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Charlotte, NC, US

Fort Mill, SC

• 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.

Lancaster, South Carolina, United States

• 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.
• 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.

Charlotte, NC

• 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.