James Prange

Orion Energy Systems, Inc. Plymouth, WI 2000 – 2007
Vice-President, Business Development One of 5 core management people to build an energy efficiency company from its foundation into a company working nationally with over 70 Fortune 500 companies. Inc. magazine listed Orion as #461 for America’s 500 fastest growing companies.

● Skilled in capital development and responsible for raising over $20 million of investor equity including sourcing capital from venture capital. Increased shareholder base from 10 to 475 shareholders.
● Responsible for all investor relations activities.
● Recruited and motivated sales and management teams, establishing goals and controls, monitored results to consistently increase profit margins, enhance market position and meet strategic objectives as evidenced by sales growing from $2 million annually to nearly $50 million annually. Number of employees grew from 7 to 185.
● Formulated, strategized, organized and implemented the completion of a $100 million NASDAQ listed IPO.

Renaissance Properties Chicago, IL 1989 – 1995
President/Principal Formed real estate development company specializing in acquisition and creation of affordable, both condominium and rental housing through complete rehabilitation and restoration of previously vacant and significantly underutilized apartment buildings.
● Built the company from the ground up to over $12 million in annual property development and a staff of 100.
● Assembled and supervised an internal, goal driven sales and marketing team to achieve objectives.
● Played an integral role in planning, forecasting, advertising,acquisition, negotiation and financial activities.
● Served as a catalyst to stimulate growth and development in more challenging neighborhoods of Chicago to foster this rebirth.
● Restoration of properties increased annual property tax revenue to greater than $1 million annually in perpetuity
● Received several nominations of placement of properties on the National Register of Historic Places.

Public Storage, Inc. Oak Brook, IL 1986 – 1989
Vice-President/Regional Marketing Director Accepted senior post charged with advancing the private placement division of real estate investment company concentrated in acquiring, developing and operating self-service mini-warehouse facilities. Oversaw all sales, marketing and business development initiatives targeting the financial services market within a 13 state area.

● Increased total territory volume from $1 million to over $12 million sales within 2 years.
● Expanded the company’s visibility by securing selling agreements with large stock brokerage and financial planning firms.
● Conducted group seminar presentations, workshops, conferences and planning meetings.
● Named 1987 National Marketing Director of the Year.

Hall Financial Group Oak Brook, IL 1983 – 1986
Vice President-Marketing Territorial expansion to target greater potential in the broker-dealer and financial planning community for this real estate and syndication firm headquartered in Dallas, Tx.
● Expanded territory sales volume from under $2 million to over $22 million annually establishing a new record for sales volume growth.
● Named National Marketing Director of the Year Prior to 1984, acquired 10 years of valuable corporate and startup experience in sales, marketing, territory development, group seminar presentation and strategic vision. Spent time working for Inland Real Estate

Corp. in Oak Brook, IL and spent 5 years immediately after college working for Globe-Union Inc. in both Milwaukee and Indianapolis. During my tenure Globe was acquired by Johnson Controls.
Cumulatively, has raised equity of over $100 million and been named National Marketing Director of the Year on three separate occasions.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI
• Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance 1972
• Master of Science in Business Management 1974