International Trade, Imports / Exports

William Harrison Jr.

Current City: Clarksville, KY

I have 29 years experience in the accounting profession. My expertise is in commercial construction. My primary focus has been in assisting minority contractors obtain SBA (8a) certification and funding. I also conducted business workshops concentrating on financial accounting, funding,insurance and employee training. I have technical writing skills composing standard operating procedure (SOP) manuals, employee training and job description manuals, and employee benefits pamphlets. I am very experienced in employer/employee payroll taxes; business income, sales, and franchise taxes; and individual income taxes.I have worked as an accounting clerk, bookkeeper, project or staff accountant, and controller. I have also worked in the public and governmental accounting sector, primarily as an auditor. I was an assistant branch manager for a Minority Business Development Center(MBDC). These Centers were set up in selected cities throughout the United States and were operated by private enterprises utilizing subcontracts with the Department of Commerce. These MBDC's provided counseling to minority businesses in the areas of sales and marketing, estimating and bidding,accounting, and financing. I also have entrepreneurial skills obtained by operation of own business for six years providing financial and management counseling. I provided services as a liaison between employers and vendors, bankers, insurance agents, and equipment dealers providing purchase, rental or leasing services. I served in the U.S. Army from January, 1967 until January, 1970 and was given an honorable discharge as a 1st Lieutenant.

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Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas- El Paso. 1972

Bob Smith

Current City: Hot Springs Village, AL

High tech manufacturing, international operations, mergers and acquisitions.

I am a professional general management executive with engineering (BSME) and MBA (UCLA) degrees. My experience includes twenty-one years as president and/or CEO of five manufacturing companies, backed by additional line experience in engineering, sales & marketing, and manufacturing operations with high tech electronic & mechanical system products. I am Chairman or Vice Chairman of Board of Directors for three firms. I have significant experience in international operations, mergers & acquisitions, IPO's, managing public and privately held corporations in both turn-around and growth modes. I am a specialist in Strategic and Tactical Planning. I am also a volunteer counselor for SCORE, and a seminar leader at Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC). I currently am the Lead Faculty Area Chair for Management at he Little Rock Campus of the University of Phoenix, where I teach business to MBA and undergraduate students.

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BSME - Polytechnic institute of Brooklyn MBA - UCLA

Leonard Kranser

Engineering and manufacturing manager for the Gillette Company.  Assistant to the President of a NYSE conglomerate evaluating acquisitions and performing in-house management consulting. President and owner of a manufacturer with approximately 150 employees.

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BME Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

MS MIT

MBA Harvard Business School

Claus Behr

Current City: Louisville, KY

Coin Laundry

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Frank J Muscolino

Current City: Newport, RI

Senior Management – Manufacturing - Sales- Marketing- Project Management Corporate Process Improvement - Contract Negotiations

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MS Chemistry with speciality in Electrochemistry. Strong background in materials for manufacturing.

John Goldman

Current City: Newton, MA

Owned and operated both a Food Brokerage Business in New England, and a specialty distributing company. Sold both life and casualty insurance, and had passed CLU exams while in college. Took grad coursed in computer(IT), s.and statistict

 

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Boston University BS in BA. Additional graduate courses in statistics, and computer courses.

Currently enrolled, and have completed on line courses at: Duke, Wharton, University of Eninbourogh.

Archie R McFarland

Current City: Fresno, CA

1944 meat company laborer Archie McFarland and Sons SLC Utah; 1947 Sausage maker Archie McFarland and Sons SLC, Utah ;

1950 Green Thumb composting and landscaping company owner SLC Utah

1961 assistant corporate accounting manager McFarland Foods SLC,U

1992 Plant supervisor meat pies and meat fab Redifoods Murray Utah

1963 R and D manager La Famous Mexican Food Company

1964 Poultry further processing Beehive Poultry SLC Utah

1966 Invented meat deboning machine and formed Beehive Machinery

1967 President General manager CEO of Beehive Machinery Inc WW

1981 sold Beehive Machinery, Beehive Export and import Sale, Farland Farms buffalo Ranch, Little Green monster Mining Company, This is the Place Reality, Prime Timer Cooking Gage Company, Worked  at Beehive as R and D manger until 1985.

1986 Formed Diamond Stainless,  General Manager, traveled the world a food consulting company and licensed two company to use patented technology in the muscle industry Sold 3 machine internationally to 2002

Formed Avispa to continue food consulting and international

2000 received patent for Separating Dissimilars gases, and or Liquids and or semisolid and solids.

20 patents to date issue to Rae

2003 GM Avispa licensed HestBeck then Apple Valley Farms Meat food Technology

2010 New machine patents pending and 4 new licensees pending. on gong Advance research in nano hydrogen generation.

Since 1970 Lectured in the meat, Poultry, fruits and Vegetable industry on composition, texturization and formulation of under utilized edible materials recovery

Since 1981 Continuing mentoring and teaching food technology. HACCP and business mangagement

Professional cyber Score mentor for over 6 years.

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University of Utah General education University of Chicago Meat food Technology Brigham Young University Provo General education Continuing Education Conference on Laser technology, KS University HACCP facilitator and

Award for standing exports to Europe from  the State of Utah governers office in 2012.

 

Len Gendron

Current City: Hadley, MA

Controller, Plant Manager, CEO, Experience in Quality Systems, MRP, MRP II, Lean Manufacturing, Kan Ban Assignments in U.S., Canada (2 years), Brazil (2 years) and China (10 years) Military Service (US Air Force) 4 years Self-employed Photographer, Computer consultant, and management consultant President Non-profit local theater presenting cultural events, President Museum of Arts and History

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BS Degree in Business with concentration in Accounting Defense Language Institute, Monterrey California (for Chinese Mandarin) Goldratt Theory of Constraints MRP II and Lean Manufacturing

Dr. Gustavo Garcia

Current City: washington D.C.

over 35 years of experience practicing INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWS/ International Litigation/ US Congress Certified Lobbyst/ U.S. Customs Laws/ Corporate Law; ex-counselor IDB in Governmental Financing for Latin-America. and country's Risk analyst.

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Juris Doctor (JD) Rutgers University School of Law, BS Political Sciences, Rutgers University ,Master Degree at International Litigations, Princeton University. , Specialized in International Litigations and  Arbitrations ,ICC.

Randal Roberts

Current City: san antonio, TX

Randal Roberts has over 25 years Commercial and International banking experience.  Randy is originally from San Antonio, Texas and has worked with over 2,500 different small businesses.  He has owned several of his own and has brought a few back from the dead. 

He is a volunteer for SCORE, a national mentoring organization associated with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and was an adjunct professor of International Finance, for a university in Utah.

 Currently, Randy is performing coaching and consulting services for small businesses where he guides these businesses to help them reach their next level of performance.

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B.S. Brigham Young University

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