- Manage end to end supply chain programs to optimize server lifecycles in Google’s global data centers.- Led the server upgrades supply chain transformation including procurement, fulfillment, execution, and reverse flows to achieve $200M+ in annual OPEX savings and speed up deployment lead times by >8 weeks.- Architected a multi-echelon inventory model, increasing service to >95% & reducing buffer inventory by $30M.- Designed & implemented a materials forecasting model to increase service level & optimize procurement volumes.- Design roadmaps and requirements for software engineers to improve Google’s supply chain systems.

- Led software and process definition and development to outsource product lines to new contract manufacturers.- Managed a program to deploy $XB of inventory to increase capacity. Coordinated with product areas, commodity supply managers, logistics, and datacenter operations to reach fulfillment and deployment goals ahead of schedule.- Developed labor forecast & drove consensus in 20+ data centers to achieve projected volumes.

- Directed all supply chain activities in 15 distribution centers & factories in North America, South America, Europe, & Asia.- Managed a global team of 4 direct reports and 10 indirect reports.- Managed inventory levels, replenishment flows, logistics costs, service level, S&OP, and distribution footprint & efficiencies.- Responsible for the supply chain budget, including all freight, labor cost, supplies, etc.- Modeled and optimized the network flows & footprint of 8 distribution and manufacturing sites in North America. Annual savings of around $1m.- Project leader on 5 distribution center moves (US & Europe) over 2 years, including layout design and material flow optimizations. Experience with outsourcing, insourcing, and hybrid solutions, leading to increased profitability and service level performance.- Negotiated 3PL contracts including pricing and service level agreements. Led RFQ process for an additional 7 warehouse locations in Spain, Hong Kong, China, US, and Mexico.- Key user on SAP upgrade & implementation projects in the US and China.- Organized and implemented key capital investments to modernize distribution infrastructure.- Planned and implemented new product introduction roll-out in 7 NA distribution centers.- Built the team’s analytics capabilities from the ground up to introduce automated planning & forecasting, using linear optimization and machine learning.

- Directed all supply chain activities from raw materials planning to factory scheduling to on-time delivery to customers.- Managed a team of 4 planners and 6 warehouse associates.- Coordinated with sales for order prioritization in 15 markets while optimizing capacity, inventory, & logistics costs.- Designed model to optimize capacity and maximize contribution margin for NA plants; resulted in $40m investment plan.- Implemented automated detailed production scheduling system to maintain timely factory schedules.- Reduced inventory by 20% and DIO by 15 days in an MTO environment.

- Created an automated production planning, scheduling, and monitoring system for the Lexington, SC plant- Demand planning, supply chain planning, and order processing for 3 external plants in Canada and California- Revised and updated the production scheduling and monitoring tools for Claremont, NC plant- Created SAP training materials for 3 western US plants and assisted in data preparation for SAP migration

- Created a reporting system to track sales & production across 12 countries and over 40 factories- Improved the speed and efficiency of weekly reporting for over 80 factories

- Gained a comprehensive understanding of the African market and its dynamics and developed a strategy to transform and grow the Crayola brand within this new context- Developed a go-to-market strategy for the African region by identifying target markets and defining distribution channels and retailers in prioritized markets- Designed a predictive model Crayola can use globally to determine ideal countries for future expansion based on its key strengths

- Developed a price optimization strategy for specific products sold in Wal-Mart taking into account competitor data, historical sales, and various retail data points- Designed a tool (based on R and VBA) to predict the optimum price for a specific week with the ability to customize price sensitivity, competitor's prices, and the wholesale price

- Designed and implemented relational database to integrate regional demand, supply, sourcing, and capacity data in order improve decision making & load balancing- Identified and eliminated process waste using the Lean Six Sigma methodology and QFD- Cost avoidance upwards of $250,000 and completed project in 50% of estimated time

- Developed the market and product development strategy- Cost/benefit analysis for potential customers- Project cost analysis for future projects

- Helped the leasing center process more than 1.5 million calls, solidifying its place as the #1 leasing center in the USA. - Communicated with approximately 70 prospects per day, achieving a customer satisfaction rate in excess of 90%. - Maintained high quality standards while employer added more than 100 new communities per month.

- Taught 24 Chinese nursing students to develop their conversational English skills, summer 2005.- Served as a Teaching Assistant for an English teacher by grading papers and tutoring 30 students, summer 2004.