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Augusta, Ga, Us

Successful Project Management engagement with Office Depot/Office Max with the Six Sigma Academy (SSA & Co) harmonizing Inventory Management Analytics & Reporting across the combined enterprise. Our automated solution, implemented in just three months, allowed Office Depot to reassign two full time, highly paid resources who had been manually created the reports for several months saving them an estimated $500 - $700 K, or more annualized.My career history includes tenures at Accenture and several top-tier client companies across multiple industry verticals and geographies. As a consultant, I have been involved in engagements for a wide range of best-in-class organizations, including Cisco Systems, Best Buy, Ross Stores, Staples, Verizon, JP Morgan Chase, U.S. Postal Service, Staples, Qualcomm, Solar Turbines (Caterpillar), Joint Aid Management (JAM - South Africa), Suncor Energy, Pharmavite (Nature's Made Vitamins), Johnson & Johnson, Disney, United Suppliers, FTD (Provide Commerce), and more.Specialties: Supply Chain Technology , Vendor Assessment, Vendor Management, Ops - Operations, ERP, MRP, Project Management, Process Re-engineering, Global Trade Management, Transportation, Logistics, Procurement, Quality, Data Analytics, Lean & Six Sigma., Import - Export, Customs Compliance, Transportation Management, Procurement, Cost Analysis Reduction Avoidance, Efficiency, Process Improvement, Business Case ROI, Lean / Six Sigma, Performance Management, Leadership Development, Sustainable Green Supply Chain, Warehouse Operations, Distribution Center Management, Fulfillment, Reverse Logistics, Change Management & Teamwork.

Bangalore, Karnataka, In

Project Manager for two SAP S4/Hana implementations. Managed a team of a dozen consultants and technical resources at Nomad Foods, EU's largest frozen food company in the areas of Production Management, Preventive Maintenance, & Quality Management. Managed a team of four consultants and technical resources for Embecta focused on implementation of Integrated Business Planning (IBP).

Dublin 2, Ie

Led a team of international consultants in South Africa assisting local NGO with a new subsistence food production and distribution project. Conducted raw material supply and final product demand analyses, advised on plant and DC design, developed frontline manager job descriptions, sourced labor, municipal utilities, materials handling equipment, and more. Results: Prepared client to achieve goal of feeding 1 million hungry children per day by 2012.Saved client over $100 M in less than two years by transforming transportation management strategy. Calculated available savings using hard data analysis and targeted interviews. Identified opportunity for new third party logistics partnership. Results: Realized massive savings on overall transportation spend for client’s shared services organization.Convinced client to fund and execute implementation of Global Trade Management System - developed “GTM Business-Case-in-a-box” to demonstrate hard dollar benefits. Conducted vendor selection to determine best fit. Results: Automated global trade for client including Denied Parties Screening, Parts Classification, Import Compliance, Export Processes and Documentation, and Preferential Trade Agreements.Sold work based on newly developed Global Trade Management Offering to large, high profile clients including CAT subsidiary, USPS, others. Developed new offering to assist clients pursuing low cost country sourcing strategies, or those entering new markets. Results: Created a new revenue stream for firm resulting in over $3 M in sales in the first two years.Launched Sustainable Transportation and Green Supply Chain Offering for leading Business Management Consulting firm. Developed Return on Green Investments (ROGI) and Global Logistics Sustainability Assessment concepts and tools. Results: Added value for clients by greening their supply chains, as well as helping to balance pressures to be greener with cost and service level tradeoffs.

Stamford, Ct, Us

As a member of the Cisco Systems National Account Team, I worked for Pitney Bowes Management Services (PBMS), the former client services arm of Pitney Bowes. Our employees worked on Cisco campuses throughout North America to manage campus distribution centers and transportation. For PBMS, I managed the Eastern Region of Cisco Systems campuses outside of San Jose, CA including: Boxborough, MA; New York, NY; Herndon, VA; RTP, NC; Richardson, TX; and Toronto and Ottawa, Canada. In addition, I supported the on-site management to ensure client expectations were being exceeded over the course of our client services contract. During my tenure at Cisco we doubled the size of our outsourcing contract from just over 50 associates to 120 associates, more than doubling the revenue and profit of this leading account for PBMS.Additional duties included training internal and third party resources on import and export compliance methodologies and practices. This project was conducted post 911 when a significant emphasis on compliance and security existed for everyone. I assisted all Distribution Centers with x-ray scanning equipment installation at this time, as well.I was also responsible for execution of Export Compliance procedures and delivery of Export Compliance Training to Shipping Managers and Associates across all US-based Cisco Systems, Inc. campuses. The training content delivered included a check for embargoed or highly restricted countries, end user and denied party/entity screening, Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative, military end users/uses, Export Control Classification Number (ECCN), Harmonized Tariff Schedules (HTS), and Encryption (strong encryption) alerts, License Determination, Commercial/Pro-forma Invoices, fines and penalties for non-compliance and record keeping expectations and best practices. Also, a step-by-step 'Export Checklist' was utilized when preparing a shipment for export.

Managed import, freight forwarding, inbound transportation, inventory, and all fulfillment and distribution center operations, including returns. Managed outbound transportation for distribution to over 1500 retail and (New!) e-tail customers nationally.Designed three Distribution Centers over 5 years and implemented streamlined Demand Fulfillment infrastructure and supporting systems, including RF Scanning functionality for strict inventory control.Re-engineered returns processes; manual to semi-automated with custom MS Access Database implementation of reason codes, etc. Reporting top reasons for returns led to improvements in product design, sales and order fulfillment processes. Also integrated DC returns with Customer Service Department/Call Center for seamless customer service experience.Owned strategic sourcing & procurement for transportation services, including Ocean Freight, Air Freight, Ground Transportation (TL, LTL, Parcel), and Third Party Warehouse Services.

Graduate Certificate, Supply Chain Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business, Operations Technology

Mathematics, Physics, And Business