Experience

Phoreus Biotechnology, Inc.
• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chairman Board of Directors

  • Jan 2020 - Present

AdvisoryCloud
• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 500 - 600 Employee
• Advisor

  • Jul 2020 - Present

Agribusiness and Technology/ Private Equity/ Venture Capital Investing and Consulting
• Chief Executive Officer

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

Sequel Holdings
• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Operating Partner, Agribusiness and Related Food Products

  • Apr 2011 - Oct 2019


J&J Family of Farms

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman and CEO J&J Family of Farms and Operating Partner at Sequel Holdings

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2019

  J&J Family of Farms is a diversified grower, packer shipper of fresh produce and is a successful national supplier to largest retail and food service suppliers in the US. J&J has a North American supply chain including growers and suppliers from the eastern and western US, Canada and Mexico. I was Chairman of the board of directors from 2012 through the sale of the company in May of 2019. I was the CEO for 4 years and led the successful turn around and sale of the company. J&J Family of Farms is a diversified grower, packer shipper of fresh produce and is a successful national supplier to largest retail and food service suppliers in the US. J&J has a North American supply chain including growers and suppliers from the eastern and western US, Canada and Mexico. I was Chairman of the board of directors from 2012 through the sale of the company in May of 2019. I was the CEO for 4 years and led the successful turn around and sale of the company.



Agrilabs - Purchased by HuvePharma December 2018

• Member Board Of Directors

  • Apr 2014 - Jan 2018

  As an outside board member at Agrilabs, I served as advisor to the 12 member board of directors, and as an executive committee member and advisor to Steve Schram, EVP of Agrilabs. Agrilabs was sold to HuvePharma in 2018. Agrilabs is a network of animal health distributors and a manufacturer of vaccines for the animal health industry. I was brought onto the board in 2014 to advise the EVP and board as they positioned the company for a successful exit. As an outside board member at Agrilabs, I served as advisor to the 12 member board of directors, and as an executive committee member and advisor to Steve Schram, EVP of Agrilabs. Agrilabs was sold to HuvePharma in 2018. Agrilabs is a network of animal health distributors and a manufacturer of vaccines for the animal health industry. I was brought onto the board in 2014 to advise the EVP and board as they positioned the company for a successful exit.



21st Century Grain Processing

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jun 1997 - Oct 2010

  I was the founder of the company, working closely with the Board of Directors in 1997. The company grew from start up to over $35 million in sales and acquired three additional value added agribusinesses in the first eight years of operations. The company developed a partnership with a Dallas based Private Equity firm, Sequel Holdings in 2005 and in November 2006 purchased the oat milling and value added ingredient business of ConAgra in South Sioux City Nebraska. In August, 2010 we sold the company to Viterra Inc., a North American grain processing company. https://www.bakingbusiness.com/articles/40348-viterra-closes-on-21st-century-grain-acquisition Show less



21st Century Alliance

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet

• CEO

  • Jun 1995 - Jun 2002

  21st Century Alliance was an organization of over 800 individual agribusiness members, essentially an investment fund focused on creating value added agribusinesses, that was started in 1995 when I was Executive Director of the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers. As CEO, I led the start up of 4 closely held operating businesses from 1996-2000. As CEO, I was responsible for developing a board of directors, raising initial equity and arranging financing, and recruiting management teams for the start up businesses. 21st Century Grain Processing was started in 1997 by 21st Century Alliance. Show less


Kansas Farm Bureau
• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Rural Development Specialist

  • 1989 - 1994