Cory Forbes

• Developed Marketing strategies and operational plans for new and existing products
• Doubled new product sales by identifying data-driven industry trends and concurrently working with Engineering, Design and Sales to drive results
• Implemented Salesforce as a CRM lead generation database focusing marketing, increasing leads and improving customer relationships leading to increased sales over 50%
• Increased marketing leads over 50% effectively utilizing social media and Salesforce
• Identified and defined product growth opportunities exceeding sales objectives over 25%
• Implemented product goals & metrics to lead and motivate teams to achieve goals
• Led concurrent teams of Engineering and Sales to test and validate all new products
• Reduced cost of inventory $150k through new sales channel developing eBay customer store

• Increased sales 75% creating marketing goals and metrics to drive business decisions
• Developed Marketing and lead generation database increasing new customer sales 15%
• Leads tripled & sales increased 33% implementing an effective social media & web presence
• Increased revenue 25% partnering with HR clients establishing additional sales channels
• Commercial and residential sales exceeded $6M annually
• Closed 98% of client sales effectively understanding goals and exceeding expectations
• Boosted sales 32% creating and implementing 11 micro Web sites

• Section manager directing Mechanical Engineers, Sales and Marketing on multiple projects
• Assessed market data and competitor products to implement business strategies and opportunities for additional revenue & sales
• Evaluated product trade-offs and analyzed P&L to determine investment of resources
• Communicated with senior management on new customer strategic market opportunities
• Identified market opportunity in education industry and spearheaded project that opened up $10M sales channel
• Responsibilities included identifying projects and technologies, facilitating decision making, and providing professional mentoring to develop staff
• Implemented recruiting strategy that involved all members of the team in hiring and developing brightest talent. Increased morale and hiring retention by 30%

• Project Manager responsible for design, development, and testing of underwater electronic positioning systems and related electro-mechanical devices
• Developed and coordinated concept, design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and customer deployment of key product components. Products exceeded performance and reliability requirements resulting in 20% increase in new business and future development
• Implemented concept of self-directed production teams resulting in product ownership, increased productivity, cycle time reduction and overall positive employee morale
• Managed deployment of new products with key customers and provided operations support

• Executive Management participant on World Class Manufacturing steering team that originated core vision, strategies and implemented self-directed cross-functional teams
• Staff Mechanical Engineer responsible for development, design and supervision of projects
• Developed electronics packaging and implemented new materials for RF system exceeding mechanical and customer requirements of weight by 12% and a cost reduction of 23%
• Budget responsibilities of $150M. Reduced operating overhead 10% by implementing cost reduction incentives for suppliers and manufacturing
• Created internal supplier teams that reduced time to market 20% and improved cost 10%
• Worked with Senior Management and implemented concurrent engineering groups that improved designs and resulted in easier to assemble parts and cost reduction of 20%

Activities and Societies: ASME

Active school board member with the main objective to enhance the education of our students and the community as they come to know and love Jesus.