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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Manage all 3PL Distribution/Warehousing operations in the U.S. Travel 75% of the time.• Ensure daily metrics are measured/met at each facility. Lead daily calls with each location. Responsible for all facility operations.• Primary troubleshooter for all facility and Distribution issues and 5+ million Sq. Ft of warehousing space.• Travel to customer locations, as needed to address and correct any issues they may incur.• Maintain working relationships with all corporate… Show more • Manage all 3PL Distribution/Warehousing operations in the U.S. Travel 75% of the time.• Ensure daily metrics are measured/met at each facility. Lead daily calls with each location. Responsible for all facility operations.• Primary troubleshooter for all facility and Distribution issues and 5+ million Sq. Ft of warehousing space.• Travel to customer locations, as needed to address and correct any issues they may incur.• Maintain working relationships with all corporate support teams and 3PL Management leaders. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Brunswick is $4 billion wholesale distributor of OEM and aftermarket products in the RV, Boating and Power Sports business. Senior Logistics Operations Manager – 1 year 6 months• Driving Top Line Revenue and Bottom Line Cost Improvements through optimized Supply Chain Solutions. Direct leadership of 14 DC’s, Distribution and Transportation Management.Vice President, Operations, Logistics & Customer Service (Bell Industries) - 8 years 6 months• Key transition resource… Show more Brunswick is $4 billion wholesale distributor of OEM and aftermarket products in the RV, Boating and Power Sports business. Senior Logistics Operations Manager – 1 year 6 months• Driving Top Line Revenue and Bottom Line Cost Improvements through optimized Supply Chain Solutions. Direct leadership of 14 DC’s, Distribution and Transportation Management.Vice President, Operations, Logistics & Customer Service (Bell Industries) - 8 years 6 months• Key transition resource for operations to new ownership. • Accountable for all Customer Relationship’s to increase top line sales and total revenue.• Planned and executed consolidation of DC facilities into centralized MSP operation. • Developed KPI's for inventory, labor, through put and efficiency resulting in 24% savings. • Implemented a WMS system (Scout with Lawson) resulting in a 32% reduction in BO rate. Show less

Saint Paul, Mn

Founder and President of "The REC", a children's sports themed recreation facility.As a former Director of Baseball, I designed a fun, safe learning and training facility for kids. After two years creating this concept, I secured funding through a private offering. All city/county approvals were granted. When final property site was to close, a soil perk test detected contamination under the building. As this would be a $2+ million fix, I was advised not to continue with the… Show more Founder and President of "The REC", a children's sports themed recreation facility.As a former Director of Baseball, I designed a fun, safe learning and training facility for kids. After two years creating this concept, I secured funding through a private offering. All city/county approvals were granted. When final property site was to close, a soil perk test detected contamination under the building. As this would be a $2+ million fix, I was advised not to continue with the purchase of the property. In 2006, I made the decision to go back to the public sector. Show less

St. Paul, Mn

Ecolab is a $4 billion global manufacturer and distributor of chemicals for commercial end users.Distribution Manager, North American Operations – 2 years• Led distribution operations at 12 plants and 6 DC’s in the US, Canada and Mexico.• Traveled extensively (80%) throughout the year for hands-on management leadership.• Managed nearly 2 million square feet of space with over 3.6 million shipments annually.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Concept restaurant’s to include Rainforest Café, Joe’s Crab Shack, Landry’s and others. Director, Distribution & Logistics• Directed distribution functions for all restaurant and retail store fulfillment to 40 Landry’s locations. • Led cost savings initiative through logistics consolidation resulting in 27% improvement.