About

David holds a BA in International Business from Washington State University and an MBA from Oregon State University.

During and after he received his undergraduate degree from WSU, David studied at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies and lived and worked in Japan for three years learning the language, culture and Japanese Business Management practices.

In 1997, David started working for Vanport International, Inc. in Oregon.

David departed Vanport in 2016 after nearly 20 years as a shareholder, Director and holding many titles including his last one as Global Marketing Manager.

In 2016, David started working at UFP Industries www.ufpi.com as their International Development Specialist working on new product development, international sourcing, vendor management and developing international direct sales leads. There is a tremendous amount of enthusiasm that he brought to this publicly traded company with over 16,000 employees and over 170 worldwide locations.

Throughout David's career he has worked on new market and new product consulting projects, helping companies in multiple industries expand their sales, marketing and procurement presence both domestically and internationally.

Over the past 27 years David has found himself managing sourcing, new product and brand development, sales and marketing of products and services in over 50 countries. 

David's professional public speaking prowess on a myriad of topics has been requested at trade shows, conferences, consulting firms and universities around the world. 

David is continually keeping abreast of international trade, transportation, logistics, customs, and tariff changes, which keeps his knowledge and experience in high demand.

With his role as Founder and Managing Director of the Stallcop Group, David is now able to help companies around the world expand their sourcing, sales and strategic market presence not only in the United States but globally as well as continue to grow his international wholesale trading business.

The Stallcop Group is involved in the international trading of lumber and building materials. About a third of the company’s sales come from wholesale trading, and the other two-thirds is as an export sales agent for lumber, OSB, plywood, and other building materials producers. They also work with clients on business development, sales, marketing, and sourcing.

With more than 26 years of experience buying and selling internationally, the Stallcop Group is a perfect partner for companies that want to bring their domestic Southern Pine production into export markets to keep their production levels at the maximum, while looking at all international market opportunities.

The Stallcop Group’s goal as an export trading partner is to help maximize the return to the log for all of your supplying mills.