I Love Adventure! All Kinds of Adventure 🏍Challenge usually accompanies adventure and that is what I love about what I do; the constantly changing consumer expectations, and the thrill of finding solutions to their needs. I love digging into customer problems and solving them with technology. I create and optimize product solutions focusing on optimum results, communication, and collaboration, and adapting to new technology and processes.➤ WHAT I DOI have enjoyed a progressive career in product management, product marketing, technical sales, manufacturing operations, and business strategy. As an Outsourcing Division Vendor Manager, I’ve had the opportunity to nurture international relationships to secure mutually beneficial vendor contracts and improve the bottom line for my employer.➤ WHY I DO IT Early in my career, I was asked to fill a position that was out of my wheelhouse at the time, but I accepted and found that I excelled at consumer sales and product development. Each day presents a new opportunity to discover something new in the industry and about myself in the process.➤ WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT MEMy success is driven by my ability to build highly effective methods that use analytics and data to encourage the development of innovative and effective strategy improvements. I leverage a unique mix of strategic, operations, and analytical expertise consistently exceeding financial and performance goals by aligning staff talents and effort with organizational objectives. • I put the customer at the center of all that I do.• I excel at the execution of big ideas with given constraints.• My gut instinct is good, but I gather and use data for my decisions. ➤ MY LEADERSHIP STYLE Everyone wants to be independent. Everyone needs a team. In my experience, the two approaches can merge into an efficient and productive employee. • I love to win but helping the team win gives me greater satisfaction.• Guidance and leadership achieve better results than micromanaging.➤ SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS ☑ Expanded Production: Helped outsource facility bring 11 SKUs online in 4 months, more than double the initial order. Coordinated the six added products, producing all 11 items in the original time frame. ☑ Cross-Cultural Partnership: Brought Chinese outsource partner into Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) compliance within 8 months, overcoming language, geography, and cultural barriers.