Developed a detailed overview of the US wheat supply chain, including the identification of pain points for ag input providers, producers, storage and distribution companies, processors, and retailers as well as potential innovative traceability technology solutions. Client – global fertilizer manufacturer.
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Conducted need and supply chain analysis, facilitated problem solving and stakeholder engagements, and farmer discussions around Moringa adoption and its product lines. Supported data management and analysis efforts of the Ethio-Sudan cross border trade of live animals. Project funded by the Ethiopian Government, FAO and the World Bank. Performed field surveys, including supervision of data collection, for:
- Impact study on improved barley, sorghum varieties and improved sheep cross breeds
- Marketing of horticulture crops under irrigation
- Value chain of live animals and hides & skins for goats and sheep
Analyzed data for the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) Diffusion and Impact of Improved Varieties in Africa (DIIVA) project (funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) aimed at assessing the adoption rate and impact of improved legume varieties.
Assessed the impact of Sustainable Land Management interventions in Ethiopia.
Presented over 70 hours of formal lecture to classes ranging from 80 to 250 students and led over 400 hours of small-unit field training events, including field exercises, live-fire events and small unit discussion groups
Served as a Director for a 30-week homeschooling organization (Classical Conversations) targeting middle school aged youth. Through more than 300 man-hours, instructed youth in the areas of research, rhetoric, Latin, cartography, mathematics, and literature
While deployed aboard the United States Ship (USS) Nassau, led over 600 man-hours of instruction in introductory college math to twenty-eight Marines, resulting in a class average of 85 percent
Provided entrepreneurial training to seed producers, farmers and cooperatives
Led a team through an evaluation of a 40,000 ft2 greenhouse. In just over two weeks while coordinating input from three different experts, delivered a US$4.4M herb renovation project plan
Coordinated logistics and instructional requirements for 920 hours of training over a 23-month period. Planned and executed ten instructional exercises for 1,800 personnel
Chief of Staff for a diverse 250-personnel organization, accounted for nearly US$40MM in itemized assets, and supervised a kinetic, geographical area of 350-square kilometers in Afghanistan
Budgeted and allocated over US$60,000 for infrastructure projects for the Government of Afghanistan
Led a working group through a socio-economic baseline study of the Bale Eco region, funded by the EU and staffed from five different NGOs
Led a scoping study on marketing and rural finance for the Department for International Design (DFID). Involved in the participatory Moringa varietal selection and demonstration trials
Advised on appropriate small-scale irrigation technologies and agronomic practices and led demonstrations to farmers, women and children for various ag products
Household data collection survey and analysis of projects in support of watershed development. Supported by the EU’s Service Level Management Program and funded by USAID, World Bank and the Swiss Development Cooperation
Designed and led a 6-month, 6-country Latin American due diligence trip – Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Panama. 100+ opportunities analyzed across row and permeant crops, timber and animal proteins sectors. 15,000 miles traveled
Analyzed an Argentine direct investment fund into a sustainable ag production and farmland project. Fund was seeking $50MM to acquire an operating portfolio of four to six farms. Provided direct feedback on the fund’s equity contributions, land source pipeline, previous exits, management team’s experience and proposed partnerships
Guided companies from the business-plan stage through the IPO/public company stage and beyond. Assisted companies with development-stage financing, public and private offerings, mergers and acquisitions, state and federal regulatory compliance, and SEC and exchange listing requirements. Represented institutional and corporate clients, and successfully completed numerous initial and secondary public offerings, SPACs, PIPEs, reverse mergers/alternative public offerings, private placements, venture capital and private equity financings, stock and asset acquisitions and divestitures, and mergers
Advised emerging and established companies in the areas of M&A, venture capital transactions, private placements, private equity financing and initial public offerings. Experienced in the areas of corporate and commercial law, financing, securities laws and hedge fund formation
Advised companies on distribution and marketing issues, contractual matters, business negotiations, joint venturing arrangements, real estate matters, technology licensing, employment and compensation matters, and intellectual property rights and non-disclosure matters
While supporting an engineering design firm in New York, made principle investments, developed financing syndicates, and orchestrated acquisitions for numerous technology companies. Worked to merge, divest or restructure selected portfolio companies
Co-founded and led a wireless communications consulting firm providing radio frequency engineering services. Recruited and placed technical and engineering personnel on projects world-wide. Worked across four continents with equipment providers and carriers such as Nortel Networks, Alcatel-Lucent and France Telecom
Founded a computer services and development company focused on programming and applications development, systems integration, and information systems support. Worked with the corporate, non-profit and government sectors. Established separate subsidiary, Advanced ADP, to specifically serve the federal government marketplace. Effectively lobbied Congress and agency representatives, resulting in Advanced ADP being processed and recognized as an official agency vendor in record time
Experienced in Corporate Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors’ Rights. Led a bankruptcy team to successfully complete a bid for the assets of a major national specialty retailer as well as numerous other bankruptcy and restructuring, including some of the largest corporate bankruptcy cases
Chaired an international firm’s Emergency Response Committee tasked with developing procedures and protocols for crisis management and dealing with critical internal or external incidents. Sourced, reviewed and recommended appropriate high-level talent to add to the firm as a senior member of the Recruiting Committee