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Terry Edwardo
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Professional Experience (continued)
Division Manager of Refrigerated Products, 2000–2002
Reported to Senior Vice President and Assistant to the President. Responsible for developing
business plans for introduction of products in Japan. Annual turnover estimated at $25 million;
long-term potential of $150 million.
• Developed strategic product position that was subsequently supported by consumer evaluation.
Prepared television advertising and packaging graphics that supported the overall advertising
objective.
• Identified a regional refrigerated distribution system for the introduction of new product rollout.
• Negotiated a third-party manufacturing contract and the purchase of additional import-restricted
raw materials.

Director, Business Development, 1996–2000
Responsible for market development of core products.
• Analyzed worldwide business opportunities for expanding the business with particular emphasis
on Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim.
• Developed and launched a new business of exporting products from Brazil to North America
and Europe.

Manager, Product Development, 1987–1996
Managed new-product development activities.
• Responsible for developing and launching numerous products from test market to regional
rollout.
• Identified a new packaging system that resulted in our entering the market first.

Blue’s Foods
1980–1987
Research Supervisor
Responsible for product development and improvement.
• Developed banana-flavored line of fruit drinks that resulted in market success.

Education
Pennsylvania State University, 1980
B.S., Biology

References available upon request.