Established, owned, and operated a franchise of the UPS Store.- Location determined through demographic and traffic pattern research and analysis, secured Small Business Administration funding, negotiated lease, and directed store build-out.- Built strong core of regular repeating customers with an expanding base and growing list of products and services while coaching team members on customer service, efficiency, and regulatory compliance.- After 10 years of successful store performance, sold franchise to a third-party interest.

Cross-functional partner on Logistics projects to re-design/enhance product movement while identifying and achieving annual cost reduction objectives.- Identified and implemented $200K+ in annual cost savings while negotiating contracts for LTL and dedicated carrier programs.- Developed and implemented freight claim procedures to systematically track and monitor freight claims reducing manual and paper processes.

Directed integration of Maternity product line into the Business Unit resulting in the consolidation of all bed production within one manufacturing facility.

Directed operations of Stryker Medical Alcott facility comprising of 140 team members across a 24 hour 7 day schedule.- Delivered record shipments of $58M+ in calendar year 2002.- Achieved 2002 Business Unit cost reduction in excess of 5% over prior year standards.- Awarded 2002 Most Improved Business Unit for Cost Reduction and Performance to Budget, On-time delivery, Out of Box failure rate, and employee satisfaction.

Directed full operations for 3 product lines with annual shipments of $20M.- Operations included both Assembly and Fabrication team for 2 production shifts totaling 25 employees.- Successfully implemented and executed 3 new product launches in EMS and 1 in Maternity.- 1999 EMS Stryker Medical Team of the Year.

Led Production, Quality, and Purchasing functions for EMS Assembly team.- Surpassed P&L targets while delivering Lowest Out of the Box failure rate in the Division, On-time Deliveries exceeded 99%, and 100% or higher to build-plan for 12 consecutive months.

Analyzed brake component cost drivers to establish system targets and identify cost savings opportunities.- Developed proposal to eliminate dust shields across all vehicle lines for annual savings of $8.5M. - Participated in Total Cost Management reviews of Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers to identify cost savings opportunities at facilities in Ontario, Canada, Charleston, South Carolina, and Waupaca, Wisconsin.

Final responsibility for merchandise quality for $200M+ annual sales and quality control activities in Bannockburn, IL, Hong Kong, and Taiwan including negotiating prices, delivery, and quality specifications.

Established Quality Control offices in Hong Kong and Taiwan in addition to conducting supplier factory inspections in Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, and Taiwan.

Royce Park Investments, Chicago, IL; Stock broker with Series 7 and 63 licensesDarden Restaurants, Inc., Schaumburg, IL; Completed Restaurant General Manager training program