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Bountiful, Ut, Us

Engaged in short-term consulting projects with companies across various industries, leveraging supply chain expertise to drive improvements in operational efficiency, inventory management, and planning processes.• Partnered with mid-size manufacturing firms to improve supply chain planning and KPI’s.• Developed interim planning solutions for clients that improved customer service levels while minimizing write-offs.

Rueil Malmaison, Paris, Fr

Led 8 direct 12 indirect team connecting DRP to Purchasing including MPS, Production Planning and Scheduling, Inventory Planning, Vendor forecast, Warehouse, Shipping and Receiving using SAP, Kinax* and OneMM. Move to Lincoln for family reasons.• Led the Lincoln Plant with one of the largest inventory reduction across all 32 North American Plants.• Led the Lincoln Plant with the highest internal supply chain performance score across all 32 North American Plants.• Found optimized supply chain solutions to ensure business needs, developed tactical and operational supply strategy, and established inventory levels to achieve supply chain and financial objectives.

Paris, Fr

Strategically managed all Supply Chain Planning, network optimization and S&OP activities to obtain proper inventory and high Customer Service Levels.• Every Team member achieved certifications in one or more of APICS CPIM, CSCP or IBF’s CPF)• Improved Forecast accuracy (WMAPE) from low 74% to 87%• Creation of planning system “more sophisticated than anywhere in Danone,” per Danone corporate executive.

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HAPPYFAMILY, a BU of Danone, is $350M and the #1 market share in highly regulated organic baby food company in the US, with over 450% growth in 10 years, overtaking Gerber Organic and Beechnut, and has products that can be found in over 35,000 retail accounts including Target, Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and Amazon.com. Ecommerce space represented over 30% of sales. Danone Group has acquired the company.• Mentored, built and lead Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory Planning & Capacity Planning teams, systems, and processes. • Achieved world class forecast accuracy and implemented a 2nd integral SS program.• Implemented formal S&OP process, aligned cross-functional teams with executive leadership.• Increased customer service to Amazon, Target & Walmart through execution of new planning approach which better exploited customer intelligence by including POS, retail inventory & availability data.Happy Family Organics is a BU of Danone.• Created planning tools (Forecast, MPS, MRP) that scaled and enabled 450% growth of company.• Led a cross-functional team, implemented SKU rationalization process which improved profitability 6%.• Building High Performance Teams.

Chicago, Il, Us

APICS is the global leader and premier source of the body of knowledge in Operations Management and Supply Chain. We help our members and their organizations successfully compete and build a stronger global economy. CPIM - APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management (1994)CIRM - APICS Certified in Integrated Resource Management (1995)CSCP - APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (2008)CMA - IMA Certified Management Accountant (1992)CPM - ISM Certified Purchasing Manager (2007)CPSM - ISM Certified Professional in Supply Management (2008)CPF - IBF Certified Professional Forecaster (2015)APICS Salt Lake Chapter President, APICS Instructor, Weber State Adj. Professor

Midvale, Utah, Us

Managed SIOP, forecast, demand planning through inventory & purchasing processes and sales, inventory and operations planning, strategy, monthly financial results reporting. Managed global supply chain planning. iFrogz distributes iphone cases and audio headphone devices to major retailers such as Walmart, BestBuy, AT&T and ecommerce. * Integral in saving $40 million account and being awarded the prestigious Supplier of the Quarter from Walmart. * Developed accurate Forecasting System w/ metrics that saved over $100,000 in excess purchases. * Engineered and executed (MRP) materials planning and purchasing system which facilitated the cash planning and visibility throughout the supply chain allowing the company to grow at a phenomenal rate.

Ogden, Ut, Us

North Logan, Utah, Us

Inovar was aquired by SpartronicsManage Inventory, Purchasing and Supply Chain. Have direct responsibility and contact with the End Customers and Suppliers. Inovar is the largest Electronic Contract Manufacturer in the Intermountain Area with $90M Rev. * Negotiated reductions in Material Costs and Transportation by $2,500,000. * Inventory reduction of 22% while reducing transaction costs by $85,000 by aligning order policy. * Developed many reports to measure and track efficiency of Supply Chain. * Every Team member achieved certification of ISM’s CPM or CPSM* Proficient in SQL database management and querying, with significant experience in extracting, manipulating, and analyzing large datasets to inform strategic decision-making.

Le Mars, Iowa, Us

Managed 5 Plants, 3000+ SKU’s with $900M in Revenue reporting to Sr. VP Operations. Using GMP's execute the demand forecast into a capacity plan that will meet target customer service levels through development of planning and control with inventory models that maximize cash flow while balancing efficient production and staffing capabilities. Created a sophisticated inventory model to balance individual SKU’s to target Customer Service Levels within SIOP. Developed days of supply report and metrics to measure SKU’s to target levels.New VP came in and wanted her own people.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Provide financial leadership and analysis in support of targeting and attaining budget objectives global. Ensure linkage between financial elements of the I&E and the balance sheet.• Performed risk analysis & isolated an $80 million purchased which resulted in cancellation.• Isolated process error that reduced financial inventory over $5,000,000 per quarter.• Coordinated global S&OP (sales and operations planning) from final end customer sales through sales forecasting to production planning in order to optimize the supply chain.

DIVX went out of Business• Merchandise Planning and forecasting of DVD movies.• Developed and managed a custom supply chain planning (MRP) system and feedback reporting mechanism with vendors to insure smooth flow of materials.• Designed highly effective statistical forecasting methodology in a new market resulting in a one-time $2,000,000 savings.DIVX discontinued Operations - Out of Business

Mba, International Business & Finance

Bs Ie, Industrial Engineering

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