Provide business consulting to wine and wine-related tourism industries in the areas of operations/logistics management, strategic planning, marketing, sales, and branding.

Director of Talent & Founding Team Member of Higher Ground Education, a rapidly growing start-up (in less than 18 months launched 8 schools in 4 states and grew team to 300 employees) committed to mainstreaming and modernizing the Montessori movement. Responsible for creating and implementing a comprehensive talent strategy designed to attract and retain a world class team of talent capable of greatly expanding the reach of the Montessori movement.

Led the development and implementation of talent acquisition strategy that fueled company growth from small regional chain of 12 schools located in California to a nationwide network of 22 high-quality Montessori schools in less than 2 years.

Led team of 230 associates and managed multi-million dollar annual P&L budget. Responsible for creating/implementing strategic plan for facility to reduce logistics expense (save money) and increase associate engagement (live better).

Led strategic organizational restructure for the Eastern Division. Implemented innovative operational projects that increased productivity and reduced expense. Collaborated with internal/external cross-functional teams to improve supply chain product flow.

Provided operational leadership and oversight to 7 supply chain hubs. Responsible for implementing initiatives to improve region operational metrics/P&L.

Leveraged lean six-sigma project management methodology to increase efficiency and reduce cost of private truck fleet. Completed quantitative analysis and recommended network design solutions for private truck fleet. Influenced key stakeholders to gain buy-in for operational improvement projects