• Founded Great American Aquaculture in 2013, a successful, land-based aquaculture company sustainably producing antibiotic-free European Seabass (aka Branzino)• Directed project development team (Pentair Aquatic Eco-systems / PR Aqua) to design state-of-the-art recirculating aquaculture system specifically to raise European Seabass.• Pioneered innovative business model to reduce risk and increase economic viability of RAS operations:o Created Ideal Fish® branding / corporate identity – a premier brand in RAS seafood industryo Developed value-added product line (made in-house), including ready to eat and smoked fish preparations. Smoked Branzino is one of 7 finalists for innovative product competition in 2018 Seafood Expo North America conventiono Broadened product offering with seafood products raised at 3rd party RAS facilties, including salmon, trout and caviar• Built-out seafood processing, procurement and logistics operations to handle internal RAS production as well as 3rd party RAS produced seafood • Implemented game changing technologies to dewater and recover solid waste for composting into fertilizero Grey water is conditioned for re-entrainment into culture system, significantly reducing discharge rates• Awarded Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification five years in a row – one of only eleven aquaculture producers (farms) in the United States with BAP cerification• Navigated company through turbulent seafood markets and supply chain disruption caused by COVID 19 pandemic – pivoted to develop direct-to-consumer (e-commerce) business channel • Raised over $30 million to fund Ideal Fish facility construction and operations during the ramp-up

• Led RAS facility and hydroponics completion and start-up at 87,000 ft2 facility growing Arctic Char and organic-certified leafy greens• Launched fish and produce products into high-end retail and food service (farm-to-table) distribution channels• Created branded bottled water product supplied from aquafer beneath facility and dispensed via a drive-through retail kiosk• Developed unique co-marketing agreement with HealthPartners hospitals to retail products at point of sale locations throughout Minnesota-based hospital system• Awarded 2017 “WateReuse Agriculture Project of the Year” - 2017

• Structured collaborative programs with 3rd party multinational safe drinking water agencies and other NGOs designed to promote safe drinking water supply in developing nations• Reported to CEO of this legacy not-for-profit founded by the late actor Paul Newman

• Led commercialization of patented electrophoretic water filtration technology for use in industrial applications – metal finishing, nuclear cooling water clean-up and industrial waste water treatment• Restructured company to create a new split-off entity to focus exclusively on nuclear applications and access industry-specific investment sources

• Managed long/short investment management fund (hedge fund) focused on international publicly-traded companies in the water filtration technology sector• Developed proprietary investment strategy that delivered above market returns to investors while reducing portfolio volatility

• Lead Business Development department of GE Water & Process Technologies, a $2.5 billion growth platform at GE where strategic acquisitions I completed doubled the business in three years

• Founding partner of successful middle market investment bank focused on mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions with values ranging from $5 million to $100 million

• Senior mergers and acquisitions professional in charge of transaction activity in firm’s forest products/natural resources industry group