Maxwell Copello Email & Phone Number

Stockton, California, United States

Linden, California

Tree brokerage firm specializing in Cherries, Walnuts, Almonds, Pistachios, Citrus, Apples and Pecans. Bareroot and potted trees available. Representing nurseries in California and the Pacific Northwest.

Linden, California

Family farming operation specializing in California Sweet Cherries.

Missoula, Montana, United States

CTS Holdings, LLC is a Real Estate investment and holding company founded and operating in Montana, USA. Investments include single-family and multi-family properties in Western and Central Montana.

California, United States

Elected board member of the California Cherry Board representing growers in the California cherry industry. Chairman of newly formed Varietal Advisory Committee.

Stockton, California, United States

Licensed crop insurance broker in California and Nevada. Specializing in MPCI and WFRP products. Let me help you protect your family's livelihood and legacy.

Linden, California, United States

Almond growing partnerships, developing and growing California Almonds in Linden, CA.

Linden, California

Managing the day-to-day operations of a 1200 acre diversified orchard and vineyard farming company. Overseeing all labor, cultural practices, irrigation, spraying and fertilizing, and more.

Linden, California

Leading fruit tree nursery located in Northern California.

Linden, Ca

• Manage day-to-day farming operation of three commodities (cherries, apples and walnuts) in Northern San Joaquin Valley (~2500 acres). • Manage custom walnut harvesting and walnut hulling/dehydrating operation in Linden, CA• Research bacterial and fungal diseases and pest pressures plaguing the California cherry and walnut industries• Assist in sales of in-shell and shelled walnuts to major European and Asian markets• Participated in design and construction of new state-of-the-art Walnut Hulling/Dehydration facility• Worked with members of the international food and agricultural industry to streamline MRL programs and requirements for California cherry growers, packers, and shippers• Led industry food safety efforts for CA cherry, apple and walnut growers and processors during 2011-2013 seasons• Consulted outside growers of cherries, apples and walnuts in the fields of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and other food safety requirements• Implemented electronic pesticide reporting system for 124 cherry growers (over 8400 acres) to integrate maximum residue level test results with application dates• Researched new varieties, rootstocks and tree training programs for new cherry orchard plantings• Headed Japan Systems Approach program for largest exporter of fresh cherries to Japan in 2011-2013.• Completed testing and compiled data on new technologies and machinery for packing and consumer pack lines in cherry, apple, and walnut packing facilities• Oversaw Quality Control (QC) and Pest Control programs for receiving of all incoming cherries to packing facility• Provide accounting services for large cherry farming partnership in Southern San Joaquin Valley• Researched and compiled data for crop loss/damage insurance case

Modesto, California Area

Sacramento, California Area

Field Director for the Sacramento area for Victory 2010.• Directed grassroots and field activities for National and CA Statewide races in Sacramento/San Joaquin area• Managed 3 field offices in Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove and Stockton.

Sacramento, California Area

• Provided public relations and public affairs consulting for political candidates, initiative campaigns and large corporations.• Assisted in campaign consulting for U.S. Senate candidate in Illinois and Gubernatorial candidate in Oregon.• Managed multiple initiative campaigns during CA primary election in June 2010.

Linden, Ca

Seasonal Employee (Harvest)• Managed production line employees and low-level managers in a bi-lingual environment• Controlled equipment and workers to produce cherry output of ~$2 million daily (60% of total controlled output)• Managed and oversaw the production-line machine and process to achieve maximum quality output • Made executive decisions pertaining to the consumer packing of California cherries: ~900,000 boxes in 2006, 1.87 million boxes in 2007 and 2.01 million boxes in 2008• Controlled and audited the payroll for hundreds of field employees and labor contractors

Linden, Ca

Seasonal Employee• Intern for fruit marketing and distribution/shipping firm in Linden, CA• Sold fresh cherries, apples, walnuts, peaches and tomatoes to distributors and retailers in the United States and abroad• Directly controlled the shipping of fresh fruit to clients in the continental United States• Worked with customs officials to ensure transport of fresh cherries to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, UK and AustraliaAssociated with Prima Frutta Packing Inc.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched national drug policies, international counter-narcotic efforts, and national defense technologies• Wrote reports on African counter-narcotic efforts and agencies• Attended Congressional hearings on drug policies and international drug trafficking• Worked in a team to develop research methods for drug policy issues• Lobbied for the Edward Byrne Memorial Fund which was cut in the January 2008 Omnibus bill and successfully increased funding in the emergency supplemental• Interacted with high level elected officials