Advise & supplement the outsourced-warehouse and DTC & LTL fulfillment RFP process incl. standardized evaluations, quantitative & contractual analysis, negotiation (pricing terms incl. effective-parcel rates & contractual terms in conjunction w/ the attorney), and ultimately onboarding with the prevailing 3PLs (multiple nodes & WMS/IMS systems).

Retained to immediately assume all operational and financial responsibilities for pre-revenue beverage brand that had recently deployed its multichannel routes-to-market. • Reported directly to and advised the CEO/Co-Founder on all operational, financial, administrative, and organizational priorities, and was independently responsible for all operations, supply chain, contract manufacturer & 3PL relations.• Immediately in-housed and solely controlled & directed all raw material forecasting & procurement, contract manufacturer production planning, and financial accounting administration & reporting.• Solely allocated and prepositioned finished goods & semi-finished goods at multiple warehouse & distribution points pursuant to a demand pooling + delayed differentiation strategy in order to remedy OOS due to production capacity constraints + month-over-month exponential demand increases.• Solely designed & continuously optimized supply chain and production planning & tracking tools in order to accurately measure inventories (raw material, semi-finished goods, finished goods), waste factors, and QA standards.• Scaled & utilized contract manufacturing allocated-capacity by 70x since the initial production run to support a demand increase from pre-revenue to a $X million annualized run rate within 5 months.

Fractional COO Services:• Advise re various operational, financial, administrative, contractual, organizational, and strategic priorities.• Administrate & direct all raw material forecasting & procurement, contract manufacturer production planning, and omni-channel demand planning.• Administered RFPs for contract manufacturing and warehousing & fulfillment.• Implemented & oversee a sales operations/logistics and "order-to-cash" administrative & operational solution incl. MCB/Billbacks reconciliations.

• Advise re various operational, financial, administrative, contractual, organizational, and strategic priorities.• Introduced, negotiated, and onboarded reliable contract manufacturer within three (3) months of commencing the RFP process.• Introduced & supported in presentations to prospective investors of which at least some indeed invested.

NewTree Fruit Company innovatively produces and markets low sugar/calorie fruit products derived from an international patented process. • Initiated, cultivated, and led the business development process with prospective strategic global category leaders. • Designed and constructed multifunctional MS Excel Financial Model in order to forecast operational performance, budget capital requirements, and determine the economic viability of the business concept.• Authored 4,000-word Grant Application to the state of Michigan resulting in a $250,000 award for cost-reimbursements for both the marketing platform and production facility plan in lieu of incurring third-party debt and/or diluting equity.• Analyzed and determined applicable regulations and restrictions for product classification and consumer marketing.

• Advise re Route-To-Market & Unit Economics for Broadline (e.g. UNFI & KeHE), DSD, and Direct-ship (e.g. Gopuff) retail channels.• Oversee strategies & performance for DTC channels (Shopify & AMZ FBA) incl. Ad Spend, ROAS, AOV, Repurchase, TPR, and CAC & CLV.

Retained to immediately execute & supplement the outsourced-warehouse & DTC/Dropship fulfillment RFP process incl. standardized evaluations, quantitative & contractual analysis, negotiation (pricing terms incl. effective-parcel rates & contractual terms in conjunction w/ the attorney), and ultimately onboarding with the prevailing 3PL after decades of in-house warehousing & DTC/Dropship fulfillment.

Retained to immediately assume all operational and supply chain responsibilities and temporarily join the leadership team. • Reported directly to and advised the President on all operational and supply chain priorities, and was independently responsible for all operations, supply chain, contract manufacturer & 3PL relations, including activating two (2) new 3PLs while concurrently discontinuing the only incumbent 3PL.• Solely redesigned & continuously optimized supply chain and production planning & tracking tools in order to accurately measure inventories and accurately forecast future periodic production schedules.• Interviewed, onboarded, and trained current Vice President of Operations.

Solely designed, constructed, and operated the end-to-end supply chain that within 3 years expanded its product portfolio from a single product family with 4 SKUs at a single production & distribution point to 4 product families with over 60 SKUs at 10 production & distribution points equating to an annual revenue increase from ~$1 million to ~$50 million.Contract Manufacturing and 3PL• Planned and modulated inventory levels at multiple distribution points for multiple product types in numerous configurations in order to minimize "bullwhip effect" and maximize inventory turns.• Maintained sufficient cycle+safety stock in order to meet volatile demand (at high confidence levels) and realize economies of scale. • Bilaterally collaborated with multiple 3rd-party manufacturers and 3PLs in order to reduce conversion/service cost while maximizing product specification conformance, scheduling flexibility, and open access to limited manufacturing capacity. • Prepositioned semi-finished goods in order to immediately pivot to custom and irregular demand. Procurement: Proteins, Ingredients, Packaging, Corrugate• Forecasted, negotiated, and executed all raw material sourcing including the seasonal (and regularly volatile) animal protein purchasing. • Communicated collaboratively with numerous ingredient and packaging suppliers to secure optimal delivered pricing with J-I-T delivery. New Product Development and Product & Process Optimization• Identified, negotiated, and employed within four (4) months two (2) strategic co-packers for brand/product line extensions that required immediate product distribution to consumer markets.• Identified, negotiated, and employed an underutilized Pilot Production Facility on an as-needed basis in order to conduct R&D immediately when needed. • Secured the formal consulting services of industry-best experts on an as-needed basis.

• Supervised and coordinated all facets of manufacturing division including cost and investment analysis, forecasting, procurement, labor utilization, overall equipment/people effectiveness, inventory planning & control, regulatory compliance, product development, and strategic customer support. • Designed, implemented and enforced various management control systems at multiple supervisory levels that standardized and reinforced a culture of effective operation and accountable results that significantly increased product yields.• Increased third-party (including Silliker, Sysco, Costco) food safety audit results by 5%.

ICON is an alternative investment manager that has invested over $4 billion in hundreds of asset-based transactions worldwide. • Reported directly to the Chief Investment Officer and personally supervised and trained both the business development team and investment evaluation team commissioned to source, assess, and structure complex investments.• Prospected, analyzed, negotiated and structured over $250 million of executed investments in various plant, property & equipment spanning different industries in multiple countries.• Piloted the international business development operation in London, England through research and examination of various markets that ultimately facilitated expansion into Western Europe and Souteast Asia.• Lead analyst on $150 million acquisition of a publicly-traded competitor that expedited the efficient transition and integration of the competitor’s business development team.