Value-driven leader responsible for Ed Miniat and South Chicago Packing.

• Chosen to fill an immediate need within the company based on my organization and management of Project Prime• Tasked with understanding and synthesizing a disorganized price management system with little to no instruction• Analyze current raw material purchasing and pricing methodology and develop a robust system that can be transferred and automated• Create customized purchasing strategies that contribute to increased sales growth and income generation through merchandising• Serve as the mediator between Sales and Operations, taking advantage of opportunistic purchases only when Operations has capacity

• Organized and defined Project Prime – a project to standardize processes and functions to better measure and improve Operations• Determined the current plant management software is ineffective, created a mockup for a new system based on our critical needs • Designed and implemented a system of engineered standards for the top 80% of products by volume on our major processing lines• Created an organizational structure within Operations to better define job functions and responsibilities

Analyzed historic sales opportunities to determine the competitiveness of a range of productsConducted Market Study Visits throughout Europe to collect information on food trends, customers and competitorsOrganized a Customer Appreciation Program to help employees understand the product uses and customer specifications

Manage entire customer experience from lead generation through product implementation Evaluate new market opportunities and create marketing and sales campaigns for target customers Assist in product development by translating customer feedback into meaningful reports and product features Use customer electricity data to create detailed savings reports along with product ROI figures Actively participate in company strategy sessions to re-evaluate business model and direction

Worked directly with analysts to analyze P & L statements and build financial models Reviewed SEC filings, client annual reports and industry research reports to draft sections in client Investment Materials Utilized CapitalIQ and other public resources to screen potential debt and equity investors Prepared presentations consisting of industry and financial analyses to help clients achieve their strategic goals

Assisted project managers in development by providing feedback on new food products Learned the entire cooked meat production process by working with a sample from raw material to a finished product Assured that processing procedures exceeded USDA regulations and inspected incoming raw material and outgoing finished productClick Commerce; Organized and cleansed the CRM system responsible for managing the company's customers and potential leads Re-formatted and designed collateral templates to be used at software tradeshows and distributed to customers