Originally from the midwest (U.S.), i worked in corporate America for 20 years in progressively more senior roles. After graduating from one of the top engineering universities in the country, I worked as a management consultant for 12 years (PricewaterhouseCoopers, Andersen Consulting, etc.), then served as an executive in charge of the North American supply chain for a then-leading video game company. I then served as President of a toy and gaming company in Seattle, where I designed a turnaround plan then led the company through a successful turnaround. After we sold the company to Paramount Pictures, I helped with the transition, then decided to make a life change, and moved to Puerto Vallarta. I've traveled extensively, and lived outside of the U.S. (Philippines) for a couple of years in my 20s. I have also traveled throughout much of Mexico; I fell in love with the country, it's people, and Puerto Vallarta, specifically. I've bought and sold real estate for many years - my own homes, rental properties, and my then-Puerto Vallarta vacation home. Marrying up my desire to live in Puerto Vallarta with my lifelong interest in real estate has given me the best of both worlds (personal and professional).Please feel free to "like" my Facebook page for additional information regarding our market: http://bit.ly/hoffmanpvr

Evaluated Sony’s digital supply chain and provided process, IT, and organizational change recommendations to improve process efficiency, improve customer support, and improve operational scalability. Chaired a weekly meeting with EVPs of 3 different divisions to drive changes. Presented bi-weekly implementation status to division President. As a result of changes implemented, Sony Pictures increased line item fulfillment throughput by 700%, and the relationships between the corporate divisions involved in digital fulfillment improved significantly

Studied Spanish to achieve advanced level of communication

Screenlife was acquired by Paramount in Sept 2008. Screenlife (www.screenlifegames.com) was the world’s leading developer of DVD games (sold into retailer toy sections – products include Scene It?), and developed console (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii), cell phone (mobile), online, and cable VOD games. Annual product revenue exceeded $100M • Promoted to President / COO, replacing CEO in Jan 2007. Responsible for company’s day-to-day operations, including corporate P&L. Maintained hands-on Supply Chain management role. Reported to Board of Directors (Screenlife), then division President (Paramount). • Successfully led the company through the successful implementation of turnaround plan (2006 EBITDA: -$10.4M, 2007 EBITDA: +$1.9M, 2006 cash flow: -$11.3M, 2007 cash flow: +$3.2M).• Following success of turnaround plan, led the development of corporate strategy for expanding company’s revenue and product offerings (including online gaming, additional console and mobile games, board games and puzzles). Re-structured organization to support growth plan• Negotiated multi-year, multi-platform console distribution deal with Warner Bros, negotiated new licensing deals with Warner Bros, Fox, Crayola, and TJL Group (Animal Planet). Maintained all other studio relationships• Increased utilization of China-based manufacturers. Negotiated 20% lower manufacturing COGs with China vendors for 2007, drove initiative to lower by 35% for 2008. • Issued a distribution RFP. Consolidated multiple warehouses into one 3PL that had greater capacity and improved capabilities. Ensured KPIs were in place. Significantly lowered retailer chargebacks by improving retailer compliance (ASNs, shipment timing, retailer-specific labeling, etc.). Slashed warehousing and freight costs by 18%

Responsible for managing staff, activities, vendor/customer relationships, inventory, and budgets for North American Operations of a leading video game publisher/distributor with then-annual revenue of approx. $750M-1B. Procurement and operations budget was $150-200M/year with 20M+ units shipped annually. THQ distributed THQ-produced products, as well as some select EA, Sega, and Mattel games.• Implemented new processes and relationships with 3rd party logistics and transportation providers that allowed company to scale from 46 product launches in 2000 to 101 launches in 2003 (120% increase). Implemented new processes related to manufacturing and inventory tracking of customer-specific and sensor-tagged inventory. Conversed regularly with industry counterparts to better coordinate implementation strategies related to changing customer requirements• Managed response to retailers and to consumers and coordinated all activities related to a voluntary product recall, including negotiations with manufacturer regarding liability, setup of processes to receive defective inventory / distribute new product to retailers, setup of a consumer hotline, development of scripts to use during communications with consumers, processes related to handling consumer returns / re-distribution, etc. Worked with manufacturer to ensure new processes were implemented to prevent future similarly-related issues • Conducted an RFP for U.S. distribution and assembly services in 2005 (one of several RFPs I issued during my time at THQ), achieving freight, COGs, warehouse, and tax savings that exceeded $3.7M annually. Also negotiated global distribution & assembly relationships that increased annual savings of more than $4.5M annually• Negotiated and implemented corporate UPS account in 2002, saving over $250k annually. Renegotiated rates (including package minimum rate) in 2004, saving an additional $400k

Directly managed multiple PwC client projects consisting of the analysis, design and implementation of complex business (Supply Chain and MIS-related) solutions. Provided management and functional expertise in support of business unit executive roundtables, client proposals, etc. Clients included Disney, Universal, Sony, Sega, Paramount, MGM, Techicolor, Chiron, and AST Computer

Managed software design and implementation engagements at Motorola and SSA

Served as lead functional analyst, technical analyst, programming supervisor, programmer, and database administrator in various projects related to software development of Andersen Consulting’s ERP package, MAC-PAC. Spent 2 yrs on an int’l assignment (Manila, Philippines)