Richard Bliss

Thirty plus years of upward movement in Business Management at Xerox involving: innovative problem solving and business turnarounds, product acquisition & global product launches, international marketing, successful culture/organizational reengineering and business process simplification. Other skills include: strategic/business planning, market positioning, team oriented project management, quality/process training (Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified), product planning, building strategic alliances.

Managing Principal, Xerox Office Services Global Bid Management To Current Xerox Office Services, Global Services Group, Dallas, Texas; HQ Rochester, New York Responsibilities included managing a diverse team of individuals focused on strategizing and closing major ($50-100MM+) global services opportunities working with peer teams in Europe, Canada, Latin America and the Far East (Fuji Xerox). Accomplishments: • Consistently closed $300-500MM annually in multi-year Office Services opportunities. •

Business Manager Desktop Document Systems Division, Dallas, TX; HQ Palo Alto, CA Promoted to and successfully managed a $450MM+ Facsimile/Electronic Typewriter worldwide enterprise. Responsibilities included complete P&L accountability, guiding a team of 85+ multinational professionals in key product engineering and development areas, plus strategic pricing/product positioning, competitive benchmarking, advertising/collateral development, program management, manufacturing, strategy development.