Jay Behrens

About Jay Behrens

Develops products aligned with corporate and stakeholder needs, championing solutions that maximize overall market performance and increase business revenues. Professional strengths include strong experience in project management, strategic planning, and directing product development lifecycles valued at over $500 Million. Notable professional achievements as an Executive Product Manager include:**Growing physical scope of business operations and expanded product offerings, achieving an average annual NOI increase of 34.7%.**Designing and implementing networking product expansions to drive 38% growth of telecommunications technology products in Medium, Large, and Enterprise market spaces across a product portfolio valued at more than $500 Million.**Developing product offerings, pricing, channels, and processes that resulted in 19% growth of a $533 Million revenue stream.**Planning and managing more than $125 Million in capital development projects; coordinated and supervised all IT, Network, Operations, and third-party teams to ensure the success of high-visibility initiatives.**Creating a customer loyalty program that yielded annualized, named-account gains of over $337 Million, representing a 29.7% increase in recurring revenues.**Leading the Strategic Plan development for Verizon Business, which drove investment decisions leading to more than $300 Million annual growth initiatives, along with increased EBITDA efficiencies.

Experience

1. Vice President and General Manager

   Bear Creek Firearms And Training

   Dec 2012 — Present · Keller, TX, US

   Established improved business strategies and operations to drive significant growth and expansion of Bear Creek Firearms and Training, a firearms manufacturer, retailer, and training center.*Cultivated business opportunities and strategies to improve from a successful specialty manufacturer and distributor of tactical firearms and equipment to status as a successful, nationally-recognized provider of firearms, gear, and training to Law Enforcement and the Military.*Developed strong business relationships with cross-functional teams; aligned strategies across various business groups to ensure that all team efforts were performed according to established objectives.*Identified new opportunities and developed creative solutions to meet customer demands and create new revenue streams.*Conducted market and competitor analyses to assist management in determining the landscape of various markets and to provide insight into industry trends and opportunities.*Managed the equity and debt financing for the Phase Two physical expansion and introduction of tactical training and manufacturing facilities.

Education

• Northwestern University

  BS, Industrial Engineering

  1981 — 1985