Ron Otten
President @Otten Associates
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WORK HISTORY
President @Otten Associates
Minneapolis, MN, US
Otten Associates is the parent company of FixFind, a marketplace reseller, and Indie Do Good, a logistics, marketing and engineering firm supporting entrepreneurial companies who do good. We also are angel, majority investors in several multi-million dollar companies. A portfolio of companies, with investment ranging from 20% to 100%. Companies are deeply committed to doing good, either through products, services or philanthropy and community support. High usage of six sigma tools, such as value stream mapping. Board member for each company. Companies include: Indie Do Good/FixFind - Wholly owned provider of Logistics, Marketing and Engineering services for small to mid-sized companies. Also, Amazon reseller, mentor for entrepreneurship programs and leadership consultant to guide growth. So Good So You - Plant based probiotic shots and juice with exponential growth in national premium grocery. ParkDiamond – Chairman of the Board, majority investor. Revolutionary safety technology first presented as a stylish, baseball cap style, folding bike helmet, with heavy use of DOE’s, Pugh Concept Selection and other six sigma tools.$3.1M crowdfunding campaign,#1 for year of their campaign. Phlex Sports Co- Designed and developed a fitness tracker for elite swimmers. Collaborating with Polar on hardware and marketing while retaining and improving proprietary subscription software. Progress ensured with Project Management Tools. Nasoni - High quality, water saving “fountain faucet” for hospitality, senior living communities and residential. Prototype Garage - Develop and produce highly engineered technology such as: • SCO2 - Winner of AE50 award this oil extraction technology performs in multiple industries, such as hemp, small batch brewing and fruit seed oils, to name just a few. • CARBnX - Commercial/residential waste separation to efficiently and cost effectively sort and clean recyclables, starting with paper pulp (fiber).
EDUCATION
Benedictine University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing
University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Science (BS), Agricultural Engineering
ABOUT RON OTTEN
Operations executive with diversified worldwide experience in capital equipment, such as HVAC, light personnel carriers, utility vehicles, transportation, material handling, agriculture, construction, food production, government and OEM equipment. Extensive background in directing world class product development/compliance, manufacturing and marketing/sales teams, utilizing comprehensive lean based philosophy focused on teamwork, communication, efficient use of resources, elimination of waste, ongoing improvement and continuous measurement.
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