Dennis Daniels

Owner & CEO

Sky Valley Foods LLC

United States

Professional Summary

Dennis Daniels is an accomplished C-level executive and leader with 30 years of experience executing business and evaluating overall strategic and tactical planning. He has extensive administrative, operational, financial and program development experience and has been instrumental in gaining acquisition financing throughout his career. For the past six years, Dennis has served as Owner & CEO Sky Valley Foods LLC, a relatively small company in the 20-50M range. Prior, he has served as President and CEO of Pioneer Frozen Foods, where he patented McDonald's McGriddle. Dennis graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Memphis. Originally, he wanted to be an engineer and worked for a company that designed and built generator sets, so he was involved in unique projects in what he found to be a very interesting industry. Dennis worked for an engineering group that was a subsidiary of Earth Grains, which was itself a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch. There he discovered the field of manufacturing and sales and he absolutely loves it. The key to his success is his ability to identify problems, execute solutions, and standardizing those so that mistakes aren't repeated. Going forward, Dennis wants to continue to grow the company, which has tripled in size, focus on more innovation and products, and to grow more on the marketing side of the business. He wants to network and gain a deeper understanding of how to be a more effective salesperson. When he's not working, Dennis enjoys participating in 3-Gun national competitions, which are really a blast. He also sits on the board of Freedom Global, an organization striving to eliminate world poverty.

Skills

Specialization

Engineering; Manufacturing; Organizational Development; Strategic and Tactical Planning; Staff Management & Development; Manufacturing Management; Mechanical Engineering Management; Executive Program Development