Providing hands on executive leadership for this AgTech startup company. At IngredientWerks, we enhance the natural protein capacity in plants / crops to sustainably design and produce customized protein ingredients for the best taste, mouthfeel, quality and cost for the rapidly growing alternative protein market.

Providing insight and introductions in the food and nutrition industry for this dynamic new software company. SKUsafe solves “SKU chaos” by playing offense instead of defense like traditional, reactive compliance and R&D tools. We focus on formula creation and management providing proactive, goal-based formulation; reduced iterations and faster development timelines; on nutrition fact panels, labels, claims, and certifications we provide immediate visibility into label status, ability to translate label goals into formulation suggestions; In the area of supplier management SKU Safe has Automated supplier communication and documentation updates. This all makes significant net impact for CPG brands and food ingredient manufacturers.

Seeking CEO Role with Private Equity Sponsored Company in the food, agriculture, biotech or related spaces. Currently offering consulting services under Third Meadow Consulting to provide corporate growth consulting services including:CEO support and strategy developmentBiotechnologyAgricultural BusinessStrategy implementation - traction and operational executionStrategy & Business Planning New Product Development and LaunchDigital and eCommerce Transformation Strategies Portfolio & Innovation ManagementProfit Margin Enhancement Business Development and Deal StructuringM&A and Partner CollaborationsGeneral Management CoachingB2B and B2C Marketing & Ingredient Branding Strategy and ImplementationIngredient brandingNutrition, Functional Foods, and Specialty Product Sales ManagementInternational Business Expansion

Great tasting imported and domestic natural cheese products

Currently supporting the amazing team at Demand Chain, a leading Salesforce implementation firm focused on wide range of implementation services in manufacturing and other industries.

Maintained CEO and President role, responsible for the former Whitehall Specialties operations while working with senior management of new owners, Ornua Ingredients of North America based in Hilbert, WI and the parent company Ornua based in Dublin, Ireland, on all aspects of transition of newly acquired company.

President and Chief Executive Officer for private equity sponsored Whitehall Specialties Inc. (WSI)(sold to Ornua Ingredients North America of Dublin, Ireland in October of 2021). WSI is a recognized leader in the custom manufacturing of a broad line of processed, imitation and non-standard of identity cheeses and plant based cheese products made by the NewFields(tm) division, and based in Whitehall, WI. WSI has 4 operating locations in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania employing nearly 500 people, serving a number of leading CPG food companies, cheese making partners, brokers and retail players with high-quality, high-value products. WSI also produces and selectively sells under their own brand around the world

NewFields(tm) Plant-Based Cheese division of WSI (now owned by Ornua) is a newly formed division of Whitehall Specialties Inc., (WSI) formerly owned by Mason Wells private equity fund of Milwaukee, WI. NewFields(tm) provides exceptional plant-based cheese expertise to meet the booming consumer demand across plant-based / vegan markets and channels, including international. From industrial food service kitchens and co-manufacturing partners to direct retail brand opportunities, NewFields serves this innovative market space through plant based co-manufacturing, private label development, independent brand efforts, value added / innovative formulations, market guidance, ingredient purchasing / logistics, and hygienically-zoned manufacturing.

Private equity owned food and ingredient products company. I provide food and food ingredient expertise in growth strategy, commercial operations, corporate development and other senior management and board level matters from part time position on the board of directors.

Direct investor, board member and business leader for early stage pharmaceutical company developing an FDA approved (full NDA completed in 2017), "first needle-free" nasally administered dental anesthetic drug product. Responsible for funding partner management, operational planning, organizational build, and all aspects of strategy, product launch and management working with CEO, board and leadership team.

$1.5 billion market cap, public company, focused on food safety testing and diagnostics; and Animal Safety products for production animals. Responsible for general management of core food and animal safety businesses within global 900+ employees and over $230 million annual revenues. Leader in the innovation, manufacturing and distribution of innovative food safety testing, diagnostics, animal genomics, veterinary and animal safety products.

Lead M&A and new product and business creation for the formerly Industrial Oils & Lubricants, now Cargill Industrial Specialties (CIS) group producing green industrial, renewable and sustainable industrial products for a wide range of industries. Lead and closed purchase of the global FR3 renewable, eco-friendly electrical transformer fluid business from Cooper electric.

Business leader for the Specialty Sweeteners business responsible for the launch of Truvia(tm) branded 100% natural high intensity sweetener and the ongoing development of other specialty and biotechnology derived sweetener and bulking agent products for Cargill.

Lead sizable team of sales, marketing and commercial professionals in all aspects of commercialization of nutraceutical ingredients and branded ingredients; e.g. CoroWise(tm) and several others.

Founding member of the management team. Senomyx(tm) is a start up biotechnology company focused on the use of GPCR taste receptor technology to discover new taste and fragrance compounds; "the next NutraSweet". Senomyx went public (ticker SNMX) and then was purchased by Firmenich, world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company. I was a founding member of the Senomyx management team, supported raising $12 million series A venture capital, managed intellectual property development through in-licensing technology from leading institutions and led the licensing efforts with major CPG companies. I was instrumental in all aspects of business start-up.

Transitioned to lead new product development for fermentation based food, nutrition and industrial products, including novel gums, and omega 3 nutritional products

Product management duties for the WearDated(tm) ingredient branded carpet fiber business of Monsanto