Senior Executive for Mac Rak having complete responsibility for all US Business Operations. Mac Rak is the United States largest and leading pallet rack repair & rack protection solution company providing an extensive offering of pallet rack repair kits. (Acquired in January 2024 by Damotech (www.damotech.com), North America's leading rack safety specialist). This strategic combination forms North America’s preeminent rack safety partner, providing engineering services, repair & protection products to a broad base of enterprise clients across a diverse range of end markets. Damotech and Mac Rak are a value-added partner to their clients, comprehensively solving critical warehouse rack safety challenges through engineering services, inspections, load capacity calculations, employee safety training, rack repair, protection products and a software platform.

R12 Group, LLC. was established out of the growing necessity to align industrial and distribution markets with industry specific experts by providing consulting / contract services to small and mid-market businesses. Specifically, our areas of expertise focus on supply chain, operations, logistics, manufacturing, and ownership transitions by creating a real-world effective roadmap, custom tailored to fit your company's unique needs. We have served clients from France, UK, Netherlands, New York, Chicago, Cleveland, and other locations. R12 Group, LLC. Transform, Renew, Succeed.

Senior Operations Executive with full responsibility for all Operational, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain activities for an industry leading PVF (pipe, valve, fitting) wholesaler. - Established full operational KPI's and Balanced Score Cards to track performance and improvements.- Leadership of team with 150 individuals, Multiple facilities across North America, and a full Manufacturing subsidiary.- Led full supply chain right sizing post COVID to realize 10% improvement in fill rates (97%) and reduction of $14M in total inventory.- Designed, organized, and championed consolidation of two 80,000 sqft Kansas City facilities into one new 150,000 sqft Headquarters creating considerable value and improved efficiency.- Initiated full automation review of distribution operation. Implemented self-pick robots bringing goods to person to reduce warehouse motion and increase output.- Led operational efforts for onboarding new acquisitions.

Leadership of all purchasing, production control, and supply chain activities across multiple facilities for a world class manufacturing operation. Including sourcing, procurement, vendor set up and negotiations, raw and finished good inventory, scheduling, and logistics. Hoshizaki America is the industry leader of manufacturing commercial grade kitchen appliances and equipment employing over 750 people.- Initiated contract review for all suppliers and completed $4M+ in documented cost savings in less than one year.- Established KPI initiative to quantify supplier performance, resulting in improved on-time delivery and quality control by identifying patterns in product failures.- Negotiated and established contract to purchase in excess of 15 Million pounds of sheet and stainless steel annually.

Directly responsible for P&L for all Operations, Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Logistics with over 150 individuals in multiple locations. Led corporate culture initiative and training to encourage employee engagement while improving corporate transparency.- Introduced a Performance Management system, establishing metric and measurement systems for all departments to score monthly giving visibility to our needs.- Initiated and led turnaround of two facilities focusing on streamlining production, eliminating wasted costs, and generating greater customer communication.- Implemented a service fee program with a large automotive manufacturer generating over $500K in new profit annually.

Led 8 Material Groups as well as Mechanical Engineering Department after leading the post-acquisition efforts of the company’s largest domestic competitor. Directly managed 5 managers, with an additional 8 supervisors and 75 team members responsible for $125M+ of procured or manufactured product.- Consolidated Purchasing, Product Development, Manufacturing, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering into one department.- Initiated directed cost savings and negotiated sourcing and procurement projects to ensure company profits, resulting in $10M+ in documented cost savings.- Managed company’s largest manufacturing group consisting of over 70 pieces of machinery from CNC Turning to Secondary Assembly. - Successfully directed and organized relocation of manufacturing operation ahead of schedule and under budget, while maintaining corporate measurement objectives. - Improved group’s financials by reducing overhead, eliminating $320K in obsolete inventory, formalizing precious metal scrap process and negotiating Cost of Goods.- Established annual Balance Score Card standards (KPI’s) and measurements for teams and team members that define goals and objectives.

Leadership for team of 15 individuals solely focused on initiating and developing new products per company’s requirements. Responsible for increased revenue exceeding $11.5M annually and increased profits of over 60% on all new products. - Led market studies and fact analysis to successfully identify trends and developed ROI reports to present to Executive Management for approval of capital expenditures

Responsible for complete management of company’s alarm and lighting products with revenue exceeding $15M. - Developed, sourced and procured product for customers based on their specific needs.- Reviewed and handled contracts and agreements between customers and company for proprietary products designed for particular customer use.

Researched and initiated new products to develop for our organization.