Experienced in the malt beverage (beer) industry on the wholesale distribution side covering a range of responsibilities/positions predominantly in business development/management. Malt beverages are distributed via a highly regulated (federal and state) three tier system: supplier to wholesale distributor and from wholesale distributor to retailer. My area of expertise is in the management of the supplier and retailer distribution tiers with specific focus on developing strategies designed to maximize sales/sales execution of the products represented. This includes increasingly expanding experience in supplier/wholesaler budget development/management; personnel development/management; strategic pricing development/management; development and execution of sales and marketing strategies; development and implementation of short and long term sales and marketing strategies with multiple domestic/international supplier partners (including new product planning/distribution); and the development and execution of near and long term strategic business and financial plans.Specialties: Business plan development/management, strategic planning, financial budget development and analysis, personnel development, sales programming and implementation, business management, strategic pricing/planning and execution, new product execution, inventory management, safety, warehouse management.