Erik W Kuster ___________________ Email & Phone Number

Offices: Wyoming & Missouri

MAMMALIEN LLC is an American Fly Fishing small business established during the summer terrestrial season of 2016 at two of the top Brown Trout destinations in America; headquartered in Buffalo, Wyoming on the edge of the Bighorn Mountains in the Bighorn National Forest and operating in Harrisonville, Missouri just north of the Ozark Mountains in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma. MAMMALIEN aims to be the global leader in re-imagining fly fishing equipment – wetware - by intelligent design and innovative engineering that converges at the apex of intelligence, technology, exploration, and the passionate pursuit of any desired fish species. Our slogan, “Evolution Technology,” drives our concept. To live immersed in the present, one must have one foot in the past and one in the future. We do this by researching & developing technological advancements at every corner of the globe and then, apply these breakthroughs and concepts to material and design; where form always follows function.

Greater St. Louis Area

Data Mining and Analytics. Creation and dissemination of monthly mailing lists and marketing materials. Marketing Budget oversight. Negotiation for home purchases. Home Buying.

Kuwait

At Al Qabandi United Company in Kuwait, I created an updated Business Development Strategic Cycle to align ourselves with the US Government and Military's revised strategic approach to on-going and future operations in the Middle East region. Kuwait is the HUB for US/Coalition Forces for said operations and AQ is highlighting it's past performance as a Prime Vendor coupled with a new approach to maximize this development; encouraging sustainment in the volatile global economy. Additionally, I prepared updated company literature to assist in this BD Cycle to include marketing materials, presentations, brochures, website content, and in-house strategic directions to accomplish our new goals.

Kabul, Afghanistan

At HQ Defense Services, I served as the De Facto Afghanistan Country Manager, to include the duties of Business Development Director - Strategic Planning, Market Research, Pipeline & Opportunity Development, Marketing, Capture & Proposal Management, and Implementation - as well as intermittent Operational Capacities, Project Management and Customer Relations Management to include but not limited to Conflict Resolution and Negotiation.

Hawalli, Kuwait

As Operations Manager, I ran the day-to-day operations of the company. My purpose was to find ways to make the company more productive-• Prepared program budgets• Facilitated company programs• Controlled inventory• Logistical oversight• Interviews • Employee supervision• Conflict resolution

As Capture Manager, I identified the resources needed to pursue business opportunities; bid strategies, pricing, teaming, and proposal strategies - managing the transition from business opportunity to proposal development to award-• Planned, documented and managed the internal and external capture project efforts• Analyzed the company strategic plans and products • Aligned marketing intelligence with win strategy• Determined potential customer needs to fulfill requirements of opportunity• Conducted competition analysis• Assessed pricing strategy• Generated baseline and program plans• Prepared plans for proposal development phase• Appointed, supervised and collaborated strategies with the Proposal Manager• Monitored, reviewed and directed weekly proposal progress from a top management perspective; ensuring adherence to the company process and proposal schedule• Provided executive-level guidance to the Proposal Manager• Manager for development of the Executive Summary and other key proposal summaries

Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghan Global Contracting, AGC, was a subsidiary start-up company of Liberty International, yet it's own entity in Kabul, Afghanistan. I assisted with it's creation from proper registration & licensing to marketing literature & bid/proposal writing.

As Procurement Manager, I worked to save companies & government agencies money by evaluating bids and finding discounts and wholesale rates. I combined the purchasing power of several agencies while obtaining necessary supplies and services needed to operate efficiently-• Procured supplies, equipment, services and furnishings for government & non-government agencies through new contracts, competitive bids and existing government contracts• Planned & coordinated time and delivery of purchases • Assessed requests for goods and services by ensuring that they are allowable under limitations, restrictions and policies • Ensured that accounts have funds available for items being purchased • Prepared spreadsheets & maintain databases to track certain expenditures• Created internal control procedures, made recommendations to the Financial Administrator for development of new or revised internal procurement control procedures• Identified & maintained lists of vendors and sources of supply for goods and services• Reviewed, evaluated, verified, and processed invoices and prepared payment requests• Updated the inventory listing of property and conducted inventory reconciliations• Researched & evaluated suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities including reputation and history • Prepared specifications, solicitations and requests for qualifications/proposals • Researched and prepared products/equipment with specifications • Obtained & reviewed competitive bids, quotes and proposals from vendors and contractors• Negotiated with vendors for best price over contracted services & purchases• Coordinated with selected vendors on supply & delivery of purchased items• Evaluated & monitored contract performance to ensure compliance with contracted obligations• Developed & justified annual budget needs for recurring services and procurement

St. Louis, Missouri / Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

In the Motion Picture Production, "The Game of Their Lives," I was the Soccer Performance Double - classified under Stunt Team Coordination - for actor Costas Mandylor who portrayed St. Louis native and United States National Team Sweeper, Charlie 'Gloves' Columbo in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil. Additionally, I liased and assisted Technical Coordinators, Eric Wynalda & John Harkes, for creating and implementing soccer situations that properly reflected "the Beautiful Game" on the screen. As a former international professional soccer player and US National Pool Team member, as well as a St. Louis native myself, it was an honor and a privilege to represent and recreate the story of one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history when USA beat England 1-0.

Soccer CV available upon request

Ba Communication, Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations/Interpersonal/Intercultural/Corporate Communication/Film/Nvc, Cum Laude - Honor Roll Student

Activities and Societies: *Graduate Assistant Soccer Coach at UMKC 1999-2000 Player of the Year - Mid-Continent Conference Offensive POY.

Major: Communication / Minor: French & History, Honor Roll Student

Activities and Societies: Varsity Soccer Athletic Scholarship - Full Ride: Soccer Conference USA All-Freshman Team USA Olympic & National.

College Preparatory, General Studies, 4 Year Honor Student

Activities and Societies: * Varsity Soccer * French Club * Model UN * Amnesty International * Spirit Club * Chess Club Parade All-American.