Principle and Senior Managing Partner responsible for all strategic planning and tactical operations. My overall responsibility and guideposts are to increase assets and profits and thereby grow the value of the company.

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Responsible for product sales to and through large regional and national level landscape distribution and landscape company customers. Created product demand by informing, educating, advising, and recommending specific product usage for specific plant health problems encountered in landscape maintenance. Retired on June 3 after working with the principle of this company and in this industry and market for 24 highly satisfying years.

Responsible for all aspects of the company operations in manufacturing and national sales and distribution of specialty fertilizer. Successfully assisted Principle in selling the company.

Responsible for product sales through regional and national level distribution customers to end user accounts in the thirteen northeastern states (Virginia to Maine). Created product demand (pull through marketing) by informing, educating, advising, and recommending specific product usage for specific plant health problems encountered by the end user producers. Trained and assisted distributor sales representatives in selling product line by making end user sales calls with them.

Overall responsible for sales, delivery, and warehousing of hard good products used by commercial ornamental horticulture greenhouse and nursery producers in the states of Virginia, North Carolina, and southeastern West Virginia. Managed three outside distributor sales representatives and all warehouse personnel to include two inside sales representatives and two delivery truck drivers. Grew regional sales from ~ $2,000,000/year to over $4,000,000.

Responsible for market development and sales expansion and growth in a new geographical market of commercial ornamental horticulture producers (nursery and greenhouse) through direct B2B sales. Effectively grew sales against established competition in a two year timeframe from ~ $70,000/year in catalog orders to over $2,000,000/year in direct B2B sales while maintaining the highest outside sales GP percentage in the company. This sales growth directly resulted in opening a branch distribution center.

Retired from a 22 year career in the U.S. Army as Sergeant Major after achieving the rank of Sergeant Major with a secondary zone selection ahead of my peers. Graduate of Class 28, U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy, January 1987 in addition to First Sergeants' Course, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany, Field Artillery Advanced Noncommissioned Officers Course, Fort Sill, OK and NCO Academy, Bremerhaven, Federal Republic of Germany. Service included a combat tour in the Republic of South Vietnam where decorated for Valor and also awarded the Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal. Also served 11 years in the Federal Republic of Germany with last three as First Sergeant of a forward deployed Combat Arms unit with an assigned immediate response General Defense Position (GDP) during the Cold War. Experience included Clerk Typist, UH-1H Huey helicopter Crew Chief/Door Gunner, Explosive Ordnance Disposal NCO, Field Artillery Fire Direction NCO, Fire Support Sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, and Sergeant Major. Special assignments included Noncommissioned Officers Academy Primary NCO Course (PNCOC/PLDC) Assistant Chief Instructor where I co-wrote the program of instruction for the Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC); Field Artillery Reserve Component Trainer/Advisor; University ROTC Battalion Sergeant Major; and School of Cadet Command (ROTC) (2 Star Command) Sergeant Major. Was promoted to the two highest enlisted ranks ahead of my peers, achieving promotion to Sergeant Major with 18 years of service.