Develop national category strategies to accelerate growth in sales, profit, and market share across 2,200+ retail stores. Includes category management, vendor negotiation, and in-depth data analysis for various fresh produce categories totaling almost $3B in annual sales. Categories span commodity items, store-created items, and packaged/UPC items.Key categories, not exhaustive:• Fresh Cut Produce • Premium Refrigerated Juice• Convenience Vegetables (packaged cut veg)• Snacking (bulk, nuts, trail mix, etc.)• Cooking Vegetables (commodity)• Plant-Based / Meat Alternatives / Asian Healthy• Fruit & Snack Bars

Strategy and operations consultant within the Retail Grocery practice at AlixPartners, a results-driven management consulting firm. • For large North American food company, redesigned Own Brands program to achieve ambitious 3yr sales & market share growth goals; included conducting deep customer and market research to develop new Customer-led strategy, and identifying financial impact of proposed portfolio and brand changes• For a grocery retailer considering an acquisition, conducted due diligence and examined category and SKU-level spend to identify ~$10M in synergies across cost of goods sold in produce, protein, frozen, and dairy• For a multinational conglomerate, conducted an RFP event for packaging materials (corrugate, plastic film, and labels) leading to estimated savings of ~$8M - $19M• For a large logistics company, co-led a project management office to collect ~$50M in past-due accounts receivable through implementing QA/QC process to address and correct invoicing errors

Led procurement / supply chain operations for Brighter Bites, a national non-profit focused on food security and nutrition education. Developed & executed a long-term procurement strategy to deliver fresh produce to families across the country, using both donated reclaimed food ("food waste") and purchased product. Sourced & moved ~20 million pounds of fresh produce through both normal operations and expanded COVID emergency response. • Reduced cost per distribution 27% within 8 months through renegotiating contracts and diversifying vendors and more than tripled produce donations• Stood up new program during COVID leveraging foodservice distributors with extra capacity to pack & deliver produce boxes; built should-cost models to support supplier negotiations; monitored throughput, shrink, and on-time delivery• Obtained $100K philanthropic grant to purchase & ship 500K+ pounds of produce to other nonprofits during early COVID supply chain disruption; worked with growers to calculate their marginal costs & negotiated freight deals to reroute excess product to feed food-insecure populations• Participated in ReFED's inaugural Food Recovery Accelerator to create earned revenue model

Designed sustainability strategy for the AT&T Center, assessed proposed waste hauler contract and performed financial analysis of waste sorting technology, culminating in recommendation to reduce disposal costs by 50%

Analyzed the impacts of COVID-19 on 7-Eleven's 7Now loyalty program, performed landscape analysis to identify trends in Convenience channel, and built out a business development proposal to reposition program in order to capture significant shifts in the market

Led regional implementation of supply chain sustainability program for network of produce distributors, including waste reduction initiatives on-farm, in distribution centers, and at foodservice operators, and sourcing produce from new local and sustainable vendors. • Increased program adoption and increased local produce cases sold by 86% • Developed and ran Waste Reduction Program, advising network of distributors on process improvements to reduce operational waste, leading to $500K+ of cost savings within first year and additional revenue streams from recycling • Assisted growers in developing FSMA-compliant Food Safety Plan and conducted mock food safety audits before official third party GAP audits

Responsible for waste management within Oncor value chain including materials management & reclamation, sustainability initiatives, and compliance monitoring and reporting. Primary materials were scrap metal, oil, construction debris, and various hazardous materials. • Identified and implemented opportunity to divert ~50% of wood pole waste from landfill, creating new revenue stream• Reduced waste processing time from over six months to two weeks as part of Lean Six-Sigma continuous improvement initiative• Led logistics planning & dispatched fleet of 5 drivers and various vendors• Monitored & completed reporting to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies (TCEQ, EPA, DOT, etc.)

Provided research and memorandum for Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-32) and legislative staff regarding agriculture and natural resource issues