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Offering project management, product design, development, fabrication and manufacturing with a focus on home and office decor as well as in-store environments and fixtures. Sustainable products are designed with material in mind and efficient fabrication techniques accompanied by production fixtures and templates offer reduced cost and delivery time. A majority of Max Yield products make use of a CNC Plasma Cutter but the very adaptable fabrication facility is set up for crafting products from a variety of other materials including wood and plastic. Max Yield continually seeks original design, unique product combinations and the reintroduction of style and quality into the manufacturing world."When you begin your work, nothing exists. When it is finished it looks as if it just happened, spontaneously, effortlessly, convincingly. It looks as though it had been there all along."-Eva Zeisel

Recruited to lead startup of company’s new fulfillment division, including acquiring a new 64,000 sq. ft. facility, staffing, production workflow planning and building IT infrastructure, as well as developing and deploying various IT solutions to improve data analysis, reporting, forecasting, inventory planning and process improvements.Managed day to day operations and long-term strategic planning. Led production planning, client experience, in/outbound transportation, budgeting, risk management, quality, staffing and compliance. Implemented various innovative, cost effective IT and data solutions. Interfaced with clients to gather specifications and determine project plans, staff/financial resource requirements, timelines, benchmarks, goals and production plans. Led client projects from concept and design through completion. Managed, trained, coached and developed a leadership team (production, logistics, operations, line leaders).Developed entire business unit, production operations and IT environment from the ground up; built an efficient, data-driven business unit focused on business intelligence to maximize resources and profit margins.Interfaced with customers in a technical/sales production role; gathered and analyzed specifications, determined requirements and provided quotes. Developed and deployed quoting solution in Excel, which delivered detailed outlines of project requirements and costs to improve quoting accuracy, as well as capture all costs for client projects.

Managed complete lifecycle projects for clients with national retailer end-users from concept and statement of work creation through vendor selection, risk assessments, benchmarking, production startup and client support. Partnered with client and vendor business leaders to plan and direct projects. Accountable for project management standards, budgets and quality, leading multiple concurrent projects.

Data driven marketing and operations planning role overseeing execution of enterprise-wide digital, print, mobile, email and integrated marketing. Managed team of three and partnered with marketing leaders and resources to plan and execute marketing campaigns and strategic initiatives. Oversaw vendors for website and social media advertising administration.

Managed complex, multimillion dollar, multi-resource projects for leading global retailers from project analysis, due diligence, estimating, budgeting, vendor selection, purchasing and production to meet client requirements. Partnered with stakeholders to gather requirements, create plans, methodologies, budgets, business cases, timelines and goals.

Managed research and academic prototype support shop and computer lab (architectural, 3D design, product R&D), including IT hardware/software, equipment and infrastructure. Managed a team of 12 and annual budgeting. Defined, wrote and implemented standardized policies and guidelines improving safety. Engaged various partner departments to create standardized policies across all departments, as well as centralize purchasing to reduce operating costs.

Fabricated complex point of purchase displays from a variety of materials for client reviews and store environments. Created innovative production solutions and fixtures to significantly reduce labor and cost.