Cj Osborn

About Cj Osborn

An accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience in strategy and business planning offering a proven ability to identify, initiate, organize and manage strategic projects and other business development opportunities. Recognized for expertise in marketing and sales process management including CRM systems, corporate and business unit planning, business analysis & insight development, strategy development, business development, product development, business and financial modeling, licensing, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategy performance measurement. Capabilities honed from multi-industry experience and from collaborating with diverse, high level teams executing high priority, multi-million dollar initiatives.Accomplishment Areas: Marketing analysis and planning, market sizing and segmentation, inquiry / lead management systems, pricing analysis and management, brand licensing, marketing campaign planning and management, product development and management, CRM systems, marketing funnel management, sales pipeline systems, business development, strategic analysis and planning, acquisition planning and integration, divestitures, process improvement, Balanced scorecard, Hoshin planning, scenario planning, project management, financial modeling, employee engagement systems, business model canvas / generation, and value proposition design.

Experience

1. Director of Business Services & Project Manager

   Ciras - Iowa State University

   Sep 2023 — Present

   Serve small to medium-sized manufacturers through education, technical assistance, and applied research in the field of marketing strategy, market research, analysis and planning, and business development. Responsible for leading the Business Team and the Growth Services offering.

Education

• Iowa State University - Ivy College of Business

  BBA

• Drake University

  MBA

Skills

• Financial Analysis
• Divestitures
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Planning
• Strategy
• Balanced Scorecard
• Six Sigma
• New Business Development
• Manufacturing
• Business Strategy
• Project Management
• Management
• Team Building
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Mba
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Mergers
• Competitive Analysis
• Product Management
• Start-Ups
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Product Marketing
• Business Development
• Process Improvement
• Program Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Strategy Development