- Led supply chain, product and quality growth as 1st non-founder employee of Perfect Keto from 3 SKUs in one product vertical to 60+ SKUs in over a dozen product verticals in 18 months.- Scaled the product & supply chain organization from a $1.6mil to a $100mil run rate over 18 months while maintaining a 99.8% in stock rate and inventory turns of 5.2.- Responsible for the sourcing, vetting, process development and onboarding of five contract manufacturers and over a dozen product development consultancies to build and support Perfect Keto’s innovation pipeline.- Oversaw all product development and manufacturing contract negotiations to ensure all formulations and IP belong to Perfect Keto.- Drove annual cost savings initiatives to drive 5%+ ongoing annualized COGS reductions through raw material sourcing negotiation.- Sourced, transitioned and scaled Perfect Keto’s 3PL fulfillment partner across three domestic and Canadian warehousing nodes.- Established and tracked carrier mix to optimize for cost and delivery KPI targets for 30k+ shipments per month.- Sourced and implemented Skubana cloud-based ERP to support real-time inventory monitoring and oversaw the transition from Skubana to Netsuite for supply chain processes.- Responsible for hiring, organizational strategy and management of the six person product, supply chain and quality teams.- Member of executive leadership team - reporting directly to founder/CEO. - Participated in multiple diligence exercises with both public strategic and private investment firms.

Responsible for negotiating cost and establishing sourcing strategy for Integrated Connector Modules and magnetics

Managed all commercial aspects – business strategies, goals, investments, costs, performance, and contracts – of the partnership between Cisco and a key EMS contract manufacturer. Responsible for managing the commercial relationship across two of four global manufacturing locations for the above referenced contract manufacturer.

As a program specialist within the EMS partner management team, Justin's overall position was to support Cisco's Supply Chain Operations' EMS partner management team. Examples of this role include:- Managing the development and execution of cross-functional EMS performance scorecard- Managing and supporting the execution of EMS operational audit process across all global manufacturing locations- Developing, documenting and refining the EMS partner management operating model to ensure proper engagement and alignment with internal and external EMS partner stakeholders- Supporting the deployment of supply chain security requirements at EMS manufacturing locations

Justin pursued his MBA in Supply Chain Management. Examples of coursework included Global Sourcing, Logistics Management, Supply Chain ERP, Operations Management, Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting and Marketing Management.Justin was also a teaching assistant for undergraduate level Introduction to Marketing Management.

- Performed PCBA transformation cost driver analysis- Developed preferred supplier list optimization process- Aligned cost management processes to balanced scorecard metrics

Justin was a consultant for Ernst & Young’s Performance Improvement service offering which is part of the Advisory practice. The key focuses of the group are on performance analysis, financial strategy, budgeting and forecasting, strategic planning, supply chain and customer management practices.

During his internship at Ortec, Justin provided support for the sales, implementation and training of specialized logistics software. The software was both stand-alone loading and planning software along with SAP embedded versions of the products. The primary industries worked with during his internship were Pharmaceuticals and Consumer Products.