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Expert has performed a wide range of assignments in the areas of strategic planning, marketing, logistics, retailing, operations, pricing, organization, productivity improvement, data processing and research. Clients have included manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, distributors and trade associations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, Middle East and Africa. His food and non-food coupled with domestic and international experience provides unique client solutions.

Logistics assignments have included logistic strategy, site selection, buying & inventory control, facility planning & design, labor control, process and productivity improvement. Manufacturing clients have included Adolph Coors, Ben & Jerry’s, Castleberry Foods, Colgate-Palmolive and Drake Bakeries. Non-food retailer clients have included American Home Furnishing, Meijer, PureBeauty, Sleepy’s, Scotty’s, Edison Brothers, Elder-Beerman, Kohl’s, and Woodward & Lothrop.

Before entering consulting Expert was Manager of Forecasting & Administration for the Colgate-Palmolive Company. His earlier corporate experience includes work for American Can and General Foods.

Developed BICEPS buying & inventory control system that purchased 35% of United States supermarket merchandiseDeveloped Direct Product Profit and Activity Based Costing used in many industry studiesCreated business plan and was a member of the board for Russian supermarket chain that in 10 years went from 1 store to $1 billion in salesDeveloped Supply Chain Strategy for Consumer Product and retail companiesDeveloped pricing methodology for Rx retailer, supermarket and private label