Aqua Par Lifestyles Corporation was a start up in 2006 specializing in pond construction and pond care. Aqua Par was sold to The Pond Company in Bloomington, MN in March 2017. I remained on board through March 2018 to successfully transition the business and customer base to The Pond Company.

Director of Sales - Central Region of The United States for Red Star Consumer Yeast Products. Responsible for managing direct sales to Grocery Wholesalers & Retailers for Red Star & SAF Consumer Yeast products through network of food brokers.

Regional Sales Manager & Spice Contract Development Manager for Specialty Brands & Tones Spice Company (respectively). Managed 6 direct reports and 8 - 10 food brokers in the Central & Eastern United States. Also assisted the Specialty Brands Marketing team with 2 new product launches from 1993 - 1994. Responsible for 100 million $ in contract negotiations for Tones Spice Company from 1998 - 2000. Sales included Durkee, Tones & Spice Islands Spices, Durkee & French's Seasoning Mixes & Fleischmann's Consumer Baking Yeast.