• Entrepreneurial start-up. Delivered an idea from concept to launch in Francophone West Africa. Navigated the political and legal hurdles to open a limited liability company within 10 months of first country visit and 2 months from start of construction. Personally negotiated all government and village level authorizations and engagements, and secured: a 99-year rent-free lease for our pilot operations, support from the Ministry of Training and Professional Development and a grant from Sonatel Orange. Established key public and private relationships. • Delivered impact results first 6 months: serviced 10,000 customers; facilitated 3,500 money transfer worth $120,000, saving the village $20,000, 10,000hrs and 200,000km of travel time and costs; provided 3,000hrs of e-learning and 400hrs of professional development training.• DABADDO is a game changer at the village level. It is the first company of its kind to adopt a systemic approach in addressing key challenges of energy, technology and connectivity at the village level. Our Connectivity Centers enable e-everything, while bridging the digital and energy divide for last mile limited/off-grid communities. • Created 3 new support products with potential global impact beyond Dabaddo: 1) beta farmer data capture software; 2) Android multi-user device sharing software; 3) village level cash to goods e-commerce site.• Finalist in Africa Diaspora Marketplace (ADM III) business plan competition. Feeling good about making lives better www.dabaddo.comhttp://www.sharedvalue.org/groups/little-wins-impact-entrepreneurs

Maxwell Consulting offers a platform to engage in short and long term contracts. A list of key engagements are captured below. Barrick Gold Corporation, Director of Enterprise Management, San Francisco, CA• Lead investment and team of analysts in identification of greenfield agriculture and aquaculture development opportunities for underutilized assets.Absolute Options LLC, www.absoluteoptionsllc.com• Provide senior consulting services.BMCE Bank https://www.bmcedirect.ma/fr/identification/identification.cgi, Casablanca, Morocco.• Guided BMCE’s Sustainability team through the completion and publishing of their first GRI Sustainability Report.• BMCE is the 2nd largest private bank in Morocco and majority owner of Bank of Africa.AIB Advisory Partners aib-advisory.com, Alma Finance, Morocco • Delivered start-up business development, financial modelling and guidance for the establishment of an investment bank and private equity venture in Casablanca. Uriman Inc, Morocco • Opened a prospective trading book of 250,000 mt of demand within 6 months in the MENA region, by leading business development efforts in the MENA, Black Sea and West African markets.Global Mining Corporation, www.globalminingcorp.com, Santa Rosa, CA, USA• Delivered whole systems solutions that increased the Net Present Value (NPV) of customer’s companies, maximising value across the entire client value chain • Guidance supported investment into operations, whose impact would take place over decades, involve hundreds of millions to billions of dollars, and be felt in the global commodity supply chain.• Examples of Clients: BHP Billiton, Xstrata, Zimasco, BMAo Conducted a strategic assessment of the $30 billion Olympic Dam Expansion Project (ODX) - BHP Billiton.o Created scoping presentation for the 5 year Executive strategic planning session of Xstrata Coal. o Mapped & restructured BHP Billiton Manganese ($9 Billion dollar entity) from the VP level down to level 1 work.

• Key responsibilities: management business consulting, investment identification, market system analysis, financial modeling, program design, and proposal development • Example of recent projects: (1) Led an in-depth food-supply value chain assessment for Aga Khan Foundation / Skills for Oil and Gas (SOGA), Food Supply Value Chain Assessment, Lindi and Mtwara Region, Tanzania, Aug-Oct 2015. Through detailed surveys coupled with data analysis and literature review, the study highlighted key areas for future focus (poultry, horticulture and rice), which will have the greatest impact on jobs and smallholder profitability over the next 5 yrs. Recommendations impacted the organisation’s 5-year programming activities and are leading to the increased profitability and inclusion of thousands of smallholder poultry, horticulture and rice farmers in the region. Likewise, my business approach and financial modelling provided a sustainable framework to support standardization and financing. (2) Lead consultant and grant proposal writer for World Vision International consortium’s $30M application to USDA’s FFPr 2017, Dairy Sector, Sri Lanka. Facilitated 3-day strategic design workshop and drafted submission proposal supporting a 5-year, $30 million dairy sector advancement proposal. Key activities focused on long-term sustainability by addressing gaps in market linkages, capacity building needs, and the incorporation of an MFI ($1.57 million) and an Innovation Fund ($1 million), tying private and public actors across the value chain. Forecasted economic impact to deliver an increase of 177.2 million litres of milk and $76.8 million in increased revenue. (3)Lead Value Chain Consultant for the EURO 100M, European Union’s - Annual Action Programme 2017 Interventions for Tanzania in the Agriculture Sector. (4) Investment identification for Barrick Gold Corp North America, assessing greenfield development opportunities across several States.

Responsible for all aspects of company operations.- Built a cash flow positive and profitable company from zero- Secured patents on system, method of use and structure- Winner of the 2007 South Dakota Governor’s Giant Vision Award for the top new business plan and entrepreneurial presentation in the State of South Dakota- Succeeded in having one of our patented products (The Nesting Box®) reviewed and rated as one of the most promising new products of the 2007 World Pork Expo- Government Agencies: USDA, DNR, Local and State CAFO regulatory bodies

Responsible for all aspects of company operations- Built a cash flow positive and profitable company from zero to ~$4MM top line within 2 years (Sold company in Jan 2008)- Secured applications for patents on system and structure- Certification in SD CAFO management- Government Agencies: DNR, Local and State CAFO regulatory bodies

Member of the senior management team, managing 3 species (Cattle, Hogs and Lamb), and two separate operational entities in remote locations, with 23 and 6 staff respectively- Responsibilities included: top-level budget management, forecast of expected costs of goods, management of remote teams, contract and pricing negotiations, expense reporting and capital expenditures ( ~$20MM budget year)- Communicated daily with a range of personalities from board members, executive and senior managers, lawyers, veterinarians, academics, industry experts, vendors, and farmers- Government Agencies: USDA