Gideon Adams Email & Phone Number

Cary, Nc, Us

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

To provide leadership in developing and executing strategy in support of the community health and engagement programs of the Food Bank including:• Setting a nutrition policy for the organization;• Developing strategies and initiatives that will be piloted through collaboration, helping individuals and families move out of food insecurity to become more self-sufficient;• Working with operations staff on sourcing nutrient-dense foods;• Collaborate with children’s program staff to ensure children are provided with the best nutrition;• Developing curriculum for nutrition education programs and the Food Bank onsite teaching kitchen;• Collaborating with external partners to bring nutrition education and resources to our nonprofit partner agencies and their clients; and• Analyzing the existing food systems within the service area to determine how food moves from source to retailer to agency to plate.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Implementation and expansion of the Food Bank’s Kids Meals and More Program throughout the organization’s 34–county service area. Provide strategic oversight for the Kids Meals and More Program, including Kids Cafe, Weekend Power Packs, Kids Summer Meals and Food and Nutrition Outreach programs.

Responsible for the day-to-day management of a busy food collection and distribution depot covering seven counties of North Carolina.* Creation and publication of all Standard Operating Procedures through review of current procedures, business interviews and peer assessment.* Fleet and logistics management.* Health and Safety awareness and implementation.* Efficiency planning and implementation.* Recruitment of key personnel.* Inventory control, pick and pack scheduling.

Ad-hoc consulting to Testerworld Ltd. Performing due diligence report compilation, import and export projects, pricing and strategy.

• Responsible for all department operations, managers and staff. Experienced significant success in commercial and financial areas of the company during short tenure.• Reduced inventory by over 30% through cash flow analysis and work process redesign.• Created credit control systems and ancillary technology reports to monitor performance, resulting in a reduction of Average Debtor Days of 23% within three months and the ‘disallowable’ (in excess of 120 days) amount, with regard to Invoice Discounting was reduced by 85%.

• Registered company liaison to government regulatory board (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) licensing boards and registered liaison to the Controlled Drug Administration.• Responsible to oversee control standards, government regulations and adherence to legislative standards.• Secured all relevant licensing to possess and distribute controlled drugs. Implemented all security upgrades.• Project lead for company wide ERP solution including reporting, accounting and operational software, RF scan and capture and the set up of secure wide area networking for multi-site usage.• Standardized company inventory recognition and installed electronic ordering linked directly into our ERP system. Projected increase of $123,000 + Gross Margin per month ($1.5 million + per year with an overall increase of average Gross Margin percentage from 8.13% to 10.87%.)• IT, System and Network Administration and Maintenance

• Managed the construction of a Parallel Import manufacturing plant (assembly only) from refurbishment and fitting of the building to acquiring licence.• Within 7 months, created a fully operational plant with all relevant Regulatory Authority, 45% under capital expenditure budget, which ran with an immediate operational profit. The site now runs with 200 active product licenses turning over $1.1 million per month (cost value).•Managed the creation of remote distribution plant North West of England, from building acquisition, fitting and furnishing to licensure.• Liaised with Government Regulatory Boards• Recruited a core management and supervisory team and set targets for staff recruitment. Created Standard Operating Procedures tailored through to approval by governing boards and implemented structured training and assessment. • Doubled service levels and external sales team, sales increased by 30% within four (4) months whilst reducing the cost of sale by 15-20%.

Responsible for market research, full life-cycle product development, sales and marketing of new applications for the Sodexho Pass in the UK public and private sectors. ► Served as the local government liaison and account manager.

Involved from inception in the development of a full Emergency Alarm and First Responder Service including Fire, Ambulance, Security Response, Cash-in-Transit, Breakdown and Recovery for family homes, commercial and industrial institutions in East Africa.

Managed a variety of multi-site environments in the UK and Tanzania from industrial contract catering through tourist hotels to safari companies, incorporating staff supervision, recruitment and training, report writing, financial control, government liaison and Trade Union negotiation

Bachelor, Business Administration

Bba, Business

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Associates, Institutional Operations

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