Hart AgStrong LLC
John Mallory Davis
Project Director
Each member of our executive Team brings a specific skill set that will ensure sustainable growth upon a solid foundation of shared values. The team possesses expertise in food and agricultural processing plant design, construction, and operation, banking, and business development.
Executive Team
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19 years of overall management, startup, engineering, and plant management experience
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Former assistant to CEO of Champion International’s Brazilian operation (acquired by International Paper)
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Plant design/start-ups up to $120m for juice bottling and engineered lumber (latter one acquired by Weyerhaeuser)
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B.S. in Ag Engineering from University of Georgia; registered professional engineer (PE)
Mike Garland PhD.
Crop Development Director
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Executive Director of the Georgia Seed Development Commission; licensed University of Georgia plant varieties and produced foundation seed for 30 crop species
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Trained as a soybean breeder at Iowa State University and Clemson University
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13 years of process engineering, plant engineering, project management and plant management experience for agricultural products processing companies Nestle Foods, JR Simplot and Bruce Foods
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Managed the construction of the Resaca Sun plant
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B.S. in Ag Engineering and M.S. in Food Process Engineering from Louisiana State University
David J. Stob
VP of Sales & Marketing
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Over 21 years of diverse Marketing and Sales Expertise in multiple industries
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Multi-National, Turn-a-Around, and Start-Up Experience
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Specializing in Strategic Planning, Business Development, New Product Development, and Marketing Communications
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Deep understanding and knowledge of the CPG and B2B markets