Commercial and sales leadership for a diversified family of railroad and rail services companies, including railcar and locomotive mechanical, rail track construction & maintenance, industrial services, rail/truck transloading, railroad services. Leadership of corporate development activities and strategy. Serve as corporate Secretary/Treasurer

Administrative management for diversified family of railroad and rail services organization. Responsibilities included finance, accounting, human resources and information technology. Implemented enhanced financing strategies as well as a number of transformation initiatives for a growing services company. Led, coached and developed variety of administrative team members. Developed formal multi service sales organization while expanding customer base and geographic reach.

• Led CHS enterprise wide transportation operations, logistics, execution teams, and asset base for modes of rail, barge, and global ocean freight• Facility operations, maintenance and capital execution, and production leadership for 25 bulk and liquid product handling facilities located in various regions of U.S., including large scale bulk export terminals/ports. Span of control: 400+ team members, encompassing talent responsible for agricultural production, operational, management, transportation and logistics. • Responsible for overall CHS bio-fuels production platform and operations comprising two large scale bio-fuels processing facilities• Establishment and execution of strategic direction related to all aspects of transportation, facility operations, and bio-fuels production• Establishment and implementation of: environmental, health and safety culture, process, and procedures| standard operating protocols across all businesses | IT systems, including SAP | communication and relationship management strategy| continuous improvement |establishment of KPI’s and measurements. Expansive and diverse agricultural experience, including, grain, agronomy, energy, transportation, processing (Flour milling, oilseed processing, biofuel), inland, river, and export ag facility management, ag production. • Maintained multiple enterprise oriented leadership roles including member of : Executive Leadership Team| Enterprise Strategic Development Council | Enterprise Transformation Council | Learning and Development Steering Committee| Bio-fuels Policy Committee. Executive lead for Retail Growth Strategy | Co-lead of corporate wide Strategic Aspirations Initiative| Bio-fuels investment task force | Director for multiple company Board of Directors

Oversaw all aspects of CHS Inc. rail transportation activities across multiple business units and geographies including: Logistics, operations, rate negotiation and analysis, industrial development, sourcing and vendor relationships, IT systems, customer logistical support and private fleet asset procurement and management

Managed rail operations team, including rates, documentation and asset management for CHS domestic and export grain business

Commercial account management lead for major Canadian Pacific agricultural shippers. Led customer industrial development growth strategy activities

General Manager of retail agricultural business including oversight for grain, agronomy, feed manufacturing, birdseed manufacturing, sales and distribution, and operations

Agriculture commodity procurement, trading, risk management, and logistical execution