• Senior position for the Tide Rock Holdings Agriculture Portfolio• Manage three production facilities in two states.• On track to managing the business to 4X EBITDA growth in four years.• Established company Mission, Vision and Purpose to create clear direction and motivation for employees.• Collaborated in a strategic planning process resulting in measurable improvements in systems and processes, management development, operational efficiencies, and customer focus.• Cultivating strong relationships with key customers.• Manage M&A with new acquisition and integration completed in first 90 days.

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• Recruited by third generation family ownership (six partners) to lead one of the largest food ingredient and agriculture businesses in Oregon. Coleman grows, processes and markets hops, hazelnuts, garlic, pea protein, wine grapes and various agricultural commodities.• Managed business to a 30% increase in contract volume to reach an ROIC goal of 15% and a 45% improvement in EBITDA.• Established company Mission, Vision and Purpose.• Led a team of 7 direct reports with responsibility for more than 300 employees.• Created beverage initiative with hop water and wine grapes.• Upgraded financial visibility by moving accounting from cash to accrual and assuring accurate monthly financial reporting packages.• Implemented budget process, cash forecasting and CapEx planning.• Improved year-over-year processing efficiency by 10+% allowing for cost savings and increased capacity.• Enhanced organizational development with leadership training and performance evaluations.• Grew the organization and improved efficiencies by purchasing ownership in a strategic distributor partner.• Lead M&A growth strategy to acquire assets and businesses with values of over $15 million.**Board member

Navigate - Zero In - Excel Small and family owned business consulting, Strategic, Business and Succession Planning Focus

• Recruited to stabilize a private equity-owned produce packing, sales and marketing business.• Doubled volume in two years assuring cash flow independence. • Improved pricing by 10% and reduced average inventory by 33%.• Increased customer base by 40%. by executing a customer acquisition marketing plan. • Established Mission, Vision and Strategy • Built a high functioning and results focused leadership team of 6 direct reports with responsibility for more than 90 employees.• Implemented an operational strategy and sales plan to increase processing volume, improve sales pricing and reduce costs.• Reduced spending by 15% through staffing changes, efficient supply chain, internal policy and controls.• Personally negotiated a co-packing deal with a large apple grower/processor resulting in a doubling of production volume.

• Drove sales and marketing for an $80M branded foods division. • Increased sales by 8% in the first year. (Double the industry rate)• Led a team of 4 internal sales professionals and 10 broker offices including over 200 broker sales representatives.• Reinvigorated sales and marketing programs. Ensured that internal and brokered sales teams met sales goals and represented the Idahoan brand promise.• Optimized trade-spend resulting in an overall reduction of $1M annually. • Reduced costs by $600K by optimizing the distribution model.

• Promoted to lead a $70M processed avocado business.• Improved EBITDA from $1M loss to $2M profit in less than 24 months. • Increased total sales volume over 40% through profitable contracts with Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Denny’s and Subway.• Launched own brand and Sabra consumer packaged goods guacamole program in retail.• Managed Boise office team of five consisting of sales/marketing, operations planning, finance, and logistics.• Directed ten Simplot sales managers with a growth strategy for the avocado category. • Managed Mexico production facility including Plant Manager and support staffImproved production efficiency in the Morelia, Mexico plant through process mapping, equipment upgrades, continuous improvement and a balanced scorecard • Improved sales forecasting accuracy to 85%+ through Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP) and reduced inventory by 25%. • Managed independent financing, currency foreign exchange.• Led industry innovation by investing in groundbreaking food safety technology.• Reduced input cost by 14% by revamping sourcing strategy.

• Managed business alliance between Idahoan Foods and the JR Simplot Company. Directed sales, marketing and distribution. Responsible for alliance P&L.• Tripled budget in year two to $6M EBITDA.• Consistently demonstrated annual sales increase of over 15%.

• Managed marketing and new product development for the Simplot value-added and innovation potato product division.• Increased annual sales over $3M in under two years.• Introduced groundbreaking health-first product with the first zero grams trans-fat french fry in the industry.• Worked with operations team to reconfigure potato plant for new oil handling processes. • Launched over 20 new products through project management and stage/gate practices.

▪ Responsible for all marketing activities for $100 million product line▪ Increased sales by 12% per year

• Responsible for marketing activities for two major food lines wthin the HJ Heinz product portfolio

▪ Grew sales from zero to $2mm in less than two years for start-up of licensed apparel business withr NBA legend Bill Russell.▪ Generated sales programs with Wal-Mart, Target, JC Penney, Belk and several other major retailers.▪ Created in-store promotions, trade show exhibits and public relations events.