Education
Handelshøyskolen BI - Sandvika, Norway
MBA International Business, -Work Experience
Directly from Nature, LLC
Current
Directly from Nature, LLC
Swedish American Chamber of Commerce - SACC
2002-01-01 - 2009-01-01
Swedish American Chamber of Commerce - SACC
Center for International Trade Development (CITD) and the California Mexico Trade Assistance Center
1998-01-01 - 2003-04-01
Center for International Trade Development (CITD) and the California Mexico Trade Assistance Center
Skills
Summary
Goal I am ready to leverage a decades-long passion for all things technological, and for all things natural, organic and renewable; and in serving the public interest. I am a qualified, experienced, and energetic leader. Summary I have 20+ years of experience in business development, and managing people and assets in the private and public sectors, domestically, and internationally. I am a U.S. citizen. I lived a part of my life in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Spain, and the greatest part in California. I communicate well with people of different cultures, languages, and educational and economic levels. I am experienced in public speaking, establishing and maintaining relationships, and in leading, teaching, and training culturally diverse people. My early career focus was on Information Technology and telecommunications, followed by 5 years as the Los Angeles Branch Director of the State of California’s Center for International Trade Development (CITD). At CITD I guided companies on developing international sales, securing government guaranteed finance, transportation and logistics, and customs regulations. For the last 20 years, I have been the General Manager of Directly from Nature LLC, a distributor of health products, where I promote business development by leveraging past experience in business, and technology, to improve business operations and sales. I have experience with negotiations and contracts, establishing distribution channels, business development, public sector grant management and economic development, international transportation, and customs regulations, forming strategic partnerships, marketing, and sales. Authorized to work in the US for any employer.