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Responsible for the overall operation of multiple business units and significant multi-sites generating $40M+ in revenue. Accountable for galvanizing teams under a common growth and operations platform, and driving improvement in operational efficiency, revenue, margin, ebitda, and client retention for the organization. Worked continuously to ensure the organization was delivering operational excellence, while also identifying innovative and creative services and solutions to expand on our clients' requirements, working closely with internal and external partners. Champion & Facilitator of Lean Transformation (purpose, process, people, and performance) for Retail/Commercial/Operations with implementation of KPI’s, Safety Policy, Action Plans, Playbooks, Kaizen, 6S, SW, SOP’s, Value Stream Mapping and other Lean Tools to streamline operations, improve operational efficiencies, reducing costs, and improving EBITDA. Coaching/Mentoring of Retail & Commercial Executives on Strategy Deployment (BTO’s & TTI’s), Sales Strategy (ownership, improvement, & execution), and Customer Centric approach (Customer First Thinking).

Leader of 12 direct reports with up to 275 employees in end-to-end distribution operations in a 300K sq. ft. facility with more than $650 million in sales/shipments globally.

Domestic Lean Deployment Leader - Lead, Champion, and Facilitate Lean Transformation in USA Plants, which consisted of 4 Manufacturing Sites and 1 Global Distribution Center.

Managing Distribution, Manufacturing, and Assembly operations facility with a team of 8 direct and 250+ indirect reports with annual shipments/sales up to $440 million for the Southwest Region.

Led 10 direct and 275+ indirect reports in end-to-end, multi-site union operations for the second largest manufacturer of K-12 school furniture with $130 million in Revenue.

Drove P&L (cost) management for Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) of Safety, Quality, Production, Delivery, Inventory, and Cost for Ratchet Value Stream. Leader of 120+ employees including direct and indirect labor across 3 shifts of operation. Commitment to Team Building through Coaching, Mentoring, and Accountability.

Facilitator, Trainer, Leader, or team member of 50+ Kaizens focused on labor improvements, productivity gains, removing waste/inefficiencies, and reduced inventory by using Lean tools of 3P, 5S, DMP, Lean Conversion, SMED, SW, TPI, TPM, VAVE, VRK, and Visual Management.

Senior Operations Supervisor - Hex Value Stream; Operations Supervisor - Process; Production Supervisor - Ratcheting Wrench Machining.