First Things First LLC provides supply chain assessment, solutions, and implementation for small and medium businesses. Value delivered with Six Sigma, Lean, and SCOR best practices, customized to individual business practices and needs, and accelerated with MS Office, SQL, and enterprise systems.

Endorsed as a Humanist Celebrant, providing services to the local community including ministry, weddings, memorial services, and other life celebrations.Specializing in outreach to the US military, served through various charitable organizations to create positive and supportive communities for Humanists around the country. Secured Department of Defense recognition of Humanists, establishment of humanist services during basic training at major military academies and Air Force and Navy basic training, color guard at the 20k person Reason Rally in 2012, and proliferation of humanist chaplains and celebrants to provide for Humanists around the country. Including service on the boards of the following organizations: American Humanist Association, Humanist Society, Military Association of Atheists & Freethinkers, Secular Coalition for American, and SCA Education Fund.

Responsible for selecting carriers and negotiating rates for a roofing plant in Indiana, 8 distribution centers around the midwest and Ontario, and $10 million annual transportation spend. Worked with Oracle PeopleSoft to build tools to match production and inventory with outbound demand. Consistently performed ahead of DAT benchmark spend by utilizing clear communication, graphical scorecarding, custom SQL/VBA/Excel supply-demand planning tools.

Supply Chain Strategy consultant in the Industrial sector.

Deployed the Main Repair Parts Warehouse to the Iraq War to support the 1st Armored Division Task Force, continued to manage all repair parts policy and fulfillment for the Task Force. Positions included Maintenance Manager, Warehouse Manager, and Repair Parts Manager. Posts included Baumholder, Germany and Wiesbaden, Germany as well as a deployment to Iraq. Began in 1994 as Korean Language Intelligence Analyst, continued in 1996 as West Point Cadet, continued in 2000 as Quartermaster Officer.