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Santa Clarita, Ca, Us

DrinkPAK is the premiere North American contract manufacturer of large volume aluminum canned beverages. With more than 600 employees spread across a 1.4 million square foot campus in Los Angeles, and an additional 3 million square feet under construction in Forth Worth, Texas, DrinkPAK provides comprehensive operational services including procurement support, complex batching and processing, filling, packaging, and on-site warehousing and distribution. DrinkPAK currently produces more than 2 billion cans of product per year for the largest, most prominent brands in the world.

Agoura Hills, California, Us

RedDecimal is a consumer product strategic consulting firm and investment holding company.

El Segundo, California, Us

Responsible for all operations and finance activities for Core Nutrition, a high-growth premium water company. Highlights:• Oversaw all finance, supply chain, quality, and R&D operations.• Negotiated several national contract manufacturing and supply agreements, improving gross margins by more than 20% in less than two years.• Managed the process for the Company's sale to Keurig Dr. Pepper in late 2018 for $525 million.

Purchase, New York, Us

Responsible for continued oversight of all operations and integration-related activities at KeVita. Highlights:• Maintain responsibility for all KeVita day-to-day operations following the PepsiCo acquisition.• Oversee process integration for supply chain, quality, and R&D activities.• Advise on strategic supply chain initiatives in order to meet aggressive long-term corporate growth targets.• Focus corporate HR efforts on employee retention and personnel development in order to reduce post-transition turnover.

Oxnard, California, Us

Responsible for oversight of all operations at a mid-sized beverage manufacturer. Highlights:• Managed a team of more than 50 planning, manufacturing, logistics, quality assurance, and customer service employees.• Maintained key strategic partnerships with vendors, contract manufacturers, 3PLs, and customers to reduce cost of goods while accelerating supply chain movements from sourcing through distribution.• Continually improved material costs, freight costs, and production yields.• Designed and managed construction of two state-of-the-art production facilities for the fermentation, batching, and bottling of three distinct product lines across multiple formats.• Developed all investor presentations and related materials for multiple financing initiatives including equity and debt raises.• Worked with the CEO to secure two rare strategic investments from major global food and beverage brands.• Managed the business and technical due diligence efforts for all investments, including the Company's sale to PepsiCo in late 2016.• Produced quarterly and annual Board of Directors presentations and related materials.

Master Of Business Administration, Finance

Master Of Public Policy, International Relations

Bachelor Of Arts, Entertainment & Media Management