Doug Rende

About Doug Rende

Highly effective executive with extensive P&L management experience in the construction products and building materials industries working in privately held and publicly traded organizations. Successfully directed eight acquisitions and structural integrations, go-to-market strategies, and rebranding efforts. Natural leader and creative problem solver skilled at utilizing data analytics for decision making and quickly converting strategy into action plans while energizing cross functional teams.Strategic Growth• Mergers | Acquisitions | Divestment• Acquisition Integration• Business Restructuring• International BusinessP & L Leadership• Company Transformation• Turnarounds & Profitable Growth• Product & Market Share Growth• People & Team DevelopmentMarket Development• Brand Development• Market Analysis• Product Management• Digital Transformation

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer and President

   Shapes Unlimited, Inc

   Dec 2023 — Present

   SHAPES Unlimited, Inc. is a privately held fabricator / wholesale distributor of aluminum building products serving the Northeast, Southeast and Midwest markets. Since its founding in 1996, SHAPES has provided a variety of aluminum extrusions to the window, door, fencing and railing sectors. With in-house fabrication, powder coating facilities and fence panel and gate assembly, we can deliver ready-to-install products to a customer’s facility or job site. By sourcing our products from suppliers, both domestically and internationally, we can provide our customers with the required quality, JIT service, competitive pricing and value-added supply chain solutions.

Education

• Mount St. Mary's University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Political Science and Government

  1976 — 1980

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Team Building
• Product Development
• Operations Management
• Strategy
• Business Strategy
• Recruiting
• Product Marketing
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Manufacturing
• Supply Chain Management
• Training
• Sales
• New Business Development
• Retail
• B2b
• Negotiation
• Marketing Management
• Strategic Planning
• Account Management
• Change Management
• Team Leadership
• Project Planning
• Leadership
• Mergers
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• P&L Management
• Product Management
• International Business
• Sales Management
• Social Media
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Forecasting