• Successfully led the strategic planning and oversight of a new distribution and custom manufacturing facility launch, specializing in ductile and column pipe materials with full P&L accountability• Led the facilities build-out as project manager from inception to completion, including coordinating with various trades, while guiding and overseeing all improvement projects and schedules• Developed and implemented warehouse layout, inventory processes from scratch, established inbound and outbound procedures to ensure efficient operations, built facility inventory stock and forecast, aligned inventory profiles with market and customer needs, and lastly created the logistics and transportation procedures for smooth and seamless high level of customer satisfaction • Accelerated revenue growth from zero to $5 million within 18 months, while sustaining a robust average gross profit margin of 35%

• Provided strategic leadership for supply chain operations in a cutting-edge production facility that prefabricates architectural commercial building components Responsible for five direct and over 130 indirect reports and a yearly revenue of over $24 million• Developed and implemented manufacturing strategy and aligned all supply chain activities by driving financial and operational performance across the organization• Communicated and modeled good business practices to support the company’s core values that lead to a 26% increase revenue over the previous year’s actuals • Worked collaboratively with Engineering, Design, and Quality teams to reduce sourcing costs, make manufacturing improvements, and increase manufacturing yield• Accessed, compiled, and analyzed financial, manufacturing, product health, and operational performance data and metrics, and then presented results in clear messages and reports

• Oversaw procurement for an extensive range of over 900 SKUs, with an annual budget of $38M which generated $90M in annual revenue and optimizing inventory levels to reinforce sales initiatives• Overhauled inventory reporting and product availability, production schedules, and purchase order processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy, while implementing a safety stock program based on sales history data and sales team forecasts, improving lead times, and streamlining replenishment processes• Spearheaded a project that eliminated all discontinued items, significantly improving inventory accuracy and reducing errors• Improved inventory turns and distribution center fill rates by addressing aging orders and optimizing order fulfillment processes• Collaborated closely with the production planning team in Mexico to align production schedules with US market demand and compliance requirements

• Promoted to oversee warehouse, production scheduling, and materials planning processes for thirteen thermo-formers, managing a team of two direct and eight indirect reports, and supervising assets totaling $150K in equipment and $29M in inventory • Designed and executed comprehensive cycle count procedures, resulting in a significant 50% boost in inventory accuracy, and developed and established a safety stock program, leading to on-time shipment improvement from 92% to an exceptional 997%• Successfully reduced production line equipment changeovers by 30%, enhancing operational efficiency and minimizing downtime

• Oversaw and managed fifty-eight direct and two indirect reports at a polystyrene extrusion manufacturer with thirteen thermos-formers serving corporations such as Costco, Target, Aldi, Kroger, Walmart, and H-E-B• Process Overhaul: Within the first 60 days, initiated a comprehensive overhaul of processes, personnel, and training, leading to an enhancement in shift efficiency by 2.75 performance points, increased shift throughput of 59%, and a reduction in the error rate of 65%• Improved Staff Retention: By partnering with a staffing agency and revamping our hiring processes, successfully increased staff retention by an impressive 70%, ensuring greater stability within the workforce and contributing to sustained productivity gains• Performance Turnaround: Within the first 5 months, orchestrated an unprecedented performance turnaround, elevating the shift from the lowest to the second-highest performing Resulting in an efficiency improvement of fifty-one points and an increase in throughput of 40.9% and quality attainment surged to an average of 97%, marking a remarkable improvement of twenty points

• Led sales and operations of a wholesale business unit, with full profit and loss (P&L) and an inventory value of over $450,000 • Managed a team of six direct reports and five indirect reports, overseeing assets valued at $400,000 • Immediately addressed inventory accuracy challenges by implementing and enforcing regular cycle counts, resulting in an 85% improvement in inventory accuracy • Identified staffing needs and recruited personnel to effectively manage operations, warehouse, customer service, and showroom areas, ensuring smooth operations and excellent customer service • Achieved significant improvements in operational efficiency, including a 75% reduction in wait times and a 19% increase in monthly sales

2001 - 2014 • Performed duties as a Senior NCO US Army Reserve Military Paralegal, with primary functions as the Information Technology Equipment supervisor (responsible for inventory, maintenance, updates and replacement of equipment), NCOIC of training and operations for the Headquarters of a Legal Support Organization composed of 8 teams and over 125 service-members, also provided support as a Legal Assistance paralegal for US Army Reserve units being mobilized, deployed or during required annual readiness training exercises with Wills and Power of Attorneys for the soldiers and their family members. 1998 - 2001 • Performed duties a Legal Team Supervisor, managed a staff composed of 5 junior enlisted soldiers in the drafting, handling and filing of all legal and administrative matters of 4 battalions, processing all cases for adjudication with no administrative errors. 1993 - 1998 • Performed duties as Aircraft Armament maintenance team-lead (Specialist), supported a staff of 9 technicians in all maintenance related aspects of the armament subsystem of AH-64A helicopters and managed a parts bench stock for helicopter repairs with a value in excess of $2 M, with no discrepancies during periodic audit inspections.

• Promoted to manage wholesale and retail business center’s sales and operations performance with full P&L responsibility and an inventory valued above $650,000. Oversaw three direct and twelve indirect reports and $350K in equipment• Enhanced builder and dealer buying programs, coordinated vendor training and certification for the team, traveled to meet key clients and created a rebates program for select products• Generated gross profit margin of 40% and grew revenue by 7% during the national mortgage recession

• Successfully oversaw the operations of two geographically separate wholesale stores, maintaining full P&L responsibility for an inventory valued at over $3.2M. Led a team of twenty-seven associates while providing instrumental training and leadership in the strategy and the planning of process improvements leading to a +15% in sales growth• Improved operational efficiency by 65%, increased labor productivity by 60%, on-time delivery from 93% to 99.6%, slashed overtime utilization by 70%, improved inventory variances by 91%, and customer pickup average by 81%, and slashed wait time from 80 to 15 minutes• Oracle Enterprise ERP team member for development, testing, training, and implementation roll-out to twenty-five facilities

• Managed production operations equipment with a staff composed of 12 direct reports overseeing weekly production and manning schedules, quarterly and semi-annually appraisals, weekly payroll reviews, vacation scheduling, daily inventory, quality control, and quarterly process improvement initiatives• Championed Lean, TPM, TQM and 5’s methodologies applied to value stream process improvement• Achieved spoilage and waste reduction of 15%, improved average OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) by 21% across all web presses, reduced product defects by 30%, improved on-time delivery by 6%, while maintaining a high customer satisfaction rate of 99.4%.