Ed Wegener

About Ed Wegener

DRIVING GROWTH AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY THROUGH OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE As a General Manager and Operations Executive, I leverage my business acumen and manufacturing and advanced technology industry experience to turnaround organizations and drive revenue growth.I’ve optimized performance through innovative product development and commercialization, sales leadership, and by implementing strategic business plans that fuel growth.Known as a collaborative and customer-centric leader, I inspire confidence with internal and external stakeholders and build high performing, cross-functional teams. My ability to rebuild organizations from the inside out, launch startups and drive change has transformed operations, enhanced overall capability and fueled organizational excellence.SPECIALTIES Strategic Business Planning $105M Global P&L Management Product Development / Commercialization Business Process Reengineering Capital Project Planning and Execution Sales and Marketing Management Supply Chain Optimization Lean Manufacturing Quality Improvement Business Acquisitions and Integration Change Management Leadership Development

Experience

1. Vice President Sales

   Dhf Technical Products

   Jan 2016 — Present

   Responsible for driving sales growth across our customer base. Achieved a 400% growth in top line revenue through focus and leveraging relationships within the vacuum industry. Led team that earned a Supplier of the Year award from a Tier 1 global automotive and consumer electronics enterprise. DHF Technical is the industry leader in precision manufacturing of gold, silver and palladium sputtering targets. As a subsidiary of 40 year old privately held David H Fell Company, we serve a diverse customer base ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small cutting edge technology ventures.

Education

• University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business

  MBA, Operations/Finance

  1983 — 1986

• University of Memphis

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Leadership
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Spc
• Process Engineering
• Project Management
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Materials
• Business Strategy
• Business Development
• Product Development
• Logistics
• Customer Satisfaction
• New Business Development
• Management
• Team Building
• Thin Films
• Kaizen
• Sales
• Marketing
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Strategic Planning
• Inventory Management
• 5s
• Lean Manufacturing
• Design of Experiments
• Manufacturing
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Engineering
• Six Sigma
• Negotiation
• Product Management
• Energy