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United States

+ Collaborated with healthcare & life sciences companies to develop integrated logistics solutions to meet product & regulatory requirements, service new Global markets, and support growth strategies. + Worked with clients in pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics segments.+ Managed cross functional project teams of specialists, engineers, and staff working together to design and implement UPS logistics solutions for warehousing, transport, and cold chain solutions.

United States

+ Working to bring the best practices in commercial healthcare logistics to the supply chains of Humanitarian and non-government organizations to make them more cost effective, and better performing. Focused on making AID dollars go further to benefit more people in need.d+ Led the UPS Humanitarian Logistics team working with Global organizations like UNICEF and other NGOs & drug company Pfizer on supply chain & transportation issues during COVID.+ Consulted with Government… Show more + Working to bring the best practices in commercial healthcare logistics to the supply chains of Humanitarian and non-government organizations to make them more cost effective, and better performing. Focused on making AID dollars go further to benefit more people in need.d+ Led the UPS Humanitarian Logistics team working with Global organizations like UNICEF and other NGOs & drug company Pfizer on supply chain & transportation issues during COVID.+ Consulted with Government Ministry of Health teams in low-income countries to assess supply chain readiness, develop SOPs for and training these teams to handle, store, and plan the distribution of Pfizer’s ultra-cold covid vaccines to points of use in the country. Show less

United States

I worked with UPS' commercial and healthcare clients on projects to redesign, improve, and/or operate elements of their Global supply chains. This included working directly with UPS' clients and managing UPS teams working on site and as part of contractor teams supporting USAID Global Health logistics projects. + Demand Planning & Inventory Manager, consultant to USAID prime contractor for PEPFAR As part of USG Contractor team, I was responsible to set up and operate the… Show more I worked with UPS' commercial and healthcare clients on projects to redesign, improve, and/or operate elements of their Global supply chains. This included working directly with UPS' clients and managing UPS teams working on site and as part of contractor teams supporting USAID Global Health logistics projects. + Demand Planning & Inventory Manager, consultant to USAID prime contractor for PEPFAR As part of USG Contractor team, I was responsible to set up and operate the Demand Planning & Inventory Management unit for USIAD’s multi-billion-dollar Global Health program for HIV called the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Led the work to design and implement supply chain strategies to procure and deliver drugs and key health commodities for HIV monitoring and treatment programs in 20+ low-income countries in Africa, LATAM, and APAC.Implemented a demand and supply planning process that started with country specific commodity forecasts, a demand aggregation process, and a procurement strategy for each product typeResponsible to manage supply planning and inventory management of commodities including ARV drugs, diagnostic tests, and health kits to balance costs and availability. Collaborated with suppliers on forecast demand and production capacity planning to align project procurements with available capacity, batch sizes, and VMI. + Consulted with Japanese Auto Manufacturer Led UPS project with a Japanese automaker for an assessment of their supply chains for inbound components and outbound finished vehicles Globally. Identified actionable solutions for the automaker to reduce costs and improve the performance of the client’s in and out-bound supply chains valued at more than $10M. + Consulted with leading US Office Supplies RetailerLed the team to develop strategies to optimize and rationalize this retailer’s supply chain after it acquired a large competitor including optimizing the combined DC network by >50%. Show less

United States

Responsible for leading consulting projects with clients of E&Y’s Supply Chain consulting practice – leading project teams, managing client interactions, driving analysis and ideation, and delivering value to clients. Also worked on non-project elements of the business such as supporting business development, proposal development, RFP reviews, and QA. Select experience is below.+ Consulted for Big Three Automobile Manufacturer Collaborated on client’s Total Cost Management… Show more Responsible for leading consulting projects with clients of E&Y’s Supply Chain consulting practice – leading project teams, managing client interactions, driving analysis and ideation, and delivering value to clients. Also worked on non-project elements of the business such as supporting business development, proposal development, RFP reviews, and QA. Select experience is below.+ Consulted for Big Three Automobile Manufacturer Collaborated on client’s Total Cost Management program working with manufacturer’s Tier 1 suppliers to reduce costs, lead times, and inventory through Lean Manufacturing methods. Trained more than 50 client managers, staff, and manufacturing engineers on deploying Lean Manufacturing methods to their manufacturing operations for new products. + Consulted for Tier 1 manufacturer of drive train systems Collaborated with client’s managers to implement Lean-manufacturing techniques in three facilities including continuous flow, kanban material management, theory of constraints, etc. Trained more than 30 client managers, and supported implementation of Lean solutions that reduced end to end process lead time by >30%. Show less

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Engineering