Michael McGonigle
Business Manager reporting to COO at solar PV production equipment manufacturer. Responsibilities include strategic customer development, business planning, and forecasting of revenue, P&L, and cash flow. MBA Babson College, BSEE Clarkson University
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmcgonigle |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Nanotech |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Product design, Sales |
| Next step: | Business Development and/or Management in early stage clean tech venture |
| Location: | MA |
| Groups: | Ignite Clean Energy (ICE) |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Creating a group, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities |
| Tags: | http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmcgonigle, pv, solar |
| Schools: | Babson College, Clarkson University |
FEATURED STARTUP
American-Made Solar
American-Made Solar
50MW - 100MW Solar panel manufacturing plant and sales
Interested in speaking with investors, potential customers looking for 1MW/yr+ of panels, and individuals experienced in solar and startup business development
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Just An Idea
FULL BIO
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Spire Corporation, Bedford, MA |
| Position: | Business Manager - Solar |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Manager reporting to COO in dynamic, high-growth public company providing production equipment to solar PV industry. Responsible for sales & marketing support, forecasting, and various executive-level projects.
• Developed business model for 100MW solar PV module factory as critical part of proposal presented by COO to strategic customer. Resulted in $7 Million contract equal to 5-10% of company revenue. • Created marketing content for customer proposals, annual reports, and presentations given worldwide by CEO. • Generate and present corporate P&L, revenue, and cash flow forecasts in weekly executive management meeting • Review all sales orders and manage commission budget and payments to international reps. |
| Employer: | Renewable Energy Trust, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Westborough, MA |
| Position: | Industry Support |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2005 |
| Description: | Organization chartered to select early-stage renewable energy ventures for funding up to $500K for the purpose of cultivating clean energy cluster growth.
• Researched funding/incentive programs in 5 states to enhance services/offerings. • Scrutinized business plans, performed due-diligence, and built/maintained $8 Million investment portfolio database |
| Employer: | Archway Realty, LLC, Arlington, MA |
| Position: | Manager/Principal/Broker |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Founder and manager of a residential real estate firm responsible for all operations including staffing, financial management, sales and marketing. Managed staff of 5 sales agents.
• Researched business models, surveyed customer needs, identified opportunities and developed a business that successfully generated revenue in the first year and grew by 30% in the 2nd year. • Created and executed strategic communications plans backed up by aggressive advertising and Internet-based lead generation programs to enhance and promote the firm as well as feature properties, resulting in strong prospect response. • Recruited, hired and trained a professional staff, developed innovative service and marketing programs, developed marketing communications material and built a website. |
| Employer: | Century 21, Arlington, MA |
| Position: | Sales Associate |
| Time period: | January 2002 - December 2003 |
| Description: | • Exceeded industry average units sold by first year agents.
• Awarded quality service certificate for outstanding customer service |
| Employer: | Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, Framingham, MA |
| Position: | Senior Member of Technical Staff – Telecom Products Design |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2001 |
| Description: | Recruited as founding member of startup design center. The firm supplies high-performance integrated circuits principally targeted at systems manufacturers in the telecom industry, including Cisco, IBM, Ciena, Lucent, Nortel and others.
• Directed successful team achievement of largest static-verification effort in industry to date. • Integrated intellectual property into and engineered design updates in first design center product. • Collaborated with synthesis, design integrity verification, device-level simulation and layout groups to develop cooperative and cohesive design and verification plans. |
| Employer: | ASIC Avenues, Inc., Denver, CO and Arlington, MA |
| Position: | Founder/Manager/Consulting Design Engineer |
| Time period: | January 1995 - December 2000 |
| Description: | Formed an independent consulting company to attract firms outsourcing design engineering. Responsible for all business management and operations. Representative clients included Lucent, LTX, Cabletron and the Foxboro Company.
• Negotiated and acquired long-term consulting contracts. • Managed a series of engineering projects successfully including specifying functionality at architecture and component levels and design/verification in various team environments. |
| Employer: | Intrinsix Corporation, Westborough, MA |
| Position: | Senior Consulting Design Engineer – ASIC Engineering |
| Time period: | January 1993 - December 1995 |
| Description: | Designed and verified circuitry and components to specification for multiple clients. |
| Employer: | Raytheon Company, Marlborough, MA |
| Position: | Engineer – Computer Design Department |
| Time period: | January 1989 - December 1993 |
| Description: | Selected to receive secret clearance allowing opportunity to contribute engineering expertise in high profile programs such as Trident nuclear missile, space-based missile defense, and FAA flight control. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Babson College |
| Time period: | 2005 |
| Degree: | Entrepreneurship, MBA |
| University: | Clarkson University |
| Time period: | 1988 |
| Degree: | Electrical Engineering , BSc |
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American-Made Solar
50MW - 100MW Solar panel manufacturing plant and sales Interested in speaking with investors, potential customers looking for 1MW/yr+ of panels, and individuals experienced in solar and startup business development
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USA Energy Independence
I am trying to create a switch grass ethanol industry in the USA so they can be the Brazil of North America and use jatropha oil as diesel and have energy independence from the Middle East. "Beyond Fossil Fools" by Joe Shuster