Roger Nowell...

VERSATILITY AND STRATEGY FOR DRIVING BUSINESS SUCCESS

C-level Executive who blends extensive global operations, technology, and people leadership with PhD from Princeton and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt to identify and drive business growth in electronics, aerospace, oil and gas, and communications industries. Draws upon deep pool of best practices and industry experience to leverage internal and external resources, always with a strategic orientation aimed at capturing market potential. Insightful, analytical, forward-thinking, with a relationship focus that results in increased corporate performance across multiple functions.
Revenue Growth As CEO of West Coast Circuit, doubled revenues, repositioned company into engineering prototype market and attracted high profile customers such as Cisco Systems, Motorola, Garmin, General Electric, Abbott Labs, Tellabs and others. Operational Efficiency As Vice President of Operations, Latin America for Teleco Oilfield Services, reduced the time required to drill wells to 28 days or less from over 40 days, turning each well from break-even into a profit of over $800K. Innovation As General Manager, Latin America of The Analysts, Inc., designed, sold and supervised the installation of a centralized drilling data collection and analysis system, enabling entry into the Brazilian market where revenues reached $2M in the first 12 months. Business Strategy As interim CEO for CeeLite, advised a venture capital firm on business strategy for one of its companies that was losing share and profit; uncovered new technology and negotiated an exclusive worldwide license, paving way for entry into billion-dollar market.

Expertise for Creating Results across the Enterprise

Multimillion-Dollar Profit and Loss Due Diligence Amending Business Plans Client Relationship Management (CRM) Business Process Reengineering Presentation Skills Global Technical Vision Project Methodology Design Acquisitions and Divestitures Change Leadership Building High Performance Teams Training and Development

Leading the Way to New Levels of Corporate Growth and Business Performance
CEO / COO / CTO Nowell-USA, LLC, Hartsel, CO
1996 Present Deliver interim CEO, COO and CTO leadership, as well as business and corporate strategy development that enables public and private-held firms to optimize profitability through technology and other core capabilities. Provide vision and strategic planning for capturing market opportunity. Assess manufacturing to remove waste and increase efficiency, people to optimize human performance, business process and systems to improve time to market and quality to garner customer satisfaction. Among client and interim engagements

CEO WITH COMPANY-WIDE PROFIT AND LOSS RESPONSIBILITY 2010 2012 CeeLite LLC, Colmar, PA - Private equity owned operating company that was losing revenue, market share and profit.
Raised throughput from less than 50% to 85% by targeting and removing defects in the manufacturing process. Uncovered technology being developed by a university and negotiated exclusive worldwide license and agreement for ongoing research with billions of dollars of market potential. Closed existing manufacturing operations in preparation for opening a new facility that met the required cleanliness and space requirements for volume manufacturing.

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SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 2008 2010 Marvin Engineering Group, Inglewood, CA - Private contract manufacturer of electro-mechanical assemblies that was
struggling to handle its backlog of work along with facing slow delivery times and quality problems. Transitioned culture and leadership to accept newer, advanced processes. Introduced Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Redesigned process flows, scheduling and work in progress management. Improved on-time delivery.

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WITH DIVISIONAL PROFIT AND LOSS RESPONSIBILITY 2006 2008 Wing Aviation, Inc., Conroe, TX Aircraft repair, painting and maintenance company that lacked systems, processes and
discipline that was compromising customer satisfaction and ability to keep FAA certifications. Transitioned second-level leadership team. Negotiated a multi-year contract with Bombardier to paint Challenger aircraft being produced in Montreal. Saved more than $150K/year in waste disposal costs. Secured $5M in business with Comair, American Eagle, and Express Jet. Prepared firm for AS 9000 certification and Bombardier vendor status.

VICE PRESIDENT OF CONTRACT DELIVERY WITH PROFIT AND LOSS 2002 2005 Zetron, Inc., Redmond, WA Manufacturer of communication technology for emergency call centers that needed to transition
from simply making equipment to installing and supporting it, which was beyond the organizations competency. Built team of 50 to deliver and install $30M worth of advanced communication systems across the US and Europe. Helped secure lucrative, long term contracts with Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Monterrey County, California, and Disneyworld. Turned around major at-risk contracts with Air Canada and the PA State Police. 1996 2001

CONSULTANT TO PRESIDENT AND CEO GeoServices, Paris, France Provider of field technical services that wanted to re-enter the US market.
Provided strategic, business development, operations, technology, and growth plans.

Negotiated a joint venture with a Canadian firm, which generated revenues of over $35M in the first year.

PRESIDENT AND CEO WITH COMPANY-WIDE PROFIT AND LOSS RESPONSIBILITY 1986 1995 West Coast Circuit Engineers, Inc., Watsonville, CA - $12M, 150-employee family-owned manufacturer of state-of-the-art
printed circuit boards that had declining revenue, obsolete equipment and a crisis in leadership. Recruited entire senior management team covering all key functions of the company. Served as chief engineer. Positioned company for renewed growth and vitality. Redefined target customers and go-to-market strategy to gain share in niche segment of market. Reversed negative revenue trend and grew top line to $12M. Installed a new quality system and statistical process controls. Led company to ISO 9000 certification. Optimized throughput and production capability to meet high demanding customer requirements. Secured high profile customers including Cisco Systems, Motorola, GE, Abbott Labs, Tellabs.

VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS LATIN AMERICA WITH FULL PROFIT AND LOSS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REGION 1983 1986 Teleco Oilfield Services Inc., Meriden, CT - $600M, 200-employee company supplying complex, high tech engineering and
telemetry systems that had experienced rapid growth and needed expertise in managing explosive expansion throughout the Latin American region.

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Directed all aspects of regional operations. Organized and managed the directional drilling plan for two offshore rigs with turnkey contracts. Utilized state-of-the-art measurements. Cut the time required to drill wells from more than 40 days to 28 days or less. Turned each well being drilled from break-even into a profit of more than $800K.

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, FIELD TEST AND OPERATIONS 1979 1983 NL Industries, Inc., MWD Division , Houston, Texas - Fortune 100 company with $2B+ in revenues carrying out the worldwide
launch of a new technical service in oil and gas exploration. Led group of field test engineers and administered an annual budget of $3M. Developed and implemented five-year marketing plan for the launch of technical services concentrating on oil and gas exploration resulting in the $270M purchase of Sperry-Sun Oilfield Services Inc.

Prior Employment

The Analysts, Inc., Houston, TX Mobil Oil Corporation, New York, NY

Education and Professional Development

PhD, MA, MSE Aerospace Sciences and Fluid Mechanics Princeton University, Princeton, NJ BS (Eng.), Electrical Engineering University of Southampton, UK Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, UK Program for Management Development (PMD-45) Harvard Business School, Boston, MA Lean Six Sigma Black Belt