Michael Dreznes

Mendel High School

Class of 1968

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First Name	Michael
Last Name	Dreznes
Graduation Year	Class of 1968
Gender	Male
Current Location	Chicago
Hometown	CHICAGO, IL
Relationship Status	Married
About Me	2012 – December 31, 2020 International Road Federation (IRF) Washington, DC Executive Vice-President  Develop and conduct road safety seminars in more than seventy countries around the world.  Coordinate IRF Fellows activities including IRF Fellows Alumni Association.  Create and implement Member programs to maximize Members’ participation and benefits of membership.  Organize & monitor IRF Road Safety Committees to develop IRF Road Safety Policy Statements.  Represent IRF at international high level committees and panels.  Author of multiple papers and magazine articles on global road safety.  Conduct multiple webinars on various topics of road safety. __________________________________________________________________________________ 2008 - 2012 Barrier Systems, Inc. Sacramento, CA Vice-President of Sales & Marketing  Developed and implemented short-term and long-term strategic business and operational plans consistent with the Corporation’s overall profit and growth targets.  Improved Distribution channels, both domestic and international, though appropriate terminations and additions based on analysis.  Developed and implemented an annual companywide training program.  Improved sales and profits to record levels in Fiscal Year 10 and again in Fiscal Year 11.  Made multiple presentations at international conferences around the world and published numerous articles and papers on road safety. ______________________________________________________________________________ 2006-2008 International Road Federation (IRF) Washington, DC Deputy Director General  Managed all aspects of Fellowship Program including all financial, training and orientation responsibilities, development of a Fellows Alumni Association with over seven hundred Fellows, and placement of Fellows in universities to earn their Masters or Doctorate Degrees as well as development of a Member-Fellow Mentor Program.  Developed and conducted training programs on road safety and negotiated with World Bank to appoint the International Road Federation their global road safety training partner.  Created Member programs to optimize their global business growth opportunities and to grow membership in the International Road Federation. _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2004-2006 Quixote Corporation Chicago, IL Vice President Corporate Communications/ Senior International Vice President  Coordinated all aspects of Marketing Communication, including websites, trade shows, public relations, literature and advertising for nine companies.  Developed annual Marketing Communications plans and budgets utilizing corporate allocations and worked with Marketing Managers at different companies to implement plans and budgets.  Implemented programs to increase recognition of corporate name while maintaining brand awareness for individual companies.  Managed international operations for all nine companies with sales in seventy-one countries through decentralized offices and a network of distributors.  Grew international sales from less than $1 million to over $17 million. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1996-2004 Quixote Transportation Safety Chicago, IL Senior Vice President of Marketing/Senior International Vice President  Developed and implemented strategic plans as well as budgets for International sales and companywide marketing.  Created a variety of effective marketing campaigns that utilized web sites, DVDs, CDs, and PowerPoint presentations.  Implemented a program to strategically integrate marketing and sales teams from five companies with diversified product mixes into one sales and marketing organization.  Worked closely to develop skills of middle level managers to allow them to use their skills to obtain additional job responsibilities.  Developed a strong people-oriented work environment that was highly responsive to the strategic demands of the company.  Developed and personally conducted highly effective annual “Camp Dreznes” training program for distributors and Quixote Transportation Safety employees. Training was conducted eighteen times over a twenty year period. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1986–1996 Energy Absorption Systems, Inc. (Quixote Corp) Chicago, IL Director of International Operations  Oversaw all international operations of the flagship company in Quixote Corporation to ensure growth and client satisfaction.  Created from scratch an international organization that ultimately included fifty-five distributors in fifty-three countries, as well as multiple licensees.  Published numerous papers and made multiple presentations at road safety seminars around the world. _________________________________________________________________________________ 1980–1986 St. Xavier University Chicago, IL Instructor  Used creative, innovative techniques to teach undergraduate evening classes in Marketing and International Business.  Received highest student evaluation levels for each class. ________________________________________________________________________________ 1973–1986 Interlake Inc. Riverdale, IL Export Manager  Developed and maintained an international distributor network that ultimately included over one hundred distributors in fifty countries.  Maintained annual sales growth of at least ten percent for nine consecutive years. EDUCATION 1980 DePaul University Chicago, IL M.B.A., Marketing 1973 Loyola University Chicago, IL B.Sc Political Science INTERESTS Travel, running and all sports, both as a spectator and a participant PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS • Co-Chairman of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC) Decade of Action Pillar 2: Safer Roads and Mobility Project Group • Co-Chairman of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) AFB20 (2) Roadside Safety Sub-Committee on International Research Activities (2001-2019) • Immediate Past Chairman of the IRF Fellowship Educational Foundation. • Member of the PIARC Road Safety Technical Committee 3.2 Design and Operation of Safer Road Infrastructure • Staff Liaison for IRF Road Safety Committee • Member of TRB Panel NCHRP 17-64 “Implementation of Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Strategy in the United States” AWARDS • 1995 State of Illinois “Export Achiever of the Year” • 2011 TRB AFB20 Roadside Design Committee Volunteer of the Year • 2015 Kenneth A. Stonex TRB AFB20 Roadside Safety Design Lifetime Achievement Award • 2018 Named to Inaugural Class of Loyola University Club Football Hall of Fame • 2020 Puerto Rico Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) 2020 Road Safety International Ambassador Award 2021 ASIRT (Association for Safe International Road Travel)Leadership in Road Safety Technology and Education Award zekedrez@aol.com 233 East 13th Street Unit 1803 &nda...(read more)