Spurgeon Alford Jr

Design and create products that sell exclusively on Amazon, negotiate all manufacturing, delivery, shipping, warehousing and inventory control. Work closely with trademark attorneys during the branding process of approximately two brands and 15 products including household, home and garden, and a branded line of barbecue products.

Day to day responsibilities involve inventory control and reorder, communication with Amazon and customers regarding any issues that involve damaged product and fast response in replacement.

My involvement is minimal and will be discontinued upon start of a new position.

Conducted comprehensive interviews with subjects, employers, associates, references, and other knowledgeable individuals and reviewed appropriate records to obtain facts to resolve all material issues in a case to establish the background, reputation, character, suitability, or qualifications of the subject under investigation for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency contract, mainly at FT Benning, GA Army installation and Columbus, GA and surrounding communities under Lead Investigator Wayne Gayles. Documented all information and submitted a detailed report of investigation within a strict required timeline.

Created seven family sports boardgames and formed the parent company, Zelosport LLC, around those seven games including all legal corporate formation duties with multiple attorneys, trademark and copyright attorneys as well as securities attorneys. Hired and oversaw an executive staff including the company president and Director of IT who ran the day to day operations of the company while I traveled the nation establishing retail sales contracts. Negotiated all manufacturing duties domestically as well as internationally, sales goals, presentation of ownership securities to investors nationwide, handled all year end corporate tax returns and monthly reporting and communication with over 135 private investors, held and led monthly board meetings and corporate updates with company securities attorney. Negotiated national endorsements from Brett Favre, former Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback as well as conducted a national tournament under the sponsorship of the White Castle Hamburger chain. Conducted interviews on television, radio shows, newspaper and magazine interviews as the face and spokesperson for the company.

Merged with an investment group in January 2016 who took full control of Zelosport that in turn crashed the company due to mismanaged goals and poor decisions regarding company policies and direction. Left the company due to funding and all salaries ceased.

Zelosport's games won multiple national awards including one of Disney's Family Fun Magazine's coveted Toys of Year awards which in turn caused national sales to increase ten fold.

Conducted comprehensive interviews with subjects, employers, associates, references, and other knowledgeable individuals and reviewed appropriate records to obtain facts to resolve all material issues in a case to establish the background, reputation, character, suitability, or qualifications of the subject under investigation for the Office of Personnel Management and Department of Defense contract for Lead Investigator Wayne Gayles. Documented all information and submitted a detailed report of investigation within a strict required timeline.