Responsible for production of hot and cold therapy products, North American supply chain, warehousing and logistics for Rapid Aid Canada/USA. Supporting Rapid Aid's initiatives, and mentoring a team of leaders driving positive change and delivering value for Rapid Aid customers by delivering exceptional product and customer service.

Next level Strategist specializing in People, Collaboration, Strategy. https://nextlevelstrategist.com/

Provide strategic direction and oversight to 3 companies (30 employees, 3 locations in 3 provinces), Including MultiGas Detection, Valley Technologies, and Fireshield Technologies. Lead and supported 3 General Managers in achieving revenue and gross profit targets. Directly accountable for strategic planning, team development, sales, P&L management, operational effectiveness, company scorecards, corporate culture and employee engagement in the Multigas group of companies.

Provide strategic direction and oversight to 7 companies (95 employees, 8 locations in 4 provinces), including MultiGas Detection, Valley Technologies, Fireshield Technologies, Denny’s Electric, Nutech Fire Protection, All Protect Systems and ProFire Systems. Lead and support 6 General Managers in achieving revenue and gross profit targets. Directly accountable for strategic planning, team development, sales, P&L management, operational effectiveness, company scorecards, corporate culture and employee engagement.• Created a national group of fire companies through acquisition and integration. Captured the #1 market share in the fixed gas detection industry in Western Canada. Accomplished this by spearheading 9 due diligences and 7 corporate acquisitions over a 6-year span. Successfully acquired, rebranded and amalgamated all new corporate acquisitions with 99% employee retention and 98%+ client retention.• Led all companies in successfully achieving sales targets and EBITDA targets for all 7 years managing Industrial Services Fund I.• Created value in all companies acquired by driving service cost reductions, process improvements, route optimizations, technology implementations (including smart technologies) and replacement of ageing fleets.• Increased employee engagement by creating a compelling vision, introducing a profit-sharing plan, and fostering a common culture, based on continuous improvement, team achievements and leader development.

Directed 28 Leaders (220 team members) in managing a $63 million inventory (90,000+ sku’s) and 2 distribution centers totaling 275,000 sq. ft. Provided strategic leadership in optimizing operational efficiencies for receiving, warehousing, controlling and shipping all inventory to 72 branches in Western Canada, plus indirect shipping to 100 additional branches nationwide. Key Leader for strategic planning, budgeting, national account support, WMS implementation, workflow redesign, productivity improvements, culture building and change management.

Supported 6 distribution centers (1,150 team members) across Canada, including Mississauga (largest at 860,000 sq. ft.) and 5 DC’s totaling 1,675,000 sq. ft. Reported to the VP Distribution, leading DC budget roll-out/support, national dashboard reporting, strategic vision creation/execution, continuous improvement and policy changes. Mentored Senior DC Leaders on employee engagement, workflow optimization and productivity improvement.

Oversee the Vancouver, Mississauga, Buffalo and Montreal third party distribution facilities (150,000 sq. ft. in total) in providing custom bonded warehousing, ocean shipments, air shipments, fleet management, container loading and destuffing services to 100+ customers. Report to the President of Icecorp Logistics, with responsibility for warehouse revenues, profitability, strategic planning, budgeting, business expansion, national account management/support, productivity improvement, high density warehouse utilization, customer onboarding and software customization/implementation.

Directed, coached & mentored a team of Warehouse Managers, Team Leads, Department Heads and 100-150 distribution employees in order fulfillment, shipping and transportation of ~60,000 cartons of retail inventory weekly to 40 stores across Canada. Planned and managed operations for 2 distribution centers (100,000 sq. ft. each). Led freight rate negotiations, carrier selection and logistics. Developed annual budgets and business cases for capital purchases. Analyzed key performance indicators and created strategies to improve productivity and costs. Participated in P&L meetings.