United States Oil and Gas Corp (fka USOG)

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BACKGROUND*
Mr. Alex Tawse has been President and Chief Executive Officer of United States Oil & Gas Corp. of Turnbull Oil, Inc. since March 2007 and also has been its Chairman since March 2010. Mr. Tawse serves as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of United States Oil & Gas Corp. Mr. Tawse served as Vice President of Operations at Kaizen Institute from 2005 to February 2007 where he managed its consulting and training operations for North American business unit, Managed budget, ... P&L, marketing strategy, and implementation of strategic plan, Hired and trained consulting, marketing, and office staff, Developed new business and managed customer relations, Restructured operations and internal management systems to improve revenue generation and customer retention. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy Development, Inc. Mr. Tawse also served as Chief Financial Officer of Kaizen Institute from 1998 to 2005 where he Established global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, managed its finances, G/L, cash flow, and reporting; hired and supervised accounting staff; secured access to capital; Realized annual labor cost savings of over $200k through lean accounting systems and policies; Reduced cash collection cycle from 120 days to 45 days; Established affiliate offices in Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, and New Zealand; Restructured U.S. business unit; obtained financing; secured investors; developed compensation structure for independent consultants and reduced its overhead costs by 50%. Mr. Tawse Lean was a Consultant & Trainer from 2002 to 2007. Mr. Tawse Achieved over $10 million in annual cost savings for customers such as Bacardi (U.S., Italy and U.K.), Nike (China), Aviacor (Russia), Kraft Foods, Dannon, and Stewart and Stevenson. He Guided top management and shop floor personnel to achieve competitive advantage through improved production systems, greater process flexibility, and increased throughput capacity; without investment in new equipment or additional labor, Provided pro-bono consulting to local community center to improve customer service, Developed, utilized and trained others in lean principles and tools such as: Total Quality Systems; Kaizen Office Systems; 5S; Process Standardization; JIT/Pull Systems (Kanban); Mistake Proofing; Value Stream Mapping; Total Change Management; Cell Design; Quick Changeover (SMED); Total Productive Maintenance and Lean Accounting. Mr. Tawse serviced high profile global customers in the U.S., China, Russia, Italy, and the U.K. that operate in a variety of industries including specialized oil drilling equipment, consumer goods, automotive, and pharmaceutical. Mr. Tawse studied at Oxford University, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and International Relations from Stanford University, an MBA degree from the University of Texas, and is also a Certified Public Accountant.