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Expert in Manufacturing and Distribution in Food, Beverage and Nutitional Supplement Industries
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert has extensive expertise in the Food, Beverage and Nutritional Supplement industries in the areas of manufacturing, suppy chain, planning, packaging, warehousing, distribution and custmer service from the floor level through Executive Management. Expert has experience working for Fortune 100 companies as well as entrepreneurial organizations through which he has a broad based knowledge base with companies that manufacture their own products while establishing himself as a subject knowledge expert in developing successful manufacturing and distribution strategies utilizing third party manufacturers and 3PL's. Expert has an extensive background in new product development projects from conceptualization through commercialization in both product and package design and development having worked directly on several major national product launches. Expert has experience in managing within large organizations as entrepreneurial organizations. In addition, Expert has had capital project planning and execution experience from complete manufacturing plants to new line installations to plant expansions. One of Expert's strengths is his business acumen which came from his exposure to starting up new businesses as well as being actively involved in the process within the Fortune 100 companies that he has worked for. He has extensive experience in supply chain optimization, product/process improvement and quality improvements. Expert has played a significant role in leading the companies he has worked for to significant cost reductions totaling over $10 million dollars during his career.
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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: Fayetteville, North Carolina;
Wilmington, North Carolina;
Charleston, South Carolina;
and North Charleston, South Carolina.
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1988
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Business Administration
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University of Houston, Houston TX
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1982
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Business Management
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University of Baltimore, Baltimore MD
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2010 to 2010
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Bayview Consultants, Inc.
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Principal
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Founded consulting practice focused on the areas of manufacturing and distribution in CPG.
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2008 to 2010
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Cytosport, Inc.
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Operations
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Director of Logistics/Contract Manufacturing
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Manage the distibution and transportation for a national buisness that grew to $250 million in sales. Managed the contract manufacturing and distribution of all beverage products which represented close to 65% of company sales.
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2006 to 2008
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Honest Tea, Inc.
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Operations
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Vice President-Operations
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Responsible for manufacturing and distibution of all company products for a company that was doubling in size every year.
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2003 to 2006
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POMWonderful LLC
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Operations
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Director of Operations
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Managed third party manufacturing and distribution of all beverage products.
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2001 to 2003
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Next Proteins, Inc.
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Bluegrass Bars, Inc.
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General Manager
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Responsible for design and construction of a manufacturing facility in Minden, NV, for production of nutritional bars. Commissioned the facility, hired and trained staff and managed the facility and overall nutritional bar business.
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Freight Optimization Study-FRS Healthy EnergyConducting a study to determine optimal freight lanes which resulted in 20% freight savings annually.
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Supply Chain Optimization-Zico Beverages, LLCEstablished supply chain guidelines for contract manufacturing operations for start-up beverage company. Sourced 3PL's on the East and West Coast to support a dynamically grwing company while reducing costs at the same time improving customer service.
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Product Commercialization-Cytosport, Inc.Sourced new contract manuafcturers to support a line of new beverages. Coordinated the activities between client and mfg to launch product successfully based on slection and qualification proceeses.Sourced an alternative mfg for Cytosport's nutritional bar business in order to reduce total landed costs, improve quality and customer servrice while also improving manufactuing flexibility in order to lower fininshed goods inv and reduce inv carrying costs.
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Currently working with major national food and beverage manufacturer to develop a manufacturing network to support test market production and ultimately commercial production for a new line of snack food prodts. Project includes sourcing responsibilities, site evaluation assessment and qualifcation of multiple mfg sites.
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Completed development for Quality System Management system for a start-up functional beverage company located in Southern California.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Nutraceutical design expert in California for consulting on nutraceutical design and set up.
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Haccp expertin new jersey for consulting on Process Improvement.
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Expert in spray drying toll work new york for consulting on Moringa leaf powder spray drying.
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Expert is free.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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Food, beverage, nutritional supplement manufacturing including quality and regulatory.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert for consulting on Vitamin B.
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Bottled water industry expert witness for consulting.
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Expert for a free initial screening call regarding expert testimony,
litigation consulting and support, forensic services, or any related expert witness services.
A few litigation needs include product liability, personal injury, economic loss, intellectual property
(patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), and insurance matters. Remember, your initial screening
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Expert is free.
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Subject knowledge expert in contract manufacturing and third party logistics for food, beverage and nutitional supplements. He has developed startegies for use of both that have resulted in significant cost savings while achieving superior levels of quality and customer service. Strng knowledge base on food, beverage and nutritional supplement CFR's.
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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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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Held procurement responsibility for ingredients and packaging for a number of companies that he has worked for which included supplier selection and qualification. He has also had sourcing responsibilities for capital equipement having directly managed both building a nutritional bar mfg plant located in Minden, NV, as well as line installations at several contract manufacturers around the US. Total capital purchases in his career have exceeded $25 million dollars. In addition to this, he has sourced and selected over 35 contract manufacturers and 10 3PL's during his career.
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Other Skills and Services
Strong project management skills. Expert in the areas of process/product/packaging improvment and cost reduction.
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