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Detroit, Michigan, Us

• Responsible for distribution facility and operations in Northern California region • Manage 4 department managers with 75 warehouse and transportation personnel. • Designed protocols and SOPs for each position with performance indicators and metrics. • Reduced labor cost by 22% in shipping department through development of incentive program for night warehouse team to increase productivity, employee morale and retention. Yearly savings $180,000 • Monitored inventory levels and established standard formula for cost per unit. • Increased customer service level and satisfactory, in collaboration with local sales staff, driver input and direct customer feedback. Route consolidation and creation of 2 hybrid driver/warehouse positions. • Decreased transportation labor cost 25% - eliminated excessive driver overtime $120,000 annually. • Prepared annual budget and strategic forecasting for Northern California distribution facility. • Worked with HR Department at Corporate HQ handling all compliance and personnel matters. Responsible for payroll, onboarding, training establishing KPIs and performance reviews.

- Sourced high-volume products directly from manufacturers and primary producers and developed a vendor management program customized for each customer. - Project management -worked hands on with chefs and kitchen managers focused product quality and specifications, purchasing cost, proper storage, inventory control and reducing waste. - Reduced operator food cost between 7 to 10% - Facilitated short term loans for capital and equipment financing through private investors. - Negotiated and set up manufacturer rebate programs.

• Managed Broad-line Foodservice Distributor and USDA Production Facility • Sales Growth -achieved double digit % increases in 8 years consecutive with annual revenue at $21 million increasing to $38 million. • Recruited, trained, coached and senior managers and supervisor staff, • Implemented warehouse bar code system restructured warehouse picking slot locations. • Directed ERP software conversion project -AS400 to Aspen-canopy modular system. • Prepared annual budget and monthly strategic forecasting reports. • Direct oversight of Purchasing Department and Category Managers – Primary Protein Buyer White Stone Meat Packing Co Paso Robles, CA Partnership with the Hearst Ranch in San Simeon • Worked closely with USDA Officials and Department of Agriculture on implementing operations for Mobile Harvest Unit in partnership with the Central Coast AG Cooperative. • Oversaw all production and quality control teams. Monitored inventory levels and production cost • Set up and directed mail order web fulfillment program for Hearst Ranch Beef Website

Founder /Owner• Managed operations of production facility and distribution warehouse 90 full time staff. • Established top level customer portfolio servicing restaurants and specialty retail in the Seattle, WA. • Increased Sales revenue over 50% over 7 years from $4 million to $28 million annually. • Worked with HR Department in development of employee manual. Designed training videos in both English and Spanish to enhance employee understanding of positions and company culture. • Develop strategic partnership with Alaska Glacier Seafoods located In Petersburg, Alaska Purchased, processed and sold 2 million pounds annually of Fresh Pacific Halibut and Sablefish. • Built and operated Dungeness Crab Program -maintained saltwater holding system with capacity of 5,000lbs of live crab. Installed cooking operation generating sales growth of $1.7million first year. Elliott Bay Fish Processors - production weekly capacity 250,000 lbs - 12 million lbs annually. o Designed and built a fish production line to facilitate custom processing services for several British Columbia salmon farming operations. Processing 6 million pounds annually o Increased daily production from 8,000 to 40,000/lbs of fresh skinless salmon fillets. o In partnership with CRFF handled all logistics, processing and distribution of 4 million pounds on fresh farmed steelhead fillets in custom retail and food service packaging specifications.