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Hartford, Connecticut Area

Responsible for safety, operations, and culture of $7M distribution center and (50+) employees. Intensely changed facility culture surrounding safety, SOP adherence, inventory management, and accountability. · Designed safety metrics program addressing immediate issues regarding security, OSHA compliance, and individual accountability.· Implemented local.

Shelton Ct

· Managed $8M in annual fleet expenditures driving cost reduction of 10% and asset management through asset/contract cost analysis. · Planned and executed utilization/operation and compliance of GPS Routing Application for 7 DCs.o Improvement of On Time Delivery rate from 90% average to 99.1%.o Implemented internal/external ERP with immediate access to POD.

Capitol Heights MD

· Direct management and accountability for relocation of $11.3M inventory/120K sq. ft. facility with (72) hour turnaround on move weekend. · Physical Inventory (PI) manager for 2 DCs with $24M in inventory.o Planned and mapped PI assignments, progress reports, personnel management, and process completion for over 100 employees for each DC.o Provided data.

Upper Marlboro MD

· Planned and executed 7 customer focused trade shows across 5 states. o Developed best practices for event preparation, implementation, recovery, and continuity of attendee contact. o Set top show attendance, new customer acquisition, and sales records through collaboration and coordination with local managers and vendors.· Documented Project House.

Columbia SC

Completed an 11 week accelerated Management Trainee Program and Project on Processes to increase appliance installation proficiency. Explored multiple solutions to improve the installation supply chain process that recently underwent major changes and presented possible options not yet explored. Rotated through all departments of the branch including.

West Columbia, SC

Handled customer service issues and supervised replacement inventory control employee. Analyzed front office operations and proposed changes to improve administrative operations. Responsible for assisting in management of production flow. Collaborated with management and team mates to develop small emergency materials supply for a JIT system. Ran point on.

West Columbia, SC

Learned about the entire manufacturing process. Assisted in quoting new jobs and reviewed materials orders for accuracy. Trained in all aspects of production and became an integral part of end product quality control by reviewing and correcting finished product. Began a review of the front office, manufacturing and shipping departments to try to improve.

West Columbia, SC

Managed apparel for screen printing stock and audit stock orders. Assisted production by preparing garments for printing process and inspecting final product for imperfections to speed up production and improve quality control. Used organizational skills to decrease the amount of time between stock delivery and check in. Reduced stock order errors 20%.