Andrew is a operations expert based in Los Angeles with a wealth of knowledge in Startups, Business Operations, Supply Chain, and Financials. With over 25 years of experience under his belt, Andrew has built a reputation as a trusted and dependable professional in his field.Andrew's career is marked by an impressive trajectory of growth and success. He has held several leadership positions, including COO at Portal Warehousing, where he is responsible for building out strategy, infrastructure, financial planning, and operations for a startup in the co-warehousing space. Andrew is also tasked with growth planning as the company expands across the US, as well as day-to-day management of Community Managers in each facility.Before joining Portal Warehousing, Andrew was the Director of Logistics & Operations at Pod Foods, where he oversaw all logistics and operations for a food & beverage distribution startup doing warehousing, fulfillment & delivery in seven major cities in the US. Here, he implemented operations & SLAs in six warehouses with outbound revenues seeing a 10% growth month over month. Andrew also conducted financial & operational growth planning as the company expanded across the US.Andrew's career highlights include his role as COO at Valiant Sheet Metal & Construction, where he was responsible for overseeing sales, bidding, supply chain, and scheduling. During his tenure, Andrew built out operations and strategy to grow the business from $275k to $1.8m in 2020, managed and led a team of employees, developed & implemented new policies and procedures, and ensured compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.Prior to his leadership roles, Andrew spent over a decade at Whole Foods, where he was the Store Team Leader and Associate Prepared Foods Coordinator. Here, he trained, hired, mentored, and led 400+ Team Members in two locations. Andrew was responsible for P&L, for two facilities doing $6M in sales monthly & $3.5M, respectively. He also oversaw merchandise planning, all store operations, customer service, and vendor relations. Andrew was responsible for sales growth, purchasing, strategizing, recipe development, and distribution. As Associate Prepared Foods Coordinator, Andrew lead a region consisting of 55+ stores doing $26M in sales monthly, responsible for yearly financial projections, monthly sales drivers, holiday purchasing, & menu planning.When Andrew is not working, he is passionate about golf, being a girl dad, and is a sports lover. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends & traveling.