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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

I lead mergers and acquisitions integration and corporate strategy development and deployment for CFS Brands while driving manufacturing and supply chain improvement initiatives.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

• I oversaw manufacturing operations for two locations locations in Mexico, both of which were recently acquired entities, totaling 450 total employees and $60MM in combined sales. I developed management teams with a.
• I developed and implemented across 6 plants the CFS Brands Operating System, focused on safety program improvement, employee alignment, and manufacturing best practices.
• I led a cross-functional team to localize production of $20M of purchases from Asia to CFS Brands facilities and outsource partners, primarily in Mexico with an EBITDA impact of $5.3MM annually.
• I project managed a Centers of Excellence Process to reallocate plant resources into centers aligned on internal expertise and lower cost. Project achieved $1.6MM EBITDA impact in 2022.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

• I built and implemented the strategy and standardized processes for acquisition integration in CFS Brands. Through cross-functional team, led the full integration of three acquisitions as well as two complete facility.
• I developed financial performance reporting tools for acquisition synergies. Achieved $20.1MM of synergy through integration projects against goal of $19MM, or 106% realization.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US

• I drove Lean transformation in the plant through employee engagement and targeted improvement events. I led overall continuous improvement and led-time reduction strategy through Value Stream Map development and.
• I achieved a 0.00 incident rate in 2017, with zero recordable injuries. My plant also surpassed 3 years with no lost time injuries. I achieved these results by driving a 68% increase in ‘Near Miss’ reporting as well as.
• I drove a Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) culture and supporting initiatives in both injection and rotational molding. In our first year, we decreased overall plant average changeover time by 23%, including.

Arlington, Virginia, US

Arlington, Virginia, US

I led a team of analysts and support personnel responsible for planning and execution of external logistics to supported units.

Arlington, Virginia, US

I served as the Battalion Operations Officer for a Brigade Support Battalion. I was responsible for current and future operations for the battalion. I led operations for the batallion through the train-up and execution of a National Training Center rotation in summer of 2021.

Arlington, Virginia, US

I led a Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) of 70 soldiers in support of a Brigade Support Battalion.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Leader of a 110 soldier Forward Support Company responsible for all primary life support for a Light Infantry Battalion. Lead through direction and mentoring of 3 Lieutenants, 1 Warrant Officer, and First.
• I served as Company Commander and Battalion Logistics Officer during Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. I developed support strategy to get 80 vehicles and 400 soldiers from Oklahoma City, OK to Beaumont, Texas and back..

Arlington, Virginia, US

• I fulfilled vacant Battalion Operations Officer role for duration of assignment. I led battalion current operations and plans activities for a 400-member Brigade Support Battalion.Highlights:
• I led Battalion planning for a large convoy from Oklahoma to California and back over a 2 week period. I designed a standard 'playbook' for each vehicle to ensure all soldiers had all pertinent information for current.
• I redesigned and streamlined orders production process with a goal of getting accurate and timely information to subordinate units as quickly as possible.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Responsible for commodity planning and support plan execution for a 5400-soldier brigade. Primarily responsible for Food, Water, Construction Materials, and Fuel and building and maintaining overall brigade logistics.
• I designed and built a brigade-level modeling program to project and track supply needs and uses during a three-week training exercise. Awarded Army Achievement Medal for results.
• I was selected as Deputy Support Operations Officer for Brigade during a National Training Center rotation June - July 2016.

Arlington, Virginia, US

I served as a Platoon leader and Company Executive Officer for two different companies over 6 years.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• I enlisted in 2001 and held several positions during this time, ending as the Maintenance Control NCO in a Forward Support Company in support of an Armor Combined Arms Battalion.Highlights:
• I was selected for Officer Candidate School, graduating in top 25% of class
• I was a Battalion NCO of the Year in 2009.
• Distinguished Honor Graduate of Primary Leadership Development Course in 2005
• Distinguished Honor Graduate of 92A Advanced Individual Training in 2002.

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, US

• Human Resources and Operations Manager for a 15MM+ store with 80-110 associates. Responsible for staffing, freight flow, backroom operations, and merchandising in Childrens, Footwear, and Home departments.
• Decreased shrink by $25K year-over-year through operational process management
• Drove the second lowest percentage of items in stockroom not on sales floor in 16-store district in 2014 through greatly improved stockroom management and replenishment processes
• Successfully managed 2 partial store remodels and store implementation of Ship From Store and Buy Online Pick-Up in Store processes
• Reduced hourly turnover 42% 2014-2015 through selective recruiting, training and increased associate engagement. Increased associate engagement by 14% from 2014 to 2015
• Promoted 3 associates to area supervisor positions and 2 associates to department lead positions

Chicago, IL, US

• Sales Manager for 18 full and part time sales associates over 5 departments, including Large Appliances, Electronics, Tools, Lawn, Garden, and Fitness, Mattresses, and Vacuums. Also responsible for driving.
• Rated 1st out of 13 stores in district for department Location Balanced Scorecard in 2012 and ranked 2nd in 2011. Drove scorecard performance through developing engaged associates with a common goal of being the best.
• Drove the only sales increase in the district in 2012 through sales associate training and development and inventory management

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance

B.S., Business Administration

B.A., Philosophy

A.A., Generals