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• Key objectives and responsibilities included Production Planning, Material Master/Data Management, Demand Planning, Inventory Planning and Logistical/Deployment Planning for US and German manufactured specialty chemical products.• Worked directly with Production, Purchasing, Customer Service and Sales to determine product requirements for $150 M inannual sales specialty chemical operation. Via the transition of existing US and first time domestically produced products to the new plant, sales grew dramatically from $123 M in 2013 to $150M by the end of 2015. Analyzed customer’s finished goods requirement and ensure correct product mix was produced and delivered on time and in full using an integrated demand planning and distribution system to determine the production build and supply chain requirements at 6 US based distribution centers across the country. • Created and maintained a Transition Overview Workbook which helped track and manage tasks and status of over 200 individual products which were to be transitioned from old US based plant and foreign produced material to our new production facility. Analyzing product and customer demand of each product, assisted in prioritizing which products are to be made and schedule their transition to the new plant. • Once transitioned and approved for production in the new plant, scheduled production within a frozen and fixed horizon based on input from production and supply chaint. Maintained Production Planning calendar to support scheduled products while considering product line capacity, raw material availability, inventory availability and delivery date to customers. • Interacted directly with Logistics and Customer Service teams to review delivery times and product availability from production plant to Distribution Warehouses.

• Provide planning, logistical leadership and project management for product development and product launch • Responsible for providing project leadership to build commitment of cross functional teams for and accurate execution of projects to ensure successful product development/deployment efforts, as measured against planned schedule, product cost, and project cost.• Coordinate project-scheduling activities including identifying project task dependencies and resource requirements, and assessing project risks/mitigation strategies. Interface with other departments, companies, and partners to achieve platform and business goals.• Develop, execute & maintain planned schedules to initiate and track projects to conclusion. Manage the execution of projects including schedule, product costs and project budget.• Serve as a subject matter expert as it relates to internal development processes, metrics, team dynamics, risk mitigation, and industry best practices in these areas.• Provide ongoing status communications to all stakeholders and offer advice for projects not proceeding according to plan.• Provide guidance and apply expert level knowledge in areas such as conducting project risk assessment, design reviews, and lessons learned activities.• Coordinate cross-functional teams to address specific deliverables, risks and dependencies that are associated with new products in order to assess required level of effort and timeline.• Utilize advanced project management techniques to evaluate corporate development metrics and process compliance. Implement continuous process improvement based on findings and best practices used in industry.• Ensure that NPI (New Project Initiation) projects meet customer specifications, target costs, schedules, and approved budgets.

• Manage International & Domestic Logistics operations for multinational broadband communications manufacturer. Assessed existing logistics operations, created a unified logistics plan for international manufacturing plants and implemented new policies & procedures to standardize and improve global operations. Responsible for planning & management of $2.5M annual logistics budget. Reduced total logistics budget by over $1.1 million in first year in position• Negotiated new pricing contracts with freight companies that were based on total shipments from multiple shipping locations. Reduced number of domestic and international carriers used from an average of 43 per month to 12.• Analyzed logistics operations for shipments to Europe and implemented a new “cross-dock” clearance operation in Amsterdam, Netherlands.