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• Oversee all sales, marketing, consulting and organization of company.• Serve as broker of all agricultural produce exported to China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Japan and other Asian countries.• Generate new product developments for consumer consumption from harvest to table.

• Created grower-owned organization to represent individual walnut growers as single business entities; leveraged inventories leading to greater profits and more favorable payment terms for growers.• Enhanced individual grower earnings on exported products via Interest Charged - Domestic International Sales Cooperative (IC – DISC); exported over 95% of all walnut sales.• Boosted grower profitability significantly through tax rate reduction of 20% or more on ordinary income using IC – DISC platform.• Assisted grower members in earning additional income of 50% or more from dividends paid via CWGC through IC – DISC processes and structure.

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Designed and implemented independent sales/merchandising/marketing operating company (Wonderful Sales) focused on retail trades; integrated three separate marketing teams with Wonderful Sales to produce $250MM+ in annual sales across 30,000 points of sale within 24 months.• Hired, trained and mentored senior executives responsible for sales, category management, finance and merchandising; assisted executives in building regional sales and merchandising teams across North America to boost profit.• Crafted and implemented pistachio price and dual package model for key retailers, increasing profits by 42% and sales volume by 26% over three years.• Introduced national account management and category management teams for Safeway and Kroger stores.• Developed brand and category management tools/analytics to measure in-store execution, displays, inventory and pricing.• Integrated internal reporting and support structures for three operating companies including production forecasting and pricing models measuring sales elasticity and gross profit gain/loss.• Generated new pistachio brand “Wonderful Pistachios” leading to 85% North American distribution in less than three months.• Augmented POM beverage sales by 31% over three years and boosted POM 48oz package distribution from 20% ACV to 75% ACV within three months.

Plano, Texas (Tx), Us

• Doubled regional EBITDA margin and grew case sales by 3.5% from 2005 to 2006.• Developed and executed new territory development manager format resulting in increased case sales, brand/package distribution and cold equipment placement in chain convenience channels.• Reduced weekly out of stocks by 18% over two years through introducing branch inventory replenishment system.• Decreased daily inventory from 13 to 10-day supply yielding annual savings of $4.14MM.• Constructed company-wide account/channel/package volume gross profit forecasting model based on SKU sales and production analysis.• Grew energy brand from #4 to #1 in Nielsen measured take home channels.

Pleasanton, California, Us

• Re-engineered company into two separate business models resulting in increased cash flow and strategic investments; grew cash operating profit by 34% in 2003 and 26% in 2004.• Reorganized sales force leading to sales growth of 7% in 2003 and 17% in 2004; grew overall net profit 12% in 2003 and 8% in 2004.• Negotiated manufacturing joint venture into wholly owned subsidiary of DeltaTRAK.

• Expanded geographic customer base to include retail, auto and supermarket industries including CSK Auto Parts, Circle K, 7/11, Safeway, Ralph’s, Bashas and Smith’s Food and Drug.• Executed account acquisition strategy and developed presentation explaining company business model and technological advantage within labor services for store and product merchandising.

• Built and executed sales organizational structure and new business model providing internet-based logistical solutions for consumer, small office and home office postage and package shipping; established and sold system in two major test markets in less than six months.• Leveraged key findings from test markets resulting in seven major market additions totaling 1200 stores, primarily supermarkets.

• Retooled sales and marketing for $530MM division including $210MM discount, marketing and advertising budgets.• Oversaw gross profit increase of 36.6% in primary trade channels.• Presented new brand, Citra, reaching 100% market penetration within two weeks; developed market share to 0.9% of category and 2.5% of total sales in 10 months.• Raised core brand market share in supermarket, petroleum and convenience trade channels by 1.3%.• Enhanced case sales and profitability through retooling price/package model and trade marketing for key retailers.• Boosted sales for top ten accounts by developing channel-specific management and marketing programs.• Negotiated sponsorships, marketing agreements and promotions for the San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors.

• Managed $250MM three-state division comprising 10 sales and distribution centers, two production centers.• Introduced five product categories with over 98% on-time distribution in all trade channels. • Expanded sales by 14.3% and 5.5% over two years through innovative marketing plans utilizing in-store displays and merchandising.• Improved market share in supermarket channel by 1.5% and 2.1% over two years.• Assisted in motivating and coaching new teams in two new franchises and reorganized Denver unit.

• Led sales and marketing for $205MM division including $38MM discount, media advertising and promotional budget.• Increased retail shelf space by 20% in major supermarkets and introduced 5 product categories with over 98% on-time distribution in all trade channels. • Supervised double-digit growth in core brands for 3 years; grew cross-licensed brands 6, 8, and 11% over three years, respectively.• Secured customer agreements, sponsorships and promotions with Subway, 7/11, Circle K, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals, Super Bowl XXX, NBA All Star Weekend, PGA Open, Phoenix Open and Arizona State University.