Strategic Global Operations Leader with 20+ years of delivering superior results through building collaborative teams and analyzing data to optimize processes for companies. A visionary, with a track record for finding innovative ways to grow revenue and increase margins for operational sustainability.►Operations Leadership• Recognized as a proven global leader in the automotive and sporting goods arena for mid-size and family-owned companies to bring streamlined operational excellence.• Develops strategies with leadership to focus holistically across the organization (product, sales, marketing, operations, and pricing strategies), collaborating at all levels throughout the organization for ~100+ products.• Understands the challenges and opportunities facing companies in today's global economy, gaining various perspectives from working with multicultural and multidisciplinary teams across the world. • Analyzes, forecasts, and models budgets up to $100M+ (including OPEX and CAPEX-factory buildout at Gibbs). Prepares capital investment plans.• Always looks for ways to optimize processes and workflows, and increase and standardize quality controls. Manages and reduces overall inventory levels to achieve optimized manufacturing.• Develops, trains, and adheres to all regulatory and ISO standards applicable.• Maintains a lean workplace following the 5 principles of 5S.• Technology: Microsoft applications, design software (SolidWorks), Manufacturing IT Systems• Always implements KPIs to track and improve performance.►Global Brand Leadership• Uses engineering background, to lead product development and operations for organizations, ensuring that the brand is managed consistently throughout all touch points to ensure organizational success. • Launched products that have generated up to $15M annually.• Analyzes, researches, and forecasts (operational gross margins, competitor pricing, costs, dealer gross margin, etc.) across the organization to determine the best pricing strategies and all possible implications.• Currently working with B2D with foreign markets and B2C with products.• Recipient of Presidents Circle Award for excellence throughout the year; won “above and beyond” compensation, given to only 1 employee annually.►Team Building and Cross-Functional Collaboration• Passionate leader who uses transparent communication, empowers employees so they feel valued and heard, and most importantly, trusted. Holds a high retention rate.• Currently manages a diverse team of 35 global and domestic professional athletes.
Listed skills include Microsoft Office, Marketing, Public Speaking, Event Planning, and 5 others.
