Responsible for managing day to day company operations, demand planning, sales & operations planning, transportation, warehousing, purchasing, inventory, distribution, profit and loss, budget administration, staff training and development, new company acquisition and integration, warehouse site selection and design, project management, and other executive-level functions. ▪ Managed operations which encompasses 35 domestic and international distribution and fabrication facilities.▪ Implemented daily, weekly, and monthly KPI’s that increased the velocity of products through the distribution centers, lowered labor costs, and improved on time shipping from 95% to 99.5%.▪ Created and implemented new safety program which reduced lost-time incidents to zero over a two-year period, managed $8 million in transportation spend, negotiated new FedEx contract which saved $500K annually, and reduced annual spend on LTL by $160K.¬¬¬ ▪ Spearheaded the design and staffing of operations organization, which includes new Lean/Six Sigma continuous improvement program, and has overseen due diligence for major acquisitions.▪ Did the site selection, lease negotiations, warehouse design, and project management for 10 new distribution centers.

Responsible for supply chain management, demand management, operations planning, selecting new technology solutions, transportation, warehousing, strategic planning, and handling a wide variety of special projects. Was brought in to implement new supply chain strategy, operations planning, and implemented new business practices that increased the value of the company and allowed owners to sell company at a significantly increased profit.▪ Managed supply chain operation for network of ambulatory surgical centers, sleep centers, warehouses, and supply chain solutions for health care.▪ Implemented demand forecasting into inventory management for surgical supplies▪ Selected and implemented a new technology solution for materials management in healthcare, which included a purchasing and inventory platform which increased productivity and tracking of materials; system leased to other providers, which provided a significant profit stream.▪ During tenure, reduced cost of medical supplies by 5% in first year, which was achieved via the consolidation of purchases, as well as improving the volume of purchase on contract.

Responsible for logistics design and management, demand management, operations planning, warehouse site selection, design, warehouse construction & implementation, overseeing infrastructure and system implementations, staff training and development, vendor and supplier sourcing and negotiation, and other management-related functions.▪ Designed and implemented logistics operations for a $4 billion resort on the Las Vegas Strip, and presided over the design and implementation of resort’s warehousing and materials management system.▪ Implemented demand forecast for hotel and restaurant operations and integrated into inventory management▪ Spearheaded successful turnaround of resort’s logistics network, and developed plan for purchasing, logistics, warehousing, and waste removal for 14 restaurants, 20 bars, 3,000 hotel rooms, and 10 retail stores.▪ Designed and built 100,000 square-foot offsite distribution center for 24/7 supply operations, and developed plan for moving 4,000 employees from offsite parking to work and back each day.

Managed the day to day operations for 3PL with 3 million square feet of warehousing space in Chicago, Atlanta, and Allentown, PA, private delivery fleet of 50 trucks and 100 53’ trailers, and truckload/intermodal/LTL brokerage.▪ Renegotiated leases on warehouses reducing annual lease cost by $3.5 million▪ Renegotiated intermodal, rail boxcar, truckload, and LTL contracts resulting in annual savings of $1.5 million▪ Created proposal and obtained from state of Illinois annual tax breaks of $500K for opening new distribution center for the printing and publishing industry▪ Implemented lean continuous improvement program for warehousing resulting in annual labor productivity improvements of $900K ▪ Increased value of company significantly by improving warehousing, transportation, and business operations allowing owners to sell for a much greater value than prior to my arrival.

Responsible for managing supply chain operations, operations planning, warehousing, 3PL, budget administration, business process development and implementation, system improvement, vendor sourcing and negotiation, managing SAP supply chain systems and business integrations, and inbound and outbound transportation. ▪ Accountable for $350 million in budget expenditures, saved $8.6 million in 2007-2008 by developing strategic plan for product lineup and service offerings, captured $1.8 million in distribution savings (through new order policies), and reduced inventory by $5 million through the implementation of improved forecasting and demand planning.▪ Attained $5 million in savings by securing new shipping contracts, and introduced new third-party (to replace failing one); improved on-time deliveries from 75% to 98%, thus reversing a system crisis and reducing costs by $8 million.▪ Maintained logistics spend level from 2005 to 2006, despite heavy oil price increases, as well as significantly higher transportation pricing and fuel surcharges.▪ Led warehouse operations and 3PL for North America which included 5 regional distribution centers and 4 Manufacturing warehouses.

Responsible for day to day operations planning, logistics management, building global logistics and supply chain operations, site selection, design, and management of warehouse operations, organizational structure development, staff training and development, key staff recruitment, and other related assignments.▪ Designed and implemented the global logistics, supply chain operations, warehousing/distribution, designed new organizational structure, and presided over a logistics operation which met all organizational productivity expectations.▪ Grew organization from start-up to $5 billion in revenues over three-year period, and recruited, hired, and trained 75 personnel for logistics operations in Houston, London, and Singapore that managed a team of over 300 employees and 3PL.▪ Saved $30 million in transportation and warehousing costs and generated a $10 million profit through the developed of logistics network which operated as a profit center.

Responsible for managing distribution operations, 3PL, distribution network development, staff training and development, recruitment, transportation planning and management, and contracting, leasing, managing warehouse facilities.▪ Designed complete organizational structure, recruited, hired, and trained staff, and selected and implemented distribution and financial systems and controls for a distribution operation with $150 million in expenditures.▪ Implemented Sales & Operations Planning methodology which included 30, 60, 90, 180, 360 day rolling sales forecast and rolling manufacturing schedule.▪ Established new distribution network in the U.S., which offered next-day delivery to 90% of commercial printer capacity in the U.S. and Canada.▪ Reduced spend of $150 million to $135 million over a three-year period, and maintained on-time delivery rate of 98% for the entire business.