Maurice Charles Levin

Dedicated, hardworking professional with 25+ years' experience in demanding situations: Operations, Sales, Finance,
Marketing, Emerging Business Management, Horticulture/Agribusiness, E-Commerce, Valuation & Transactions

Work Experience
General Manager: Operations, Sales, Finance | Jurassic Garden Los Angeles, CA | 2001-2018
Commercial Grower, Wholesale/Retail Nursery: Grew, propagated and sold drought-resistant, rare, and endangered
species plants. Generated $10+ million in sales. Nursery and all plants were sold in December 2018.
• Management/Operations/Emerging Enterprise Growth: Created, managed and operated a start-up business to grow
successfully. Implemented recession-era cost cutting. Trained and managed the support and horticultural staff.
Became a premier grower of drought-resistant and endangered species plants. Became functionally bi-lingual.
• Strategic Planning/Sales/Marketing/E-Commerce: Created a business plan, built the enterprise, developed,
operated and grew a 1.5 acre growing facility/nursery. Executed entry strategy to new markets. Solicited and sold
to new institutional and individual customers. Designed, built, and ran a complete e-commerce website,
http://www.cycadpalm.com, to educate and sell to customers. This included search engine optimization, value-
added product information and a blog, to become a premier web store in the rare plant industry.
• Finance/Accounting: Conceived and supervised accounting system, inventory, personnel and financial report and
planning systems. Managed financial forecasting, developed strategic plan, and created valuation system for
inventory that literally “grows” in value.

Executive Search Consultant | McCray, Hewett & Assoc. Los Angeles, CA | 2000 - 2001
Conducted retained searches for senior executive positions. Completed searches producing $500,000+ in fees.

Director, Sales, Marketing & Operations | Optimal Health, Inc. Los Angeles, CA | 1996 - 2000
Built and led international healthcare distribution business. Grew business to $4.3 million in annual sales.

Commercial Real Estate Broker | The Goodglick Company Los Angeles, CA | 1988 - 1999
Represented commercial/ industrial real estate clients in lease and sale transactions totaling over $40 million.

Securities Analyst, Special Situations | Paine Webber New York, NY | 1987-1988

Evaluated companies, management, and stock values. Recommendations generated $25 million in transactions.

Investment Analyst | Rudman Associates New York, NY | 1986-1987

Analyzed companies and stock values at hedge fund. Helped secure$15 million in new managed funds.

Corporate Finance Associate | Lehman Brothers New York, NY | 1983 - 1986

Participated in all facets of $600 million in mergers/acquisitions and underwritings. Developed 2 M&A clients.

Commercial Banker | Bank of America New York, NY & Toronto, ON | 1979 - 1982
Solicited and closed $150+ million in transactions. Helped restructure Canadian finance company.

Education
Harvard Business School Boston, MA
MBA, Focus on Finance and Marketing, 2nd Year Honors.

Harvard University Cambridge, MA

AB, cum laude, with magna cum laude honors thesis in History, U.S. & East Asian.

UCLA Extension: Landscape Architecture & Horticulture Program Los Angeles, CA

Coursework in Horticulture & Gardening, including Botany, Irrigation & Water Management, Landscape Plant
Materials, Pest Management, Soils & Plant Nutrition, and Plant Taxonomy/ID.

Personal--Other
Eagle Scout. Completed Boston and New York Marathons. Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, highest point in Africa (19,340
ft.). Enjoy ballroom dancing, college sports and growing rare plants. Born & grew up in LA. Board Member of Harvard
Club of Southern California. Past Board Member of Cycad Society (Treasurer), Odyssey Theatre Ensemble (Chairman).

14900 Magnolia Blvd. #56627, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Home Office: (310) 276-0137, Mobile: (310) 293-6703
maurice@cycads.com -- http://www.mauricelevin.com