Marc Pagan - Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

          CV-Resume: Link to PDF Copy                                                                marcpagan@gmail.com          (646) 783-9370      

Strategist with a record of achievement driving multi-million dollar businesses on national, regional, districts and territorial levels.

Diplomat, teacher, builder of staff & client loyalty, forger of strong relationships within multiple company departments, and with external corporate partners.

Experience                              

2001 - Present 

Flight Instructor & Commercial Pilot   

American Flying Club, Guaranteed Flight & Independent          

United States                                                                

• Train and mentor students to become aviators/instructors; and pass FAA flight, oral and written exams.  Over 3000 hours of flight, classroom, and simulator instruction given. 

• Pilot-In-Command of flights throughout Florida and Bahamas (2003 -2004). Aircraft: Piper Aztec. 

2017 - 2019

Co-founder

PureAgra

Bio-Fertilizers~ Increased Profits & Environmental Health

Nurseries~Farms~Golf Courses~Lawn Care Pros~Landscapers & More

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Bio-fertilizers are eco-friendly microorganisms. Our products have a profound effect on soil ecology, making nutrients available for plant consumption.

Costa Farms, the largest supplier of ornamental plants to Home Depot in Florida, using PureAgra products, dramatically increased profits by cutting their conventional fertilizer waste 83%. 

PureAgra is committed to your profitability via sustainable agriculture: 

Meeting society's needs today, while preserving and improving our environment for future generations. 

Approved for Organic growing.

(OMRI & QCS certified)

2005 - 2011 

Managing Director                                                                                                          

Belvedere Advantaged Muni Fund & GEM Capital         

New York, New York

• Business development for a municipal bond arbitrage hedge fund, and a related fund of funds. 

• Business garnered for these funds via building fiduciary relationships with institutions, banks, wealth management firms.   

• Fund ($1 million investment minimum) and fund of funds ($250K investment minimum) restricted to clients meeting qualified purchaser or accredited investor parameters, respectively.

• Initiated, coordinated and finalized an eighteen month due diligence and negotiation, which resulted in placement of the Blue River fund on the investment platform of US Bank’s Wealth Management division. 

• Initiated, negotiated and secured a private label agreement on behalf of the Belvedere fund of funds with a boutique advisory firm that specialized in asset management on behalf of professional athletes. 

2004 - 2005 

Airline Pilot                                                                                                        

Pinnacle Airlines (now Endeavor Air) dba Delta Airlines 

Memphis, Tennessee 

• Aircraft:  Canadair Regional Jet. 

2003 - 2006

Flight Training Officer - Volunteer

Civil Air Patrol

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Volunteer members of the CAP fly more than 85 percent of all inland search-and-rescue missions within the United States. The CAP also performs disaster-relief operations, humanitarian services, & air force support missions.

• Conducted missions to train pilots to highest safety and proficiency standards.

• In appreciation of their service, flew with military veteran pilots no longer medically cleared for flight status.

1999 - 2000

Vice President, Marketing & Sales                                                                                      

Exitz Technology

New York, New York

• Recruited as an initial management team member of travel industry technology start-up.  Targeted latent demand in consolidator market.

1998 – 1999       District Manager - Computer Sales                           

1995 - 1997        Account Executive - Computer Sales

1991 - 1995        Sales Representative - Passenger, Vacation Package, Group & Computer Sales

United Airlines 

New York, New York                                                                                                     

• Led staff to maximize market share of the Apollo Computer Reservations System (CRS).  Reported to Regional Director of Automation Sales, Northeastern United States. One of six within United Airlines' management structure.

• Via consultative sales, grew airline revenue and market share of travel agencies and corporate travel departments.

• Constructed, negotiated and implemented custom corporate & travel agency agreements, designed to increase market share, segments booked, and revenue on targeted routes.

• Represented United at travel industry functions, presentations, and joint partnership events. 

• Earned United Vacations Sales Award: Top of all sixty travel agency territories in Eastern United States in sales of United Vacations tour package product.

• Led staff to win high profile account, Hitachi North America, against all three competitors. 

• Via travel agency/channel sales, one of only three members in the Eastern United States region to sell Pass Plus, a lifetime individual unlimited travel program. Secured $550,000 fee, paid directly to United Airlines.

• Spearheaded United Airlines New Jersey office’s annual United Way project.  Initiated and led a trip to Disney World for a group of patients from a local children’s hospital, and coordinated the efforts of United Airlines’ Inventory Management, Airport Station Managers in Newark and Orlando, Media, New Jersey Bell, Anheuser Busch. and Disney. 

1986 – 1991

District Sales Manager                                                                                                             

Satellite Paging

West Orange, New Jersey

• From initial position, sales representative - Manhattan, promoted in 1989 to manage five sales representatives to increase account base in Manhattan and Brooklyn. 

• Built distribution channel network of retailers in Manhattan and Brooklyn. 

• Garnered business with corporate clients such as NBC and Warner Brothers.

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EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and LICENSES

Education

Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania:  Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration 

        Dean’s List 

        Omicron Delta Epsilon, The International Honor Society for Economics 

        Fraternity: President, Brother of the Year, & Senior of the Year 

Professional Development

        United Airlines World Headquarters: Initial Management Course 

                    Six week program including modules in : Consultative Sales, Negotiation, Territory Management, and Public Speaking. 

          United Airlines World Headquarters: Advanced Management Course 

                    Six week program including modules in: Hiring,  District Management, Key Accounts, Consultative Sales, Negotiation, and Human Resource Management.

Continuing Education

        Internet History, Technology, and Security:  Coursera/University of Michigan

        Introduction to Finance: Coursera/University of Michigan

 Social Psychology: Coursera/Wesleyan University