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Degrees
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BS in Chemical Engineering - Kansas State Uniersity
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My Expert Service
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Michael Brown is President and Founder of StrategyMark, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in chemicals, manufacturing and automotive industries. StrategyMark provides 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 improve their practices.
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Experience & Qualifications
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Michael Brown has 30 years of expertise in business management and management consulting 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.
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