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Midvale, Ut, Us

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Simple Numbers is a professional services company focused on creating transformational growth for clients, aligning their plans, people, and execution to start-up or scale-up highly successful companies.

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Walker Tape is industry leader in developing and manufacturing innovative adhesive products in the beauty, fashion, and sports industries. Contract engagement with Walker Tape to project manage a NetSuite ERP implementation – built-out business processes and workflows for all IBP, S&OP, and Supply Chain activities and returned revenue to pre-NetSuite levels within 21 days. Negotiated an expanded contract with Walker Tape executives to lead all Manufacturing, Planning, and Supply Chain activities as Vice President of Operations – responsible for creating a multi-year comprehensive IBP Roadmap and leading the cross-functional tracking and reporting cadence to keep organization on track to meet financial goals and KPIs. Streamlined Supply Chain and Manufacturing responsiveness to rapid changes in demand through flexible capacity planning and predictive analytics to better allocate inventory – improved On-time Delivery from 75% to 97%. Spearheaded a multi-year Capex investment plan in infrastructure to support growth, including budgeting, proposals, contract negotiation and spend.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

SSV, llc is a health and wellness nutraceutical supplement contract manufacturer, sales and distribution company. Responsible for multi-year capacity planning and execution of manufacturing expansion to support growth – added production lines, automation, and staffing, increased daily production rate 120%. Led business Strategy and rapid restructuring of all Manufacturing, Operations, and Quality systems to facilitate growth, efficiency, and cGMP compliance. Full day-to-day P&L responsibility over two facilities with 100+ employees. Responsible for the roll-up acquisition strategy of two additional contract manufacturing facilities. Implemented multi-business unit ERP system to support Operation Management integration.

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Responsible for all Sales Operations and revenue generating strategies and execution – developed and created all multi-year business models in Excel and SQL - Forecasting, IBP, S&OP, Territory and Pricing Models and led the business cadence tracking against these growth targets. Increased Annual Revenue from $24MM to $40MM through an emphasis on Revenue/GTM Strategy, and Sales Channel Management, and Sales Process automation and improvement, and growing the Sales team from 10 to 20 Sales Reps. Balanced continuous improvement efforts in Staffing, Training, and Commission plans with Revenue goals and EBITDA. Partnered with Marketing and Product Development to support a robust New Product Development and GTM calendar and related marketing materials, trade shows, website content. Increased ROI on Marketing activities by 70%. Led all Trade Show and Client Appreciation Conference events and post-mortem analysis – planning, budgeting, booth design, marketing materials, event logistics and vendor selection and partnerships. Implemented data-driven decision strategy with increased analytics from Hubspot and Salesforce CRM and Affiliate Marketing (Aspire) platforms.

Salt Lake City, West Palm Beach, Bali Indonesia

Wanderer Bracelets is a handcrafted jewelry e-commerce company supporting artisans in Bali Indonesia. Directed all aspects of Operations - Omni-Channel Sales, Procurement, Fulfillment, Customer Service, HR, and Accounting, for a start-up company amid rapid growth. Leveraged Sales & Operational Planning frameworks to align cross-functional strategies, driving a 60% year-over-year revenue increase and establishing scalable processes for sustainable growth. Championed continuous improvement efforts optimize Fulfillment Center performance. Achieved a 12% increase in net margin, enhanced operational efficiency with an 80% improvement in on-time delivery, and elevated Customer Service quality, reaching a 90+ NPS score, while ensuring robust quality assurance practices. Led the strategic implementation of a fully integrated ERP system, covering warehouse management and B2B/e-commerce integrations. Designed to support growth and efficiency at scale, the ERP system streamlined operations, improved data visibility across departments, and provided a solid foundation for future expansion.

Alpine, Ut

Purple Innovation (NASDAQ: PRPL) is a comfort technology company specializing in the direct-to-consumer sale of mattresses, seat cushions, pillows and other sleep products. Led a comprehensive overhaul of Supply Chain functions—including warehousing, purchasing, distribution, logistics, forecasting, and demand planning—to support revenue expansion from $30 million to $300 million. Applied IBP principles to create adaptable, scalable systems, preparing the organization for sustained hyper-growth. Designed and implemented Excel-based Supply Plan Models to forecast and manage inventory, staffing, and cash flow, aligning with aggressive growth goals. Oversaw a budget exceeding $100 million and managed a team of over 30 direct reports, ensuring efficient allocation of resources in a rapidly expanding environment. Developed and led a multi-year IBP and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) strategy, holding weekly tactical and monthly executive meetings to align cross-functional teams with long-term growth objectives. Enhanced strategic planning and responsiveness to market dynamics at the executive level. Directed an end-to-end upgrade of Vendor Relationship Management, integrating ERP capabilities and implementing SOX-compliant purchase controls. Established Master Service Agreements and streamlined the purchase-to-payment process, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements while enhancing vendor collaboration and operational efficiency.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Easton Technical Products is a leading provider of archery equipment, OEM services, anodize services, medical equipment, tent & military equipment. Responsible primarily for developing and executing a multi-year New Product Introduction calendar and Strategic Sourcing initiatives to meet Revenue goals of a Brand Expansion – Easton Outfitters – within a legacy outdoor sporting equipment manufacturer. Led Market Analysis and Product Development process, prototyping and Go-to-Market Strategies. Responsible for Supply Chain Systems and Vendor Selection/development, Contract Negotiation, planning and launch, lean mfg. initiatives. Managed and increased Revenue related to OEM sales to Military and Medical accounts by 30% from $15MM to $20MM.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Black Diamond Equipment (NASDAQ: CLAR) is a global leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing innovative active outdoor performance equipment and apparel for climbing, mountaineering, backpacking, skiing. Directed Process and Manufacturing Engineering related to the Product Development, Manufacturing Process Design, and Supply Chain Management of Climbing and Skiing Products. Responsible for all Tooling Design and Fabrication, Manufacturing Assembly Processes, and Vendor Relationship Management. Responsible for Trade Show planning, booth design, event logistics and vendor selection and partnerships. Project Manager for Operations and CapEx additions to improve manufacturing capabilities, including supplier evaluation, selection and relationship management. Established a Factory and Distribution Center in the Zhuhai, China Special Economic Zone for light manufacturing and freight consolidation. Responsible for transferring production process and training manufacturing personnel and evaluating Asian-based supply chain.

Bellevue, Wa

Ramgen Power Systems was acquired by Dresser Rand (NYSE:DRC) in 2014. It was a research and development company focused on unique energy-related applications of supersonic technology in turbomachinery. Responsible for CAD Design, FEA testing, and CNC fabrication of Turbo Machinery Components and Assemblies for prototype technology testbed for new turbine motor.

Detroit, Mi

AMI. Inc was a Tier-one/Tier-Two Plastic Injection Molded Components manufacturer. Responsible for CAD Design, FEA testing, and CNC fabrication of Multi-cavity Injection Mold Tooling and related Machine operation for Automotive components and assemblies.

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