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Forney Industries is one of AmericaUas longest operating family-owned welding and metal working product companies. Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, the company was founded in 1932 and introduced the first publicly available arc welder in the 1940Uas. Today, it offers more than 5,000 products for the automotive, hardware, farm and ranch, and do-it-yourself markets. Forney delivers products to all 50 states through its extensive customer network.

A senior sales & marketing leader with proven P&L results delivered through strategic selling and commercial execution. A passionate and transformational leader who can think strategically and implement tactically with achieved results in distribution, industrial metalworking verticals and turnaround situations. Utilizing a hands-on, analytical approach to managing the business combined with a direct, honest coaching philosophy produces improved team sales effectiveness focused on matching customer needs and company objectives. Specialties: Product, service and capital equipment revenue generation; strategic planning; business analysis; change & transformational management and restructuring & turnarounds. Marketing brand development; product positioning; product optimization; program development and competitive analysis. Sales leadership; coaching; mentoring; organization development; sales process design & implementation. Distribution, manufacturing and finance oriented manager.