Bill Lydon has a wide range of experience in marketing, sales, product management, and technology that can be leveraged to improve the performance of your business.

Marketing – Experience from start-up to large company to draw upon.

· Improved Industrial control and I/O sales over 17% in down economy.

· Launched computer based control system with over $60 million first year sales.

· Launched Wide Area Building Automation system with over $40 million first year sales

· Achieved results running Software Company on low budgets to create industry awareness and sales

· Trade Shows - Highly experienced in promotion through trade shows at economical cost.

· Achieving significant market recognition for companies on low budgets through industry presentations, press releases and trade articles.

Business Management – Solved many difficult business problems.

·   Turned around unprofitable specialty software group leading to profitability.

·   Managed software start-up company with initial $100,000 seed capital, subsequently raised

      over $3 million of capital for early stage development.

·   Problem Solving Specialist, Creative Education Foundation trained facilitator.

Sales – Successful in tough sales situations.

·   Sales experience ranging from account sales, OEM, and regional management of both hardware and software.

·   Building distribution using independent representatives/distributors and stimulating them to be successful.

·   $375,000 OEM software sale for early stage start-up company with six people.

·   $375,000 OEM software sale for early stage start-up company with six people.

·   Sold $150,000 OEM software license plus royalties for early stage software startup.

·   Turned around lowest performing sales region to become top territory.

Creativity and Problem Solving - Trained Problem Solver

·   Skilled in solving problems and facilitating other people to develop creative and effective solutions to challenges.

·   Trained as a creative problem solving group facilitator at the Creative Education Foundation, University of Buffalo.

·   Internal consultant facilitating multidiscipline groups to solve problems initiate change in business.

·   Taught creative problem solving seminars at the Creative Education Foundation, University of Buffalo.

Technology – Current on the latest technology.

·   Industrial Controls & Automation

·   Factory & Process Information Systems

·   Computer Networking

·   Internet, Intranet & Software