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CEO/FOUNDER
Executive Profile
To use the extensive education and experience I have gained over 25 years as a senior executive to assist other small businesses with their growth plans for the future.
Skill Highlights
  • People skills
  • Collaborative 
  • Marketing/Sales
  • Automation expertise
  • Networking
  • Organization skills
  • company rightsizing
  • raising investment capital
  • banking
  • accounting
  • problem solving
  • purchasing
  • legal skills
  • administration skills
  • contract negotiation
Core Accomplishments
Organized two businesses in the agriculture and alternative energy field which were successful obtaining funding. Negotiated several acquisition deals and performed extensive due diligence for high net worth angels, private equity and investment bank investors. Obtained seed money and subsequent tranches of investment.
Successfully transitioning the tomato processing farmers in California from seed planting to transplant field establishment converting 90 % of California's processing Tomato industry to this technology/methodolgy. This methodology reduced acreage required to farm Tomato while increasing overall product output statewide.
Professional Experience
04/2016 to Current
CEO/FounderUS AG Holdings, Inc － San Luis Obispo, CA
  • Company was organized to develop a consolidation strategy in the greenhouse/horticulture industry in the USA.
  • Introduction and development of vertical and fodder production in large metropolitan areas(VF) and farms(Fodder). Introduction of closed loop pyrolysis technology to produce heat, steam and electricity for powering and heating greenhouses and vertical farms. As a result of this biomass conversion process, a secondary product stream called biochar is created. Biochar is marketed as a soil amendment which is used to remediate damaged farmland and to boost yields for the crops grown.
08/2008 to 02/2016
CEO/Director/FounderEarth Sense Energy USA, Inc － San Luis Obispo, CA
  • Company was founded after my departure from Speedling as CEO and recovery from health issues; utilized research and develop work for a biomass to energy commercialization model with the former R & D manager of Speedling's parent company.
  • We refined the existing commercialization model based on climate zones and countries.
  • We pivoted many times in the course of 5 years and eventually dissolved the company after the passing of my partner and lack of funding.
  • Our holding company acquisition strategy model evolved from this venture.
02/2006 to 06/2008
CEO/PresidentSpeedling, Inc － Sun City, Florida
Served as general manager for this 12 location international company. Company had 8 locations in the US and 4 in Mainland China.
Improved sales by 10% in 1 year. Installed an activity based costing system. Added marketing and R & D for the product diversification. Introduced the dedicated energy crop of Miscanthus X Giganteus for growers supplying biofuel conversion facilities.
I left this position for health reasons.
03/2005 to 05/2006
CEO/PresidentMount Vernon, Washington
Served as general manager of this 2 location perennial flower supplier in Washington State.
Introduced an indoor/outdoor Rose product to replace the miniature table roses in the USA. Secured long term exclusives with the genetics owners and developed the "pull through" marketing plan.
Left this position to accept an international CEO position.
11/1991 to 09/2004
COO/CFO/DirectorGreenheart Farms, Inc － Arroyo Grande, California
I was general manager of this $20M company with 4 locations. Grew sales over 300% in 10 years.
Converted main nursery to a semi-automated facility, saving millions of cost.
Developed processing Tomato market, which fully utilized the Arizona affiliates assets and greatly improved the sales revenues companywide.
Set up labor incentive programs in the nursery and field which helped reduce labor cost and improved productivity.
Left this job for law school and too assist my spouse in the first few months after having our 1st child.

10/1990 to 10/1991
CEOWild Rice Exchange － Yuba City, California
Facilitated the acquisition of Deer Creek Wild Rice Company.
Developed a natural white rice "puffed" product and introduced into the cereal market to replace the starch based extruded product on the shelf in grocery stores
​Left this job for a better opportunity.
Education
9/2005
Alamo Learning Systems, Arroyo Grande, California *Root Cause Decision MakingSeattle Law School
7/1998
Graduate school; Executive Program for Growing CompaniesStanford University － Stanford, California
7/1985
Bachelor's DegreeCalifornia State University Stanislaus － Turlock, California
Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration AccountingBusiness Administration Accounting
Additional Information
  • Other: Volunteer work:11/2010 -City of San Luis Obispo-Co-Chairman/Advisory board Parks and Recreation; COY( Concentrate on you) troubled teen boot camp
  • Hobbies/Avocations: Strength training, running, kayaking, hiking, biking and gardening Writing prose and poetry, reading philosophy, Reading trade magazines and biographies of notable people in history,Chess, Spending time with my family 
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • US AG Holdings, Inc
  • Earth Sense Energy USA, Inc
  • Speedling, Inc
  • Greenheart Farms, Inc
  • Wild Rice Exchange

School Attended

  • Seattle Law School
  • Stanford University
  • California State University Stanislaus

Job Titles Held:

  • CEO/Founder
  • CEO/Director/Founder
  • CEO/President
  • COO/CFO/Director
  • CEO

Degrees

  • Alamo Learning Systems, Arroyo Grande, California *Root Cause Decision Making
    Graduate school; Executive Program for Growing Companies
    Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor of Arts : Business Administration Accounting

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