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Oakland, California

San Francisco Bay Area

• Leadership and responsibility of company’s Procurement, Properties and Facilities division, Human Resources, Warranty, Parts Sales, Fleet and Asset Management Team, and the Continuous Improvement program.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Led successful software and best procurement practice rollout of procure to pay function that led to company wide spend management and visibility increasing purchase order execution 3x in first year. • Responsible for company procurement function with notable renegotiations and cost improvements leading to $2M+ of recurring, annualized cost savings in each of first 2 years.

San Francisco Bay Area

• In first 6 months, addressed spend reductions and cost savings of $4M+ through contract renegotiations and working with strategic partners to improve spend management during growth phase.• Manage $200M+ budget in procurement and supply chain to deliver new aircraft equipment to Hamburg, Germany, Toulouse France and multiple facilities in the United States• Responsible for the continual material management and day-­‐to-­‐day leadership and direction of the entire Airline’s procurement areas, including the continual evolution of the unit.• Developed and led RFP’s for human resources, marketing, maintenance, IT, pilots and crew while coordinating vendor selections for best-­‐in class services and products

Honolulu, Hawaii

• Responsible for airline’s entire supply chain, warehousing operation, logistics, material contracts and repair budgets, and overall inventory management.• Part of core properties and facilities team that led to complete HQ office, terminal and hangar redesign. • Renegotiated existing materials and support contracts as well as drove suppliers to new SLAs and metrics, resulting in over $6.5M saving in first two years of focused, cost saving initiatives.• Introduced a lean six sigma culture, resulting in $3.5M immediate and $3M ongoing, annual cost savings, 50% productivity improvements and the highest engagement/morale scores in the company • Re-­‐engineered overall aircraft spare parts management process through improved process control and effective supply chain management resulting in cost savings of $2.5M in first year -­‐> $4M Total

Honolulu, Hawaii

• Developed supply chain management and logistics strategies for three new global startups• Setup entire manufacturing and sourcing strategies for retail and accessories startup leading to successful funding and 10x growth in its second year• Founded, operated and led development of five ecommerce and technology startups• Collaborated with global project managers to plan and implement web/IT development services on multiple projects and platforms

Honolulu, Hawaii

• Strategic management of procurement, contracts, insource and outsource manufacturing, shipping, and maintenance of all properties & facilities (100+ staff)• Initiated new cost control metrics and processes that resulted in reduction 25% of inventory spend and successfully sold off $5M of slow moving inventory at a profit.• Managed $50M+ annual budgets while monitoring and controlling each departments’ goals• Overall management of all retail construction projects and operational improvements• Successfully led and managed 12 retail store build outs from design to completion• Developed inventory control processes and systems for all of manufacturing and company-­‐wide assets/operations – increased inventory turns by 50%+ in first two years over material management• Restructured new vendor pricing/contracts with all global diamond and pearl suppliers resulting in improved long-term security, reduced liabilities, and overall $2.5M in annual savings.• As Compliance Security Officer -­‐ Led cross functional teams to establish audits, information security processes, and compliance with ethics and legal matters company wide

Indianapolis,In

Led several continuous improvement, lean initiatives (Lean Mfg/Six Sigma/Demand Flow/JIT)Managed and led team of 5 supervisory staff and 50 employeesEstimated work requirements, develop staff levels, and maintain production records

Indianapolis, In

Led successful product development team for three different product lines in top performing divisionImplemented and directed ISO 9001 Quality efforts towards certification

B.S., Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Industrial Engineers

M.B.A., Business Administration, Management And Operations

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society