translate strategy into operational plans with clear KPIs, accountability structures, and measurable outcomes • Own complex, multi-stakeholder projects without losing sight of the budget or the deadline • Find the process gaps and close them — through Lean methodology, better systems, or cleaner structure Outside of work, I serve as Commodore of the Oakville Yacht Squadron — a 500+ member organization where I chair a board responsible for governance, strategic direction, and club operations. It keeps my leadership instincts sharp in a completely different environment. I'm currently exploring roles in Project Management, Operations Management, and General Management in the Greater Toronto Area. If you're looking for someone who has genuinely done it — built operations, delivered projects, led people, and owned the numbers — let's connect.
Led end-to-end delivery of audio-visual integration projects across education, healthcare, financial services, and public sector clients in the GTA. Managed a concurrent portfolio of projects ranging from $10K to $5.6M across all lifecycle stages — from scope definition and design through to commissioning and client handover. • Coordinated internal resources, trades, consultants, architects, and general contractors across complex multi-stakeholder environments to maintain schedule and budget control. • Built MS Project schedules for mid- to large-scale deployments, enabling predictable resource deployment and proactive risk identification. • Served as primary client point of contact throughout execution — managing stakeholder expectations, product ETAs, design issues, and site progress across the full project lifecycle. • Defined project goals, milestones, deliverables, and risk assessments at initiation, maintaining client engagement and accountability throughout.
Founded and operated an Ontario-based commercial and residential security systems company. Accountable for all aspects of operations — business development, project delivery, financial management, and regulatory compliance. • Designed and launched a turn-key surveillance product offering for commercial and residential clients. overseeing installation and programming of wired and wireless security systems • Built a referral network of builders and architects to generate sustainable relationship-based revenue and reduce dependence on transactional sales • Established service delivery standards and managed customer and vendor contracts to meet time sensitive market expectations
Led all Canadian operations for a global compression technology company across two North American locations — overseeing field service, financial reporting, staffing, H&S, engineering, sales, and customer management. Managed a 60-person workforce, produced annual capital and operating budgets, and reported P&L to global leadership. • Delivered a cross-border production facility migration from Ontario to Oklahoma City in 3 months managing equipment, shop floor design, routing, and process deployment with ongoing performance oversight post-migration. • Spearheaded the local SAP ERP implementation — managed migration, testing, and staff training across all functions before enterprise-wide rollout. • Pioneered the company's first CRM database (pre-Salesforce era) — built with performance analytics and subsequently adopted enterprise-wide. • Managed a project portfolio from $3K to $800K; sustained top-ranked employee retention in North America over 16 years through performance-based leadership and genuine staff investment. • Served on the Canadian leadership team through two company acquisitions, organizational restructuring, and an enterprise inventory management overhaul.
Led budget development, asset management and consolidated financial reporting for the Canadian operations. Managed bookkeeping team and external auditor relationships.