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Dallas, Texas, Us

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Manage 12 dropship suppliers that contribute to a cumulative $33mm in monthly supply chain assets. Drive new relationships and revitalize existing relationships producing an additional ~$5mm in monthly sales. Construct and lead operations negotiations resulting in a reduction of product and final mile cost by ~22%. Develop multiple internal procedures and policies that drive ~15% increase in department efficiency. Structure supplier processes and procedures with heavy emphasis on on-time delivery, reduction of refunds, and overall customer final mile experience. Create a document control process to monitor and manage new procedures and processes. Host cross-functional team meetings to communicate and develop dashboards, review P&L, and monitor goal progression. Provide 1-on-1 meetings with subordinate/junior peers to discuss wins, blockers, and learnings, while developing skills/abilities that were requested by the peer (e.g., negotiation training, Excel training, case study/book reviews and learning highlights).

Seattle, Wa, Us

Sr. Vendor manager over 18 multi-million-dollar e-commerce vendors that contribute to a P&L producing annual revenue of $326mm YoY. Serve as acting direct fulfillment subject matter expert and produce strategies to decrease final mile costs by 74% ($33mm) across the furniture department. Host meetings with each vendor to drive independent strategies that increase growth by ~130% YoY. Monitor vendor lead times and create strategic processes per product to improve the lead time and lower delivery time. Control and implement ~65% cost savings by implementing direct from factory shipping. Improving customer satisfaction by ~37% through monitoring customer reviews and providing change initiatives to vendors. Produce annual Home Decor department strategies to provide upper management an insight of opportunities and goals. Lead annual business negotiations to deliver best product price and curve known cost fluctuations of competitive holiday pricing.

Engage and secure small business clients to facilitate growth and capture new market share. Specializing in marketing management, marketing strategy, marketing research/analysis, new product development, brand management, business strategy, executive leadership, operations, project and program management, and strategic data analysis. I work with a talented group of MBA's who have specializations that compliment my own (e.g., finance, public relations, and business analytics) to ensure the client has a full spectrum of the small business essentials.

Lagrange, Us

Lead up to 42 direct and 200 indirect associates, while managing two departments with production goals of processing $29 million, monthly, in retail assets. Directing change initiatives using both Lewin's change management model and Kotter's 8 step model to create training programs--increasing associate knowledge retention by 45%. Reduction of associate turnover by 17% through implementation of intrinsic motivation techniques within associate commendation awards. Influencing associates to create new goals and reach for educational and career aspirations, while facilitating a learning environment. Managing, roughly, 12 miles of conveyor belts, conveying upwards of $90 million in retail assets monthly; conducting supply chain management analysis to ensure maximum throughput. Development of quality assurance through the use of SQL and Kappa levels, reducing non-diversion of retail cases.

Manage the environmental health and safety department running daily operations and controlling the department budgets. Provide a safe working environment for employees and provide training to reduce possible accidents from occurring. Develop programs, policies, and procedures to ensure proper regulatory compliance. Conduct internal safety audits, respond to all EHS inquiries both internal and external. Oversee Extruders facility security and manage security personnel direct reports.

Irving, Texas, Us

This position led to fine tuning of executive decision making with direct mentoring from the CEO, CFO, and CIO. Producing over 350 executive meetings, conducting business analysis regarding company acquisitions and authoring executive communication.

Washington, Dc, Us

Repair and maintain three 378' Coast Guard cutters and one 418' Coast Guard cutter. Complete engineering overhauls, re-tooling, and continuous maintenance. Re-build and maintain gas turbines, diesel engines and propeller shaft gear system.

Washington, Dc, Us

Respond to pollution incidents within a 4500 square mile area of responsibility (AoR). Lead clean-up operations and enforce federal pollution regulations. Respond to hazardous material releases and oil discharges. During multiple large incidents as a Pollution Investigator I held the title of "Federal On-Scene Coordinator," which placed me in charge of the pollution incident from start to finish. If the incident is large enough I would also be deemed "Incident Commander," producing and managing a mobile incident command center. Other duties consist of consulting the public and private facilities on federal pollution regulations.

Washington, Dc, Us

Stand a 24 hour watch and respond as "Federal On-Scene Coordinator" and "Incident Commander" to all emergency situations ranging from pollution incidents, facility security breaches, facility security spot check incidents, anti-terrorism response, hazardous material incidents, federal security incidents, and respond to all natural disasters within a 4500 square mile area.

Washington, Dc, Us

Inspect hazardous material containers at 15 container facilities in the Los Angeles and Long Beach port. Open containers and inspect cargo for federal regulation compliance. Inspect the segregation and container positioning for federal regulation compliance. Enforce federal law and issue tickets, while consulting the facility on how to become compliant once the facility has violated a federal law. Conduct training with personnel from facilities, local law enforcement, state law enforcement, and federal agencies. Respond as "Federal On-Scene Coordinator" and "Incident Commander" during any hazardous material container disaster.

Washington, Dc, Us

Enforce federal regulations on 117 private industry waterfront facilities in the Los Angeles and Long Beach port. Conduct annual emergency security drills at private industry waterfront facilities. Respond to security incidents as the "Federal On-Scene Coordinator" and "Incident Commander." Conduct random security spot checks; consult on the development and enforce private waterfront facility security plans to adhere to federal regulations.

Washington, Dc, Us

Produce monthly reports for waterway navigation safety. Respond to waterway event permit request including movie shoots and special events. Produce permits for events and document each event in the Coast Guard data base. Assist Waterways Management Officer in all aspects of administration duites. Help set up and provide conferences for the general public describing waterway events that may be of question. Produce a monthly news letter for the general public.

Washington, Dc, Us

Conduct federal inspections of commercial vessels entering the Los Angeles and Long Beach port. During inspections check all main space and private quarters to ensure enforcement of United States federal laws. Inspect documents of crew and Captain of vessels entering the Los Angeles and Long Beach port. Respond to emergency law enforcement situations and anti-terrorism. Conduct weekly training in weapons and self-defense procedures. Produce reports of all incidents and patrol details.

Washington, Dc, Us

Entry level position as an engineer aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell maintaining all machinery and mechanical systems. Standing 6 hour watches while at sea and providing important readings of all engineering systems. Also held collateral duties such as Damage Control Communications, Stretcher Team, and Lead Nozzle man on the fire fighting team. Duties while in combat zone: Non-Compliant Boarding Team Member during Operation Enduring Freedom and carried out special missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing Management And Entrepreneurship

Bachelor Of Science In Business, Management

No Degree-Transferred To University Of Phoenix, International Business

Non-Degree Course, Entrepreneurial And Small Business Operations