Business Development

Koh “Gan” Sasaki 714-***-**** ********@******.*** Page 1 of 2

Koh “Gan” Sasaki

- Business Development, Market Analysis, Sales Planning

- Life Science & Health Supplement

CONTACT 714-***-**** ********@******.*** Tustin, CA GOAL Find a business development position where I can contribute my experience, connections, and skills to the growth of the company. ABOUT ME • Sales and marketing professional with 25+ years of experience.

• Background: Life science research. Information technology. Entrepreneur. Investor.

• Broad personal connections, and a database of business leads.

• Solid understanding of the science behind the products and services offered.

• Deep understanding of life science, health supplement, healthy living.

• A team leader. Have led groups of people, up to 30 direct reports, comprised of different ethnicities, nationalities, religions, and ages.

• Fully bilingual & bicultural – USA and Japan.

• Very skillful in many software titles for business, technology, and operations.

(e.g., Microsoft Office, CRM, VBA, Swift, Photoshop, Illustrator, 3D Graphics.) EXPERIENCE

Jan 2022 Renovo Solutions Irvine, CA

– May 2024 Director of Business Development

• Cultivated Southern California and San Francisco Bay Area, from ground up to

$5M/year.

• Sales of laboratory asset management service to life science, biopharmaceutical companies, and healthcare facilities in the USA.

• Sales of related services such as laboratory relocation, certification, consumables management, temporary scientist staffing, and other operational services.

• Management of client database (CRM).

• Developed an automated quote system for our complex pricing model, significantly reducing the manual labor required, from weeks to minutes. Jun 2017 BioMedic Labs (aka AST, Dynamic Enzymes, Specialty Enzymes) Chino, CA

– Jan 2022 Sales Manager

• Achieved double-digit revenue growth for 5 consecutive years, from under

$200K/year to $4M/year.

• Increased the number of customers from 50 to more than 350.

• Sales of health supplements (e.g., enzymes & probiotics) to medical establishments, retail stores, private labels, online influencers, Amazon, and DTC

(direct to consumers).

• Managed domestic and international sales.

• Launched new revenue-generating services. (e.g., private label, small lot production.)

• Redesigned logistics workflow to improve efficiency and virtually eliminated shipment errors.

Koh “Gan” Sasaki 714-***-**** ********@******.*** Page 2 of 2 Jul 2016 G.T. Japan, Inc. (dba Maeda-en) Irvine, CA

– Jun 2017 Sales Manager & Market Analyst

• Sales of Japanese CPG (teas, ice creams). $2M annual sales.

• Dramatically boosted sales after taking over key retail and foodservice accounts, reversing negative sales trend to profitable business in less than a year.

• Expanded business to new regions (Texas, New York, Bay Area.)

• Designed and developed an automated production forecast system that significantly reduced wasteful production, while avoiding shortfalls. May 2011 House Foods America Corp. Garden Grove, CA

– Mar 2016 Market Analyst & Sales Planner

• Managed market analysis, and set directions for sales, marketing, and product development teams.

• Analyzed market data for numerous monthly presentations to C-level executives to help them abreast of the market. (e.g., Nielsen, SPINS, Datamyne, TradeIQ, GDSN.)

• Designed, built, and maintained the automated market analysis database system that visually displayed the market conditions and trends. Dec 2001 Abridgea Corp. (dba the Center for Scholastic Achievement) Tustin, CA

– May 2011 Founder & President

• Domestic and international business development, negotiations, and consulting.

• From a shoestring to $6M annually.

• Conceived and executed revenue-generating businesses. (e.g., international business expansion, investment consulting, health supplements, VPN network router manufacturing, international higher education consulting, foodservice.) EDUCATION

University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN

• Graduate program in immunology & cancer research.

• Head instructor for immunology and bacterial etiology classes.

• Designed college-level course curriculums.

Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA

• B.S. Microbiology

• Undergraduate research assistant in immunology laboratories.

• Undergraduate teaching assistant in computer technology classes.

• GPA 3.68/4.00.

State University of New York Stony Brook, NY

• B.S. Biology

• Undergraduate research assistant in a genetics laboratory.

• Sigma Beta Honor Society

INTERESTS

& HOBBIES • Language Studying Spanish on Babbel.com every day.

• Fitness 24-Hour Fitness member for over 25 years. (And, I actually workout!)

• Computer programming Xcode/Swift and Excel/VBA.

• Music Love music from Spain and Latin America in particular.

• Traveling Love visiting different states in the US to meet people.

• Environmental sustainability Doing my part to save the planet for the future.

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