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Designed and built a cured meats manufacturing facility for USDA approval, developed HACCP, SOP, SSOP and regulatory plans for SQF certification with a strict Allergen free, all natural plan.-Developed and introduced 6 CPG products to market within the first year of operations, in 3 regions. West Coast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.-Established and scaled for nationwide growth of foodservice line within the first year of operations-Developed strategic partnerships with 15 national and regional distributors within the first 2 years.-Led private label development projects for CPG and foodservice products.-Initiated product training programs for sales teams of up to groups of 40

Founded the first USDA manufacturing facility for non-heat treated, shelf stable, cured meats in Illinois. Serviced CPG and foodservice outlets to national chain retailers, airlines, resorts and restaurants.-Established CPG distribution to key retailers in NYC, Midwest, West Coast, South East and Atlantic-Developed and brought 5 core CPG products to market within 6 months-Led new product development of an additional 14 SKUs-Pioneered our B2B marketing, which brought on 300 new clients nationwide within the first 16 months of operating-Reduced production costs by 40% by introducing efficiencies, focusing on widening our bottlenecks by outsourcing and increasing the skills of our staff

Blast mitigation consultant specializing in worldwide governmental based construction developmentProject development of up to $70,000,000-Team Leadership sizes of 50+-Led daily pre-work constructive group meetings-consulted general contractors and architects on strict governmental standards, policies and protection requirements-Developed RFQs and RFPs of new and pre existing structures of $200,000,000+

Appointed short-term CFO in order to set standards and implement new policies-Supply Chain -Inventory planning-Business development-re-established relationships with customers-internal auditing

Bs Management, Business

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Business Administration And Management, General

Certificate, Professional Cookery