Ted has over 25 years of electrical industry experience. Ted holds a PhD degree in Psychology and has previous career industry experience as VP, Sales for a $1Billion electrical manufacturing firm. Employed by Cooper Industries for nearly 16 years, Ted developed significant industry ties and an expansive network of contacts. Ted served on industry trade advisory boards, was signatory to his Divisional 5-year strategic plan, prepared and presented the annual operating budget for his Division, and was responsible for world-wide sales in all channels. Ted has direct industry experience in Commercial, Industrial, Utility, Retail, Big Box Retail, DOT, International, and Specialty markets; which included Grainger and high-end residential channels. Ted manages his own client base within both electrical manufacturing and distribution, with an emphasis on senior management positions; in addition to managing the overall business strategy and direction for Egret Consulting Group. Ted is an active participant in electrical industry-wide events, including NAED and LightFair, and is a long time member of IES. Ted has attended numerous IEEE, ASID, GlobalSpec, NECA, and major regional electrical associations. Ted is a board member of the Pinnacle Society www.pinnaclesociety.org an organization of 75 of the top recruiters in the country, dedicated to sharing best practices and improving the professionalism of executive search practices. Ted also consults in mergers and acquisitions and serves on boards of directors within the electrical industry. Recent assignments for Ted’s client base include: VP, Engineering; VP, International Sales; Regional VP of Sales; VP, Sales; Director of Channel Sales; Director of Product Development; General Manager; Director of Materials Management; Project Manager, Engineering; Director, Operations; Business Unit Manager; Manager, Inside Sales; Purchasing Manager; Regional Sales Manager; Specification Sales Manager; National Accounts Sales Manager; Product Manager; Design Engineer. Ted markets electrical distributors for acquisition and represents small manufacturers for potential acquisition as well. As part of his services for marketing prospective mergers/acquisitions, Ted prepares a complete financial and strategic market analysis for each client company and then confidentially markets those companies throughout his 25-year industry network; striving to match the client company with the ‘right-fit’ acquiring company for both cultural and financial matches.