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Kirkland, Wa, Us

Woodinville, Wa, Us

Leading the supply chain transformation across Precor's global logistics and distribution network including transportation, warehousing and cross border trade management. Championing the development and implementation of a new 3 year strategic plan.

Mooresville, Nc, Us

Recruited to transform company’s logistics and e-commerce supply chain across +120 distribution centers for $90 billion industry leading home improvement retailer. Leading company’s supply chain transformation including advanced automation strategies and roadmaps. Responsible for multiple teams (200 employees - domestic & international) including Engineering, Automation, Robotics, Systems Software, Data & Analytics, EDI and Facilities Maintenance. Annual P&L operations and capital budget of $625M. Diversity and inclusion champion.● Led $1.7B transformational 3 Year Strategic Plan for supply chain with advanced technology roadmaps and active CEO/CFO/CTO engagement.● Implemented new organizational model, standardized metrics and LEAN/Six Sigma culture. ● Championed 35 transformational initiatives including "One Touch Automation", strategic C-Level partnerships, advanced robotics automation and market leading supply chain software solutions driving over $105M in savings annually.

Midvale, Utah, Us

Led and transformed the company’s logistics, e-commerce, and supply chain operations for $12 billion industry leading consumer retailer. Responsible for 5,500 employees across 5 ecommerce and store fulfillment centers shipping to 20 million customers annually. Annual P&L operating and capital budget of $500M. Sponsored people with disabilities initiatives.● Transformed operation with new strategic plan including advanced technology roadmaps and LEAN culture. ● Built “Centers of Excellence” transformation organization recruiting 20 industry leading professionals.● Increased same day shipping by 22%, reduced cost per shipment by 17% and improved customer quality by 120bps.

CEO & President of global supply chain and logistics consulting firm specializing in transforming traditional supply chains to world class digital operations including advanced manufacturing & warehouse automation, global transportation and cross border trade management. Led executive level (CEO/COO/CFO) engagements included assuming executive operating roles, developing 3 year strategic plans, building organizations and implementing transformational end-to-end supply chain solutions at Fortune 500 companies. Interim executive operating roles included:● Vice President, Global Logistics & Operations at Nike responsible for 8,500 employees across 71 international locations shipping 1.3 billion shipments per year with annual budget of $8 billion.● Chief Supply Chain Officer at Ammex, an industry leading PPE company, scaling revenue from $100M to $500M in 6 months during Covid.● Led staff of 5 supply chain consulting professionals completing 14 total consulting engagements including organizational design, strategic planning, supply chain automation, e-commerce optimization & international network transformations.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Head of global logistics and data center operations **** Promoted to Sr. Director after 18 months **** for $200 billion global technology leader growing at 25% per year. Recruited to transform over 2,500 employees & 3PL contractors across 50 global data centers including 5 major global distribution centers and 350 forward inventory locations. Scope included all global transportation, warehousing, customs & trade, reverse logistics, packaging, data center installation, repair and decom operations. Annual operating and capital budget of $650M. Diversity and inclusion champion.● Implemented new Mission, Vision and 3 Year Strategic Plan including foundation areas of Talent to Succeed, Process Excellence, Strategic Partnerships and Leveraging Technology. Improved team diversity from 19% to 58%. ● Created and led new $260M global logistics technology transformation program (OM, WMS, TMS, GTM & RL) reducing order fulfillment cycle times 35% by implementing seamless IT systems and fully automated warehouses.● Developed new “Global Transportation Command Center” network across 4 global sites utilizing AI and ML. ● Reorganized, recruited and built high performing diverse global team including 50 top industry supply chain hires.● Reduced operating costs by 23% leveraging automation, process reengineering and CEO level supplier negotiations.● Grew and transformed global organization from 19 to 85 diverse employees with new Agile/LEAN operating model.● Received two prestigious Google “Operational Excellence” transformation awards in 2018 and 2019.● Keynote Speaker at NASCES (North American Supply Chain Executive Summit) in 2017 & 2018 on "Global Supply Chain Transformation".

Seattle, Wa, Us

Leader of worldwide capital procurement for $160 billion multinational e-commerce company growing over 25% per year. Recruited to develop and implement new capital procurement strategy and build world class team with standardized processes and metrics across international geographies (Americas, Europe and Asia) and 35 new facilities. Collaborated closely with Worldwide Engineering, Advanced Automation Team, Finance and multiple Amazon business units and regional procurement teams. Scope included all global automated fulfillment / sort centers / and cross dock equipment, corporate IT equipment, global security, facilities maintenance and other spend categories. ● Built new centralized worldwide capital equipment and automation team that drove $37M in savings first 6 months.● Facilitated $5.0B global strategic procurement plan with regional teams that drove savings of over $480M annually.● Negotiated new global supply agreements with top automation suppliers enabling Amazon to scale fulfilment operations quickly including supplier transparent pricing models using “should cost” negotiation models.● Originated CEO level strategic partnerships with key global suppliers (including Technology & Innovation Summits).

London, London, Gb

Global procurement and supply chain executive for $22 billion utility leader in the UK and US. Direct responsibility for 44 employees in 5 locations (including US, UK and China) directing worldwide procurement and US supply chain strategies including management of $9.5B in annual direct, indirect and capital spend. CPO’s Chief of Staff. • Developed and implemented a new strategic plan that drove savings of $470M across 12 international category teams.• Led global sourcing team that increased low cost country spend from $200M to over $1B annually ($120M savings).• Sponsored new LEAN procurement process that reduced cycle time and increased productivity by 37%.• Executive leader of US supply chain - recruited key personnel and improved on-time delivery from 45% to 90%.

Tempe, Arizona, Us

Senior international supply chain director for $3.2 billion leader in solar manufacturing growing +30% per year. Direct responsibility for 320 employees, $22M annual operating budget, $500M annual capital and commodity spend. **** Promoted to Sr. Director - May 2011 **** . Led strategic purchasing, global transportation, plant logistics and customs compliance organizations across 7 sites in Malaysia, Germany, Vietnam & US. • Developed 3 year strategic plan, global metrics, sourcing models, standardized processes and LEAN/Six Sigma.• Built global teams across 7 international locations (US, EU & Asia) recruiting “A” level hires.• Negotiated $173M in savings (21%) for $790M of new plant capital equipment, R&D and spares.• Championed $76M in cost reductions (19%) for $400M in global transportation, customs and logistics spend.• Improved productivity 12% per year across global plant logistics teams (290 employees) saving $2.9M per year.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Summary: Transformational global supply chain executive for $8.0 billion world leader in semiconductor and solar manufacturing equipment. Earned promotions and increasing responsibilities based on superior results. Led global supply chain, logistics and purchasing organizations that delivered $42M in cost savings. Implemented key corporate strategies including start-up of Global Procurement Organization in China and international Merge in Transit (MIT) operation in Singapore and Asia. **** Promoted in August 2006 *****Director, Global Logistics (Head of Operations)Expanded global responsibilities to lead all AMAT domestic & international warehousing and transportation logistics operations across 14 countries for all business units (Silicon, Solar and Spares) including corporate vision, strategic planning and tactical execution for 110 employees and 950 3PL contractors. • Led strategy that consolidated all company logistics and rationalized suppliers from 27 to 6 global partners.• Drove $14.5M in global savings with 12 initiatives across $205M annual corporate logistics spend.• Successfully started up new global MIT (Merge in Transit) operation in Singapore on-time and under budget.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Promoted to start-up and lead 100 employee international purchasing operation in China responsible for $1.5B in direct material purchases, global contracting activities and spares purchasing. Working knowledge of Mandarin. **** Promoted August 2006 ****• Saved $3.5M annually in reduced personnel costs by offshoring and consolidating global purchasing activities. • Started-up operation (17,000 part numbers) using Oracle and SAP MRP systems on-time and under budget.• Implemented global contracting team driving cost savings of 8 -17% annually with new global supply agreements.

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Led all aspects of supply chain management for $1.2B business unit leading 65 employees and $400 million operating budget. Developed supply chain vision, budget, plans and metrics driving record SBU gross profit margins. • Reorganized team, reengineered supply chain processes and developed strategic supplier alliances resulting in increased manufacturing on-time delivery from 84% to 97% and reduced cost of goods sold by 3.2%.• Implemented strategic materials initiatives including JIT, lean manufacturing, lead-time reduction, integrate to order (ITO) and forecasting initiatives to meet 65% increase in shipments with 30% improvement in inventory turns.• Led “Office of the President” initiative (Integrate to Order) across 75 global suppliers in US, Mexico, Japan, China and Singapore reducing “order to ship cycle time” by 31% and increasing supply chain flexibility by +25%.• Implemented 12 reengineering projects resulting in savings of +$3.4M annually including a statistical JIT “LEAN” program (OTD increased from 88% to 95%) and web-based supplier collaboration & forecasting tools.

Coopersburg, Pa, Us

Promoted to develop operational strategic plan including global manufacturing strategy, cost of goods sold (COGS) reductions and support of multiple new product introductions with an annual operating budget of $51M.• Reduced cost of goods sold by 4.7% ($7.1M) by driving raw material cost reductions, low cost region manufacturing strategies and efficiency improvements. Awarded “Supplier of the Year” by Home Depot for service levels of +99.8%.• Developed and led new product introduction process for transitioning products from engineering to manufacturing (average of 30 new products/year). Reduced time to market by 32%.

Coopersburg, Pa, Us

Recruited to build a world-class supply chain organization and significantly improve the corporate sales forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling, and purchasing processes. Recruited and built team of 14 direct reports.• Reorganized team and reengineered all major processes resulting in increased inventory turns 100% (6 to 12), reduced material shortages by 40% and improved service levels from 92% to +98% utilizing statistical tools and techniques.• Implemented new JD Edwards MRP / ERP system on-time and under budget (+20,000 part numbers).

Directed all operational and supply chain activities for this $12.0M start-up manufacturer of automotive parts (90 varieties) including responsibility for cost of goods sold (COGS) and 140 personnel in manufacturing, planning, purchasing, quality, inventory management, logistics, quality, product development and engineering. • Implemented lean manufacturing and continuous flow principles with team-based organization structure resulting in reduced WIP of 73%, improved production efficiencies of +27% and decreased costs of goods sold by 6.1%.

Worldwide, Oo

Led over 20 domestic and international consulting projects including strategic business assessments, process re-engineering, market analysis studies and financial evaluations. Focused specialty in operations re-engineering. ** Promoted - August 1994 *** Led MRP / ERP implementation for Banawi Industrial Group in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (+500 employee and 3 plants). Reengineered supply chain resulting in savings of +$1.5 million per year (on location in Saudi Arabia).* Reengineered organization and business processes for $2.8B Armco Steel +30% productivity and savings of over $42M.* Developed strategic global procurement plan and reengineered operational processes for CSR America (a $2.4B building supplies company) identifying over $50 million in savings; included benchmarking with over 15 companies.* Led strategic reengineering initiatives for Conoco and Owens Corning resulting in +$1.5M in annual savings.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Led team of six Carnegie Mellon University MBA students on 8 month internship sponsored by IBM Asia/Pacific Group to define and evaluate the top global manufacturing companies, their "best in class" supply chain operating models and document their business processes including the Toyota Operating System, advanced LEAN and Six Sigma approaches and their advanced manufacturing, new product introduction and "go to market" solutions. Obtained funding and sponsorship from IBM Asia Pacific, mastered basic Japanese and toured over 30 of top manufacturing sites in the US and Japan, including: IIBM, Toyota, Toshiba, Mazda, Matsushita, JVC and Sharp, Apple, Dell and Hewlett Packard. Published and presented comprehensive "Multimedia Strategy Project: Intersection of PC's and Consumer Electronics" report (250 pages total) to 10 of IBM's top international executive strategy teams.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

* Production Manager - Managed 70 operating technicians, 7 production lines, 50 product variations. Increased productivity +8.5%.* Plant Budget Manager - Coordinated plant's $16 million capital and expense budget.* Distribution Team Leader - Managed 35 operators and annual shipments of $350 million. Implemented new WMS (Warehouse Management System).

Ms, Industrial Administration (Msia ... Aka Mba), Global Operations Management

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

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