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Expert in Agriculture, Aquaculture, Planning, Operations, Logistics, Sales and Marketing
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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West Virginia (WV)
Washington, DC
USA
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert has been involved in fisheries, worldwide for 20 plus years, as a marketer, sales director and an owner of a company that processes markets and sells products from fisheries worldwide.The Company advises on a regular basis 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. 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 start up projects in the field of aquaculture in Brazil, Honduras, The Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Expert advises on a regular basis Trust Funders, Investment Bankers, CEO's and Portfolio Managers worldwide
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Expert' experience includes 30 years as an international CEO/ COO in research, production, logistics, sales, and marketing. 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. and new projects in aquaculture and fisheries, worldwide. Expert has been part of many international and national start up 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 as well as currently sits on their boards of directors.
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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.
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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.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Baltimore, Maryland;
Frederick, Maryland;
Gaithersburg, Maryland;
Bowie, Maryland;
Lancaster, Pennsylvania;
and Alexandria, Virginia.
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Degree |
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1990
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MBA
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operations management
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George Mason University
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1980
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BS
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Business Admin.
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Salem University
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1984
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BA
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Sociology
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Salem University
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1994
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Associates
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Estate development
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University of Maryland
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2006 to
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(Undisclosed)
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President/ COO
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He is in charge of all international consulting. Specializing but not limited to international trade, domestic agriculture, tropical agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries, infrastructure development of same.
Currently consulting on two aqua and agri culture multi faceted projects in Puerto Rico and Honduras. Projects for bananas, plantains and tilapia.
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2005 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Sales/ Marketing
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Director
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He handles national and international sales, marketing and logistics for the Company that specializes in the importation of aquaculture and deep off shore fisheries products, as well as tropical fruits.
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2000 to 2007
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8th Sea, the organic seafood company
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Executive Management
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Director, International Projects
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He managed all plant expansion in Brazil as well as projects in the USA. He was directly in charge of logistics, sales and marketing. Domestic and international. He also managed the installation and construction of all farm pond and packing facility projects.
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1997 to 2002
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Capital Fruits of Puerto Rico
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Executive Management
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COO
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He was in charge of the design, development, planning and implemetation of a large organic banana plantation in Puerto Rico. As well as operations director upon completion of the farm.
Also began the re-development of an 6000 acre banana plantation in The Domincan Republic......resuming this development currently.
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Associations/Societies
National Association of Project Managers,
National Association of Realtors,
National Organics Standards Board,
Organic Trade Association
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Professional Appointments
Board President, 8th Sea
Board President, Capital Fruit of Puerto Rico
Board member, Project Hope, USA
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Publications and Patents Summary
He publishes industry observations and trends on a regular basis.
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2008 to
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DOE
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Consultant
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Representing firms in the renewable energy field
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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.
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Expert 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.
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He has consulted in many international location, as in West and East Africa, Europe, Russia and frequently in South and Central America and the Caribbean.
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Currently chief consultant in Puerto Rico, Honduras and Dominican Republic on 3 multi purpose international fisheries projects.
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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.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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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.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Fish farm expert for consulting on Fish Farm / Products Liability Case.
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1999 to 1999
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Russia
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Set up operations for a brick producing company as well as a lumber milling company
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2004 to 2004
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Dominican Republic
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set up all operations for a6000 acre organic banana and plantain plantation, based on our operation that was ongoing in Puerto Rico
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1998 to 1998
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Italy
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Helped establish a banana importing company in Naples
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1997 to 1997
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Ghana, West Africa
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On the ground management for a timber operation
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2006 to
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Brazil
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Established a fully verticaly integrated aquaculture company in Parana State
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english
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spanish
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Italian
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Polish
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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.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding your marketing research, industry research, and company
research needs. For research needs involving multiple experts or secondary research,
a Research Director can be assigned to coordinate the work into a custom report for you as a potentially quicker
and more cost effective alternative to doing this work yourself or hiring a boutique consultancy.
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Expert is free.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Training/Seminars
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.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection 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.
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Other Skills and Services
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.
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