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Greenfield LLC is an asset-based company that procures, transloads, and exports forest products across the southern United States. The company has the mission of securing long term softwood forest resources from the United States (U.S.) to export to main Asia-Pacific markets such as China, India, and Vietnam. The company’s largest market is also the world’s largest -- the China softwood log market -- where demand for logs has been steadily increasing and where China has been diversifying its supply base to countries and log species throughout the world.

Savannah, Georgia Area

Subsidiary of China Forestry Group (CFG), China National Forest Products Corporation (CFPC) is the leading forest products and management company. Vertically integrated, CFPC participates in global forestry business, with investments in forests, ports, shipping, processing and marketing of lumber & furniture products.• Lead strategic plans to facilitate growth within North & South America• Develop new markets and customers• Establish relationships with key stakeholders• Oversee forest, inland logistics & port operations to optimize the supply chain• Analyse direct forest investment opportunities.• Secure and manage purchases from suppliers.

Savannah, Georgia Area

Georgia Marine Warehouse (GMW) is an asset based logistics services provider offering manufacturers, chemical and consumer packaged goods companies the optimal blend of warehousing, logistics and transportation services. With a 30-acre campus and 160K sqft. of covered storage served by Rail, GMW delivers integrated solutions tailored to meet supply chain needs.• Led the planning, design and construction of a multi-purpose campus to deliver the project on time and on budget. Developed operational functions and standards for five customers without business interruption.• Supervised daily operations including sales, sourcing and logistics to achieve sustainable growth and P&L goals. Created value added services by integrating new processes for exports to Asia Pacific. Increased revenues by 15%.• Managed international logistics processes for importing and exporting of 10,000 TEUs on an annual basis. Generated a savings of $1.4M in the cost of transportation.• Created a new inventory management system of over 100K accounts that incorporated data analysis for annual payroll savings of over $500k.• Recruit, hire and train employees including performance appraisals, recommended promotions and recognition to improve leadership strength. Successfully coached and promote 5 team members.

Savannah, Georgia Area

The port of Savannah has been the fastest-growing port in the U.S. for the last decade and this growth makes it one of the most dynamic links on the global supply chain. I am responsible for one of the most active log transload export facilities in the US Southeast coast.• Handle forest products and negotiate annual ocean freight and trucking rates for 6,000 TEUs per year. Control of more than $10M in company assets.• Re-designed the port operation layout and set production goals reducing overall costs by 12%.• Partnered with key suppliers to reduce inventory by 40% by introducing lean production concepts.• Interviewed and selected personnel for 15+ key roles of the operation. • Oversee monthly assessments and forecasts of performance against budget, financial and operational goals.

Savannah, Georgia Area

Responsible for identifying and resolving operations deficiencies.• Identified and developed business opportunities in South America for our handling equipment resulting in consultancy services and equipment sales for our dry bulk handling machinery.• Improved handling operation of wood products that resulted in product savings.• Created an auditing spreadsheet for supervisors to manage trucking turn times resulting in an increase weekly production and orders completed.

Savannah, Georgia Area

East Coast Terminal Company (ECT) is a fully integrated private dry bulk & liquid bulk marine terminal with direct highway and rail access. ECT has inland and marine transportation service capabilities to insure our customers seamless delivery of their products to the end user. ECT has a wide range of storage and handling solutions that can be tailored to the customers specific need.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Global Business

Ba, Lce, International Affairs, International Business Development, Foreign Trade