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DIRECTOR FINANCE & ADMIN

Top Management

entrepreneurial and rapidly	Responsible to implement a new ERP platform, develop an Activity Based
growing organization that can	Costing model and help create a cohesive senior management
utilize my substantial experience   communication and resource allocation process for this rapidly growing
managing complex global	Salt Lake City based medical device manufacturer.
operations

Drove strategy, direction and tactics for the preeminent brand in the Outdoor industry focused on designing, developing and bringing to
market the most innovative rock-climbing and back-country ski equipment
available world-wide. Implemented a dramatically revised strategy -

PRESIDENT & COO

•   Operational excellence	Led the transformation of the operational aspects of the organization from a
•   Executive leadership	privately-held, stand-alone to a publicly-traded holding company focused
•   Organizational development	on expanding through organic line extensions (technical outerwear) as
•   International operations	well as acquisitions. Oversaw the integration of the Gregory Mountain
•   Manufacturing management	Sports, POC and Pieps brands as well as the expansion of the supply base
•   Global sourcing	in support of the apparel initiative. Managed the divestiture of the
•   Enterprise Resource Planning	acquisitions as corporate strategy morphed in response to changes in the
•   Quality systems	industry. Responsible for shuttering in-house China operations as global
•   Product lifecycle	economic conditions evolved.
management

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Managing complexity	Drove Operational evolution of the business from a North American
centric, $20M in annual revenue activity to $95M global entity that went
•   Celebrating success
public in 2010. Responsible for site selection and set-up of Black
Diamond's manufacturing, sourcing and logistics operations in China.
Implemented Quality Systems throughout the organization that achieved
ISO 9001 certification. Drove the implementation of ERP/MRP systems from the RnD process through shipments leaving various global distribution
centers. Oversight and responsibility for all vendor sourcing and negotiations.

VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS

Began the process of morphing Black Diamond from being a high-end
garage-shop towards a mindset of operational excellence and focused
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execution. Developed new reporting systems that streamlined data
communication and implemented a "Facts are Friendly" approach towards operations management. Expanded the supply base moving away from
multiple high-cost European sources towards lower-cost - though often
less-sophisticated - Asian sources.

DIRECTOR PLANNING

Reorganized and automated the demand planning, capacity planning and purchasing systems while becoming deeply involved in vendor sourcing
and the internal manufacturing activities of the recently relocated (from California) Black Diamond operation.

PLANNER

Account Coordinator for multiple large customers for a $300M
manufacturer of commodity level gold jewelry.

KEY ACCOUNT COORDINATOR

Co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of this Kern River (California) based
provider of whitewater outfitting and retail services.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

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Mark Ritchie: DIRECTOR FINANCE & ADMIN in Sandy, UT

Mark Ritchie

GEORGE L. GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

STATE UNIVERSITY