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Marshall, Nc, Us

Marshall, Nc, Us

Member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee, providing strategic guidance and governance to the executive management team

Toronto, On, Ca

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Batavia, Illinois, Us

Fostering alignment between corporate culture, mission and brand with customer service, marketing, P&L and business operations, managing monthly and quarterly Board meetings. Lead discussions and guide C-Suite on due diligence on new and existing clients, acquisitions, and partnership with core focus of increasing enterprise value. Through continuous improvement, drive innovation across culture and value-creation initiatives.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS▸Motivated “purpose-driven culture” and transformation within organization.▸▸Linked corporate mission and actionable goals with people, talent and customer strategy.▸Distinguished as top supplier by leading Global food company for effectiveness in “triple bottom line” measures of financial, social and environmental impact.▸ Recruited for and hired mission-critical roles, aligning need for strong decisive entrepreneurial leadership that matched company values.▸Oversaw the expansion of a second plant to support growth strategy with multinational food companies. ▸ Pursued and secured global supplier partnerships that ushered in new packaging technologies, manufacturing capabilities, and new sales channels.▸Transformed company from a regional provider to an international company.▸Achieved and maintained Level 3 Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification for four years.

Batavia, Illinois, Us

CORE FUNCTIONRecruited to refine and lead operational governance and market strategy for CPCM packaging company with succession plan to replace current CEO. Led increase in EBITDA, client retention, and strategic partnerships and $MM buyers.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS▸ Led launch of the organization, playing foundational role in establishing company business model as the first packaging operations devoted to natural food channel▸▸Sparking innovations in technology, systems, and processes with gluten-free, organic and non-GMO lines of business.▸Administered domestic and international product launches for household consumer brands.▸Enhanced cost containment and reduced overall operating expenses by implementing KPIs, budgeting and expense control to elevate accountability and forecasting accuracy. ▸ Earned 2015 ranking as fifth fastest-growing packaging company in North America after achieving a 29% average GR over a 5-year period through organic sales growth▸Managed the packaging operations for many emerging natural food brands that later positioned them to be acquired by leading multinational CPG companies.▸ Oversaw the company’s expansion that supported the 2x’s revenue growth over 5 years ▸Developed the “Union Alliance,” a vertical integrated platform of leading suppliers to serve unmet capabilities by CPGs.

Tahoe City, California, Us

CORE FUNCTIONLed strategy development and execution for this PE firm through operations and quality functions that directly contributed to portfolio-wide growth. Developed and oversaw exit and growth planning for representative Fund companies and successfully raised funding that generated double-digit recurring revenues. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS▸ Raised capital for new fund, propelled double-digit recurring revenue growth and formed exit strategies for performing and operationally ineffective companies.▸ Esteemed as firm’s Six Sigma Champion, coordinating and creating a revamped order processing system that expedited processing times and reduced labor in major cross-functional project.▸Derived additional $25M in annual contract saving from suppliers.

CORE FUNCTIONDevised business strategy and implemented organizational change management and process redesigns. Influenced C-Suite and managing partners on human capital and value-creation initiatives and innovations, operational efficiency and the marketing and sales organizations. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS▸ Applied findings from process and performance improvement including; process redesign, cost reduction, corporate strategy, supply chain optimization, sales and marketing effectiveness, M&A, and Talent management.▸ Completed leadership capacity assessments for existing Fund companies in order to lead transformation, identifying the next generation of middle management leaders.▸ Worked in collaboration with R&D teams; expedited time-to-market for new products and related upgrades by 50%, capitalizing on streamline processes and new daily tracking tools that improved production.

Yale School Of Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics And Business Admin

School Of Computer Science - Center For Deliberate Innovation, Innovation And Strategy

Design Thinking