Lead a team of 3 for the inception, creation, design, and product development for a tech startup focused on clean energy production using a vehicle suspension system that generates electricity. • Planned and executed prototype development from implementation to trials with customers. • Successfully negotiated strategic partnerships for manufacturing and licensing arrangements in commercial, defense, and government markets.• Developed an effective methodology that enabled the company leadership to easily get in direct contact with C-suite leaders of target companies for sales presentations.• Successfully authored and submitted full proposal for National Science Foundation Seed Fund grant program for technology development.

Multi-site Plant Operations Manager overseeing a combined 45 Million pounds of plastic extrusion capacity. Leads a team of 9, with 4 direct reports, that are responsible for factory operations and the business department. This includes managing a $20M budget for the combined areas of operations and supply chain.• Oversee scheduling, purchasing, production, order fulfillment, shipping, invoicing, and accounting for 45M pounds of plastic manufacturing annually.• Successfully implemented new ERP system for production and inventory control across multiple sites in different states and countries. • Implemented process improvements that helped shaped the organizational culture while optimizing procedures for higher efficiency.• Spearheaded a project that enabled the company to successfully utilize a new type of recycled plastic that had never been used in the industry before.• Renegotiated supplier and pricing agreements across all product types and departments in reduce raw material costs across the board.• Developed more efficient process to remove unnecessary steps between customer orders, manufacturing schedule, and order fulfillment.

Managed purchasing, inventory control, machine repair, capital equipment purchases, logistics and central supply for a medical eye care chain of 8 locations and revenue exceeding $60M per year. • Implemented centralized purchasing and inventory procedure that allowed for lower inventory levels, lower costs, and faster inventory replenishment. • Analyzed physician rotations and schedules and adjusted allocations of specialized equipment to decrease patient flow times and increase profits. • Effectively negotiated clinical supplier contracts to reduce costs and ensure access to cutting edge equipment and medications.