Vice President Sales & Marketing 2008 – present Direct Pack Inc, Los Angeles CAResponsible for Sales and Marketing for the Custom Packaging Division for Food Services, Grocery Produce and Retail• Defined the go to market strategy, sales and distribution model• Developed standard product lines and custom programs for national accounts.• Set direction for diversification into new products including PP, PET PLA, Bagasse and RPET to meet growing customer demanded.• Defined, developed and launched the first closed loop RPET packaging concept in the USA, THE BOTTLE BOXo Developed the overall business plan, operating model and sales approach that took sales from 0 to over 200 Million in 8 yearso Created a unique corporate identity, brand and mission statement o Implemented a national broker and sales organizationalo Helped develop a micro manufacturing platform that includes the US, Mexico and Far East National Account responsibly Cheesecake FactoryBJ Brew HouseDel TacoEl Pollo LocoIHOPAlbertsons/Safeway groupSam’s/Walmarthttp://www.directpackinc.comwww.thebottlebox.com

Vice President Sales & Marketing – North America 2006 - 2008 Innoware Inc., Atlanta, GAInstrumental in ensuring the successful divestiture to an equity group and implementation of process and organizational changes to deliver greater profitability• Sole representative of the Sales organization throughout the prospecting and due diligence phases• Defined the new corporate identity, brand and mission statement• Implemented a new national sales organizational model with a separate trade spend group while adopting new sales management principles and processes• Set direction for diversification into new products including PET and PLA to meet growing customer demand• Lead the ongoing participation with a global food service industry research organization• Ongoing due diligence in new acquisitions in support of the corporate strategy Vice President Sales – North America 1999 - 2006 Duni DeSter, Atlanta, GAMerge two separate sales organizations with complementary products to deliver 8% - 10% profitable sales growth per year• Defined a new sales organization including street business, national accounts and grocery division• Created “bundled” products for targeted national accounts• Grew the direct sales organization by 400%• Create a division that delivered 100% customized value added products Divisional Director – Western United States 1992-1999 DeSter Americas, Atlanta, GACreated a regional sales organization with 6 direct reports and 20 national brokers that grew sales from 0 to 30 million in 7 years• Developed a distribution and broker network throughout the United States and Canada. • Created custom products and programs for national accounts including Safeway, Kraft Foods, Brinker, Costco, Nordstrom, Albertsons, Nestles, Sysco, and Marriott & Bunzl.

Product Manager – Manufactured Products 1987–1992Kraft Food Services, Los Angeles, CA Responsible for marketing and sales of all Kraft branded products for food service in Southern California – in excess of $90 million annually.• Provided ongoing training and sales support for 275 territory managers and 10 national account representatives• Managed local promotional and advertising, to support Kraft branded products.• Account management responsibility for all local national accounts leading to in excess of 30% annual growth.

Account Manager – Hotel and Restaurant Division 1984–1987Ernest and Julio Gallo Winery, Chicago, ILDeveloped a new “on-premise” local channel to market that generated $5M annually of new sales.• Implemented wine and spirit programs in key Chicago Metro accounts.• Managed new product introduction throughout Chicago.• Achieved an annual 20% average increase in sales