
General Manager at Eurest Services
New London/Norwich, Connecticut Area

General Manager at Eurest Services
New London/Norwich, Connecticut Area
Vice President (equivalent) of a nation-wide, fee-for-service organization with 400 government and private-sector employees. Oversaw business and strategic planning, managed facilities, supervised union matters. Dual responsibility as the senior manager of the activity’s largest facility, employing 284 employees in two collective bargaining units with an annual budget of $80M.
Assistant Dean (equivalent) of the largest fleet school in the U.S. Navy. Supervised 600 instructors and staff, managed 13 buildings, comprising 500,000 sq ft, and a student throughput of 30,000. Oversaw daily operations, administration and supervised student discipline, performance, and legal matters.
Four years as the general manager of a field consulting organization employing 50 consultants in varied technical fields of submarine repair, and executing 6000 consultation visits worldwide each year. Supervised system grooms, installations and complex repairs, integrated efforts with shipyards and repair facilities.
Progressively assigned training management duties of greater scope and responsibility. First as a Division Head, next as Dean of Students, then as joint Department Head of the School’s two largest departments, and finally as the School’s Assistant Dean. In all, ten years of training management experience in a campus setting.
Supervised 60 engineers, in three defense plants, managing government programs totaling $350 million per year and employing a civilian workforce of over 1000.
Successfully employed Lean Six Sigma processes, conducted Strategic Planning with associated balanced score card metrics, and planned and executed a “Matrixed” work-force re-alignment.
Union negotiations, government/DOD liaison, change mastery, personable, walk-around management style; motivational speaker; strong ethical behavior.
(Public Company; Food & Beverages industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
General Manager of a Eurest Services account, providing various bundled services to a an area pharmaceudical company.
(Management Consulting industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
Small business owner (Retail) in Downtown Westerly, RI.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USN; Military industry)
January 1974 — February 2007 (33 years 2 months)
33 years in the Submarine Force. Last 12 Years, running large organizations.
Graduated summa cum laude (4.0)