Directly managed a staff of 3 and oversee 12 employees for a start-up neuromodulation medical device manufacturer.• Responsible for production planning, purchasing, supplier management, receiving, inventory management, kitting, picking, shipping, and sales order operations (customer service) to provide best in class customer experience.• Cross-functional executive liaison to Quality, Regulatory, Finance and Engineering teams providing in-depth insight into organizational growth opportunities and continuous improvement while managing sales growth of greater than 80% YoY ($31.8M to 48.8M) Key accomplishments include development of Warehouse, Purchasing, and Sales Operations teams focusing on customer-service and on-time delivery to support medical implants for 65+ territories in the US and 3 international distributors. Managed two key contract manufacturers, increasing on-time delivery from 40% to 97.5% for our external products supplier. Created monthly forecast provided to suppliers based on historical data and expected sales provided by our Sales Leadership team; perform kaizen events to improve functionality in the warehouse and sales operations teams; created new processes to reduce quarterly full physical inventories to an annual physical inventory with 99.99% accuracy (working on approvals for moving to cycle counts to discontinue the annual physical inventory).

Directly managed a staff of 6 and oversee 35 employees for a $400M company that supplies video surveillance cameras, ancillary equipment and software (complete solutions) worldwide.• Responsible for all aspects of the supply chain, including production planning, purchasing, receiving, inventory management, kitting, picking, shipping, and supporting Sales to provide the best in class customer experience.• Plant sponsor for the transition from Microsoft GP Software to SAP, including all supply chain and operations modules, and the introduction and integration of the SAP MRP module. • Directly managed the global supply chain focusing on providing an exemplary customer experience throughout the world. Involves process improvements, staff management (75+ employees) and management of the EU 3PLKey accomplishments include plant start up and go-live three months ahead of schedule; implementing processes that increased on-time-delivery to customers to 99.95% in the US; decreased US standard lead times from 5 to 2 business days, allowing for reductions in Inventory (make to order vs make to stock); creating an annual physical inventory process and implementing a cycle count process currently increasing inventory accuracy by 45%; providing cross training and growth opportunities to all employees; develop and implement processes that have increased operational efficiency in the supply chain by 25% while continuing to support double digit growth in shipments.

Managed a staff of 10 employees for a $40M company that supplies private label and third party Automatic Identification and Data Collection (AIDC) products.• Responsible for all aspects of the supply chain, including production planning, purchasing, receiving, inventory management, shipping, customer returns and repairs, compliance, and facilities management.• Ownership and management of seven Asian contract manufacturers to ensure best-in-class manufacturing, quality, and just-in-time delivery to support constantly changing sales forecasts.• Managed all international and domestic transportation carriers.• Accountable for supply chain and facilities budgets.Key accomplishments included leading the successful sale and closure of a marginally profitable business line (refurbished AIDC equipment sales and repair); increasing on-time delivery of standard product from 82.3% to 99.8% while only marginally increasing the total inventory value; implementing a cycle count process that allowed the elimination of annual physical inventory; consolidating redundant departments into a more functional and streamlined shared services organization to allow for cross training and growth opportunities; developing new processes to support denied party screening for all international shipments; implementing company-wide terms and conditions for purchase orders and sales orders; and creating process improvements to reduce excess and obsolete inventory throughout the organization.

Responsible for a staff of 20+ employees supporting vehicle conversion operations. • Oversee purchasing, contract management, material receiving and inventory storage, work order kitting, sequencing and sub-assembly, customer shipments, customer escalation support, part sales, customer returns, and facilities management. • Provide direct customer interface for business reviews; attend key executive reviews; provide monthly updated key metrics and ad hoc reports; and manage the annual budget for the materials department. Key accomplishments include consolidating the organization from four separate buildings to a new state-of-the-art facility; increasing shipment quality and on-time delivery from 60% to greater than 99% over a four month period; and reducing physical inventory adjustments from over $1 million to less than $5,000 per year.

Established the logistics organization for the new US operation and oversee a staff of 45 employees in Oregon and California for solar panel manufacturing.• Responsible for sales of product not meeting quality standards, warehousing, inventory control, receiving, shipping, production planning, and industrial engineering. • Created new processes, hired all staff, prepared annual budget based on expected sales, organized weekly management meetings, and presented at executive meetings. • Prepared Requests for Quotes (RFQs) for all proposed carriers and logistics supplies; negotiated all contracts/orders; and provided feedback to suppliers for quality and on-time delivery of designated products.• Responsible for all material flow including receipt of raw materials, delivery of product to floor locations (kanbans and JIT), determining the production schedule, and shipping completed products to the customer. Key accomplishments include on-time delivery of all equipment to meet production start-up schedules, with each piece delivered in the order it was to be installed; created kanbans and JIT for all raw materials deliveries; achieved 99.5% on-time shipments of all scheduled customer orders; and served as a key member of the ERP upgrade team in 2009 and again in 2010.

Responsible for a staff of 33 employees and 7 different 3PL agencies with 22 locations worldwide supporting service operations for a nanotechnology microscope manufacturer.• Oversee purchasing of all spare parts inventory; 3PL and carrier negotiations and contract management; material receiving and inventory storage; work order kitting and sub-assembly; deployment of the spare parts to key strategic locations worldwide; expedited customer shipments; customer escalation support; globalization of all policies and procedures (ISO and SOX); and internal and external financial audit support.• Provide direct customer interface for business reviews; attend key executive reviews and provide monthly updated key metrics for on-time delivery, inventory turns, return material authorizations (repairs), and ad hoc reports; and manage the logistics department annual budget. Key accomplishments include consolidating North American production and service operations into one location; increasing efficiency while decreasing staffing by 50%; increasing on-time shipments from 70% in 2005 to 88% in 2007; and obtaining a Supplier Quality Award from a key customer who had placed FEI on a Supplier Corrective Action Request in the prior year. Prior to promotion in January 2007, responsibilities included supply chain management for North American operations, including sales order entry, scheduling, staffing, warehouse operations, 3PL’s, purchasing, inventory movement, shipping and receiving.

Responsible for a staff of 28+ employees in the receiving, raw materials, chemical and finished goods warehouses, spare parts crib, and transportation departments in a 24/7 operation in two separate facilities. • Oversee material receiving and allocation of materials using kanbans.• Packaging and shipping of all company product using the most cost effective freight forwarding methods based on customer required dock dates and preferred modes of transportation.• Supply chain management; creation and maintenance of all departmental policies, procedures and ISO documentation; financial management of all inventory, including off-site storage locations in Asia and Europe; provided monthly key metrics to executive management regarding staffing and expenses, on-time delivery, inventory turns, freight and 3PL logistics performance. Commodity Manager – Responsible for all capital equipment and subcontracted services, including direct management of all capital and MRO Buyers. • Obtained quotes based on engineering and manufacturing requests; conducted price negotiations; created and negotiated contracts and related terms; specified lead times; initiated purchase orders; approved payment milestones; and approved delivery performance requirements. • Acted as liaison between engineering, manufacturing and the supplier. • Created and instituted a Key Supplier Metrics Program including on-time delivery performance, inventory turn frequency, material outage and defects, monthly status reports and current cost reduction opportunities. • Provided key leadership roles in project teams, including MRP and accounting systems, Kaizen events and capital improvement projects.

Responsible for all financial aspects of an $8 million security systems upgrade, including client liaison, staffing, preparation of bid documents, processing specifications, reviewing bids, negotiating with client and subcontractors, awarding subcontracts/purchase orders, subcontracting and consultant management, change orders, scheduling, and contract compliance. Earlier Positions: Project Services Manager, Contract Administrator, and Senior Price Analyst