Experience

Gardens Alive

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Tipp City, Ohio, United States

• President

  • Mar 2020 - Apr 2021

  Ohio, United States

• Vice President

  • Jun 2014 - Mar 2020

  Tipp City, OH Multi brand P&L responsibility, e-commerce marketing, Purchasing, R&D

• Director Edible brands / Purchasing / R&D

  • Jun 2013 - May 2014

  Tipp City, OH P&L responsibilities brand, Purchasing for Horticultural titles, Corporate Research and Development

• Director Research & Development

  • Oct 2010 - May 2013

  Winston Salem, NC Plant evaluations and development of new cultivars, US plant introduction agent, Production Research, Licensing.

• Manager Research and Development

  • Oct 2005 - Oct 2010

  Tipp City, Ohio Plant development, Horticultural trials, Plant hunting, Nursery development, production trials.

• Merchandiser Edibles

  • Oct 2003 - Oct 2005

  Tipp City, Ohio Merchandising edible product assortment for Gurneys and Henry Fields titles. Item performance analysis, copywriting, marketing

• Assistant Manager Horticulture

  • Oct 2000 - Oct 2003

  Osgood, Indiana Nursery production, plant trials, hybridization,



Custom Hardwood Supply

• United States
• Wholesale Building Materials

• Regional Sales Rep

  • Aug 1999 - Oct 2000

  Louisville, Kentucky Area



Rocky Meadow Orchard & Nursery

• Propagator

  • Jan 1990 - Jul 1994

  Produced nursery trees on one and two year production programs. All aspects of cultural care through digging and processing



Rocky Meadow Orchard and Nursery

• Field Horticulturist

  • Mar 1988 - Jan 1990

  New Salisbury, IN General horticultural work related to fruit orchard production and nursery management