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Austin, Texas, Us

• Recruited as Chief Operating Officer charged with building the supply chain for the progressing business, within India, the UK, the USA, and other countries; Breakdown of teams managed: 3-US design, QC, and repair; 8-India operations; 4-India IT; 2-India QC. Total 17.• Serve as a key contributor in identifying and supporting company strategic objectives and changes in the company’s direction.• In charge of creating efficient processes for the building and growth of the company as well as managing the customization of the company-owned ERP to support the designed processes. • Lead operations teams and our India IT team of purchased ERP to develop the system to support built business processes and customer needs. • Manage, train, and develop top-performing domestic and international teams. • Implement, configure, and go live with Ziflow customer design management software. • Set up and manage the sourcing of raw materials and the setup and management of vendors.• Preside over the setup and installation of new office space including construction management completion, permitting and approval, office equipment setup and installation, and QC/production equipment sourcing and installation.

• Newly formed position charged with managing and improving operations and financial initiatives for the Dallas and Austin Markets; these markets had not met or exceeded their financial budgets in 10 years. • Locations/P&L managed: Dallas Market 9 locations with company run and 3rd party run locations. Austin with 5 company-run and 3rd party locations. Approx 175 people managed, with 10 direct and 165 indirect.• Oversaw departments performing machine service, repair, and refurbishment for both markets with 2 direct and 50 indirect employees.• Leveraged observation, evaluation, and interviewing skills to learn the ice manufacturing and distribution processes quickly.• Evaluated existing management, upgrading underperforming supervision and management in situations where coaching and performance improvement plans were unsuccessful. • Recognized for increasing accountability tracking and follow-up for key metrics. • Scrubbed the P&L statements for each location and the overall business units to identify locations and expense areas that were driving poor performance. • Conducted P&L training for Market and Plant Managers with little understanding of managing their business. • Drove an increased focus on driver and production safety, with an urgent need to stop accidents and build a “Safety 1st” culture. Presided over customer relationship management, pricing evaluation and control, and safety culture improvement initiatives.• Upon departure, financial performance, customer satisfaction, and team growth were trending positively

Dallas, Texas, Us

• Spearheaded, implemented, and drove a new culture of accountability and innovation to company-owned manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution, while improving safety, efficiency, leadership, and communication (team of 200+ employees). • Promptly learned food production regulations to ensure food safety exceeded certification requirements and customer expectations. • Redesigned warehouse space and production lines to maximize output, storage and efficiency. • Led project constructing new manufacturing and warehouse space; designed, planned, and coordinated implementation of equipment, people, and processes into the new space. • Significantly improved production efficiency, people management, production scheduling, and inventory management/control, enforcing the use of the Navision system, to improve efficiency by 25% in one year without an increase in headcount or labor spend.

Dallas, Texas, Us

• Driving accountability and innovation to company owned warehousing and distribution.• Improving inventory management and control using Navision system and warehouse processes.• Building and growing an efficient and safe team of warehouse operatives.

Dallas, Tx, Us

• In charge of international contract manufacturing, product design and redesign, new product sourcing, international and domestic procurement and transportation, contract negotiations, warehousing/transportation (inbound and outbound), inventory management, implementation project management, spend management, and product warranty returns and repair. • Led efforts to source new contract manufacturing domestically and internationally. • Negotiated contracts, led sourcing of improved quality components, and managed implementation of new contract manufacturing in Mexico.

Richardson, Tx, Us

• Forward-facing tenure and recipient of various promotions; roles included Director of Oil Terminal Operations, Director of Supply Chain Planning, Director of Used Oil Logistics, and Director of Business Processes. • Held P&L responsibility for 20 oil facilities and a $100M budget (135 employees)• Achieved $1MM of transportation savings by improving driver, tractor, and load utilization.• Reduced transportation costs by $4MM annually while maintaining service levels; and successfully implemented handheld devices and route optimization technology for 160 service locations.

Richardson, Tx, Us

Logistics responsibility for used oil collection mapping to determine proper routing for collected used oil to meet RFO and refinery demand. Forecast and plan RFO and refinery needs and provide source oil with zero shortages, just in time inventory, and maximized profits.

Richardson, Tx, Us

Region Operations Manager with Operational responsibility for 60 service branches across the Western United States and Canada including approximately 400 service representatives and 200 management and administration staff. Reporting to the General Manager/Senior Vice President of the West Region with 7 Market Operations Managers as direct reports. Evaluation and management of P&L, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Revenue performance to Quota. Evaluation and decision making authority regarding branch management and staffing, vehicle and resource utilization, facility closures and openings, revenue generation, and cost cutting processes. Previously Senior Sales Operations Manager leading teams of Industrial Engineers and consultants to improve processes, reduce cost, and improve revenues for 160 service branches across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Experienced Manager responsible for selling and leading Supply Chain project teams in the following areas:- Process improvement - Network modeling - Inventory management- Supply chain assessment - Warehouse design - Software selection- Transportation analysis - Warehouse management - Supply Chain Strategy

Atlanta, Ga, Us

• Logistics Industrial Engineer Supervisor- Assisted approximately 20 customers in warehousing and shipping concerns including facility redesign, material handling automation, customer service lead times, and reduction of shipping costs.- Acted as liaison between sales and operation to provide customers with superior service.• Technology Support Group Supervisor- Aided in the implementation and use of new and existing technology. - Supervised 5 person customer help desk.• Package Planner and Operations Improvement Supervisor- Annually, Monthly, and Weekly planned delivery volume and corresponding number of drivers for 18 package delivery centers.- Developed method to automate reports to exclude key entry and analyzed reports for operational inefficiencies.- Assisted 18 package delivery centers to improve operational performance.- Annually performed facility size and design planning for 18 package delivery centers.

Msie, Industrial Engineering

Bsie, Industrial Engineering

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