Providing management consulting services for Agricultural producers, processors, distributors, marketers, and retailers. Experience includes building financial models, leading teams through phases of strategic planning and operational change and providing in-depth real world
economic analysis.
● Built long-term business modeling tools that integrate components of agricultural production planning, operational management, accounting systems, and financial models to help owners, managers, and investors analyze economic value
● Led several multi-phase Enterprise Resource Planning systems implementation including operations, sales, and accounting teams integration
● Guided leadership teams through rigorous and high-pressure change management initiatives, resulting in remarkable operational and financial enhancements
● Created a methodology for meat processors, distributors, and retailers to convert and sell whole animal units based on optimal marginal utility

The Six Rivers Initiative is a nonprofit organization in California’s north coast region that is dedicated to the conservation of our ecology, agricultural economy, and culture. Our primary methods of change are conservation easements, ecological rehabilitation projects, and agricultural supply-chain investments. Experience includes building organizational capacity, grant management, project management, reporting, marketing, directing board meetings, keeping financial records, developing accounting protocols, fundraising, community outreach, and membership solicitation.
● Fostered strategic alliances and built membership among land stewards, communities, NGOs and members of the community
● Led SRI's team in strategy, business development, project management and fundraising
● Grew active membership from 1 to 50 in the first year of outreach.
● Managed the application and process for Federal and State Forest Legacy grants for conservation easement acquisition projects in Northern CA

Led Prather Ranch Meat Company's cross-functional management team through developing strategy and processes to optimize a secure, efficient, and profitable supply chain system and retail operations.
● Developed and implemented labor cost tracking systems for department managers – reduced extraneous labor costs by 8%
● Created an integrated, automated, and streamlined financial reporting system to monitor performance and support critical decision making

• Directed PRMC’s supply chain – from animal procurement and logistics to manufacturing and distribution
• Developed a strategy for optimizing a secure, efficient, and profitable supply chain system
• Built and implemented standardized resource allocation systems to achieve maximum marginal impact – increased gross margin by 13% in first month of performance
• Administered Prather Ranch Meat Co.’s product category organization and reporting systems

• Led a team of 18 employees and managed the daily operations of PRMC's restaurant and retail store
• Developed financial models with detailed revenue forecasts and cost budgets, created and utilized metric dashboards to manage costs and develop sales targets, and led team through an “organizational culture of change”
• Increased average net profit by 200%, increased average gross profit margin by 12%, increased revenue by 10%, held employee turnover to lowest rate in company’s history

• Trained with a senior Financial Advisor with $80 million assets under management
• Evaluated and analyzed financial and economic market research, utilized Excel and PowerPoint to create detailed reports and presentations for clients
• Led investment strategy meetings, both with clients and fellow advisors
• Developed relationships with mutual fund reps to gain insight to new investment opportunities