Building lasting relationships with my clients to help deliver value across their supply chain.

Leadership team member with joint responsibility for company strategy, new and existing business development as well as program execution. Projects include supply chain strategy assessments and road maps, strategic sourcing, inventory optimization, spare parts planning and forecasting, and S&OP process design. Also assisted clients with implementation and management of Kinaxis RapidResponse supply chain planning software.

Assisted clients in multiple industries with operations and supply chain performance improvement activities that drove measurable results for the bottom line. Projects included S&OP process development and software selection, supply chain merger and integration, distribution network analysis, spend assessments, business operation re-designs, cost model developments, and financial impact assessments.

Assisted in the creation of and managed Slingshot Global, a design and prototyping operation based in mainland China. Remotely lead direct reports and developed SOPs to ensure compliance to best practices. Traveled to China regularly to meet with off-shore team, audit factories, and review programs in process.

Led Ruggedized Products Division managing the budget/schedule, client relationship, and deliverables on cross-functional teams of 2-8 for 20 different programs. Supported department growth by authoring over 30 proposals and closing business opportunities. Assisted clients in both the military and consumer product industries take programs from 'concept sketch' through engineering and production ramp-up to delivered product at the warehouse. Traveled to China multiple times in support of programs, conducting factory audits and product inspections.

Led the 5-member Joint Strike Fighter Radar Rack design team, directing budget and schedule activites for milestone completion of the Power Supply Redesign, Flight, and SWAT phases. Coordinated with technical partners to achieve best value solutions for the customer. Designed and conducted environmental testing of JSF Fiber Optics. Led Defect Reduction Lean Team, in addition to program roles, creating a process to reduce drawing defects by 10%.