Peat's Original Cider is a craft hard cider company with manufacturing operations in Paw Paw, Michigan. Look for our cider on taps and shelves throughout Southwest Michigan and come enjoy our cider-centric entertainment venue at the Peat's Cider Social in Stevensville, Michigan. Follow our progress at: Facebook.com/PeatsCider

Primarily responsible for developing and organizing execution on mid and long range strategic interests for Kinexus.Works to align organizational strategy and operational needs with resource availability by closely coordinating with the CEO, operations, and finance teams.

Work with employers and other organizations on multiple efforts to enhance the regional economic vitality.Member of leadership team in charge of organizational growth, planning, and new business.Experience working with multiple brand development projects, including the rebranding of Kinexus itself as well as the regional marketing efforts for The Emerald Avenue.Represent Kinexus at regional and statewide events in the Executive Director’s stead.Perform small business consulting, including cash flow analysis, business plan creation, marketing plan creation and assistance with access to capital. Taught and participated in classes centered around starting a business.Act as a Regional Food Hub Consultant for the Michigan State University’s Center for Regional Food Systems. Member of the region’s Junior Achievement Board. Frequently taught classes to at-risk youth focusing on critical life skills, including financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship.

As a member of CDW-G’s Federal Sales Team, I sold technology solutions to U.S. Air Force bases and suppliers with a healthcare informatics focus.Customers within my territory included: United States Air Force Europe (USAFE), United States Air Force Medical Groups (Globally), United States Air Education and Training Command, Rockwell Collins International, as well as multiple other SBA Certified Small Businesses and other systems integrators. Researched, evaluated, and shared custom solutions tailored to specific customer needs, such as medical carts for the medical groups or vibration-resistant laptops for the airplane engine technicians.Worked with teams of internal and external engineers to design multi-million dollar technology solutions packages, including hardware, software, and services. Attended various conferences and traveled to Europe to enhance relationships with customers and vendor/channel partners.Received highest scores possible on customer service surveys: Would begin my work day at 3 AM to match my availability to my primary customers abroad.Negotiated exclusive pricing agreements with manufacturers within my territory, ensuring the best price for my customers and a strategic advantage for CDW-G.Served as the Federal Team liaison for multiple Department of Defense web portals to evaluate and share potential business opportunities.

I rotated throughout all of the Berrien-Cass-Van Buren office, gaining experience in all areas from top-level strategic meetings to hands-on involvement in projects.