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Waynesboro, Virginia, United States

Retail Mattress and Furniture Warehouse/Showroom. Open to the Public, massive selection, great quality and even better prices. Shenandoah Valley's best furniture discount option.

West Palm Beach, Florida Area

AquaHarvest is growing a sustainable tomorrow as a super-intensive, primary producer of fresh seafood and organic produce. AquaHarvest uses proprietary technologies in tandem with established systems to create sushi grade finfish at bio-densities of 1/2 a pound per gallon of water. We use 5% of the land and 5% of the water of conventional farms and we harvest in 1/2 the time, sustainably. Traceable, US product, locally grown, organic, and fresh, all grown and sold via our distributed agriculture business model.

Florida

Management Consulting; Aquaculture, Non-profit, Technology, Training and Development, General Business

South Florida, Usa

Founded by five senior executives, including two of Tiger Direct's founders, Drone Cyclone is an ecommerce and mCommerce start-up, online retailer, offering the highest quality and value in drone, robotics,3D Printing, and other revolutionary technology products for its consumer and commercial customers. Providing both manufactured over-the-counter “boxed” products, as well as custom configurations, and a rich supply of customization and repair parts and components.

South Florida

Brought in as Acting CEO and Vice President, to acquire the company, Suxessbar Systems Corp, spearhead turnaround efforts and commercialization of the opportunity; all P&L, strategy and tactical execution. Maxx Tech utilizes various technologies, integrating proprietary hardware and software with existing retail technologies to design and deploy complex highly accurate asset management, inventory controls, and information services direct to business and commercial markets, through direct sales and recurring revenue models.Maxx Tech, a holding company operates through two LLCs, IP Maxx which holds all intellectual property and BarMaxx its operational entity. Secured a $27 million dollar pre-money valuation, originally valued near $500,000.Raised $2 million in new investment funds, secured AR and vendor financing, of up to $5 million per month.Developed strategic, change and tactical plans, Private Placement Memorandums, financial models. Commanded turnaround; restructuring of all operations, built new team, conceptualized brand and value proposition, opened market, secured first revenues, reduced cost of goods 50%, and proved business model.

South Florida

Subsidiary of Maxx Technologies, Inc.Provides the most accurate and complete solution for liquor inventory management to the hospitality industry.Extended product capabilities (finalist Best RFID Product of 2013, second place to Boeing), sourced engineers, FCC approvals, sourced AR financing, inventory financing, negotiated product manufacturing in China.Brought in first revenues, drove all branding and strategic marketing initiatives, created all collateral materials and lead generation methodologies.Secured patents, filed 5 additional patents.

Silicon Valley, Ca Usa

Develop go forward strategies; Revenue Models, Product Road Map, Sales and Marketing, Operations, Program Design, and Funding Support.

Silicon Valley, Ca, Usa

CVT is an integrated systems, RFID, enterprise, asset solution; hardware, multi-tenant cloud software, company.Achieved contributions that drove share value up, from $0.50 to $1.25, in 18 months, capping at $2.00 per share, delivering a 250% gain in share value to shareholders within 18 months.Completed over 300 investor presentations resulting in more than $6.5 million in debt and equity financing. Commanded a $300,000 opening launch, signed 22 sales orders for $4 million. Opened up market, brought in first revenue, signed an additional 96 sales orders with an upside of $22 million in revenue, and secured channel distributors for 16 states. Drafted and secured a supply chain production contract with a $44 million revolving line of credit, further enabling scaling and creating a positive cash flow business model with little or no accounts receivable. Secured national service provider contract, forecasted savings of $12 million; enabled national level scalability.Capable high level leadership / management and rolling up my sleves to get the tasks done.

Develop all marketing and sales strategy, forecasts, marketing research, MRD's, marketing plans and the like, both domestically and internationally.Sourced $70 million dollar line of credit with financial institutions for customer sales.Took 4.4 million in sales orders, at 65k a piece in 12 hours at Las Vegas Trade Show. Having a blast...

Serve diverse client groups, with financial, operational and marketing solutions. Conduct analysis and projects and was on the In-House Advisory Board.

$3 million paid up capital - parent company of 8 individual multi-national, multi-site subsidiaries, providing; management consulting, public sector projects, infrastructure development, events, organizational development and training, HR outsourcing, community development projects and programs serving the Australasian region.Rapid promotions led to spearheading all vision, growth, financial management, brand strategies, and revenue-building for all multi-site operations. Led senior-level 25-member team of Partners, Directors, and Managers who managed the 150-member staff team. Directing sales, consulting, and lobbying efforts with multi-national, executives or ministerial leaders in corporate, government, non-profit, and NGO arenas. Developed all strategic plans, legal strategies, and advanced business development opportunities with key partners and clients. Accountable for profit and loss and cost structure analysis. Overseeing operations, sponsorship, sales, marketing.Soliciting, winning, developing, and managing projects with individual values of up to $1.2 billion.Forming, building, and managing; multi-site, international sales and operations divisions and a network of 18 companies and three non-profits, in five countries in five years.Triggering rapid business and financial success, growing companies from start-up to $50 million in three years.$18 million value creation in three years, leading Asian start-up from concept to $32 million profitable revenue.Rapid penetration of Australian market segment, a 350% market share gain in two years, first profitable year facing eight previous years of losses and declining revenues, delivering 20 fold growth in five years.Commanded launch of venture into Malaysia, including sourcing and soliciting a business partner to share the risk.

Directed critical startup activities for new businesses, from raising capital, building alliances, and securing projects to authoring white papers and analytical reports; took company from start-up to $50 million revenue.Piloted organizational overhaul, expansion into new markets, and new Strategic Business Units to address needs of new and existing markets; adding a 200% gain on gross margin, advancing further export expansion.Optimized financial resources, controlled expenditures, and mitigated risk through expert planning and organization of operational cost structures, allowing multiple companies to operate at significantly lower cost.Built, Operated, Transferred (BOT) 567 recreation centers, creating a Public/Private Partnership structure for deal; centers used to distribute goods, services and political initiatives – more than $10 million in profit yearly.Conducted over 2,000 community development and corporate events in a single year.Won the “Marketing Partner” role for the FESPIC Games (KL06), Asian Paralympics, 42 nations took part.Lobbying and presenting to Federal Cabinet and Malaysia’s Supreme Council led to the creation of Malaysia’s National Fitness Council, resulting in winning high-margin contracts for several multi-million dollar projects.Directed multi-national, Government and NGO, intellectual property exchange and policy implementation, resulting in adoption of National Standards, cementing company’s market position and unseating lead players.For Australian Unit; Delivered major revenue increase, overseeing sales growth of more than 300% in 3 years and Commanded all branding, marketing strategies and activities, resulting in 20 fold growth over five years. Steered company into profitability, cleared debt, generated 30% cost-of-sales savings and 17% net profits. Changed company’s image, brand, and market position; seeing a 350% gain in market share. Fulfilled entire process to establish company as a Nationally Accredited College.

Specializing in the promotion and development of extreme and adventure sports events, Maxquest is the owner of the trademarked Eco Games consulting for and promoting events in 4 Asian countries.My contributions involve the creation, design, marketing, sourcing of funds, sponsorship and implementation of Eco Games itself as well as other such events. Eco Games was designed for world class, elite, extreme athletes with targeted broadcast syndication viewing to more than 100 countries, 400 million households, 2 million hotel rooms and several airlines.Additional contributions saw several additional events borne, but with less coverage, including fundraising events which brought in more than $1 million in funding.

Malaysia

$1 million paid up capital - manufacturer, marketer, distributor of sport and recreation equipment; selling in Asia.Seized market opportunity, supplying equipment to captive market, distributing to retailers across Southeast Asia, first year revenue over $1 million USD.Won government supply contracts and successfully brought in 50 product SKUs.

Singapore

Full service Human Resource outsourcing company with cross border and domestic services.Led merger of two companies, initiated first revenues, organized product mix and financial controls.

Expanded company, directing process to establish company as an accredited college while managing experiential and adventure training programs. Authored proposals and developed/sold new products. Oversaw course development, managed restructuring of operations, and ensured that audits were passed and quality assurance regulations followed. Directed full-time management team of 7. Led company to achieve highest-ever gross revenue in 17 years of operation. Boosted corporate sales by 90% over the previous year’s 16-year record.

Created and developed experiential training programs and workshops. Consulted with and sold products to corporate and government sectors, bolstering further growth in these markets. Grew corporate/government sector business 212%. Increased business success through design and development of several new product suites.

Developed and led multiple courses. Enrolled students and negotiated with area agents to gain preferred status and increase registrations. Directed marketing efforts and tradeshows in Pakistan. Delivered estimated savings of $128K (3-5% of annual gross revenue) through personal design of 40+ course curriculums for Business and Tourism diploma courses. Delivered $300K+ in revenue through development of Tourism/Tour Guiding curriculum and course. Achieved impressive sales-to-closing ratio – 85%. Generated over 300 overseas student enrollment applications - a 1400% increase over traditional efforts – by directing a 1-week marketing trip to Pakistan.

Helped Blue Chip and Government entities privatize their assets. Advised clients on individual financial strategies, developed comprehensive investment plans, and marketed/sold assets. Sought and identified market opportunities by delivering weekly seminars and investment forums. Achieved target of $4.5M annually. Supported success of company in a new market; proactively developed expertise in assets and investments to provide knowledgeable consulting to clients.

Managed all on-road and production operations, 165 staff direct reports. Previous roles held include: - Training Manager, - International Sales, - International Recruitment, - Trek Leader/Manager.Accomplishments: Developed 21 day training program for over 100 new recruits, resulting in an 80% reduction in client litigation and formal complaints; Streamlined operations resulting in a 5 fold improvement to transportation and other costs; Improved employee retention by 300% over previous years; Designed and developed multiple tours, some of which are still the company's best selling programs. Developed and built on a sales and channel network which spaned 42 nations resulting in the companies highest ever annual sales.

California

RG&E is a distributor and installation firm for all types of alternative energy and renewable energy products and services, for over 23 years. RG&E was a leader in this field. Started as a Sales representative an became Sales Manager in 6 months, after achieving top sales status. Managed a team of 15-20 telemarketers and several sales people. I also consulted with consumer and commercial clients, conducting comprehensive energy consumption analysis and developed ROI reports for products carried. I left as top salesman in the company’s history in both dollar volume and number of sales.