Gary

Dr. Gary Kesser
12628 Torrey Bluff Drive, apt. 321, San Diego, CA 92130 Cell (646) 220-9646 ~ [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
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SUMMARY
• Visionary and accomplished in Global Trade, Macroeconomics, Manufacturing Supply Chain,
SaaS/ PaaS/ IaaS/ Digital Tech solutions and Automation, E-commerce professional.
• Empowered Official. Expert legal Witness in Commodity Trading Arbitration and Litigation.
• Versatile global leader with progressive broad experience driving transformational global change
initiatives for Fortune 500 companies.
• Serial Entrepreneur with 6 successful Startup launches, fundraising, scaling and exists.
• Successful track record of providing leadership and innovative strategic business solutions,
leading high-performance teams to increase profitability, improve ROI, cash flow, competitiveness,
low cost and Lean operations.
• Proven track record of establishing beneficial long-term relationships in global economic markets
of Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with creativity, passion for outstanding results & global progress.

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
Manufacturing (Pharma, Biotech, Agriculture SaaS, AgriTech, Fintech, Tradetech
Food, Bioplastics, Nutraceuticals & Wellness) Metals (base, alloy, non-alloy, precious)
Chemical, Resin, Plastic, Wood, Glass, Corrugated Energy, Oil and Gas
Maritime and Global Logistics Electronics & Industrial Equipment

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sfeer Corp. www.sfeer.tech, www.tradehelp.org 2014 - Present
Founder, CEO
Founded world’s leading AgriTech, FinTech and TradeTech SaaS automated vertically integrated
trading ecosystems for physical commodities and commercial trade services.

Executive consulting and Board Advisory in global commodity trading and maritime operations, geo-
economics, trade brokerage and execution, production/manufacturing, supply chain transformation,
trade compliance, M&A, investigative economics, market intelligence, commercial operations,
corporate strategy, business development, all-mode logistics, import/export operations, business and
market intel for Tier 1 global companies – AI 2030 Chapter Board of Advisors, LaProphan (Pharma),
Mycrodose (Pharma), Terramer (Biotech), Tata Metals (Metals), RGP (Defense, Electronics), Expert
Connect (multi-industry), Fender (Music), Scoular (Agri, Food), Fornazor (Agri, Food), Cerealpar
(Agri, Food), Cargill (Agri, Food), TSC (Freight Forwarding), Targus (Electronics), UPL (Chemicals),
Greenco (Agri), SGS (Cargo Inspection), Pure Ratios (Nutraceuticals), Medterra (Nutraceuticals),
MCW (Energy), VendiBean (F&B).
Co-Founder and C-Officer of 6 Startups, 4 successful fundraises, 2 exits.

D’Addario and Company, Inc. www.daddario.com 2011 - 2014
Head of Global Supply Chain
Established and lead centralized global supply chain and manufacturing operations, strategic
sourcing and procurement for FMGS, raw materials, production inputs and industrial equipment, trade
compliance, logistics, OEM and Contract manufacturing for the world’s largest manufacturer of music
accessories. 200+ vendors, 25000+ SKUs. YOY 30%+ savings/profitability, 40% sourcing onshoring,
JIT 99%, 60% production cost reductions. Annual PNL responsibility $250M+.

CMA CGM (Américas). www.cma-cgm.com 2009 - 2011
US VP, Agricultural Commodities Trade and Global Agri Exports
Managed operations of a newly established US Agri Trade Desk and business development for
agricultural commodities for the world’s largest Container Shipping Line ($17B annual revenue),
delivering 300% portfolio and revenue increase over the targeted budget. Annual PNL responsibility
$500M+.

Uniwire Metals International www.uniwire.com 2004 - 2009
VP, Global Procurement and Trading Operations
Lead supply chain, commodity trading, logistics, operations management, business development,
trade compliance, procurement and manufacturing operations for a global metal producing and
trading group. Ferrous, Non-Ferrous. YOY 20% growth rate, 10% cost reductions. Annual PNL
responsibility $200M+.

W.J. Grain www.wjgrain.com 2000 - 2004
VP, Commodity Trading Operations (Agri Group), Europe and Americas
Lead commodity trading (buy and sell side), strategic planning, business development, trade
compliance and global logistics operations for an international Agribusiness group. Operated 3 million
Metric Ton annual trade volume. YOY 25% cost reductions, 15% trade volume growth rate. Annual
PNL responsibility $300M+.

COMPETENCIES
Supply Chain, Operations Management Intl Trade, Economics, Commerce
Commodity Trading, Materials, Category Management Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
Lean Manufacturing, Forecasting, Demand Planning All-mode Logistics Management
Production Planning, Inventory Management, QA and QC Supply Chain Interfaces
Corporate Strategy, ESG&S, Transformation Contractual Management
Trade and Regulatory Compliance Structured Commodity Finance
Commercial and Financial Risk Management Business Strategy and Modeling
Product Development and Product Management Value Stream and Process Mapping
Vendor and Customer Management Financial and Capital Analysis

EDUCATION
• New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Executive MBA – Global Economics. Specialization – Macroeconomics, Development & Trade
• Pace University World Trade Institute, School of International Trade and Commerce
MBA - International Trade Management and Economics
• Odessa State University
PhD Science Degree, Major - Marine Geology and Maritime Operations

KEY STRENGTHS
• Leadership, networking, promotion & communication
• Problem-solving, analytics and planning
• Risk identification, prioritization and action
• Confidence in pressurized situations, diligence, ability to take on challenges
• High standards of service, detail- and results-orientation

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
SAP, AS400, MAPICS, Acumatica, CIN7, 3PL Central, ACE, EDI, AES, AMS, ABI, SharePoint,
LeanKit, Asana, Novatus, PeopleSoft, Ariba, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics.

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian, Russian.