Veterans Homeless housing and services

Embarked on a career hiatus to care for a family member, providing transportation to medical appointments, running errands, attending to personal needs, and delivering compassionate support through end of life.

Directed Fulfillment center for processes including order entry, administration and shipping. Ensured proper inventory levels using warehouse management system and ERP.Developed continuous improvement using 5’S processes. To increase productivity andimprove the overall work flow of all aspects in the fulfillment and logistics area.

Provide managerial direction and oversight for both domestic and international distributions, including areas of logistics, inventory management, production, safety, HR (hiring, training, evaluations, payroll), vendor and client relations, customer requirements, new product specifications and documentation, market analysis and pricing structure.

Effectively led and directed assigned staff. Identified areas for training and development, established and implemented training plans and provided both formal and informal training, technical advice and administrative guidance with regards to programs, objectives, policies and procedures.Handled administrative management side of HR, including promotions, reassignments, training, performance evaluations, awards and disciplinary actions.Addressed escalated issues and resolved complaints and grievances. Supported adherence to policies, procedures and programs.

Planned the allocation of personnel and resources for a $10M per annum organization. Grew organization by >35% in a 4-year span.Created and disseminated detailed reports to senior management with regards to work projects, budget forecasts, equipment and facility updates.Improved organizational efficiency through production cost analysis and personnel utilization calculation reporting. Complied with local, state and Federal regulatory Occupational Safety and Health environmental requirements. Diligence resulted in ‘no impact’ result on the local environment for >7 years.Conducted safety and environmental training. Tracked performance and impact of success and failures and implemented action plans to improve results.

Oversaw supervision of a $3M supply unit with >2,000 lines of product inventory. Managed full-scope inventory control of materials and finished goods, including ordering, receipt, cataloging, stocking, reconciling and logistics.Supervised 8 direct reports and provided managerial oversight for equipment, facilities and materials spending, on a daily or by-project basis.Maintained accurate inventory to negate over-spending and reduce costs.