Building out next generation technologies to solve food safety and crop loss in grain and nut markets.

Providing technical and strategic advisory to agribusiness investment firms and development organizations. Helping clients develop more efficient production systems and identify risks in their supply chains. Advisory on the procurement of new technologies and operational/management systems (ERP, WMS, etc)SHORT-TERM CONTRACT HISTORY:May 2018 - Present : ACDI/VOCA - Dhaka, BangladeshMarket Systems Advisor and Value Chain Consultant for FtF Rice and Diversified Crop (RDC) program.April 2018 : Forcier/DAI - Washington, DC / Maputo, MozambiqueExternal advisor and consultant for USAID FtF Value Chain Assessment of Mozambican Groundnut (Peanut) study and review. March 2018: ACDI/VOCA - Kaduna State, NigeriaSenior Strategic Advisor for the design of a new Public-Private Sector Partnership (KADPMC) contract farming and fertilizer distribution program in Northern Nigeria.Oct 2017 - Feb 2018 : Tropha Estates Ltd - Mzuzu, MalawiBusiness management advisor for companies new contract farming and trading operations in North and Central Malawi. Developing contract farming operational systems for macadamia, paprika and birdseye chillies procurement business.Jan 2017 - Mar 2017 : Agribusiness Systems International (ASI) - Lucknow, IndiaDeveloping groundnut supply chain management solutions for Mars Inc in western India.Sept 2016 - Nov 2016 : ACDI/VOCA - Washington, DC / MozambiqueGrain and oilseed market systems consultant. Strategy advisor for companies Feed-the-Future RFP.

- Grain, oilseeds and pulses trading desk Team Lead;- field operations lead for fast pace trading, import and export bulk commodity business;- oversight of over 200 team field staff with 9 direct reports;- PnL reporting responsibilities for all trading business and operations;- Contract and client managed for the countries largest millers, feed producers and poultry operators;- Project manager for new business relating to crop origination and supply chain innovations- Developed companies ERP systems and trade execution data management systems and reporting platforms

- Managing and developing contract farming and trading division- Developing and designing outgrower and contract farming systems- Managing seed trials and commerical demos- Managing the installation and operations of new Groundnut processing facilities- General management of general adminstration of Agriculture and Trading division

- Assisting in the start-up of a new Agricultural lending arm in Mozambique;- Training field loan officers and USAID Agricultural technicians in program systems and computer literacy; - Managing field staff and program operations; - Data analysis on the local small farmer tobacco sector;