President, Little Silver Chemicals, LLC (2019-present), a specialty distributor of processing chemicals for pharmaceutical use (e.g. heparin extraction), food processing, facility sanitation, and wastewater treatment applications throughout North America.President and Owner of Sonoran, Inc. (1994-present), providing strategic sourcing of raw materials for animal nutrition, consulting services within the meat industry and general meat industry brokerage. Prior to 1994 Sonoran, Inc. was known as Harry Strauss & Co., Inc., a broker of natural casings and related pharmaceutical raw materials, and casing cleaning equipment.Past-President of the Board of Directors of Inverness Golf Club (Inverness, IL).Director of the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) Scholarship Foundation Board (2012-present).Formerly CEO and co-founder of AEW North America Ltd. (1979-1999) - AEW was a manufacturer of portion control slicers and saws, including automated lines, for the meat, poultry and seafood industries; sold to Pelcombe Ltd in 1999 and continued as President until 2002 (AEW is currently owned by Marel, Inc.). Awarded American Meat Institute Supplier of the Year in 2001. Formerly part owner and Director of RMH Foods, LLC, a producer of value-added “heat-and-eat” food products headquartered in Morton, Illinois, sold to Sandridge Foods (June 2013). Served multi-year terms as a Board Member of the North American Meat Processors Association, including a term as NAMP President (2008-2009) and Chairman (2009-2010). Served as a Board Member of the North American Meat Association (2012-2013).Specialties:Management, sales, operations and design of food processing equipment. Meat processing and related distribution. Supply chain from the pork industry for pharmaceutical raw materials and processing chemicals used in the production of heparin and related co-products.