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Stevenson Ranch, CA, US

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Cooler screens, a privately held business, brings digital media to the retail environment through digital displays in grocery and convenience stores. Responsible for both domestic and international suppliers, all field.
• Developed structure and standard processes for surveys, installation and service to eliminate costs and increase flexibility, while improving turnaround times for customers by 25%
• Responsible for uptime and service for 11,000+ displays nationally, achieving greater than 98%
• Decreased warehouse expenses by 30%
• Member of new customer development and customer segmentation team
• Led sourcing, planning, installation and service of largest in store digital displays in the country for Kroger

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Promoted to President of Thermoseal, a manufacturer of commercial glass merchandising equipment for the grocery, convenience and drug / dollar retail space, with 200+ employees, 2 locations (1 union / 1 non-union). P&L.
• Initiated the consolidation of one facility that generated $3 million in annualized cost savings
• Expanded greenfield operation in the new facility while building out all business segments; engineering, accounting, maintenance, sales, customer service and human resources, achieving efficient production flow.
• Pioneered a complete product redesign after forced production stoppage due to a pre-existing DOE violation.
• Eliminated 40% of packaging waste by working with suppliers on redesigns and reusablesTransitioned the business from losing $768K per month to break-even, improving EBITDA by 78% in 3 years
• Strategized new pricing structure and price increases that led to double digit margin enhancements

Conyers, Georgia, US

• Full P&L responsibility for construction, service and program management in commercial refrigeration business for Dover Food Retail’s After Market Services (AMS) group. Two locations with one being a union facility.
• Led stabilization and rebuild of Chino facility - 30% of management had left prior to my arrival, had to rebuild the team and grow the business - Moved margins from low single digits to high teens in first six months.
• Implemented a new ERP system – Formed cross functional team to determine the best fit and then created / executed the implementation plan along with the training and change management process under tight timeline
• Initiated focused group with factories to improve quality, start-up costs and overall customer experience that reduced 20% of punch list items
• Developed new sales channels to diversify customer base - Focused on emerging markets due to government regulations that added $4M in first 6 months

Conyers, Georgia, US

• Successfully led the merger of Anthony, a manufacturer of commercial glass merchandising equipment and Hill Phoenix, a manufacturer of refrigeration display cases and systems to the Grocery & Convenience store space.
• Optimized operations - Footprint consolidation, wage, benefit and incentive plans resulting in multimillion dollar savings for Dover Food Retail
• Led legacy OEM sales for Anthony, securing $25M in business with long term supply agreements while establishing strong relationships with principals
• Program manager for largest new product development in Dover Food Retail, Digital Display Door with $125M potential revenue.
• Business lead for Oracle ERP implementation – Project management coordination between ERP implementation team and 3 manufacturing sites to ensure optimal functionality as well as synergized future benefits.

Sylmar, CA, US

• Developed and led implementation of strategic plans, capital expenses, safety, quality, inventory management and continuous improvement across four facilities manufacturing commercial glass merchandising equipment..
• Established onboarding training, initiated new employee incentive program and improved communication plans with hourly employees that decreased turnover by 25%
• Developed lean manufacturing standards across all sites resulting in record performance. Hired and developed internal lean experts to train hourly employees, leads and supervisors on how best to deploy lean.
• Continual decrease in warranty expense, from.9% to.6% of revenue through continued integration with field services and quality to determine root cause and corrective actions
• Led all sites to better than industry standards in safety utilizing TRIR as the measurement
• Integration manager for acquisition of Gemtron - $30M - Involved in all negotiations and responsible for all post sale actions including relocation, opening balance sheet, escrow payments and ongoing warranty expense

Sylmar, CA, US

Sylmar, CA, US

Sylmar, CA, US

Executive Mba, Business And Management

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