Currently seeking a leadership role - Director/VP of Operations, Director of Supply Chain, Implementation, Logistics, or Product Management - in need of strengthened operational procedures and guidance in implementing change initiatives. Please contact me at don@donwabo.com for a discussion of any opportunities.

Hired part-time to support a former Carrier and Payroll Data Transmission role I helped develop with CBIZ prior to joining SoftLayer in 2018.Primary responsibilities are to support and develop new Insurance carrier and payroll feeds from the proprietary website I helped developed. I maintain our MS SQL server that houses the data and use ASP.NET to manipulate and create the feeds. Data includes benefit enrollment data, PID and salary information for elections.I took this… Show more Hired part-time to support a former Carrier and Payroll Data Transmission role I helped develop with CBIZ prior to joining SoftLayer in 2018.Primary responsibilities are to support and develop new Insurance carrier and payroll feeds from the proprietary website I helped developed. I maintain our MS SQL server that houses the data and use ASP.NET to manipulate and create the feeds. Data includes benefit enrollment data, PID and salary information for elections.I took this position to help mitigate the financial impact of being laid off during COVID for a means of extra income and recover retirement savings. Show less

Promoted to Director of Information and System to help support the wider integration of all things data. The role supports both Forward Building Products and Integrated Renovations. Primary focus it to create a Data Lake for both divisions and eliminate information from being stored in spreadsheets located in multiple excel files in sharepoint. Goal is to consolidate the information into data tables with an interface to add and manipulate the data. Control the data input as to not be free… Show more Promoted to Director of Information and System to help support the wider integration of all things data. The role supports both Forward Building Products and Integrated Renovations. Primary focus it to create a Data Lake for both divisions and eliminate information from being stored in spreadsheets located in multiple excel files in sharepoint. Goal is to consolidate the information into data tables with an interface to add and manipulate the data. Control the data input as to not be free text and preventing users from manipulating columns and formulas to provide consistent clean data to forecast and do job planning with.In late 2022 the MRP platform informed FBP that the GraphQL API's were going to be removed from customer access. FBP had to pivot quickly and I lead the data integration into DBA and was able to transition from Lead Commerce in less than a month having no down time for FBP.Integrated the existing KPI's from Lead Commerce data API pulls to DBA using ODBC connections into Excel and Power BI.Began building a team of data analyst to support my effort and the greater business. Successfully set up MS SQL server through azure to start consolidating data.Integrated additional reporting and KPI's with Integrated Renovations Financial system Spectrum to give the executives more reporting capability than what was available natively.Supported the operational warehouse team with KPI's, product labeling custom for Integrated Renovations. All sales orders items had unique labels that referenced the purchase orders, barcoded and quantities. This helped to insure all items requested were shipped and audited upon receipt at the requested properties for renovation. This moved FBP into a just in time model so properties would not have to store and purchase in bulk improving efficiency.Due to the sudden growth of FBP's supply chain I lead the the project to maximize rack capacity in the new warehouse moving from 1200 rack locations to over 5100 Show less

Initially acquired to build the logistics arm of a new start up under Integrated Renovations. Integrated Renovations had a supply chain need for multi-tenant renovations. The goal of this new division start up was to provide a central location for primary goods and supplies in order to help mitigate overhead cost, loss, improve quality control, reduce the workload of the onsite project managers so they can focus on the renovations and not be overwhelmed trying to source product from local… Show more Initially acquired to build the logistics arm of a new start up under Integrated Renovations. Integrated Renovations had a supply chain need for multi-tenant renovations. The goal of this new division start up was to provide a central location for primary goods and supplies in order to help mitigate overhead cost, loss, improve quality control, reduce the workload of the onsite project managers so they can focus on the renovations and not be overwhelmed trying to source product from local suppliers such as Home Depot and Lowe's.The role quickly grew into a full developmental and integration position. Using www.LeadCommerce.com that was chosen by leadership for the purposes of tracking warehouse inventory, purchasing and sales, I was tasked to help setup the data structure and support the wider departments.Formally transitioning from Integrated Renovation, Forward Building Products became a sister company to Integrated under www.Lurin.com the parent company in December of 2021.The business realized at that time FBP's requirements outgrew Lead Commerce's ability to support them. I then formally started building excel integrations using LC's GraphQL API's to submit purchase orders, sales orders, product labeling, inventory management and KPI's. This was accomplished using VBA and Power Query. Show less

Currently seeking a leadership role - Director/VP of Operations, Director of Supply Chain, Implementation, Logistics, or Product Management - in an organization primed for post-Covid growth, in need of strengthened operational procedures and guidance in implementing change initiatives. Please contact me at don@donwabo.com for a discussion of any opportunities.

Spearheaded logistics, supply chain, and distribution logistics engaging capacity planning for global Cloud Infrastructure business valued at $1.2 billion. Connected division directors and managers, coordinating corporate supply chain activity and fulfillment, and related functions. Ensured optimized capacity and inventory demand system, managing assets throughout lifecycle including liquidation protocols, secure destruction, and sales of depreciated assets. Administered compliance with… Show more Spearheaded logistics, supply chain, and distribution logistics engaging capacity planning for global Cloud Infrastructure business valued at $1.2 billion. Connected division directors and managers, coordinating corporate supply chain activity and fulfillment, and related functions. Ensured optimized capacity and inventory demand system, managing assets throughout lifecycle including liquidation protocols, secure destruction, and sales of depreciated assets. Administered compliance with international import and export laws in North America, EU, and APAC region, overseeing global warehouse operations and inbound/outbound shipping for global datacenters. Managed programs in Canada, Brazil, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Norway, and United Kingdom.• Launched strategies for inventory operations, shipping, and planning involving $570 million in assets for international data expansion opening 26 new sites in one year.• Developed processes and procedures for ITAR , MSAC, HiTrust, PCI DSS, SOC-2 testing, and FedRAMP requirements. Achieved 100% adherence to compliance,• Overhauled legacy inventory system creating streamlined system that with 99% accuracy in internal audits and external audits aligned with strict compliance demands of enterprise customers. Implemented system-wide tracking system that uncovered $1 million of inventory theft in Singapore, leading to apprehension and conviction of individual responsible. Show less

Led high-volume operations for asset research and acquisition, coordinating vendor engagement, distribution efficiencies, and cost controls. Supported the corporate vision and strategy for designing, developing, and implementing key business strategies and processes to enable enterprise growth and flexibility. Conducted audits and investigations into suppliers and procurement records to verify contract terms and determine possible overcharges. Oversaw risk management and resource allocation… Show more Led high-volume operations for asset research and acquisition, coordinating vendor engagement, distribution efficiencies, and cost controls. Supported the corporate vision and strategy for designing, developing, and implementing key business strategies and processes to enable enterprise growth and flexibility. Conducted audits and investigations into suppliers and procurement records to verify contract terms and determine possible overcharges. Oversaw risk management and resource allocation, ensuring full compliance with safety regulations. Integrated procurement and logistics functions to proactively achieve higher visibility and efficiency in delivery of goods and services.• Built new internal department from ground up, achieving goal of streamlining purchasing and inventory controls during period of exponential growth. Led to improved reporting accuracy regarding the financial streams of the business.• In charge of vendor negotiations with major equipment providers such as Cisco, realizing discounts of up to 80% off regular retail prices.• Assembled high-performance internal logistics team to identify and address operational weakness and vulnerabilities—found and corrected $500,000 in overcharges.• Designed living Bill of Materials worksheets contributing to more efficient and uniform datacenter infrastructure, networking, and server hardware valued at $22 million per data center. Eliminated redundancy in costs, need for re-ordering. Rather than seeing variances in millions of dollars in costs, drove that to less than $100,000 in the first revision.• Authorized to spend up to $1 million per month in budget for services, networking equipment, and infrastructure supporting operational reliability of 56 data centers. Reduced the bottleneck and drove the business unit to a true Just-in-Time (JIT) service. Supporting a guarantee to have a server up and running in four hours, this initiative ensured that parts were on hand to help hit that guarantee. Show less

Promoted strong functional excellence by embracing relevant best-in-class industry practices and methodologies, and by adopting a culture of continuous improvement. Developed specialized Team 120 unit to assist customers during first 120 days to ensure contract obligations and client needs fulfilled at top service levels. Conferred with customers and representatives of associated industries to evaluate and promote improved and expanded services.• Performed operations analysis concluding… Show more Promoted strong functional excellence by embracing relevant best-in-class industry practices and methodologies, and by adopting a culture of continuous improvement. Developed specialized Team 120 unit to assist customers during first 120 days to ensure contract obligations and client needs fulfilled at top service levels. Conferred with customers and representatives of associated industries to evaluate and promote improved and expanded services.• Performed operations analysis concluding high probability of customer retention lasting more than one year if client remained with company for three months.• Implementation of Team 120 strategy decreased customer attrition by 50%. Show less