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Cupertino, California, Us

Lead partner engagements in the Apple Pay Access vertical to develop and deliver amazing customer experiences that drive adoption of the Apple ecosystem.

Cupertino, California, Us

Program Lead for streamlining and standardizing partner onboarding processes across multiple industry verticals.

Cupertino, California, Us

Program Manager for onboarding state partners seeking to provision a state ID or driver's license onto their iPhone and Apple watch to be used for in-person presentment at TSA security checkpoints.

Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Responsible for the program execution of several enterprise IT initiatives to build specific integrated digital platforms to fulfill Bayer's vision to reshape the agricultural industry. These include:(1) South America Value Capture Platform. The technical transformation of the soybean business in South America to effectively capture the value of technology in the Agricultural Industry;(2) Climate Seed Advisor™ and Bayer Brand Portal Platform integration. Connectivity of a dynamic predictive model that combines the industry’s largest, proprietary seed genetics library with regional seed performance data to provide Dealers and Farmers a prediction of the best performing hybrid for the unique agronomic conditions of each field to manage risk and maximize yield;(3) Genomics IT Platform. The next generation platform to seamlessly connect lab and field for inputs and advancement decisions of seeds and traits pipeline value streams and replace existing legacy platforms, enable discovery and scale for technical innovations such as prescriptive breeding, genome design, and gene editing, and set the foundation for artificial intelligence through enhanced integrated data assets.

Responsible for leading and managing all client engagements involving business process modeling, risk analysis, and solution recommendations using qualitative and quantitative analysis to improve operational excellence and customer delivery performance. This includes:Designed and led two successful change management projects for Maverick County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), funded by Texas Governor’s Office on Criminal Justice, to maximize the efficiency of the MCSO to provide professional, high quality, and effective police, correctional, and court security services in partnership with their community to reduce the impact of organized crime and improve border security. Results:* Designed and developed a new 5-year Strategic Plan* Designed a new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) manual aligned with U.S. national policy guidelines* Constructed a five-year budget plan to improve financial management accounting integrity of grants* Created a new foundational performance review process for 75 employees* Constructed a U.S. DHS compliant Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) for the department and community Serving as Interim Chief Operating Officer for Katchmark Construction Co. to spearhead a 9-month restart for a struggling 20+ year family owned construction business. Responsibilities included crafting a 10-year vision, creating a scalable mission statement, implementing a new financial bookkeeping system with ADP, re-structuring critical human resource processes, and implementing a new commercial website to improve customer capture and revenue.* Speaker at the Feb 2015 SMI EU conference on Border Security in Rome, Italy presenting "Risk Based Analysis and Decision Making in the Border Security Environment".

Strategic business development WESCAM’s advanced Electro-Optic / Infrared (EO IR), laser imaging and targeting sensor systems for fixed-wing, rotary-wing, UAV and aerostat airborne platforms, numerous surface vehicles and marine-based platforms to Defense/Military, Homeland Security and Airborne law enforcement agencies along the souther border of the United States.

Reston, Va, Us

√ Coordinated over 90 representatives from 19 L-3 divisions to construct a viable and cost-effective corporate wide L-3 solution using Kano Analysis, Pugh Analysis, and Kaizen methods for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protectorate, to deploy an adaptable, scalable, and sustainable ISR solution for U.S. air, land, and maritime environments to safely defend against border threats.√ Capture Manager, Proposal Manager, and Proposal Writer for $100 million dollar prime contract bid for Ultra-Light Aircraft Detection (ULAD) System to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) which included ULAD system design, fabrication, procurement, delivery, training, and lifecycle support.

Reston, Va, Us

√ LSS Project Manager for the CDC Director’s new “Biosurveillance Coordinating Unit” (BCU) and successfully coordinated the design ideas, process inputs, and objectives of 6 acknowledged epidemiological experts to fulfill Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21) to develop and deliver operational continuity concept plans for the next-generation “All-hazards” biosurveillance system for the United States of America√ Designed the CDC’s “Profitable Programs at Retail Food and Drug” to support the CDC ‘Get Smart’ Reduced Antibiotic Resistance Program and presented at the CDC Fall 2009 National Retail Pharmacy Conference to improve the proper use of over-the-counter antibiotics sold at leading U.S. food/drug/mass retailers√ Designed an innovative food safety supply chain vulnerability assessment model for the CDC to show the benefits of integrating lean six sigma with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Carver Plus Shock Method (Carver) and the Department of Agriculture’s (DoA) FSIS Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) planning method

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Led all aspects of the company’s startup and business growth, including acquisition of $1.4 million in capital, development of the strategic plan, sourcing of associates, formation of the Board, construction of a J2EE software application development platform, and the design, testing, and market launch of TurboVet®, a cloud-based “intelligent user interface” veterans’ claims and benefits determination and management solution accessible by all smart devices.√ Testified as an expert before the US Congressional House Subcommittee on Veterans’ Affairs on January 29, 2008 on “The use of artificial intelligence to improve the quality of the VA’s claims processing system”√ LSS Program Manager for contract FJB173700T2USNR for US Naval Reserve (2003)√ LSS Program Manager for contract GS04T05DBC0148 for US Naval Education & Training Command (2004)√ LSS Program Manager for contract NBCH0020034 for US Commander Naval Installations Command (2006)√ LSS Program Manager for contract DVS RFP: 912-07006 for Virginia Department of Veteran Services (2007)

Source to design and implement a long-term strategic business plan to support planned IPO and fix fragmented sales team effort by developing integrating cross-functional support from marketing, customer service, and IT departments. The Network developed the world’s first web-based software system for insurance claims intake, NetClaim™, declared a “Top Tier Technology” by Risk & Insurance magazine, to provide employee safety and emergency hotline services with manually assisted insurance claim initiation for 2,200 clients including 70% of the Fortune 100 companies.√ Within 30 days, constructed a long-term strategic action plan based on the SWOT analysis working with the VP HR to align human capital with company performance needs, the VP IT and IT software design team to enhance customer solutions, and the VP Marketing to improve cross functional teamwork and design new client solutions for future revenue generation to meet IPO targets

Sourced by the Blackstone Group to re-engineer a national account business model, source and train a new sales team, and develop a new retail category merchandising strategy for Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Sears of Sunworthy, Imperial, and Borden product lines within 30 days of hire. P&L accountability of $76 million.√ Within 30 days, sourced and hired four senior national accounts managers from leading consumer product companies to lead each major account and visited each account personally to introduce new leader, communicate new strategy, and gain customer acceptance for new category distribution targets.√ Within 60 days, designed account tactical action plans to capture short term opportunities, resolve obsolete product and discontinued product line issues, expand new product distribution, legitimize long-term distribution forecasts, and address customer account management and service complaint issues

New York, New York, Us

Leader of twelve member Target and Kmart national account teams and $200 million in oral care, personal care, household surface care, and fabric care product sales. The position had been vacant for three months due to lack of internal candidates seeking roles because of high visibility and deteriorating Kmart market position. Immediately after hire, directed Target team to maintain current strategy and then assumed role of change agent for Kmart team. Focus was placed on creating a new partnership strategy with Kmart to stem hemorrhaging share of shelf by aligning Colgate’s corporate brand strategies to Kmart’s new retail store “Brand Pantry” program. This included training associates on how to improve Colgate’s reputation and position by repairing relationships with Kmart’s CEO, President, Senior VP of Retail, four Division VPs, and the VPs of Advertising, Distribution, Store Operations and Finance through one-on-one presentations and a new consumption driven retail store program to increase consumer traffic and alleviate significant supply chain backlogs quickly and profitably.√ Awarded Kmart Vendor of the Year for 1998 – Health and Beauty Care (1st award in CP history)√ Awarded Target Vendor of the Year for 1998 – Health and Beauty Care (8th) & Grocery (1st)√ Delivered 8.1% net sales and 7.9% net profit increases over prior year at Kmart.√ Delivered 6.6% net sales and 10.6% net profit increases over prior year at Target.√ Selected for Colgate U.S. Human Resource Department Select Task Force to analyze and recommend new U.S. pay and performance incentive structure for all U.S. field sales representatives

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Responsible for three district managers, 19 sales associates, 42 manufacturer representatives and $135 million in sales in 152 regional and national retail grocery, drug, mass, and hardware accounts in 18 Midwest states.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Responsible for five sales associates and $15 million in sales in 65 local and regional retail grocery, drug, convenience, mass, regional hardware accounts in five Midwest states.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Responsible for researching client needs to design human performance improvement programs and executing business development strategies for Rubbermaid, Sherwin-­‐Williams, Fabri-­‐Centers of America and British Petroleum.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Responsible for $2M in sales (100% commission) representing over 500 medical industry suppliers of pharmaceutical research laboratory supplies, equipment and chemicals to all Johnson & Johnson research divisions.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Responsible for selling “ASAP” supply-chain management software and managing installations with pioneering EDI orders for Merck, Ortho Pharmaceutical, Ortho Diagnostics, Sandoz, Lederle, Ethicon, Mobay/Miles, and Ciba-Geigy. √ 1988 Eastern Area of the Year award for outstanding leadership and sales performance•√ Spearheaded "Premier Partnership" proposals to numerous emerging Biotech startup companies in the Boston/NY/NJ area and Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Sandoz, Lederle, Ethicon, IRI, Mobay/Miles, and Ciba-Geigy. It was an innovative concept I helped create with the Regional VP to improve supply chain purchasing inventory management using EDI ordering (ANSI X.12). Many start-up companies were blowing through VC funding and large established companies had supply chain processes that were out of control. Both were aggressively trying to control supply chain costs and get new products approved by the FDA for market. √ EDI sales in NE Area by 120% over prior year by increasing focus on IT for supply chain planning√ Selected for corporate task force to design new graphical user interface for “ASAP” order entry software.

Washington, Dc, Us

VT-2 T-34 Flight Instructor responsible for daily training flights of U.S. and international student naval aviators.• Led command investigation of Class “A” Flight Mishap (FM) involving loss of two crew members and aircraft. Post mishap responsibilities included taking charge of on-site incident, safeguarding wreckage, collecting and preserving all evidence, managing on-site law enforcement and news media personnel, and assisting the Commanding Officer in convening the Aircraft Mishap Board to reconstruct the event and analyze the evidence to provide recommendations within a final report as delineated in OPNAVINST 3750

Washington, Dc, Us

VP-9 P-3C III Mission Commander and P-3 Flight Instructor responsible for the leadership and safety of 13 member combat aircrew conducting global anti-submarine warfare and covert surveillance operations from bases in Australia, Japan, Somalia, Djibouti, Oman, Thailand, Republic of the Philippines, Midway, and the Aleutian Islands.√ Attained highest possible appraisal rank (Top 1%) on every officer fitness report throughout military career√ Graduated Aviation Safety Officer (ASO) course, US Naval Post-Graduate School, Monterey, CA.√ Graduated Survival, Evasion, Rescue, and Escape (SERE) program, San Diego, CA.√ Top Secret Security Clearance

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Engineering

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Engineering