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United States

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Key Contact for International Trading Partners in Agriculture Sector & Creating New Business Plans. Duties include sourcing buyer/supplier criteria, organizing meetings across multiple continents, logistics, and writing contracts and proposals for small trading and finance companies.• Coordinated Agri-Tech suppliers in China for future proposals in Zimbabwe and Botswana• Key Contact for 4 trade proposals between commodity suppliers in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe and potential buyers in China ($USD 500k-20m)• Designed new business proposal for Chinese vehicle dealership agency in Qatar• Off Site Project Manager for Abattoir & Cold Storage facility rehabilitation in Zimbabwe

Shanghai, China

Responsibilities include advising on new technology offerings, market research, new business development, technical sales, new technology integration, developing foreign suppliers and customers. Direct report to CEO.• Coordinated EPC Proposal for USD $200m + Project in Zimbabwe rehabilitating fully vertically integrated abattoir, cold storage, logistics, ranch, farm, & feed operation • Developed Fuel Cell Testing Supply Chain: 1 USD $500k project in 2020, 12 proposals for 2021 (USD $3-40m)• International Supplier Relationship Manager for Proving Grounds for Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)• Feasibility Analysis of Market Potential for becoming a 3D Printer Distributor in China’s Automotive Sector.

Shokapee, Mn

Responsibilities included growing current accounts, developing new accounts, understanding the constantly changing used equipment market domestically, as well as internationally, educate department on new information, manage travel schedule, manage expense account, and report directly to the General Manager of Used Equipment. • Negotiate final pricing, payment, and delivery terms of equipment sold• Increased Sales Revenue and Units Sold 20+% from 2015 to 2017 while maintaining GP goals• Developed 3 new international and 4 new domestic accounts into repeat customers• Managed 250+ accounts• Member of Used Strategy Team- developed 6 initiatives and implemented them

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsibilities included managing the department that oversees and executes new product development, managed sales and customer service for all encapsulated food, feed, and nutraceutical products, and managed special projects for the CTO/COO. • Developed new business opportunities with ingredient encapsulation technology through technical and consultative sales.• Created a pricing matrix for each product based off of production cost, material cost, volume, growth potential, and opportunity cost.• As the Encapsulation Sales Manager, was responsible for 23 products from concept to commercialization.

While in an airborne infantry unit, held a variety of positions that included training soldiers for counter insurgency operations, managing all communication equipment for 35 personnel and vehicles, training and leading a team of 4, platoon level cultural advisor, and served as a grader for brigade level Expert Infantry Badge certification training. • PSD for Platoon Leader on deployment.• Cultural Advisor to Platoon.• Gathered and reported HUMINT.• Dari (intermediate) and Pashto (basic) language skills pre deployment.• Communications Specialist for Platoon.

Missoula, Montana, United States

Responsibilities included all aspects of managing sales and customer service for this regional Caterpillar dealership.• While a sales representative for southwestern Montana, maintained a biweekly territory travel schedule, created quotations, made 20+ cold calls a day, developed new customers, and helped with marketing events• Set pricing programs for customer based on volume, market, and job exposure• Certified to train customers on lift use, trench boxes, Caterpillar equipment, and OSHA RegulationsPrior to Sales Position worked in the Parts Department part time

Msc Global Europe: Culture And Conflict

Activities and Societies: LSE Emerging Markets ForumSpeakers Director

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Consumer Behavior/Marketing

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Marketing