Jan “Yon” Friedmann

The following is a summary of credentials, professional experience and qualifications.

December 18, 1997- Current – Operate a specialized frozen food company (Traditional Foodmakers, Inc.) as CEO / President. Traditional Foodmakers, Inc. (“TFI” herein), is a California Corporation. This is a frozen and fresh food manufacturing and processing company operating out of a USDA, FDA, and KOSHER certified facility.  TFI specializes in frozen deli, vegetarian and specialty foods doing business with wholesalers and retailers like Bristol Farms and others.

Simultaneously with duties as CEO at Traditional, I have been formulating and developing the best approach strategy to launch a patented invention / project called the Aqua-Terra Planetary Transport Systems & Development Project that may be viewed at www.invention.net/aquaterrausa, china, and india.  The subject patent (#7,114,882) was granted in October of 2006 by the U.S. Patent office for this invention.  In short, this invention / project is a transportation system that will permit the transport of cargo containers, and eventually persons, at speeds estimated at 5,000-14,000+ MPH.  Thus, travel speed may permit us to go around the world in two (2) hours when all twelve Aqua-Stations are completed and operational.   

In the interest of establishing greater professional credentials for myself and the Aqua-Terra Project, I completed and received my Executive MBA from CTU (Colorado Technical University) Online in February of 2006 with a 3.75 GPA.   

In regards to Traditional Foodmakers, Inc., I was first involved with its predecessor food company that was in very bad financial and business shape.  This former troubled company needed to be turned around if to survive. I succeeded in the turn around and then, by mutual agreement with the previous owner of the predecessor company , split the predecessor company into two separate companies one of which became Traditional Foodmakers, Inc. and the other retained by the previous predecessor owner.

Now, Traditional Foodmakers, Inc. specializes in frozen and fresh food manufacturing. 

Products.  Products include traditional deli foods like Potato Pancakes (Latkas), Knishes,

Blintzes, etc. plus specialized  Vegetarian and Soy based entrées. The company is now

eight years young and has now begun negotiations to expand sales through acquisitions

and mergers. 

In this process, the objective is to create and operate a mini conglomerate

of the food industry that specializes in manufacturing  of ready to eat foods, both fresh

and frozen. Because of the product line specialization, the company expects to remain in

business and grow over the next several years through internal growth, and through

possible strategic mergers and acquisitions.

1990 – 1997 -            In 1990 passed the Commodity Brokers exam (Series 3) and was active as a licensed commodity broker with American National Trading Corp. in Los Angeles.  During this time, mastered the understanding of commodity transactions, investments and usage of currencies to hedge foreign currency differentials for businesses doing international business.  

In 1993 passed the Series 7 and 63 Securities Broker exams and in 1994, passed the series 24 and 4 exams while working at Baraban Securities, Inc. in the Culver City office. 

During that time with Baraban, activities included general stock broker activities plus teaching enrolled students about the securities industry and information thereof that is needed to know to pass the industry’s Series 7 and 63 exams. 

During this time of my teaching included writing a book which was self published and titled “Wall $treet Talk” that dealt with definition of terms in the security industry and provided a hedging investment program that removed much/nearly all of the risk of equity / stock investments using Stock-Options as an insurance instrument. As part of the sales and educational services of the firm, conducted workshops and seminars for prospective clients and students introducing this newly devised method of investing.  This seminar investment program was designed to secure / insure equity investments and entice investors to participate. Students learned how risk can be taken out of equity investments for their clients.

Additionally, during this workshop and seminar program segment, participants were introduced to the methods of reviewing and understanding balance sheet information when selecting a security for investment and were shown how to invest with insurance/hedging strategies and profit from the investment regardless if the stock market went up or down. This hedging and profit taking program returns 5%+ per month and is a sophisticated program using Equity Securities and Equity Options (the Insurance) to generate a high return on in investment, safely.  This program was tested by students and proven successful.

In 1995, contracted for one year to join another securities firm in Los Angeles that had five office locations at that time in the western US region (California, Arizona, and Utah).  While at this firm, my title was Executive Vice-President/General Manager overseeing investment banking, compliance, brokers, customer activities and negotiated resolution to complaints.  Responsibilities included handling all brokers, customers, and compliance issues and overseeing Investment Banking activities for the firm.  The volume of sales and profits nearly tripled during the time with the company primarily due to the efficiency of handling and processing investment banking applications and funding thereof. Left the company after the one-year contract term ended.                         

February through April of 1997 traded securities for this short time at another securities firm that was strictly a trading facility.  In April of 1997, chose to leave the securities industry, after being a bit burned-out, and began to seek a situation that would be more in line with past activities in turning around troubled companies or launching a new company. 

Thus, optioned controlling interest in a 14 year old food company that was in business difficulties and began to turn it around.  By mutual agreement and separation from the previous owner of this predecessor company, Traditional Foodmakers, Inc. was formed as a corporation with only one shareholder on December 18, 1997 to carry on with the same but slightly modified food product line while creating new products.  

1977 – 1990 – In 1977-1978 was employed as the Chief Financial Officer at the Afro-American Cultural and Education Center in Los Angeles under a one-year contract through CETA, a government funded program.  Simultaneously, Business Strategy Services was formed in Los Angeles to handle various money management, business consulting and turn-around activities which continued through 1990. 

These activities included operating a checking account management service for corporate clients who had average checking account balances in access of $100,000. Created this checking account management system while a banker at City National Bank to take advantage of the average checking account balance of companies and generate interest income from these balances, adding them to their corporate bottom line.  This program was extremely successful and generated millions in profit to participating companies and the bank. 

1972 – 1977 – Employed as a Commercial Loan Officer at City National Bank, Los Angeles.  Duties included making small to large commercial loans and periodically oversee banking operational activities. 

In addition to lending activities, devised, created and managed, in access of $56 Million, in a checking account management program for corporate customers having average checking account balances in excess of $100,000. This program took advantage of the time it takes money to clear the banking system including the time it takes creditor’s to handle their receivables.  In short, this program organized the handling of receipts and disbursements of bank corporate customer’s receivables and payables. 

Simultaneously, these receipts and disbursements were organized to yield interest income during the clearing time of checks written and sent. While creditor checks were in transit, these monies were invested in secure very short-term securities like Repurchase Agreement, Banker’s Acceptances, US Treasury securities, and high grade Commercial Paper securities. These very short-term and timed investments generated interest income to the corporate account holder and permitted the bank to profit from the spread between the interest being paid out to customers and the higher Fed Fund rate being received.  

1970 – 1972- Completed and graduated Woodbury College, at that time located in Los Angeles and received a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Management and minor in Economics.

1969 – 1970 - Completed studies at Automation Institute of America, receiving completion certificate in Computer System Design, Programming, and Operations. 

1967 – 1969 - U.S. Armed Forces (Vietnam Era).  Honorable Discharge.