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Pennsbury High School

Malvern, Pa

Malvern, Pa

General Manager of the Premier East Coast Port Processing Operation for Hyundai/Kia of North America.

Directed all aspects of preparing the region’s emerging leaders to lead military units with staffs of 5-100; created and drove multi-dimensional leadership development program, focused on instilling core leadership and talent development skills. • Led program staff in operations, logistics, and best practice integration from 20 regional offices to ensure the annual performance requirements were met, resulting in local office going from an overall rating of “Satisfactory” to “Excellent” in 6 months.• Restructured leadership development program that increased performance and improved productivity in simulated leadership scenarios s that demonstrated mastery of core skills within 12 months and impact on the bottom-line on Day 1, based on executive feedback. • Delivered classroom and experiential leadership training to 250 emerging leaders to maximize their effectiveness in leadership and critical areas of strategic thinking, communication, self-awareness, and ability to motivate and evaluate employees.

Deployed as contracted advisor and consultant to government customers to ensure contract compliance and performance; led multi-functional team conducting contract surveillance/quality assurance of a $2.6B Department of Defense (DoD) satellite program. • Led customer team to create process and structure for monthly contract performance analysis and evaluation that realized an initial reduction of >$12M in contract cost, ongoing reduction of 30% in operating cost, and increased performance.• Identified cost savings strategies and developed manpower tracking database that realized 50% savings in overtime costs, a cost reduction of > $400K monthly at one site; strategy was adopted as best practice by entire region that exponentially saved taxpayer dollars. • Reduced redundant orders and equipment surplus by creating a process to inventory equipment and an interactive database that tracked over 5,000 equipment items and reduced the need for on-hand equipment by 50% and corresponding storage cost, minimized perishable waste, and improved efficiency.

Ensured compliance of >$725M Passenger & Cargo Contract and >$20M Air Terminal Services Contracts in Europe, Africa and SW Asia; directed training and evaluation of >150 international contract surveillance specialists. • Led cross-functional, worldwide team in first comprehensive rewrite of international airlift contract, recommending >100 improvements in performance standards, customer care, and operational requirements that was approved and adopted by senior leadership.• Developed innovative e-learning contract training program to offset manpower shortfall that increased regional QA inspector effectiveness and ensured continued service excellence to customer.• Created cost projection model to reduce fiscal risk and more accurately predict annual spending for air terminal service contracts, resulting in reduced contract funding variance for air terminal services from >25% to <5%.

Responsible for leading acquisition teams comprised of engineers, scientists, financial analysts and contract administrators, in addition to serving as the primary contract manager for advanced aerospace material R&D programs.

Masters Of Science, Administration

Bs, Business & Management

M. Ed, Secondary Education (Pursuing)

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