Experience

City of Rogers, MN

• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mayor for the City of Rogers, Minnesota

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Officially speak for both the government and the community. Identify and discuss issues impacting the City of Rogers. Receive and consider public input, make appropriate decisions in a manner that encourages full and open discussion. -Manage city with budget of over $8M. -Lead City Council and work collaboratively with the City Administrator. -Handling all functions of the city which includes police, fire, public works and administration. -Attend local and state civil functions. -Serve as the city's representative before the MN Legislature, federal agencies, other local governments and other official meetings. Travel annually to Washington, DC to lobby for funding. Show less


Wayzata Bay Spice Company
• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Business Development Consultant

  • Aug 2019 - Present


Performance Food Group

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Development Manager/ COP

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  was recruited to revamp their entire protein program, handled all Center of the Plate, helped train new hires, and was Business Development Manager. was recruited to revamp their entire protein program, handled all Center of the Plate, helped train new hires, and was Business Development Manager.



Sysco

• United Kingdom
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2017

  -Developed and managed strategic sales activities. Worked collaboratively with sales workforce (100 people). Assisted sales force in finding new customers and up-selling existing customers via telephone, on-site visits and product knowledge. -Successfully started up fresh seafood program. -Created videos on YouTube sharing product knowledge with sales team and customers that included recipes. -Sourced new items for account penetration while lowering food costs for consumer. -Controlling fresh inventories. -Responsible for training and development of new hires in the Midwest on Portico Fresh Seafood from all across Central US. Show less



The Fish Guys, Inc.

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services

• Sales and Marketing Manager

  • Dec 2002 - Sep 2014

  -Supervise overall operations of all aspects of order processing from intake to its final destination, the consumer. -Managed staff of 12 people. -Train and educate partner company sales force. -Build and maintain relationships with partner companies. -Provide continuing education -Coordinate and implement marketing and sales strategies for weekly and quarterly promotional fliers Increased revenues after past 3 years by 40 percent. -Supervise overall operations of all aspects of order processing from intake to its final destination, the consumer. -Managed staff of 12 people. -Train and educate partner company sales force. -Build and maintain relationships with partner companies. -Provide continuing education -Coordinate and implement marketing and sales strategies for weekly and quarterly promotional fliers Increased revenues after past 3 years by 40 percent.



Westlund Meats

• Belgium
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Sales and Marketing Representitive

  • Mar 1990 - Dec 2002

  -Responsible for selling/marketing of food products to local and national food service distributors and coordinating presentations for food shows. -The company was eventually purchased by US Foods. -Responsible for selling/marketing of food products to local and national food service distributors and coordinating presentations for food shows. -The company was eventually purchased by US Foods.