Kevin McKinney

Supported business ventures and companies:

• Eventyr Outdoor Adventures LLC. - website and app development
• Condux International, Mankato, MN - fiber optic route development in Russia
• Resource Pipe Company, Denver, CO - steel pipe supplies / crude oil conduit
• B2 Gold, Vancouver, BC, Canada - zinc metal mining
• Kinross Gold Corporation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - gold mining

• Importer of niche wines from France and Republic of Georgia; operated first two years as sole employee, going from concept to winning "Best of Show" at the Food & Wine show two years in a row
• Secured all licenses, ensuring compliance with all applicable U.S. and states laws
• Managed all aspects of distribution, from packaging to clearance into U.S. and delivery to point of sale
• Oversight for sales to distributors, retail chains, boutique stores and top restaurants

• Responsible for all aspects of company's gold mining business in Russia; developed and maintained relations with federal and local government agencies, identified new opportunities, worked closely with corporate counsel on legal and business issues and assisted with investor and public relations
• Improved company's ownership position in a $28M ounce goldmine in Nezhdaninskoe, Russia, leading to the sale of the company in 2007

• Led manufacturing company of security window materials - invented one-way, bullet resistance transparencies, i.e. stop bullets on one side, shoot through the other)
• Provided start up capital, prepared business plan, opened manufacturing plant and led the company to multi-million dollar annual sales
• Raised additional $4M for expansion via equity sales and multiple agreements with various NASD broker / dealers
• Company products featured on NBC, ABC and TLC nationwide, as well as in "Wired" magazine
• Partnered with companies such as Armor Holdings and Smith & Wesson; other clients included FBI, ATF, Royal Ulster Constabulary
• Company dissolved due to trade secret / patent issues related to co-founder / inventor