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• Strategic planning and P&L responsibility for existing global retail hardware maintenance and repair locations, existing global telecom staging locations, as well as growth model development and execution for.
• Develop and lead innovative go-to-market hardware maintenance strategies for greater revenue and increased profitability with a specific focus on driving topline growth and new accounts
• Provide leadership in developing service offerings, with compelling value proposition and overseeing effective and differentiated execution
• Build and grow relationships with top accounts and other key customers; work closely with other senior leaders to further develop our partner and alliance relationships
• Interface and align with sales, product management, and marketing teams on the timing and approach for product and associated market relevant service offering launches
• Ensure that customer expectations are aligned with scoped deliverables prior to the initiation of all engagements

• Strategic planning and P&L responsibility for global retail hardware maintenance and repair locations ($27M annually)

• Strategic planning and P&L responsibility for domestic retail hardware maintenance and repair locations ($25M annually)

• The Ops Manager has complete responsibility for inbound or outbound operations for a specific shift including safety, quality, and performance
• Led a team of four Area Managers and roughly 60 hourly associates for all Inbound operations within the Fulfillment Center

Reno, Nevada

• P&L responsibility for global telecom depot staging operations ($5M annually)
• Planned, directed, and coordinated the production activities for configuring telecom equipment including order entry, order processing, warehousing, picking, staging, and shipping
• Responsible for improving operating margins through revenue growth and cost control/management with a focus on corporate and plant level KPIs

Reno, NV

• Managed all aspects of Material in and out of the manufacturing site including the Planning, Purchasing, Warehouse, Shipping, and Logistics departments with 40+ direct reports
• Responsible for all Sourcing and Vendor Management initiatives including rapid renegotiations resulting in a minimum 5% year over year cost reduction
• Prepared and reported plant metrics to Executive (Corporate) OPS Management
• Developed, implemented, and managed a plant-wide Supermarket/Tugger Material delivery and kanban replenishment system using a Plan For Every Part (PFEP) to determine proper inventory levels and reorder points
• Conducted Supplier audits to ensure process and quality control systems are properly implemented

Tyco Valves And Controls

• Responsible for assisting organization leaders to challenge conventional thinking and identify improvement opportunities, promoting Lean and Six Sigma in the organization, and driving culture change
• Sourcing manager for cost saving initiatives totaling $3.6M (8% of total spend)
• Business Change Manager for site level SAP implementation initiative

• Position: Supply Chain Manager (July ‘09 – Sept ‘11)
• Charged with realizing corporate operating expense reduction opportunities through Best Cost Country (BCC) sourcing initiatives
• Responsible for global sourcing procurement efforts through second and third tier supplier management including process audits, price negotiations, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis
• Responsible for all domestic and international post-sales product support and customer interaction including product installation, customer phone support and issue resolution, warranty fulfillment and product repairs.
• Quality Team lead responsible for outsourcing production to a new BCC Contract Manufacturer (CM) – this integration into the supply chain required extensive auditing of the CM's quality initiatives and practices to.
• Implemented CM manufacturing including process documentation, inspection criteria, work instructions, and second/third tier supplier quality management

• Position: Product Manager (June ‘06 – Nov ‘08)
• Managed technical and operative requirements for multiple product lines totaling over $350M in recurring revenue including presenting detailed sales presentations to existing and prospective customers
• Responsible for entire product lifecycle: conception, design, implementation, sustenance, and obsolescence Position: Project/Manufacturing Engineer (Apr ‘03 – June ‘06)
• Responsible for all machinery/equipment including capital equipment procurement and maintenance
• Reviewed new projects and amended product designs and internal processes to improve efficiency for both the short and long-term success of the product lifecycle

Mba, Business

Bachelor, Engineering Technology