JEFF LAZAR

ad30o9@r.postjobfree.com 310-***-**** Corona Del Mar, CA 92625

Created/ran several companies, mostly FF&E (furniture, fixtures and equipment) over 15+ years, with 4-5x industry average growth. A focus toward sales and marketing, always emphasizing high profit, productivity and performance. Skill sets include product design, manufacturing outputs, and strategic business planning. Invented/created sustainable products and materials which add considerable value, with planet-friendly consumer benefits.

WORK EXPERIENCE

EDEN Concept Fill: 2022 – Present

CEO

-Invented Cellyfill cushion products as a fully sustainable replacement for polyurethane foam cushioning, applicable to multiple industries

-Co-Founded Company to offer lower cost, higher performing products for both manufacturers and consumers

-Working with NREL (Nat’l Renewable Energy Lab, part of DOE), patent pending, commercialization with Wayfair for company’s BETA test to confirm market validation

-Runs all sales, marketing, capital sourcing, product design, development and engineering, strategic business planning, analytics, de-risking, manages sales team/production/admin; leads, team-builds, competitive

-Finalist for Shell Oil Cohort 6 (1 of 5 out of thousands); winner, California Dream Fund; raised $450,000 for Seed Round I.

Evolution Design: 2019 - 2022

CEO

-Manufacturer of Furniture for Hospitality, Commercial and Residential Markets Worldwide, offering expertise in FF&E installation requirements

-Founder, company offers more cost-effective solutions, especially for N. America; target, 15-20% net profit; maintained 40% or better

-Established factories in Tijuana, Mexico and Anaheim, California (70,000 square feet combined); drove lowest costs and highest outputs

-Led all sales and marketing, product development/engineering, production performance, and FF&E installation scheduling

Lone Meadow: 2008 – 2019

CEO

-Manufacturer of Sustainable Furniture for Hospitality, Commercial and Residential Markets Worldwide

-CEO/Founder began 1997, grew to $55 million by 2017, 625 employees, 500,000 sq ft of manufacturing in California and N. Carolina

-Closed sales contracts, led product design/development/engineering, formed strategic business planning, analytics, de-risking; closely managed and supported sales team/mfg/admin/FF&E logistics, install

EDUCATION

Pepperdine University: Presidential/Key Executive MBA, Honors

Berklee College of Music: MBA, Film Music Composition/Music Composition, Honors

UCLA: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music), Honors