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Provide defense, supply chain, and IT counsel for public and private sector clients. Leverage 37 years of broad, executive level DOD experience to assess defense business opportunities and engagements. Independently analyze existing business environment challenges and provide actionable recommendations to grow client revenue and reduce costs. Provide ongoing counsel to several IT/logistics companies looking to expand footprint in DOD arena. Serve on advisory committees for up and coming defense IT and supply chain companies.

Provided defense and supply chain counsel to blockchain startup firm. Identified and developed blockchain usage opportunities (demand sensing, predictive maintenance, requirements sharing, etc.) in public/private supply chains. Utilized Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) benefits and funding to grow market share

Created and executed DOD-wide Service Requirements Review Boards (SRRBs) ensuring DoD buys only services it needs. Identified nearly $3.5 billion in savings in first three yearsImplemented Category Management program for DoD. Took concept to execution within 90 days and identified ~$2 billion in savings in first year via streamlined spend for goods and services

Advised and assisted Deputy Secretary of Defense and DOD Chief Management Officer on strategic approach and implementation of business reform throughout Department

Identified and resolved gaps in logistics support to nation’s Nuclear Weapons programs

Developed and applied logistics policies, plans, programs and operations for 6.2 million military spare parts along with all food, clothing, medicine and energy for DOD. Annual demand/sales value of $35 billion. Responsible for all processes including forecasting, order management, specs/quality and inventory management.Drove robust logistics research & development across DLARemoved over $3 billion (~20%) in DLA inventory while mitigating performance risk. Created single inventory point for 90% of remaining stock generating overnight savings of $200 million and another $35 million in recurring annual savingsReduced internal inventory movements by 75%, saving $70 million/year

Personally led Strategic Planning for a $35 billion agencyPrincipal advisor to the Agency Director on all matters related to governance, strategic planning, and Risk ManagementCreated internal agency alignment by driving DLA rebranding effort. Renamed all major DLA organizations better reflecting evolving roles and missions

Led integration of entirety of DLA business processes (forecasting, order fulfillment, quality assurance, specifications, and inventory management)

Created office of organizational psychologists and analysts to measure and assess employee attitudes and perceptions enterprise-wide throughout career life cycleIdentified actionable issues such as timeframes for onset of career discontent and demographics of employees most likely to be at risk for disengagementExecuted first instance of 360-degree feedback surveys at DLA. Integrated results with organization performance metrics and culture surveys to pinpoint specific causes, effects, and organization performance impacts

Main highlights:- Directed a matrixed, multi-functional team of DLA and contractor personnel to develop policies, practices, processes, methods, and metrics for Supplier Collaboration within Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation. - Led DLA efforts to merge Army retail and DLA wholesale spare part efforts - Developed and implemented policies to ensure appropriate spare part stockage decisions. Created algorithms and models that predicted best means of Supply Chain support item by item. Models and algorithms still in use after 33 years.- Performed large scale Operations Research and mathematical studies in areas of government property, staffing modeling, and workload forecasting.

Created 501(c)3 non-profit medical organization after recognizing significant lack of information availability for specific congenital birth defect (Giant Congenital Nevus). First of its kind into this affliction. Raised substantial funding for study grants, information distribution and support. Organization still thriving after 28 years. (www.nevus.org)