Koh “Gan” Sasaki

Phone: 714-***-**** e-mail: ad064n@r.postjobfree.com Residence: Tustin, CA

OBJECTIVE

Find a high-level management position in business development and/or marketing where I can use my decades of experience, knowledge, and connections to further accelerate the growth of the company.

SKILLS, ABILITIES and PERSONAL DOGMA

o Extensive experience in the management of sales, marketing, market analysis, and business development.

o Business management experience in the USA and Japan. Bilingual (native level). o Deep understanding and connections in industries --- life science, biopharmaceutical, and health supplements.

o Skillful in various computer software titles including…

Business: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, QuickBooks, Great Plains

Graphics: Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender (3D modeling & animation)

Technology: Xcode/Swift (iPhone & iPad), VBA, Access, FileMaker

Operations: Nielsen Spaceman, SPINS SAGE, Datamyne (formerly Zepol) TradeIQ, GDSN (1WorldSync, Kroger VIP)

o Effective in communication. Work with people from a wide range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.

o Self-motivated; ability to work independently, solve problems logically, and demonstrate sound judgment.

EXPERIENCE

Renovo Solutions Irvine, CA

Director of Business Development Jan 2022 – Present

Responsible for developing life science asset management business in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Francisco Bay Area.

Established high-level relationships with facilities directors and laboratory operations managers.

Specialty Enzymes (dba AST, Dynamic, BioMedic Labs) Chino, CA Sales Manager June 2017 – Jan 2022

Doubled sales each year for the past 4 years, even during 2020 pandemic.

Improved relationship with customers, brokers, distributors by providing accurate and much needed information.

Increased the number of customers by 5-folds.

Overhauled order fulfillment workflow and invoicing to virtually eliminate shipping errors.

Revamped inventory management to reduce waste and increase profit.

Started new services such as drop-ship service, turnkey private labeling, small-lot private labeling, online ordering, and a newsletter.

Managed 3 brokers domestically and 7 distributors internationally, in addition to my direct customers (approximately 300 retailers and doctors).

Shifted business model from being heavily reliant on 2 brokers to direct sales

(B2B, B2C), and boosted the profit margin.

Increased the number of customers from less than 70 to more than 350.

US, Europe, Asia, Oceania, Latin America, and Middle East.

G. T. Japan, Inc. (dba Maeda-en) Irvine, CA

Sales Manager and Market Analyst July 2016 – June 2017

Sales

Reversed negative sales trend after taking over key accounts.

Ice cream and green tea sales to Japanese retail stores and foodservices.

Market Data Analysis

Analyzed market and company performance to help sales and production teams improve the efficiency of their activities.

Significantly improved the accuracy of our production plans, and reduced wasteful production and procurement, while avoiding stocks to run out.

House Foods America Corp. Garden Grove, CA

Market Analyst / Marketing / Sales Planning May 2011 – March 2016

Lead role in market analysis. Collected market data (Nielsen, SPINS, TradeIQ, Soytech, and US Census), and presented analyzed trends in the market, population growth, competitor movements, retailer expansion patterns, and likely scenarios for the future.

Designed, built, and maintained the market analysis database system that visually explained the market conditions.

CSA Corporation Tustin, CA

General Manager, Marketing and Business Development Dec 2003 – May 2011

Business development, marketing, market analysis, operations.

Domestic and international business development, negotiation and consulting.

Conceived and executed revenue-generating businesses. Gathered and managed necessary talents and resources to initiate new services.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (Knoxville, TN)

Graduate program in cancer research.

Head graduate teaching assistant in immunology and bacterial etiology classes.

Designed college-level course curriculums.

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (Baton Rouge, LA)

B.S. Microbiology

Undergraduate research assistant in an immunology laboratory.

Undergraduate teaching assistant in computer technology classes.

GPA 3.68/4.00

INTERESTS and HOBBIES

o Latest interest – iPhone & iPad programming, 3D graphics, VBA to code Excel. o Language – Currently studying Spanish on Babbel.com.

(Note: I am already Japanese & English bilingual & bicultural.) o Fitness – A 24-Hour Fitness member for 25 years. (And I actually work out!) o Music – Love music and artists from Spain in particular. o Computer programming – Xcode/Swift (iPhone & iPad), VBA (Excel) o Traveling (international) – Mostly Japan, but would like to go to Europe someday. o Traveling (domestic) – Love driving across the US, and visiting different states. o Volunteering – Giving English advice online to Japanese students.

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