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Third-party logistics warehouse specializing in B2C e-commerce to North America and China. Part of a larger group, Ecomlogity Companies based in China offering end to end supply chain services including freight forwarding, brokerage, trucking and warehouse fulfillment.

Consultant for business operations and finance of USA entity of China based manufacturer. Advisor for corporate planning and strategy to maintain government compliance, billing, payroll and taxes.• Orchestrated the international supply chain with factories, freight forwarders, customs brokers, 3PLs and customers, which eliminated the need for U.S. based staff and saved over $100,000 in payroll annually• Spearheaded incorporation of CA entity, U.S. Customs import eligibility and organization of business model to achieve profitable operations in the dynamic marketplace• Built strategic partnerships, streamlined delivery time frames to customers, lowered costs per piece and increased customer satisfaction which grew primary customer’s revenues by 150%

Responsible for 3PL operations servicing mainly apparel and home goods clients both B2B and B2C. Improved communications and work flow across the organization with cross functional team building, goal setting, reporting and proactive planning. Managed staff and budgets for 100 personnel and for a 200,000 square foot facility.• Established flexible work groups across departments, improved reporting and planning, increased automation and accountability to lower operational costs as a percentage of revenue by up to 17%• Negotiated lower supply, service and leased equipment cost through vendor competition, building strategic partnerships and flexible use of materials and equipment saving 15-20%• Directed project / value added services department to grow revenues by over $165,000 annually with time study metrics, process improvement and use of cross department idle time while increasing profit margins

Applied operational and profit and loss responsibility expertise to cut costs and streamline operations for a Pacific Northwest based specialty retail chain of 32 stores owned by an Asian manufacturer. Oversaw retail property development, acquisition and negotiations as well as store and chain level forecasting, budget and analysis. • Turned around retail company suffering from over-expansion and lack of operational systems and achieved profitability in less than 2 years.• Negotiated freight common carrier contracts and saved the chain over $100,000 annually• Developed and implemented requisition and repair forms and store budget reports to cut supply, maintenance and repair costs by 15%

Structured and directed a USA office in support of Hong Kong based Onwel Group of Companies, a garment manufacturer, trading company, shoe and apparel distributor and retailer. As group's USA representative, managed and increased customer base, structured international transactions, organized supply chain, produced USA market research for product development and controlled all finances, budgets and taxes.• Directed USA private label division of China based garment manufacturer to quadruple annual sales to over $8 million dollars• Championed in-house Electronic Data Interchange system which streamlined the international supply chain, increased revenue per employee over 25% and was adopted by the Hong Kong headquarters• Published U.S. Customs country of origin legal precedence for multiple country production which saved the group production and duty costs of up to 35%