Jeff Rupp Email & Phone Number

As the VP of Audit and Process Control, I am responsible for strategic planning and creating, implementing, and streamlining operational processes. Responsible for the financial and operational health of the overall organization, I identify and mitigate risks.Working directly with the President, I facilitate our bi-weekly leadership meetings, mentor key.

Eastern United States

• Brought in to assess and fix operational issues across all East Coast facilities and operations.
• Rebuilt our manufacturing facility and culture through accountability and transparency.
• Streamlined the workforce by 20% while maintaining production.
• Recruited high-performing operations and engineering leaders to expand capacity.
• Implemented a monthly town hall meeting to create synergy between team silos.
• Led build-out of the West Virginia facility, brought it online, and passed state inspection.

Towson, Maryland, United States

• Led entire manufacturing division in a brand new 40,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility. Oversaw all internal and external manufacturing operations.
• Aligned 75% of the manufacturing management team in the first 6 months.
• Built a culture of team with 1:1 meetings and quarterly updates for the entire organization.
• Recruited and onboarded our trainer and engineering team.
• Led the initiative to move the entire manufacturing facility with only one day of downtime.
• Achieved the Good Manufacturing Practices audit for new facility.

Maryland

• Responsible for leading, growing and overseeing all Maryland operations.
• Managed $32M full-scale cannabis company, growing and formulating operations through 12 direct reports, a workforce of 79, and $15M budget.
• Evaluated management performance, adjusted, and recruited new leaders within six months.
• Instrumental in facilitating company sale to Curaleaf.
• Led multi-staged operational expansion alongside the Maryland Medicinal Cannabis Commission.
• Maintained delivery schedules and quality levels as sales increased 260% in one year.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Promoted to President of CARQUEST Auto Parts to rescue the organization’s four failing auto parts franchise branches.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Oversaw commercial sales team and helped modernize commercial side sales operations for a family-owned and fast-growing Ford, Acura, Honda, and commercial truck dealership, selling parts and services to large.
• Implemented an accountability program, operative sales goals, and performance analysis.
• Increased quality of sales team, hiring only those who fit our company culture and core values, reestablishing 90% of incumbents.
• Promoted to President of CARQUEST Auto Parts to rescue the organization’s four failing auto parts franchise branches.
• Increased service revenue 35% to $23M.
• Increased profit margins to 42%.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Purchased 14-year-old struggling franchise in 2014 and grew it by 29% after one year. Responsible for overseeing construction and restoration crew, maintaining strong relationships, and always ensuring the job was done.
• Increased staff to 14 and doubled their capacity for handling higher-value jobs.
• 2015 Millionaire’s Club which is only awarded to top 12% of franchisees.
• Generated the best sales performance in first year owning, the best the franchise had seen in 14 years.
• Expanded warehouse to add capacity for chargeable services.

Maryland, DC, And Virginia

• Created and founded a mobile onsite document shredding and electronic recycling organization. Took organization from one truck to ten, sold in 2013 to a Fortune 500 company.
• Created, built, and sold multimillion-dollar organization from scratch.
• Developed a strong regional brand based on commitment to customers and asset security.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Responsible for growing and maintaining accounts for a worldwide developer, manufacturer, and marketer of medical devices.
• Built territory from bottom 50% to top 5%.
• Grew pacemaker and defibrillators revenues $2.9M in 18 months.

• Managed sales operations for a global pharmaceutical company.
• Managed sales operations for $20M+ portfolio and transformed a region ranked in the bottom 20% to one in the top 15% nationally in the first nine months.
• Established new sales division for launch of new Cialis product.
• Earned #1 nationwide ranking for Cialis growth and #2 for Evista.
• Transformed several low-performing sales territories into corporate leaders.

Bachelor Science, Finance

Activities and Societies: Football Team Captain, played DEStudied Finance at the Rose Hill campus. Interned at Smith Barney. Played.

Business, Business

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Key Club, Varsity Club, Football, Basketball, and Track