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Melbourne, FL, US

Hong Kong, HK

IM8 Health

Houston, Texas, US

• Rapidly scaled DTC business from $40M to a $100M run rate growth, with robust integrated demand forecasting, financial planning, customer experience, and building an agile supply chain network. Responsible for.
• Bi-coastal 3PL network restructured for service, agility, and cost optimization saving $300k annually
• Achieved cost savings of over $6M in COGs, via product optimization and procurement negotiations
• Negotiated winning procurement strategies for optimal net working capital and P&L management
• Developed advanced planning algorithms with 90%+ accuracy for rapid scale and inv. optimization
• Implementation of a structured R&D product pipeline, valued at $75M in incremental revenue

Islandia, NY, US

• Led the nationally distributed packaged meals division, covering frozen, fresh, and shelf-stable food production within the USA. Responsible for P&L, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, quality, purchasing, and.
• Obtained 20% in incremental sales during COVID period through agile manufacturing strategies
• Grew private label business by $25M by implementing AI-based planning and service level algorithms
• Developed and implemented statistical planning cycle wheels, to maximize production capacity
• Achieved OEE efficiency of +30% through lean improvements and scheduling optimization
• Developed enterprise S&OP, Change Control, and integrated business planning practices

Ronkonkoma, NY, US

• Led supply chain for e-commerce channels across Direct-to-Consumer, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Jet.com and affiliate channels. Supported over 5,000 SKUs sold through e-commerce platforms with sales of $350M+ annually.
• Modernized the digital e-commerce supply chain yielding 99% fill rates, and 85%+ forecasting accuracy
• Pioneered Amazon (FBA and 1P) business from scratch to achieve $70M+ annual incremental revenue
• Executed strategic make vs. buy and SKU rationalization of 500 SKUs, resulting in savings of $1M+
• Expanded into more than 30 international markets, achieving an incremental $50M+ in annual sales
• Developed a rapid innovation platform, and launched products achieving $20M+ in revenue

Ronkonkoma, NY, US

• Multi-site Manufacturing Director covering softgels, tableting, encapsulation, powders, and liquids of various brands and SKU's (Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, & Nutritional Supplements). Additional responsibility of Glass.
• Ideated and instituted a robust portfolio of cost reduction of 5%, saving more than $10M annually
• Successfully launched new product innovations achieving $200M in incremental revenue
• Improved fill rates to top-tier customers to 99%; an increase of 5% through planning optimization
• Achieved OEE improvements of +25% through six sigma driven projects without capital investments
• Implemented High-Performance Work Systems from leadership down to production team levels

Woking, England, GB

• Head of Operations for the Caribbean covering Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, USVI, and Jamaica. Production of Medicinal, Pharmaceutical, and Industrial gasses under FDA, DOT, DHS, and EPA regulations, with direct P&L.
• Turned around manufacturing operating margins to +20% from previous negative state in 12 months
• Grew medical operations by 35%, developing marketing strategies to achieve double-digit growth
• Reduced operational expenses by 25% and distribution costs by 30% yielding $4M in annual savings
• Secured Pepsi, Bacardi, Cerveza PR, Presidente and Military business via product design and supply
• Achieved annual $25million operating profits within manufacturing plants

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Responsible for category supply chain management, cost reduction portfolios, packaging, and manufacturing sustainability initiatives for North America.
• Supply category responsibility >$400MM NR brands, launching $75M in incremental revenue
• Supply chain efficiencies delivered with cost savings >$10MM annually in respective category
• Pioneered the North American Sustainability program, achieving 20% CO2e reduction goals
• Established critical industry sustainability relationships with Walmart and global NGOs
• Engineered the Belle Mead NJ 2.5MW Solar array project

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Led the Supply Chain Management and NPD activities of Lysol, Resolve, Woolite, French's Brands with category responsibilities of over $1.2billion NR
• Category planning and portfolio management meeting brand objectives to cost, inventory, launches
• Supply strategies with short and long term executions
• Implementation of new product launches generating over $300MM incremental NR
• Capacity:Demand planning aligned with business strategy and capital planning
• Gadget and packaging development through internal and external sources

Slough, Berkshire, GB

• Led International Project Launches (North america, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America)
• Complete NPD development and execution for household and personal care brands
• Implementation of New Product Developments delivering over $700MM incremental NR
• COGs development and sourcing studies for optimal supply chain strategies
• Contingency planning to ensure product targets remain on schedule
• Timeline management and responsibility for multi-million dollar product initiatives

Supply Chain Management

Ms/Mba, Technology Management

Bs, Molecular Biology & Chemistry