Financial / Operations Improvement and M&A

Key PE highlights:- Interim-COO of $450M pet food contract manufacturing business: - Increased capacity, reduced waste, redesigned supply chain, vertically integrated a main supplier through acquisition- Integration of a $250M injection molding manufacturer: - Combined three companies, managed all operations, financial reporting, systems, and sales - Supported the new executive team during the company's turnaround from bankruptcy - Managed operational costs, footprint strategy, vendor synergies, and product profitability - Achieved a 300% increase in EBITDA in 3 years- Operational Due Diligence (ODD) on several Private Equity acquisitions in the following industries: - Pet Food & Treats, Consumer Products, Industrial Manufacturing, Business Services, Food & Beverage, Automotive Suppliers- Helped in the acquisition/transformation Business Services and Staffing industry: - Integration strategy, 100-Day Plan, and executive org design, internal processes, and margin/account profitability- Led the transformation of a $450MM beverage label/packaging business: - Execution of a detailed improvement plan across all plants - Enabled strategic investments, positioning the company as one of the industry leaders- Interim COO role for a $600M distribution and business services company: - Redesigned business rules for customer service/call center, increasing productivity 33% - Reduced production floor lead time by 20% - Implemented continuous improvement controls to reduce financial loss from returns by $9M- Managed the operational due diligence and merger/integration of two large automotive and electrical products businesses: - Achieved synergies in SG&A, engineering/testing, new product development, and operations - Executed a successful 100-Day Plan, meeting all synergy targets within the first 60 days

Helping private equity owned retail, consumer goods and product manufacturing businesses improve their financial results by improving their current operations and helping them grow in new areas of business. • Operational transformation projects delivering company wide improvements and transparency throughout $600M retail organization. "Right-hand man" to the COO on numerous successful projects, putting $9M back to EBITDA.• Interim Operations lead for fashion retail company - turnaround of business process, ERP implementation and e-commerce strategy. Grew e-commerce from infancy to $5M annually.• Strategic Consulting, including business plan, sales strategy development, e-commerce improvements, and business development.• Identify and capture profitability improvement opportunities across companies andfunctions, with emphasis on commercial productivity.• Product and channel Go-to-Market strategy for large public B2B company.• Digital Commerce strategy expert.

KKR Portfolio company - Responsible for client management, business development, performance improvement, information technology and strategy for global clients in over 80 countries, managing 120 employees.• Led global supply chain tracking analysis to highlight visibility in to recall causes. Implemented global supply chain systems that delivered business processing, global reporting and more.• Performed operations, process and technology due diligence. • Business Development - prepared and delivered sales presentations.• Reorganized full global sales cycle pricing and staffing for $1B Services Firm resulting in more competitive bids and profitability. Oversaw technical development.• Led turnaround of SaaS product - managed 20 Fortune 500 customer relationships including implementation and services. Had 120 direct reports. • Experience in fields: consumer and retail goods, pharmaceuticals, financial, banking, entertainment, technology, healthcare, and services.

Managed domestic and foreign accounts for global consulting firm.• Identified and captured profitability improvement opportunities across brands for a large Fortune 50 Consumer Goods Company. Delivered solutions for a large confectionery acquisition and consulted on location-based solutions in over 60 countries. Executed detailed process improvements for all of North American. Heavy focus on identifying synergies between brands and operations.• Focused on process improvements and operational efficiencies.