Timothy O. Crawford
Email: ************@*****.***
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/timothy-o-crawford
Agribusiness Executive
Agribusiness Business Value Chain Management, Operations, Strategy & Business Development
Strategic Business Plan Development and Execution. Strategic Value Chain Development, Promote Implementation of Modern Technologies in Production and Administration to Drive Efficiency, Lower Cost, and Improve Profitability. Developed Quantitative, Financial and Capitalization Analysis Skills and Experience, Organization & Personnel Management, Liaison experience with Shareholders, Customers, Financial Institutions, Vendors, etc.
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-General Management
-Budget - P/L Execution
-Operations Management
-Marketing / Sales
-Personnel Development & Management Skills
-New Product Development
-Bilingual: English/Spanish
-MBA / MS
-MA
General Manager Monterey Mushroom Oct 2016 – Present
Fresh Produce Agribusiness General Management – Illinois USA
$50,000,000 Sales Fresh Produce (Conventional & Organic)
500+ Personnel
Food Safety Certified
Agribusiness Consulting / General Management: June 2013 – Sept. 2016
General Management Consulting – Personnel Development - Nicaragua
25 Acres Hydroponic Greenhouse Production – Patented Propagation Material
Row Crop Seed Production Management - Hawaii USA
Traditional Tropical Fruit Production and Marketing Consulting - Guatemala
WINROCK INTERNATIONAL Agriculture Marketing Consulting Guatemala
Guatemalan Agricultural Exporters Association AGEXPORT
Farmer To Farmer Market Promotion Ornamental Plants
Sr. Vice President Agricultural Business Aug 01, 2010 – March 31, 2013
AD Makepeace LL, Massachusetts USA World’s Largest Cranberry Farm
Agribusiness Management of 2,000 Acres Cranberry Ocean Spray Contract
Budget Development and Execution $23,000,000 Sales
Strategic Planning & Financial - Economic Analysis
Capitalization Production Infrastructure
NPV Financial Analysis
Implemented New Hybrid Technology
Renewed Production Assets
Liaison w/ Ocean Spray and Local Advocacy Group CCCGA
Personnel Management & Professional Development
Highlights:
Implemented New Management Systems, New Technologies
Promoted Personnel Development – Succession Planning
Largest Crops Two Consecutive Years
General Manager Florexpo S.A. Costa Rica 2008 – 2009
Capital-Intensive Agribusiness – FEDEX Direct Sales Farm To Customer
Budget $9 Million Sales – Pricing – Negotiations - Marketing
Increased Revenues – Improved Gross Profit Margins
20 Hectares Capital-Intensive Greenhouse Agricultural Production Facility
Salary Staff 25, Production Staff 300 - 500 Employees
Vice President/GM Mayacrops S.A. Guatemala 1996 - 2008
Agricultural Exports - Ornamental Plants, Cuttings, Flowers, Small Fruits
P/L – Balance Sheet – Cash Flow Responsibility $5 Million Sales
Multiple Locations (5) 75 Hectares Capital-Intensive Agricultural Production
35 hectares Greenhouse / 15 hectares Shade Cloth in Guatemala
Hybrid Flower Seed Production Facility
10 Hectares
300 Employees
Virus-Indexed Vegetative Propagation Material
25 hectares of Highland Fruits Raspberry / Blackberry
Salary Staff 25, Production Staff > 700
Mayacrops S.A. Highlights:
Production, Marketing/Sales, Purchasing, Inventory Mgt, Finance, IT and HR
“Agricultural Exporter Of The Year 2,000” & “Finalist 2,004”
Business Plan Development and Implementation
Fixed Asset Management / Balance Sheet Management / Equity Growth
Increased Production/Sales of Highest Margin Crops > 100%
Hybrid Flower Seed Production Per Contract
Cut Flowers – Value-Added Farm-Made Bouquets
Virus-Indexed Vegetative Propagation Material
Direct Marketing (Safeway, Brokerage, Wholesalers) FOB and C&F Terms.
Fulfillment of Guatemalan Tax & Labor Regulations (Governance)
R&D New Business Development Flower Seed (International Breeder)
Peace Corps Guatemala Agricultural Extension
4th Generation Heritage Family Farm NW Ohio: Grain, Livestock, Vegetables,
MBA / MS Applied Economics – Universidad del Valle / Texas A&M
MA / International Affairs / Latin American Studies- University Of Ohio, Athens OH,
U.S.A. Citizen: Bi-lingual – English – Spanish