Description
Description explain fast growth technology businesses commercialization of 3d printing technologies.
Ronald L. Hollis, Ph.D
678-800-9876 (cell)
[email protected]
Proven President & Business Leader
Fast Growth-Technology Businesses
Commercialization of 3D Printing Technologies
Over 15 years€ experience as an executive leader driving strategic growth and positive returns for
technology businesses. Provide the vision, leadership and discipline to lead businesses from start-up
to successful exit. Highly competitive, passionate, inspirational leader who is able to execute on clear
strategies, implement efficient business systems across all functionals and develop an effective
leadership team to support the growth of the business. Successful entrepreneur, with proven
experience in 21
st
-century marketing, sales, technology development, funding, strategic relations, and
M&A.
Demonstrated success record in:
€ Providing a clear vision of the strategies for all phases of business development
€ Building an experienced and successful executive team
€ Scaling businesses with limited resources
€ Growing a business through two significant economic recessions
€ Driving team performance with a pursuit to excellence
€ Developing and nurturing positive investor relationships
CORE COMPETENCIES PROVEN EXPERIENCE
Leader Strategic Planning
Disciplined Technology Development
Smart 21
st
Century Marketing
Competitive Investor Relationship
Visionary M&A
HIGHLIGHTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
€ Founder of Quickparts- Founded a paradigm shifting company that changed the way
engineers buy custom parts, as well as being one of fastest growing businesses (over 30% per
year) in the industry by developing, marketing and implementing a revolutionary technology
that significantly increased the procurement efficiency for new product development. Worked
directly with the industry leaders of 3D Systems, Stratasys and Objet to expand their markets
and instrumental in the roll-up strategy of service providers to allow the industry to break out.
€ 3D Print Expert- Invested over 20 years in the 3D Printing industry from the beginning of my
career with Boeing using CAD to focusing on the commercialization of the technology,
particularly in manufacturing, during the 90€s. Focused on making the technology accessible
by all product developers by leveraging the power of the Internet for mass proliferation and
accessibility.
€ Successful Exit- Acquired a series of investors for Quickparts that were rewarded with a
excellent return on their investment
€ Patented Innovator- Inventor of a patent that improved the efficiency of procurement (Online
Instant Quoting for Custom Parts) for an entire industry and changed the customer
expectations in new product development
Ronald L. Hollis
President &CEO
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€ Successful Business Turnaround- Successfully took over the management of a failing
manufacturing business and was able to re-engineer the company for positive growth in
revenue and cash flow.
€ High Profile Project Success € Career began as a design engineer on Space Station
Freedom for Boeing, which provided the foundation of experience to build and lead
complicated programs
Had the opportunity to pursue my passion of building a business which enjoyed fast growth, provided
great service to our customers and allowed our team members to grow into leaders.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Quickparts.com, Inc., Atlanta, GA 1999-2011
Founder, President & CEO
Quickparts.com is the leading provider of low volume custom parts in the product development industry.
Leveraging their patented online, instant quoting technology and a powerful procurement platform, they
have been able to serve over 15,000 customers (GE, Whirlpool, etc.) to provide over 300,000 unique
custom parts. Quickparts was sold to 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) in 2011.
€ Successfully grew the company from start-up to $30M and sold to the industry leader for a
very favorable valuation
€ Developed initial concept into over $1M in revenue business in first year of operation
€ Recognized for business success with INC 500, Deloitte Fast 50, E&Y Entrepreneur of the
Year, Catalyst and others
€ Raised all investor funding from angels, competitive strategic investor, and venture capital
€ Expanded the business into Australia and China
€ Developed and implemented customer service initiative to consistently produce the highest
customer loyalty ratings in the industry using Net Promoter Score.
€ Lead the development of the technology platform for procurement and supply chain
management for custom manufacturing
Rapid Tech Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, AL 1997-1999
Founder, President & CEO
Rapid Tech Engineering was a engineering service firm that provided mechanical design and consulting
services to product development companies. The company was one of the first value added resellers
of 3D Printers in the market.
€ Developed the business strategy and served the customers to aid in the optimization of
product development of large, complex programs
€ Developed the territory and sales strategies for 3D printer technology for the engineering
community to put part manufacturing in their office
€ Consulted product development companies on how to implement new technologies into their
product development environment to optimize performance of their engineers
Fastec Engineering, Inc. Huntsville, AL 1995 € 1997
Acting President
Ronald L. Hollis
President &CEO
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Fastec Engineering was a design and manufacturing company, which provided custom engineering
solutions for new product development, as well as the manufacturing of plastics and assemblies to
support new product launches. The company was sold to Dynetics in 1997.
€ Invested into the business to become majority shareholder of an established, family business.
Took over as acting President when retiring President become seriously ill.
€ Company was near bankrupt when I joined. We were able to re-engineer the company in all
areas, enhance the strategy, upgrade the team, invest in newequipment and develop the
fiscal discipline to generate positive growth of over 100%, as well as become cash flow
positive within 9 months.
AIDT, Huntsville, AL 1993 € 1995
Director
Director of the advanced manufacturing and technology center for Alabama. Was able to consult with
hundreds of companies within Alabama, as well as those considering relocating to the state, about their
business operations, technology strategies and, business re-engineering.
Boeing, Huntsville, AL 1990 € 1993
Design Engineer
Design engineer for Space Station Freedom. Was responsible for multiple areas of the program
including Systems Design, Logistics Analysis and Mechanical Design. Had the opportunity to be part of
a large, complex organization and learn the value in systems, processes and business structure.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Systems Engineering
Concentration in Business Management, University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)
Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSE)
University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
University of Alabama, 1990
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Birthing of Giants
3 year business leadership program limited to the top 60 entrepreneurs in the world
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
€ Author of Better Be Running!: Tools to Drive Design Success
€ Issued US Patent: 7305637-Instantaneous Quotation System for Custom Manufactured Parts
€ Distinguished Alumni of University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) School of Engineering
€ Served as President of Young Entrepreneurs Organization- Atlanta Chapters (2 years)
€ Member of Young Presidents Organization
€ Catalyst Innovator of the Year- 2004
€ Lead Quickparts to be an INC 500 company in first year of eligibility
€ Numerous professional recognitions due to the success of Quickparts
PERSONAL
Ronald L. Hollis
President &CEO
Page 4
€ Healthy, disciplined, positive person with a strong passion for the power of business
€ Happily married to my best friend since 1992 and we have a son who was born in 2007
€ Grateful for my blessings, so I enjoy giving back by helping others pursue their passions and
reach their full potential through guidance and resources
€ Candid and open communicator
€ Avid reader of business and life books to continuously improve skills
€ Hobbies include flying as a private pilot, boating, and having new experiences through travel
doc_351884259.pdf
Description explain fast growth technology businesses commercialization of 3d printing technologies.
Ronald L. Hollis, Ph.D
678-800-9876 (cell)
[email protected]
Proven President & Business Leader
Fast Growth-Technology Businesses
Commercialization of 3D Printing Technologies
Over 15 years€ experience as an executive leader driving strategic growth and positive returns for
technology businesses. Provide the vision, leadership and discipline to lead businesses from start-up
to successful exit. Highly competitive, passionate, inspirational leader who is able to execute on clear
strategies, implement efficient business systems across all functionals and develop an effective
leadership team to support the growth of the business. Successful entrepreneur, with proven
experience in 21
st
-century marketing, sales, technology development, funding, strategic relations, and
M&A.
Demonstrated success record in:
€ Providing a clear vision of the strategies for all phases of business development
€ Building an experienced and successful executive team
€ Scaling businesses with limited resources
€ Growing a business through two significant economic recessions
€ Driving team performance with a pursuit to excellence
€ Developing and nurturing positive investor relationships
CORE COMPETENCIES PROVEN EXPERIENCE
Leader Strategic Planning
Disciplined Technology Development
Smart 21
st
Century Marketing
Competitive Investor Relationship
Visionary M&A
HIGHLIGHTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
€ Founder of Quickparts- Founded a paradigm shifting company that changed the way
engineers buy custom parts, as well as being one of fastest growing businesses (over 30% per
year) in the industry by developing, marketing and implementing a revolutionary technology
that significantly increased the procurement efficiency for new product development. Worked
directly with the industry leaders of 3D Systems, Stratasys and Objet to expand their markets
and instrumental in the roll-up strategy of service providers to allow the industry to break out.
€ 3D Print Expert- Invested over 20 years in the 3D Printing industry from the beginning of my
career with Boeing using CAD to focusing on the commercialization of the technology,
particularly in manufacturing, during the 90€s. Focused on making the technology accessible
by all product developers by leveraging the power of the Internet for mass proliferation and
accessibility.
€ Successful Exit- Acquired a series of investors for Quickparts that were rewarded with a
excellent return on their investment
€ Patented Innovator- Inventor of a patent that improved the efficiency of procurement (Online
Instant Quoting for Custom Parts) for an entire industry and changed the customer
expectations in new product development
Ronald L. Hollis
President &CEO
Page 2
€ Successful Business Turnaround- Successfully took over the management of a failing
manufacturing business and was able to re-engineer the company for positive growth in
revenue and cash flow.
€ High Profile Project Success € Career began as a design engineer on Space Station
Freedom for Boeing, which provided the foundation of experience to build and lead
complicated programs
Had the opportunity to pursue my passion of building a business which enjoyed fast growth, provided
great service to our customers and allowed our team members to grow into leaders.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Quickparts.com, Inc., Atlanta, GA 1999-2011
Founder, President & CEO
Quickparts.com is the leading provider of low volume custom parts in the product development industry.
Leveraging their patented online, instant quoting technology and a powerful procurement platform, they
have been able to serve over 15,000 customers (GE, Whirlpool, etc.) to provide over 300,000 unique
custom parts. Quickparts was sold to 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) in 2011.
€ Successfully grew the company from start-up to $30M and sold to the industry leader for a
very favorable valuation
€ Developed initial concept into over $1M in revenue business in first year of operation
€ Recognized for business success with INC 500, Deloitte Fast 50, E&Y Entrepreneur of the
Year, Catalyst and others
€ Raised all investor funding from angels, competitive strategic investor, and venture capital
€ Expanded the business into Australia and China
€ Developed and implemented customer service initiative to consistently produce the highest
customer loyalty ratings in the industry using Net Promoter Score.
€ Lead the development of the technology platform for procurement and supply chain
management for custom manufacturing
Rapid Tech Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, AL 1997-1999
Founder, President & CEO
Rapid Tech Engineering was a engineering service firm that provided mechanical design and consulting
services to product development companies. The company was one of the first value added resellers
of 3D Printers in the market.
€ Developed the business strategy and served the customers to aid in the optimization of
product development of large, complex programs
€ Developed the territory and sales strategies for 3D printer technology for the engineering
community to put part manufacturing in their office
€ Consulted product development companies on how to implement new technologies into their
product development environment to optimize performance of their engineers
Fastec Engineering, Inc. Huntsville, AL 1995 € 1997
Acting President
Ronald L. Hollis
President &CEO
Page 3
Fastec Engineering was a design and manufacturing company, which provided custom engineering
solutions for new product development, as well as the manufacturing of plastics and assemblies to
support new product launches. The company was sold to Dynetics in 1997.
€ Invested into the business to become majority shareholder of an established, family business.
Took over as acting President when retiring President become seriously ill.
€ Company was near bankrupt when I joined. We were able to re-engineer the company in all
areas, enhance the strategy, upgrade the team, invest in newequipment and develop the
fiscal discipline to generate positive growth of over 100%, as well as become cash flow
positive within 9 months.
AIDT, Huntsville, AL 1993 € 1995
Director
Director of the advanced manufacturing and technology center for Alabama. Was able to consult with
hundreds of companies within Alabama, as well as those considering relocating to the state, about their
business operations, technology strategies and, business re-engineering.
Boeing, Huntsville, AL 1990 € 1993
Design Engineer
Design engineer for Space Station Freedom. Was responsible for multiple areas of the program
including Systems Design, Logistics Analysis and Mechanical Design. Had the opportunity to be part of
a large, complex organization and learn the value in systems, processes and business structure.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Systems Engineering
Concentration in Business Management, University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)
Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSE)
University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
University of Alabama, 1990
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Birthing of Giants
3 year business leadership program limited to the top 60 entrepreneurs in the world
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
€ Author of Better Be Running!: Tools to Drive Design Success
€ Issued US Patent: 7305637-Instantaneous Quotation System for Custom Manufactured Parts
€ Distinguished Alumni of University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) School of Engineering
€ Served as President of Young Entrepreneurs Organization- Atlanta Chapters (2 years)
€ Member of Young Presidents Organization
€ Catalyst Innovator of the Year- 2004
€ Lead Quickparts to be an INC 500 company in first year of eligibility
€ Numerous professional recognitions due to the success of Quickparts
PERSONAL
Ronald L. Hollis
President &CEO
Page 4
€ Healthy, disciplined, positive person with a strong passion for the power of business
€ Happily married to my best friend since 1992 and we have a son who was born in 2007
€ Grateful for my blessings, so I enjoy giving back by helping others pursue their passions and
reach their full potential through guidance and resources
€ Candid and open communicator
€ Avid reader of business and life books to continuously improve skills
€ Hobbies include flying as a private pilot, boating, and having new experiences through travel
doc_351884259.pdf