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Arthur J. Dawson, Ph.D.
President, The Dawson Company
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As an experienced business leader, business manager, and business consultant, I have an entrepreneurial spirit and a bias for action.  My sales skills and sales management skills have guided several organizations, including my own to peak performance.  I am a life long learner and am passionate about my work.

I maintain an attitude of openness and flexibility, and have a consistent sense of urgency.  I am comfortable working as a team player in a dynamic organization.

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I am an experienced business owner and business manager.  Within the past five years I have focused my efforts in developing a viable and successful Market Consulting Company.  My clients can be characterized in two categories: those large multinationals which require expertise in niche markets; and those small specialized micronutrient and growth regulator companies which require sales/marketing management with a low over head budget.

In my current capacity of business owner, I have the freedom to embark on specialty projects or full time involvement with a single customer or employer.

Professional History

2001 to Present

President and Owner
The Dawson Company

As founder of The Dawson Company, I am committed to fully understand and react to my customer needs. In my capacity of President, I focused the company’s efforts to fully commit and generate value by transforming The Dawson Company into a Project Management Firm servicing customers entrenched in the agribusiness sector requiring the market business development of specific technical agricultural products.

Recent clients include:

 

1999 - 2001

Vice President
Ecogen, Inc.

In my capacity as VP, I was responsible for Market and Sales Development of highly technical biological products, living fungicidal organisms, Aspire, AQ10 and CIM. I led a team of three regional sales managers to develop the Pacific North West, North Central US, and the Texas horticultural markets for Aspire. We conducted California grape industry sales for AQ10 and initiated U S EPA registration activities for CIM.

 

1989 - 1999

General Manager, World Wide
Elf Atochem, N A

As the General Manager, I was responsible for World Wide Sales, Marketing, Registration and Manufacturing specializing in Post Harvest chemistry and service. My team increased sales by an incremental $10 million in Domestic U S and U S Export Operations. My aggregate international group achieved $40 million total World Wide sales.

 

1983 - 1989

Manager Quality Control
Dole Fresh, Inc.

 

1983 - 1984

Technical Consultant to the President/Owner
Blue Goose Growers, Inc.

 

1978 – 1983

Manager, Fresh Fruit Research and Development
Sunkist Growers, Inc.

 

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