Advised and engaged various clients - from start-ups, SMEs and MNCs - in the areas of global supply chain and logistics strategy, supply chain & logistics planning, supply chain & logistics excellence. Realized operational benefits which positively impacted company growth and profitability.Collaborated in project team settings to effect sourcing, manufacturing, stock deployment, network operating and pricing decisions. Examples - sourcing strategy, supplier management, spend analysis, cost reduction, market intelligence, operational effectiveness, outsource manufacturing, materials management, inventory management, network design, in-house vs outsource logistics, transport management, routing and scheduling, capacity management, home delivery, product availability, obsolescence, service level management, reverse logistics, international trade and compliance, waste management, staff recruitment, health and safety program implementation, facility operations.Industry experience: - customs brokerage/freight forwarding - healthcare /medical device manufacturing - commodity taxation - automotive - industrial - oil & energy - wholesale/retail/distribution - pulp & paper - computer hardware & software - electrical/electronics manufacturing - metal fabrication manufacturing - educational development - consumer products/goods

Authored several course curricula for a new SCL Hybrid Program with ERP implementation, plus the Suply Chain Management (SCM) Post-Graduate Diploma.Certified CIFFA Instructor - Canadian International Freight Forwarding Association (CIFFA).Developed SCL program curriculum and achieved national accreditation by the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council and international accreditation by the Chartered Institute for Logistics & Transport (CILT) UK.Former Faculty Head - helped launch the Program across nine Ontario campuses. Remain as Program Advisor to enhance program curriculum with external professional associations - Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA) and the Chartered Institute for Logistics & Transport North America (CILTNA).Designed, administered and graded course assignments and exams to assess achievement of course objectives as identified by the syllabus.Assisted with business development and career services initiatives with TriOS College staff and potential employers.Received "Excellence in Teaching" nomination from the 2013 Ontario Association of Career Colleges (OACC).

Instructed international business students in the areas of International Transportation & Trade and the Essentials of Freight Forwarding; in preparation for writing the Canadian International Freight Forwarding (CIFFA) exams.

Joined a prominent and reputable non-profit organization serving the Greater Toronto Area as well as supporting provincial and national food bank organizations.Broke a WORLD RECORD for collecting the most food in 1 day in collaboration with the Greater Toronto Apartment Association.Responsible for the food distribution operations of the Daily Bread Food Bank, managing transportation, warehousing, and production.Helped implement food safety and product recall controls by adopting HACCP principles, implemented a warehouse management system, and sourced a fleet management tool.Heightened and promoted Health & Safety matters as the Management Co-Chair of the Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC).Worked closely with various volunteers (>15,000 per year) to help sort food for subsequent delivery to the 172 client agencies across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Joined a worldwide leading manufacturer and marketer of commercial cleaning equipment and accessories for the cleaning and maintenance industry.Managed the facility, purchasing, inventory control, customs, transportation, warehousing and distribution functions for this Tier 1 industrial and commercial cleaning equipment company.Customers served included: Retail, District School Boards, National Maintenance & Service Contractors, National Dealer Networks, and Government.

Delivered supply chain strategy, business analysis, and product distribution support to CPG and electronics manufacturing industries.

Joined this electronic contract manufacturer and helped grow its overall business from $100M to $850M within 8 years - from being a domestic entity to establishing an international presence.Directed the inbound, outbound & reverse logistics operations of over 80 staff at 10 electronic contract manufacturing plants and 2 strategic alliance partners located in Ireland, Mexico, USA, Canada and China.Authorized worldwide third-party logistics (3PL) selection and conducted final contract negotiations.Participated as a key member of the Corporate Transition Team responsible for company mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.Developed and implemented strategic and operational process improvement projects and initiatives (e.g., ISO 9002, C-TPAT Certification, Sales Cost Models, Supplier Management).Executed both vendor and customer contracts in relation to over 20 Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) programs globally.Assisted various functional areas with business development, quoting, vendor/component sourcing, information systems, procurement, supply chain, logistics, import-export, and customer service.Performed various internal and external compliance audits including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).

Founded and led international trade marketing and consulting firm.Advised clients on trade promotion, market access, import/export regulations and distribution channel stratgeies.Engaged in cost recovery and distribution re-engineering projects for small-sized to large multinationals within the consumer retail, products distribution, automotive, forestry and high-tech industries.

Researched and advised clients within consumer retail, oil & gas, educational, pharmaceutical and automotive markets regarding Goods and Services Tax (GST), Ontario Provincial Sales Tax (PST), European Value-Added Tax (VAT) and Canadian Customs matters.Performed due diligence and tax/trade compliance reviews in Canada and the United States.Filed specific tax and import duty recovery claims and appeals with federal revenue authorities in North America.

Joined one of North America's premier medical and healthcare service and product manufacturing suppliers, serving hospital, scientific, laboratory and government accounts.Responsible for tariff classification of all products imported and manufactured by the Canadian subsidiary.Worked closely with Sales, Marketing, Materials Management and Transportation staff to effect accurate product costing.Filed machinery remission and other duty reduction applications with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Joined the start-up consulting practice of the oldest and prestigious freight forwarding and customs brokerage firm in Canada.Served as a Customs Consultant stationed at a major healthcare/medical device client to assist with the transition from the old customs classification system to the new Harmonized System (HS) system.Led a team of four to reclassify a client database containing over 100,000 SKU's.Played an instrumental role with HQ to re-organize their Machinery Remissions Program for several clients within the machinery and automotive sectors.