This petition is to raise awareness for Andy Newman being the right person for the Consumer Direct Sales position. His 6+ years with Octane have given him a wealth of knowledge and information to be successful in this new role. Experiences in Service, Sales, assisting on the tradeshow team as well as building countless relationships with dealers, service providers and several end users will benefit him greatly in this new role. Outside of Octane, Andy is continually learning and always wanting to do more. He has created his own business, Grandpa Dave's Cookies, LLC as well as volunteered countless hours, nights and weekends helping create a successful multisport event in San Diego, California and has now expanded his role with the company with two other triathlons, The Lobsterman Triathlon and The Boston Triathlon working on marketing and sales of the event. Andy's passion for Octane products has been well-documented and being able to help get them in to more consumer's homes is a dream he's wanted for more than 6 years.