- Led the Military Hiring Outreach Program which included liaison with DAV for hiring events, and liaison with the Transition Assistance Program at Naval Station Great Lakes.

Prepared reports to show manufacturing performance metrics and support operational decision making. Conducted time studies to support continuous process improvement on food ingredient process centers. Developed task-based job descriptions for various positions to assist in finding new talent.• Refined existing reports or developed new reports to track daily production metrics including daily attainment vs. production plan, production labor efficiency, and production start-up efficiency. Used these metrics to show individual process center performance trends.• Participated as a member of the cross-functional team developed to improve operational performance in manufacturing process centers.• Recruited and screened candidates for distribution and operations management roles within the company.• Developed and distributed raw material and packaging shortfall reports to help coordinate supply chain, scheduling, and manufacturing efforts.

Led a team of hourly associates conducting inbound, outbound, and dispatch operations to deliver orders to customers within four to six hours. Used metrics to ensure the shift meets deadlines and exceeds customer delivery expectations. Ensured the highest levels of safety, quality, attendance, and performance.• Trained and coached hourly associates in stowing, pick, pack, problem solving, and dispatch operations.• Certified Fall Protection Inspector and Powered Industrial Truck instructor for Crown Forklift and Order Picker.

Planned, managed, and performed all Civil Military Operations within northern Norway in coordination with US Embassy, Oslo. Led a team of Marines to coordinate Public Affairs media coverage, manage local perceptions, and develop ongoing relationships with local municipal governments, non-governmental organizations, and the Norwegian military. Mentor junior officers’ job performance, professional education, and career development.• Coordinated with US based donors to procure and deliver approximately $5,000 of toys, clothing, and educational supplies for children in two local refugee centers.• Supervised 44 community relations, cultural outreach, and English language instruction events and directed volunteer efforts of 134 Sailors and Marines conducting, 1,179 service hours for the local populace.• Coordinated deployment of a civil engagement team to Estonia in coordination with US Embassy, Tallinn, as part of their youth engagement efforts which resulted in a follow-on request for support to a science, technology, engineering, arts, and math engagement for young women in Estonia to generate interest in attending American educational institutions.

Developed and implemented the global logistics strategy to move materials efficiently between suppliers, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, and customers while controlling costs and improving the customer experience.• Led 4 salaried direct reports, and an organization of 120 salaried, hourly, and contract employees.• Directed the safety program in the Memphis, TN, Distribution Center, including championing multiple safety projects, best practices, and facility renovations. Led a project to improve safety by implementing correctly sized racking for standard pallets from suppliers.• Participated as business group leader on the less than truckload (LTL), truckload, and parcel mode teams. This experience included collecting carrier performance data, monitoring e-sourcing reverse auction events, sharing performance metrics with top carriers using data from an internal traffic management system, and collaborative meetings with carriers to build mutually beneficial standard operating procedures.• Improved on-time shipping metric by 9% while keeping transportation costs below market levels.• Managed the implementation of Oracle Warehouse Management System in a 240K square foot distribution center.• Implemented a consolidated shipment strategy that reduced overall logistics costs by more than 3%.• Completed all on-line “Perfect Execution”, Emerson Electric Company’s continuous process improvement program, courses and used the knowledge to participate in strategy alignment sessions, kaizen events, and metrics collection and evaluation.

Ensured raw materials and finished goods moved efficiently between suppliers, plants, distribution centers, and customers. Managed a $27M global logistics spend and identified ways to reduce or contain costs while maintaining or improving lead times and service levels.• Managed the logistics budget maintaining or reducing cost as a percentage of sales in an inflationary freight market.• Managed a geographically dispersed team of three to five logistics professionals located in Mexico, the Philippines, and the United States to support the business’s global manufacturing and customer network.• Managed implementation of an internal supply chain optimization portal based on Oracle Transportation Management System to enable correct carrier selection and improve routing compliance from 15% to 90%.• Developed reports to accurately assess logistics lead time along main lanes and used this data to manage carrier performance.• Managed relationships with more than 15 freight forwarders, carriers, and cross-dock providers to improve on time delivery and reduce the number of freight claims by 5%.