GroundSmart Rubber Mulch is the Ultimate Mulch™ – making landscapes beautiful and easy to maintain, saving you time and money year after year.Landscaping MulchHow to use: Spread 1.5 inches deep through landscape areas.Where to Use: Throughout landscape areas or anywhere traditional wood mulch, decorative rock or other ground covering materials are used.Why to Use: •Does not attract termites and other insects, like wood mulch •Saves time and money by eliminating annual mulching •Prevents weeds •12 year color-lock guarantee •Up to 2X coverage per cu ft vs wood mulch •Supports plant health by allowing water and nutrients to pass directly into soil •Does not float or blow away •Will not rot •No mold, fungus or mildew Sustainable Building -Smart solutions like Rubber Mulch save not only time and money, but are great for the environment. As a green landscaping material, GroundSmart Rubber Mulch saves trees and earns you Green Building (LEED) Credits. GroundSmart Rubber Mulch can earn you LEED credits for Recycled Content (Credit 4.1, 4.2), Regional Materials (Credit 5.1, 5.2), Site Stewardship (Credit 6.1, 6.2) and Water Efficiency (Credit 1.1).GroundSmart Playground Rubber Mulch makes playgrounds and play areas safer by providing superior head impact protection and ADA-qualified wheelchair accessibility.The same depth of recycled rubber mulch will cushion a child’s fall better from 8 to 12 feet than grass, dirt, engineered wood fiber (wood mulch), rubber tiles or poured in place surfaces. Rubber Mulch is the perfect choice as a safety surface for your home playground, school playground, municipal playground or private playground.•IPEMA certified to provide up to 16’ of fall height protection per ASTM F1292-09 at a 6” compacted depth •Saves time and money by eliminating annual mulching •Prevents weeds •12 year color-lock guarantee •Up to 2X coverage per cu ft vs wood mulch •Does not float or blow away •Wheel chair accessible per ASTM F1951-99

Responsible for acquiring raw material and selling finished productManaged operations, plant improvements andplant personelCustomers based in Eastern half of United States and Northern Mexico Sell and service Fortune 500 food corporations Managed salesforce covering 26 states

Responsible for $2.5 million in sales and servicing an additional $5 million of house accountsTerritory management of states of Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Southern Mississippi Sell and service Fortune 500 accounts including Anheuser Busch (InBev), Owens Illinois, Saint-Gobain, Dr. Pepper & Miller / Coors Participate in trade shows and open houses.Custom packaging design for Fortune 500 companies

2006 STAR Award Winner for Sales Professionals. (Top salesperson for 2006)Territory management including 12 states. (NM, TX, LA, OK, KS, WY, MO, NE, IA, SD, ND, MN)Manage and maintain key inventory levels in 6 regional warehousesResponsible for roll out of new products targeting key customers of protective packaging productsAssisted in developing Caraustar website featuring protective productsAttend trade shows / open houses.Custom packaging design for Fortune 500 companies.

Call on customers and prospects, attend trade shows, and provide general management for marketing and sales programIdentify, develop, and close major sales objectivesAssigned sales territory included Texas, Louisiana & Colorado and required extensive travel (three to four nights a week)

Assigned sales territory included while residing in West Virginia included WV, VA, PA, NY, NJ, DE, RI, MA, CT, VT, NH & MEAssigned sales territory included while residing in Oklahoma included OklahomaDemonstrated knowledge and capabilities utilizing professional sales techniques and practicesMajor accounts included major natural gas operations and Fortune 500 corporations