John Ellenberger

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About John Ellenberger

With over three decades of experience that includes roles in research and development, operation and support functions, marketing, sales, and executive management, John C. Ellenberger has a proven record of innovation and leadership. John has demonstrated his capability to bring product ideas to fruition and to inspire multifunctional teams to obtain high levels of customer satisfaction in both locally owned and multinational companies within a diverse range of industries. John’s great desire is to bring glory to God by creating quality goods and services that profitably solve customers’ needs through empowering all members of his organization to achieve excellence. Corporate Management: Board of Directors -$12 million Company, VP R&D Executive Staff -$610 million Company, VP Product Quality and Support Founder - Social enterprise startup, CEO Functional Experience: Research and Development - in 4 industries Held multiple positions, from project engineer to department vice president Invented 5 different products receiving patents in multiple countries, plus 3 patents pending Created 17 different product families that all achieved positive levels of success Marketing - in 2 industries Identified customer needs and created product definition and business plans to profitably solve those needs Grew key product lines by over 400% through product development, pricing, and promotion strategies Field Sales Produced sales rate of over $1 million per month within three years Product Support Led Technical Support, Training, and Service and Repair Teams worldwide Quality - in 2 industries Created environment of continual and measurable improvement in product and manufacturing process quality Education Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering • California State University, Fresno • 1975-1979 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering • Stanford University • 1980-1982 Advanced Management Practices • INSEAD University, Fontainebleau, France • 2008