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Degrees
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BS in Chemical Engineering - Kansas State University
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My Expert Service
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Michael Brown is President and Founder of StrategyMark, Inc., a global management consulting firm specializing in corporate development, business development and product development services including market research, strategy development, business planning, scenario planning and implementation services.
Mr Brown has been a management consultant for 10 years and provides advisory services to other consulting firms and individuals to set-up and improve their practices.
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Experience & Qualifications
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Michael Brown management consultant with 30 years of expertise in the chemicals, paints, and plastics products industries with functional strengths in the following areas:
• Corporate Strategy Development – Creating the strategic vision and accompanying plans, developed as a business manager, management consultant and director on the board of a closely-held corporation.
• New Business Development – Industry-specific experience developing new business opportunities in the automotive, construction and chemical industries.
• Business Management – Managed several businesses including the restructuring of a $30 million per year industrial coatings business for a Fortune 50 company.
• Product Marketing and Product Development – Managed organizations responsible for product development and product marketing.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
StrategyMark, Inc. – Yorklyn, DE
President 2004 – present
Owner of management consulting firm focused on the specialty chemicals markets providing advice to the financial/investment communities and to chemical producers.
Quaker Chemical – Conshohocken, PA
Global Director – Coatings 2006 – 2008
Started-up and managed a new global business platform based upon advanced coatings technologies.
• Developed and organized a global team for marketing, product research and sales.
• Commercially launched a new floor coatings business based upon UV-curing technology and established sales of over $1 million per year within 2 years.
Finnaren and Haley, Inc. – Conshohocken, PA
Member of the Board of Directors 1999 – 2006
Served as an outside director on the board of a $35 million per year privately-held paint manufacturing company and advised management on divestiture to Benjamin Moore.
The ChemQuest Group, Inc. – Cincinnati, OH
Partner and Vice President 1996 – 2006
One of seven partners managing a $2 million per year management consulting firm.
• Established $250,000 of new business annually by broadening the product line and increasing client base.
• Managed $1 million of client projects each year involving corporate strategy, acquisitions, divestitures, and other commercial business development activities.
E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company - Wilmington, DE and Troy, MI
Business Manager, Light Industrial Coatings 1995 – 1999
Managed a $30 million per year business unit with responsibility for profit-loss and long-term strategic business planning.
• Initiated and implemented an innovative restructuring to focus the direct sales and distributor channels on end-use market segments.
• Developed a long-term business plan to reposition the business into more profitable market segments with the business still profitable today.
Product Development Manager, OEM/Fleet Finishes 1989 – 1995
Managed major coating brands, including the market and product development activities, with annual revenue of $50 million per year for the heavy-truck OEM and fleet aftermarket finishes business.
• Launched three new coatings product lines with total revenue of $12 million per year.
Market Development Specialist, New Business Initiatives 1988 – 1989
Initiated and managed new ventures to capture value in the automotive OEM value chain including development of a technology-licensing business for air bags.
• Developed a product and licensing program that ultimately resulted in revenue of $20 million per year.
Market Development Representative, Engineering Materials 1986 – 1988
Managed the Ford Motor Company account for all DuPont products used and/or specified by Ford. End-use marketing experience included working with material specifications, design engineering, and “tier-two” molders.
• Developed a new market for plastic body panels with revenue of $10 million per year.
• Received a DuPont Corporate Marketing
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