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Brenham, Texas, United States And Travelers Rest South Carolina

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Created and led a new Scooter’s Coffee CPG consumer products sales and marketing team to top 5 fastest growing USA grocery coffee company in dollars and units two consecutive years. Innovated and develop 40 new products and the go to market strategies. Developed a first class manufacturing and supply chain to be a successful coffee CPG company.Developed a 5 year strategic plan to become a top coffee CPG company in the USA. Coached and gave leadership to the sales and marketing teams to execute on those strategic plans.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Sales Manager and New Sanitizer Product Development leader for the Hand Sanitizer Division during Covid. Developed the go to market strategy of the new hand sanitizers.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

I developed and managed the first new product development process. I also managed all R&D on new products. I developed over 200 new consumer products over a 2 year period for our Retail Business and Food Service Business. Those new items now do sales over $60 million dollars yearly.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Birmingham, Al

Develop and manage R&D roadmap to ensure alignment to Royal Cup business goalsEstablish and manage the Royal Cup Innovation roadmap and priorities for new products and new product categoriesIdentify new technologies that could help product developmentOversee and manage innovation and product development strategic plan and budgetsWork with Chief Marketing Officer to develop annual strategy

Birmingham, Al

I was hired to create a specialty coffee company for Royal Cup Coffee in 2007. I started the H.C. Valentine Coffee Company in July 2007. I launched the specialty coffee company with it's H.C. Valentine name in 2008. I have been responsible since the company started for the development of marketing, all product development and innovation, product cost, product pricing, product distribution model, and the point person for all global sales to key potential customers. I have developed strategic marketing and sales plans, and then executed on those plans to grow top line sales, profits, and coffee pounds every from 2007 to 2014. Created shelf stable Organic Cold brew and partnered with Joe Tap to create shelf stable organic nitro coffee in 2014-2015. It was showcased at the 2016 SCAA in Atlanta when Royal Cup and H.C. Valentine Coffee and Teas sponsor the worldwide show in Atlanta.I also have been a key person involved in developing new coffees for our current and potential national account customers for Royal Cup Coffee.This product is sold to Food Service and Office Coffee accounts and distributors.We are a leading micro-roasting coffee supplier to Hotels, Hotel Resort and Spas, Golf Clubs, and Fine Dining that includes James Beard award winning chefs!

Atlanta, Ga

Dixie Consumer ProductsFocused product development and innovation for the channels of Mass and Grocery National Accounts which included increased sales Wal-Mart, Sam's, BJ's, Costco, Kroger, Winn Dixie, Publix.I worked on innovation and development of the Perfect Touch Cup 16 Count, Disney Bath Cups, Dixie 250 Plate Box for Costco, BJ's, Sam's

Atlanta, Ga

Consumer ProductsFocused on new product development and selling Wal-Mart and Sam's. I developed and sold the first kids spray candy that was naturally sweetened. I sold it to Wal-Mart and Sam's.

Atlanta, Ga

Responsible for all sales, marketing, and new product innovation for Wal-Mart - USA/Canada, Dicks Sporting Goods, Academy, Galyans, Gart Sports Co. / Sports Authority, Canadian Tire Canada, Meijers - Grand Rapid MI, and Shopko Green Bay WS.I was on the strategic team that developed the Smartcast Fishfinder. I sold it to the top six sporting goods companies including Walmart USA/Canada. This enabled Humminbird to be profitable again, and the parent company Teleflex sold the company to Johnson Outdoors.

Atlanta, Ga

Consumer Products - Purchased from Warner-LambertI managed all the Adams Consumer Divisions sales, marketing, and retail colleagues in 14 states. I also developed all budgets for all the sales and marketing in those 14 states. I had the highest national sales increase for several years before Pfizer sold the division to Cadbury.

Morris Plains Nj

I developed a new Halls brand plan that included for the first time individual channel plans for Mass, Drug, Grocery, Dollar Stores, C-Stores channel promotional plans that grew the brand over 12% worldwide. The Halls brand had declined for five straight years prior to my leadership.I also innovated, developed, launched, and sold three new products Halls Vitamin C Defense Drops, Halls 80 Count Bags and Halls 33% Free Bag Displays. Halls Vitamin C Defense drops because the second largest brand in the world in 12 months. The largest is Halls base brand.

Morris Plains, New Jersey

Management of over Billion in sales, $150,000 in promotional account funding- Direct and indirect reporting of 40 Sales colleagues and 30 Retail colleagues that include the following channels of Convenience, Grocery, Drug, Mass, National Distributors and Wholesalers

Morris Plains Nj

Consumer ProductsFocused efforts on product development on Gum and Mint brands such as Dentyne, Trident, Bubblicious, Certs Clorets, Rolaids, and Halls Cough Drops.I was the marketing manager that led the teams that innovated, created, and launched Dentyne Ice and Trident White gums.I also was a leader on the team that innovated, developed, and launched Listerine PocketPaks.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Consumer ProductsI was responsible for all sales and marketing at Harris Teeter, BI-LO, Winn Dixie, Ingles, and MDITop 2 Sales Manager in USA

Bachlors Of Science, Education, Health, And Human Performance, Deans List

Activities and Societies: All-American and All SEC Track and Cross Country W.W. Billy Richardson UF Scholar-Athlete AwardI was.

Executive Development Program - Louis A. Bantle Institute, Executive Management - Consumer Products, 4.0

A Consumer Products Executive Management Program focused on marketing, sales, and finance.