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Florida, United States

Los Angeles, California, US

Los Angeles, California, US

Los Angeles, California, US

Advise & supplement the outsourced-warehouse and DTC & LTL fulfillment RFP process incl. standardized evaluations, quantitative & contractual analysis, negotiation (pricing terms incl. effective-parcel rates & contractual terms in conjunction w/ the attorney), and ultimately onboarding with the prevailing 3PLs (multiple nodes & WMS/IMS systems).

Los Angeles, California, US

• Retained to immediately assume all operational and financial responsibilities for pre-revenue beverage brand that had recently deployed its multichannel routes-to-market.
• Reported directly to and advised the CEO/Co-Founder on all operational, financial, administrative, and organizational priorities, and was independently responsible for all operations, supply chain, contract.
• Immediately in-housed and solely controlled & directed all raw material forecasting & procurement, contract manufacturer production planning, and financial accounting administration & reporting.
• Solely allocated and prepositioned finished goods & semi-finished goods at multiple warehouse & distribution points pursuant to a demand pooling + delayed differentiation strategy in order to remedy OOS due to.
• Solely designed & continuously optimized supply chain and production planning & tracking tools in order to accurately measure inventories (raw material, semi-finished goods, finished goods), waste factors, and QA.
• Scaled & utilized contract manufacturing allocated-capacity by 70x since the initial production run to support a demand increase from pre-revenue to a $X million annualized run rate within 5 months.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Brooklyn, NY, US

• Fractional COO Services:
• Advise re various operational, financial, administrative, contractual, organizational, and strategic priorities.
• Administrate & direct all raw material forecasting & procurement, contract manufacturer production planning, and omni-channel demand planning.
• Administered RFPs for contract manufacturing and warehousing & fulfillment.
• Implemented & oversee a sales operations/logistics and "order-to-cash" administrative & operational solution incl. MCB/Billbacks reconciliations.

• Advise re various operational, financial, administrative, contractual, organizational, and strategic priorities.
• Introduced, negotiated, and onboarded reliable contract manufacturer within three (3) months of commencing the RFP process.
• Introduced & supported in presentations to prospective investors of which at least some indeed invested.

Green Bay, WI, US

• NewTree Fruit Company innovatively produces and markets low sugar/calorie fruit products derived from an international patented process.
• Initiated, cultivated, and led the business development process with prospective strategic global category leaders.
• Designed and constructed multifunctional MS Excel Financial Model in order to forecast operational performance, budget capital requirements, and determine the economic viability of the business concept.
• Authored 4,000-word Grant Application to the state of Michigan resulting in a $250,000 award for cost-reimbursements for both the marketing platform and production facility plan in lieu of incurring third-party debt.
• Analyzed and determined applicable regulations and restrictions for product classification and consumer marketing.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Advise re Route-To-Market & Unit Economics for Broadline (e.g. UNFI & KeHE), DSD, and Direct-ship (e.g. Gopuff) retail channels.
• Oversee strategies & performance for DTC channels (Shopify & AMZ FBA) incl. Ad Spend, ROAS, AOV, Repurchase, TPR, and CAC & CLV.

Edison, NJ, US

Retained to immediately execute & supplement the outsourced-warehouse & DTC/Dropship fulfillment RFP process incl. standardized evaluations, quantitative & contractual analysis, negotiation (pricing terms incl. effective-parcel rates & contractual terms in conjunction w/ the attorney), and ultimately onboarding with the prevailing 3PL after decades of.

San Francisco, California, US

San Francisco, California, US

• Retained to immediately assume all operational and supply chain responsibilities and temporarily join the leadership team.
• Reported directly to and advised the President on all operational and supply chain priorities, and was independently responsible for all operations, supply chain, contract manufacturer & 3PL relations, including.
• Solely redesigned & continuously optimized supply chain and production planning & tracking tools in order to accurately measure inventories and accurately forecast future periodic production schedules.
• Interviewed, onboarded, and trained current Vice President of Operations.

Sonoma, CA, US

• Solely designed, constructed, and operated the end-to-end supply chain that within 3 years expanded its product portfolio from a single product family with 4 SKUs at a single production & distribution point to 4.
• Planned and modulated inventory levels at multiple distribution points for multiple product types in numerous configurations in order to minimize "bullwhip effect" and maximize inventory turns.
• Maintained sufficient cycle+safety stock in order to meet volatile demand (at high confidence levels) and realize economies of scale.
• Bilaterally collaborated with multiple 3rd-party manufacturers and 3PLs in order to reduce conversion/service cost while maximizing product specification conformance, scheduling flexibility, and open access to limited.
• Prepositioned semi-finished goods in order to immediately pivot to custom and irregular demand. Procurement: Proteins, Ingredients, Packaging, Corrugate
• Forecasted, negotiated, and executed all raw material sourcing including the seasonal (and regularly volatile) animal protein purchasing.

• Supervised and coordinated all facets of manufacturing division including cost and investment analysis, forecasting, procurement, labor utilization, overall equipment/people effectiveness, inventory planning & control.
• Designed, implemented and enforced various management control systems at multiple supervisory levels that standardized and reinforced a culture of effective operation and accountable results that significantly.
• Increased third-party (including Silliker, Sysco, Costco) food safety audit results by 5%.

New York, NY, US

• ICON is an alternative investment manager that has invested over $4 billion in hundreds of asset-based transactions worldwide.
• Reported directly to the Chief Investment Officer and personally supervised and trained both the business development team and investment evaluation team commissioned to source, assess, and structure complex investments.
• Prospected, analyzed, negotiated and structured over $250 million of executed investments in various plant, property & equipment spanning different industries in multiple countries.
• Piloted the international business development operation in London, England through research and examination of various markets that ultimately facilitated expansion into Western Europe and Souteast Asia.
• Lead analyst on $150 million acquisition of a publicly-traded competitor that expedited the efficient transition and integration of the competitor’s business development team.

Bs, Business

International Specialization