Experience

Ocean Air, Inc.

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Business Development

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Distribution of aerospace aftermarket material. Recovering assets for airlines & MRO's across the world from obsolete & surplus inventory. Distribution of aerospace aftermarket material. Recovering assets for airlines & MRO's across the world from obsolete & surplus inventory.



Midas Network LLC

• President

  • 2006 - Present

  Sourcing & developing goods throughout the Americas for overseas firms. Strengthening the supply chains of importers & distributors across the Middle East & Africa. Sourcing & developing goods throughout the Americas for overseas firms. Strengthening the supply chains of importers & distributors across the Middle East & Africa.



SGS

• Algeria
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development & Sales Manager - Governments & Institutions Services

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2020

  With over 30 years of international business development & sales experience, I have a passion for connecting Africa & the Middle East to the Americas. Developing new sources of goods & equipment & supply chain efficiency.

• Associate Sales Director - Personal Care, Cosmetics & Household

  • Apr 2011 - Jun 2014

  Established the Cosmetics, Personal Care & Household business unit within SGS - Consumer Testing Services division. Built business relationships with major international branded companies, small manufacturers seeking to break into the domestic and or global marketplace. Assisted firms to comply with product regulations: USA, Canada, EU, China - and beyond.



McKernan Packaging Clearing House - The E.J. McKernan Co.

• United States
• Packaging & Containers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Manager & International Business Manager

  • Mar 2000 - Dec 2006

  Supervised international operations: sales, purchasing, warehousing & shipping. Set up purchasing relationships with domestic & international major marketers. Supervised international operations: sales, purchasing, warehousing & shipping. Set up purchasing relationships with domestic & international major marketers.



G&G International, Inc.

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner - President

  • 1984 - 2000

  Company served as the Middle East Buying Office for US, Canadian, European & Australian branded companies & retailers. Sourcing & developing consumer items which fit well into establish product lines; exploiting tariff/trade advantages to lower Buyers' net costs. Met with factories throughout Israel, West Bank & Gaza, and Jordan. Strong knowledge of Israeli & Palestinian industrial communities. Company served as the Middle East Buying Office for US, Canadian, European & Australian branded companies & retailers. Sourcing & developing consumer items which fit well into establish product lines; exploiting tariff/trade advantages to lower Buyers' net costs. Met with factories throughout Israel, West Bank & Gaza, and Jordan. Strong knowledge of Israeli & Palestinian industrial communities.



DAI

• Denmark
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Consultant

  • 1997 - 1998

  DAI (Development Alternatives Inc.) is a major contractor to USAID. I joined the "Small Business Support Project" to assess Palestinian industry for export potential. Visited factories of a wide range of consumer goods throughout Palestinian territories. Focusing on high-potential industries, introductions were made with a major Israeli supermarket chain; arranging kosher supervision & certification of Palestinian foodgoods factories and offering guidance in promotional materials. Served as Liaison between UN, Israeli & Palestinian industrial sectors in arranging introductions of Palestinian producers to UN procurement officers. Arranged first Palestinian delegation to Israeli trade expo. Great experience, all around.