2009$1.5M food packing company operating as onion and garlic re-packer with specialty packs for export business.General ManagementServed in General Manager capacity and reported directly to the company President. Personally contracted to design, build, launch, and oversee a complex onion and garlic product packing line. Held fully accountable for migration of product from the field to the packing container. Orchestrated all harvesting, transporting, dumping, packing, palletizing, and shipping of over 80 acres of onions and 15 acres of garlic. Led employee productivity and morale across al aspects of the business operations.Played significant role in launching efficient operations by leading efforts to deliver quality service, implement machinery, manage purchasing, structure logistics, and hire staff within a four-month period.Served as key contributor to generating substantial revenue stream as a result of functioning as GM, workforce leader, and logistics transportation mentor enabling business to manage direct production versus using outside contractors.Allowed executive leadership to better control revenues and profits by establishing a vertical integration operations model.

2005 to 2008$3M onion sales brokerage and re-packing company.General ManagementFounded, launched, and led all general management aspects of two business entities. Onyn Kng, Inc. was an onion wholesale sales brokerage firm and Southern California Packing Co. was an onion re-packing facility. Spearheaded all sales while supervising a 20-person crew while harmonizing all logistics and administrative functions.

Designed and implemented a streamlined sales, logistics, and supply chain operation by transforming an empty warehouse into a functional facility with staging areas and packing lines as well as employee hiring and training. Sparked new and repeat sale business as a result of designing a specialty pack and specialty packing line to fulfill a customer's business need for export to Australia; solution became widely respected in Australia.Satisfied a wide variety of customer business demands by creating a comprehensive door-to-door service for the buying and selling of onions in all package forms.; $12M grower, packer, and shipper of fresh market onion, including consumer packs ad specialty packs.Sales & Operations ManagementChosen by President of company to direct all domestic and international sales efforts, spanning from wholesalers to chain stores. Personally accountable for steering operational functions of the packing facility and warehouse, including sales, packing, shipping, receiving, transportation, exporting, inventory, and materials purchasing.Consistently cultivated new sales revenue opportunities resulting in the growth of operations from 320 to more than 1,000 acres.Opened international revenue channels to Australia by working in cooperation with the LA County Agricultural Commission, USDA and AQUIS (Australian Agricultural Department) over a period of two years to remove a phytosanitary restriction on shipping.Balanced worldwide revenue streams by focusing sales toward domestic or international depending on the strongest market at a given time.Maximized profits and minimized losses by strategically managing inventory based on sales and production forecasting that uncovered market trends days, weeks, or months in advance.