Engineering and manufacturing manager for the Gillette Company.  Assistant to the President of a NYSE conglomerate evaluating acquisitions and performing in-house management consulting. President and owner of a manufacturer with approximately 150 employees.

A Mechanical Engineer with 32 years of combined manufacturing and management experience,  Positions held were: Machinist, Laboratory Supervisor, Chief Engineer, Vice President of Engineering, National Sales Manager, Executive Vice President and President of a $40MM company. Functional experience included, machining, time & motion studies, plant layout, job costing, product research, plastic mold designing, procurement, project scheduling, project planning, project management, quality control, cash flow analysis, marketing analysis, creating business plans, soliciting capital funding, managing multi-state sales.

19 years as a consultant (Charles E. Schafer Associates, LLC) providing technical, production, sales, IT implementation, training and administrative services to owners and principal officers of manufacturing companies.

Assistant Professor Environmental Health (univ. Cincinnati) Certified Industrial Hygienist Chief Environmental Engineer (ARAMCO) Director of Environmental Affairs (ARAMCO) Construction Project Manager (IT Corp.)

Horse owner for 25 years - Performed numerous financial analysis of equine stable operations.

Knowledge of oil and gas production including oil services, royalty ownership, due diligence and international oil production.

Advised Panama Canal Authority, oil industry, and Army Corp of Engineers on environmental contamination and control.

Wave Technologies, Inc. President/CEO 2002 - 2009 - -Science Applications International Company VP - Operations Manager 1992 - 2002 - US Navy 1961-1992 - Now retired.

After a 31 year career in the U.S. Navy followed by 17 years government contracting leadership experience, Bill Axelrod retired in January 2009.  He and his wife, Brenda Wilner, chose the Peoria area for their retirement home and are now in a position to give back to the community that so recently warmly welcomed them. 

EXPERIENCE:

Bill Axelrod was the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer for Wave Technologies, Inc. (WTI) from 2002 to 2009.  WTI is a small company that specializes in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance systems engineering and integration, research and development, and intelligence analysis for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community clients. 

Prior to joining WTI, Bill served in a number of executive positions with profit and loss responsibilities during his 10 ½ year tenure at Science Applications International Corporation, a large defense contracting company.

Bill Axelrod entered the Navy as a Seaman Recruit in 1961.  He advanced through the enlisted, Chief Warrant Officer, and Surface Warfare Officer ranks retiring as a Commander in 1992. His final position was Director of Command and Control for the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet.

1) Design Engineer and Project Manager for industrial and municipal facilities throughout the southeatern U.S.

2) Owner and C.E.O. of a 120 employee consulting firm providing A&E professional services to federal, state and local clients throughout the U.S. Completed 100+ contracts with the US Army Corps of Engineers and other DOD agencies.

3) Registered Ptrofessional Engineer in 13 U.S. states.

4) Construction Industry panelist with the American Arbitration Association.

5) SCORE Certified Mentor.

6) Taught business courses at BRRC;in Flat Rock, NC

7)Served on the boards of eight non-profit organizations.