Summary
Work History
Education
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Jerry Gordon

Hoover,Alabama

Summary

Multi-disciplinary executive business leader with strategic, operational, and functional experience in domestic and international industries. Demonstrated success in high-performance team management, marketing, and operations with P&L oversight up to $450M. Track record of achieving tremendous growth by launching new businesses, transforming organizations, and closing complex, large dollar deals. Believes in the power of collective wisdom – builds winning cultures that empower and inspire. Thrives in challenging environments that require sound reasoning and collaborative team-building expertise. Highly transferable skillsets spanning multiple industries and disciplines. Expert collaboration, communication, business acumen, and project management skills. A visionary who recognizes the opportunity in any marketplace and possesses over 30 years of success utilizing a thorough understanding of gaining market dominance in both the private and public sectors.

Work History

President

Stockton Marketing Exchange, LLC
01.2019 - Current
  • Leveraged decades of industrial marketing and business process improvement experience to assist small-to-medium size business to implement effective branding and marketing strategies through online and traditional marketing services for B2B and B2C manufacturers, associations, retailers, non-profits, and service providers. Specified CRM systems including Salesforce, Copper and Sharp Spring, effectively creating a portal of information between head office and field operations.
  • Selected Achievements:
  • Consulted teams to create brand awareness, champion lead generation, social and traditional content marketing to expand market share, enhance the customer experience and engagement, and drive revenues
  • Built start-up from zero revenue to $150K MoM in less than one year by transforming six (6) underperforming customers, reshaping the brand image, content creation, and marketing automation

President

Sprayroq Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2019
  • Directed the turnaround of a private equity protective coatings company with full P&L responsibility, specializing in corrosion protection in the water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure, utilities, and industrial markets through a dedicated licensing program to 22 trenchless technologies contractors throughout North America and Asia.
  • Selected Achievements:
  • Elevated organizational capabilities by introducing new structures, competencies, and executive leadership
  • Expanded company product line from one core product to multiple diverse corrosion-resistant materials, which led to $2M in organic revenue growth
  • Increased sales by nearly 250% by signing 16 new exclusive contractors in the North American market
  • Authored and implemented a succession plan equipped with leadership development, talent management, and strategic initiatives to retain corporate vision while increasing the organization’s valuation.
  • Introduced the Sprayroq Certified Partners Program, which created a formal network for improved training, product development, and improved QA/QC techniques while minimizing application error.

President

Creative Polymer Solutions (Sprayroq Startup)
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Headed the development and startup of a polymer blending operation focused on insourcing Sprayroq products and producing foam products and protective coating materials with full P&L financial responsibility. Operated state of the art 16,000 sq. ft. chemical facility, emphasizing superior quality assurance and employee safety through unique ergonomic designs.
  • Selected Achievements:
  • Recruited, hired, and developed an 8-member management team and future leaders, obtained regulatory approvals at the state and federal level, and sourced/procured blending equipment and raw chemical materials
  • Created and managed the 5-year strategic plan with $6M in capital budgeting and a $35M sales budget
  • Launched operations of multi-million-dollar operation in 14-months from conception and led record-setting growth
  • Achieved an average of $7.3M growth YoY
  • Awarded 2018 Signet LLC Outstanding Leader of the Year for the startup of the corporate polymer blending operation

Education

Bachelor of Science – Commerce - Industrial Relations & Personnel Management

Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ

Associate of Arts – Business - Accounting

Cumberland County College
Vineland, NJ

Skills

  • Budgeting and Forecasting
  • Strategic Planning and Execution
  • P&L Management/OPEX Controls
  • Leadership & Team Development
  • International Business
  • Operations Management
  • Tactical Market Planning
  • Key Partnership Oversight
  • Engineered Solutions
  • Multi-Facility Management
  • Industrial Sales and Welding
  • Business Process Improvement

Timeline

President

Stockton Marketing Exchange, LLC
01.2019 - Current

President

Creative Polymer Solutions (Sprayroq Startup)
01.2015 - 01.2017

President

Sprayroq Inc.
01.2004 - 01.2019

Associate of Arts – Business - Accounting

Cumberland County College

Bachelor of Science – Commerce - Industrial Relations & Personnel Management

Rider University

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Engineered two private equity startups at Sprayroq, which created a manufacturing operation in Alabama and a marketing/distribution hub in Shanghai, China serving the water quality market
  • Revitalized sales at Insituform Technologies with 16% and 14% growth after 2-years of flat performance
  • Grew BOC/Central revenues from $36M to $48M in 7-years while reducing OPEX by 5%
  • Directed the turnaround of BOC Medical Gases in NYC, driving ROCE from 3% to 19% within 5-years

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • VP, Sales & Marketing | Insituform Technologies Inc. | Chesterfield, MO | Water Market; Trenchless Technologies
  • Vice President of Sales | Eutectic Corporation | Charlotte, NC | Specialty Welding Alloys
  • BOC Gases | Murray Hill, NJ | Industrial, Medical, and Specialty Gases; Cryogens; Welding Products
  • General Manager | Indianapolis, IN
  • Director of Operations | Ann Arbor, MI
  • General Manager, Medical and Specialty Gases | New York City, NY
  • Assistant Sales Manager | Philadelphia, PA
  • Account Manager | Atlantic City, NJ

AWARDS

Signet LLC 2018 Outstanding Leadership Award for the development and startup of Creative Polymer Solutions LLC, BOC Technical Innovation Award for development of the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) cylinder tracking system, Appointed to the Alabama District Export Council (DEC) by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, New Jersey Conference of Mayors Operations Manager for the Annual Conferences 2006-2009, 2008 Alabama Department of Commerce Exporter of the Year - Companies New to Exporting, 2009 U.S. Department of Commerce Exporter of the Year - Industrial Products
Jerry Gordon