Direct all day-to-day business functions for $2.5M Paws & Co and $2.5M Mascot Pet divisions. Oversee sales, production, and raw materials sourcing, as well as procurement and distribution to China. Supervise 12 staff across marketing, production, and packaging functions. Negotiate raw materials costs/prices. Control $2.5M budget for Paws & Co.✔ Generated significant profits, increasing sales 6x year over year ($25M+) after intensifying expansion of antler dog chew products to US pet market. Built business from conception and created product category within market, as well as identified, built, and maintained strategic B2B partnerships on global scale.✔ Positioned Paws & Co as one of largest suppliers of antler chew products in US, serving as exclusive suppliers for Kong and prominent companies, such as Petco, TJ Maxx, Marshall’s, HomeGoods, Bentley’s, and Chewy. ✔ Fueled sales for Mascot Pet products through forging exclusive distributorship in China for 2 US pet companies. Currently negotiating representation for 2 additional US pet companies for China pet market.

Oversaw all Asia Pacific sales operations for $250M company spanning 2 China-based facilities. Directed feed line sales throughout 8 countries in Asia-Pacific region, including China and Japan. Managed operations within Tokyo regional office. Spearheaded joint venture agreements. Controlled $60M sales budget. ✔ Grew Asia sales from $17M to $60M during tenure. Led strategy to expand production to China to drive regional sales and improve margins.✔ Optimized operations by evolving and improving best practices.✔ Headed establishment of 2 major factories in China.

Oversaw sales of dairy ingredients into Asia, as well as global sales of lactose, totaling nearly 120 million pounds per year. Controlled $30M sales budget. Managed distributors and customers throughout Asia-Pacific region (13 countries). ✔ Significantly boosted regional and global sales after establishing lactose and whey protein as key ingredient in infant formula products throughout Asia. Identified and expanded sales markets.