As Commercial Leader for Acuity’s Retail segment, he drove Sales Force Efficiency and Effectiveness through rigorous processes, bundled with distribution optimization and organizational changes in structure and skill sets. At Omnimax, he led Engineering and Product teams to leverage the New Product Preparation Process and Pricing as a key growth lever. At Corporate Environments, he led the shift to digital/transformational Marketing, expanded into adjacent markets and products to outperform peers selling commercial furniture into offices during a pandemic. Jay holds a BS in Finance from Arizona State University, BS in Mechanical Engineering from University of Naples Federico II, and an MBA from Vlerick Business School in Belgium.