Expert Details
Agriculture, Aquaculture, Organics, Operations, Logistics, Sales and Marketing
ID: 725663
West Virginia, USA
Has been involved in legal case testimony and deposition work as related to organic agriculture.
On a regular basis, Expert's company advises Trust Funders, Investment Bankers, CEO's and Portfolio Managers worldwide. He is directly involved in aquaculture and sells products worldwide. Expert conducts extensive daily research on the worldwide fisheries pricing, health and trends. He is aware of and observes the TAC for many pacific fisheries and is especially knowledgeable and very up to date on Pollock, Chilean and Scottish Salmon, Tilapia, King Crab, Shrimp, Haddock and Mackerel. He can discuss all aspects of costs, profits and the revenue drivers.
Expert has extensive knowledge into the day-to-day operations of deep sea fleets, and the cost related to operating and maintaining these fleets. He is very familiar with the costs and revenue drivers as well as supply side economics of deep sea fisheries.
He was recently nominated to the National Academy of Sciences National Research Councils committee to develop a concept of operations for the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas.
Expert is currently consulting on startup projects in the field of aquaculture in Brazil and Puerto Rico.
His experience includes 30 years as an international CEO/ COO in research, production, logistics, sales, and marketing.
Expert has been part of many international and national startup corporations and has developed and operated business in multiple locations in the US as well as Brazil, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Russia, Honduras, Ecuador as well as Ghana. Business operations were multiple areas that included tropical banana plantations, large organic farming operations, organic aquaculture, import/export businesses, international logistical support companies as well as food processing companies.
He has not only developed these businesses but has been part of the design, development and eventual operational aspects of each. He has served at the executive management and ownership levels and currently sits on their boards of directors.
Expert has developed project management consulting as well as direct role participation and has applied it to single family construction as well as international land development, with great success. His firm has also directly built homes in many USA locations as well as in Nigeria, Russia, and Dominican Republic as well as in Puerto Rico.
Expert has been at the C-executive level of business for the past 20 years. The decision making is critical as well as must be timely, with direct consequences. He has a proven, outstanding leadership and management skills with an ability to assemble and develop a strong team of motivated professionals.
Expert is highly motivated by situations in which he is held accountable. He can act with a sense of urgency, even under pressure. He can make the hard decisions, to determine outcomes and he acts with authority. His approach is business-like. He has promoted the benefits of teamwork and to involve the team in the discussion of how things should be done.
Expert has been involved in organic verification testimony and deposition work as recently as midsummer 2016.
Expert consults on a regular basis on international topics related to aquaculture, agriculture and logistics. He regularly consults with top Wall Street firms, as well as top financial investment firms world wide.He has consulted on food processing facilities in Las Vegas, New York, and Tampa, Florida. As well as international projects in Honduras, San Pedro Sula and The Dominican Republic as well as Puerto Rico.He has consulted in many international locations, as in West and East Africa, Europe, Russia and frequently in South and Central America and the Caribbean.He is currently a consultant in Puerto Rico, Honduras and the Dominican Republic on 3 multi-purpose international fisheries projects.Current projects include: Gulf spill effect on seafood short/ long term, aquaculture, fisheries, researching the eventual Pollock TAC totals for 2011 and the Chilean Salmon industry.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1990 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Operations Management | Institution: George Mason University |
Year: 1980 | Degree: BS | Subject: Business Administration | Institution: Salem University |
Year: 1984 | Degree: BA | Subject: Sociology | Institution: Salem University |
Year: 1994 | Degree: Associates | Subject: Estate Development | Institution: University of Maryland |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2006 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President/ COO | Department: |
Responsibilities:He is in charge of all international consulting. He specializes (but is not limited to) international trade, domestic agriculture, tropical agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries, infrastructure development of same. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2005 to 2012 | Employer: Agro Industries | Title: Director, Sales/ Marketing | Department: |
Responsibilities:He handled national and international sales, marketing and logistics for the Company that specializes in the importation of aquaculture and deep offshore fisheries products, as well as tropical fruits. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2000 to 2007 | Employer: 8th Sea | Title: Director, International Projects | Department: |
Responsibilities:He managed all plant expansion in Brazil as well as projects in the USA. He was directly in charge of logistics, sales and marketing, both domestic and international. He also managed the installation and construction of all farm pond and packing facility projects. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1997 to 2002 | Employer: Capital Fruits of Puerto Rico | Title: COO | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert was in charge of the design, development, planning and implementation of a large organic banana plantation in Puerto Rico. He also served as operations director upon completion of the farm. |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 2008 to Present | Agency: DOE | Role: Consultant | Description: Representing firms in the renewable energy field |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 1999 to 1999 | Country / Region: Russia | Summary: Set up operations for a brick producing company as well as a lumber milling company |
Years: 2004 to 2004 | Country / Region: Dominican Republic | Summary: set up all operations for a6000 acre organic banana and plantain plantation, based on our operation that was ongoing in Puerto Rico |
Years: 1998 to 1998 | Country / Region: Italy | Summary: Helped establish a banana importing company in Naples |
Years: 1997 to 1997 | Country / Region: Ghana, West Africa | Summary: On the ground management for a timber operation |
Years: 2006 to 2010 | Country / Region: Brazil | Summary: Established a fully verticaly integrated organic aquaculture company in Parana State |
Years: 1999 to 2009 | Country / Region: Puerto Rico | Summary: Designed, built and operated organic banana and tropical fruit operation |
Years: 1999 to 2009 | Country / Region: Honduras | Summary: Developed tropical, organic fruit production |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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National Association of Project Managers, National Association of Realtors, National Organics Standards Board, Organic Trade Association |
Professional Appointments |
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Board President, 8th Sea Past Board Memeber, Agro Industrial of Haiti Past Board President, Capital Fruit of Puerto Rico Past Board member, Project Hope, USA |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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He publishes industry observations and trends on a regular basis. |
Additional Experience
Expert Witness Experience |
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Expert has served as a researcher for preparation of cases in aquaculture and deep sea fisheries as well as tropical agriculture. Most recently preparing information for the Gulf disaster. |
Training / Seminars |
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He has developed seminars and training programs for both the tilapia aquaculture operations in Brazil as well as for the banana/plantain plantation in Puerto Rico the Dominican Republic and Honduras. |
Vendor Selection |
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He has extensive experience and expertise in these fields. He was the primary person responsible for all materials on projects in multiple international locations as well as in multiple states in the US. This is multiple disciplined areas in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, industrial construction. |
Marketing Experience |
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He can discuss all aspects of many fisheries regulations worldwide. Expert can cover most regions of the world; including great source data form the areas of Russia and the North Sea. He trades in the industry daily and stay current on all available data, not only through research but through my extended contact base worldwide, in industry, government and regulatory agencies. He has been in a unique position to observe and operate multiple industries as well as acquire first hand knowledge in and at all levels of multiple international business projects. |
Other Relevant Experience |
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He has an extensive background in international start up business operations, from conception through to completion and into operations. His consulting has been world wide. |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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English | Native |
Spanish | Conversational |
Italian | Conversational |
Polish | Conversational |
Fields of Expertise
aquaculture, development process, fish, fish farm, fishery, freshwater fish, freshwater aquaculture, packaging development, renewable resource, salmon, salmon farm, seafood product, surimi, tilapia farm, tuna, United States Department of Agriculture, business development, business management, business strategy, entrepreneurship, operations management, project management, building construction, construction contract, planning, residential building construction, construction project management, manufactured housing, management decision-making, expert testimony, corporate responsibility, general contractor, business, business valuation, European sourcing, advertising, purchasing, operability and maintenance review, project execution planning, outsourcing, team building, project review, building construction regulation, technical management, distribution management, proposal writing, supply chain management, product management, roof construction, corporate strategic planning, regulatory compliance auditing, construction schedule, plant management, materials management, management, strategic planning, transportation construction, construction, road construction, quality management, project scheduling, production management, production control, construction safety, construction planning, business process re-engineering