Bio
Experience
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Sunbelt Business Brokers
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Certified Main Street Business Broker
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Apr 2017 - Present
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Club at the Claremont
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berkeley ca
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Member
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1992 - Present
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berkeley ca
Swim 1 mile 3 or more times per week Open water swimmer Escaped from Alcatraz, Swam GoldenGate Bridge, SwimAcrossAmerica SFSwam Buzzards Bay Cape Cod 9/7/18 and then across Tomales Bay on Sept 9, 2018 and returned
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President
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Jun 2014 - Jun 2017
Point of Purchase display producer for companies that want to make an impact at retailTotally custom, eco-friendly and easy to assembleMaking a difference for savvy companies that realize that 82% of retail decisions are made in the storeMake your Art POP-UP and sales will POP too
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Business Development
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Jun 2011 - May 2014
Pop-up displays that instantly deploy Beautfully printed, Totally Eco-friendly, Easy set-up and knockdown, Custom graphic presentationExciting to be showing Lamas (French Patent)
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Sales
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Jan 2009 - Jun 2011
Large format digital printer, Point of Purchase display manufacturer and PromotionalProducts Distributor with sales to Retailers and Brand Manufacturers, including Kelly Moore Paints, Comcast, Straw Hat Pizza, Andronico's Markets, Grocery Outlet, Glory Chen, Kaiser
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Sales Manager
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Nov 2005 - Jul 2008
Grew sales 33% in 1 year, exceeding financial goals in highly competitive market, for company specializing in branded products for trade shows, corporate apparel and executive gifts. * Established new HR/training processes; doubled number of sales executives to drive market expansion.
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Sales Manager
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Jan 2004 - Oct 2005
Led post-acquisition operational integration, doubling this company's sales.Added 4 divisions to former custom job shop: POP, stationery/greeting card, video/DVD and medical equipment.Sourced/installed new manufacturing equipment that added $200K in incremental sales.
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Founder & President
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Apr 1975 - Dec 2003
Built company from concept to profitable $multi-million business. Led 25+ employees.Directed design, marketing and sales of a variety of product lines including retail POP displays, store fixtures and durable medical equipment for food, beverage, technology, government, healthcare and international clients.Personally generated $1million of company sales every year.Designed innovative, industry-changing practices, e.g., product line-specific catalogs for targeted marketing, small-batch production to cut tooling/startup costs, use of more durable materials to meet custom specifications.
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Landor Associates
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Pier 5 San Francisco
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Model Shop Manager
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Jan 1972 - Apr 1975
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Pier 5 San Francisco
Produce prototypes of bottles (wine, beer, pickles) and packages (vacuum formed) for world class companiesCreating prototypes for point of purchase, packages, store fixtures, logos, scale models, airplane interiors using lathes, milling machines, vacuum forming, injection molding, spray painting.
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Education
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1977 - 1988University of California, Berkeley
personal development, Industrial Product Marketing -
Michigan State University
BA, Economics, Psychology, History
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