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Clarence Bird, Jr. is a seasoned business development, marketing  and non-profit executive with over +17 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. He is currently the founder & partner of RedZone International, LLC, a worldwide business development & marketing consulting firm. He began his professional career under the leadership of former Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas, and County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz, he served as the Assistant to the Executive Director of the Jay Malina International Trade Consortium of Miami-Dade County, Florida (ITC).

Clarence oversaw all operations of the Mayor’s Trade Mission Center of the Americas (TMC) a 501 (C)(3) not-for-profit organization charged with the promotion of Miami-Dade County as the “Gateway to the Americas” through incoming/outgoing trade missions and innovative educational programs. He co-authored the official Miami-Dade County Protocol Manual approved through Resolution by the Board of County Commissioners. He also assisted in the administration of the Miami-Dade Sister Cities Program.

As a private consultant, he was the Executive Director for the Florida Foreign Trade Association (F.F.T.A.), a 501(C)(6) not-for-profit trade organization.

As General Manager of International Trading Center (ITC) he established its international business incubator and oversaw all the day-to-day operations. Mr. Bird also was responsible to supporting new businesses or international businesses looking to enter U.S. and Latin American markets facilitating their international expansion efforts and assisting them internationalizing their operations.

Mr. Bird also serves as C.O.O. and Co-founder of the Exporters Association of the United States of America, Inc. (EA-USA), a 501(c)(6) Not-for-Profit trade organization based in Miami, Florida.

In March 2013, he was appointed as Executive Director of the Doral Chamber of Commerce a 501 (c)(6) organization to oversee all of its day-to-day operations.