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Seattle, WA, US

Bellevue, Washington, US

As a member of the Strategy & Innovation group, I am focused on creating new businesses in the fields of supply chain, logistics, and trade management. While remaining firmly grounded in the present, we peer into the future of these industries to identify opportunities in the digitally transforming ecosystem and create solutions that help customers thrive.

Bellevue, Washington, US

In this role, I lead a global team that helps customers achieve improved performance in their supply chains and logistics networks through collaboration on a range of different types of improvement projects. We are particularly specialized in network design & optimization where we've completed hundreds of projects across a variety of industries in nearly.

Bonn, DE

In this role, I directed market strategy, service offerings and business development in these industry sectors. The core focus of this business unit was warehousing & distribution, but an equally important secondary focus was Managed Transportation and Lead Logistics Provider solutions. I worked very closely with customers in each of these industries.

I was recruited internally within Danzas AEI to lead the commercial group of this Deutsche Post start-up, focused on LLP/4PL engagements with customers and providing internal support to DHL business units. Our services struck a balance between supply chain design and logistics execution, with consulting services as well as managed transportation services..

Dubai, Dubai, AE

In this role, I lead a business development and account management team in the North America region, focused mainly on US-based Fortune 500 companies. Through a team of 15 directors, we designed and implemented a wide variety of logistics and transportation solutions that helped customers reduce cost and improve performance in their networks. We created.

Dubai, Dubai, AE

This was an interim role during the merger between Danzas and AEI. My initial responsibility was to integrate the bid response teams for the 2 companies. Our efforts quickly broadened as we recognized that customer needs required an increasing level of customization in the solutions we were proposing. It was also clear that doing this job effectively meant.

In this role, I lead a team of US based trade lane managers who focused on Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America. Our role was a hybrid, combining a mix of business development with product & capability development. We engaged with customers all over the world, bring trade lane, geographic and logistics expertise to bear on solution design and.

This role had me driving business development between Asia and the US. At the time, the trade lane was fairly small, so I did a lot of hands-on work with customers and colleagues to establish our credibility and deliver value through customized solutions. Throughout the 4 years in this role, I spent a lot of time in Asia, learning the logistics of the.

In this role, I was the product manager for air and ocean services for the Canadian unit of Danzas. My responsibilities included capacity management, service quality, solution design and pricing.As part of a global product management team for both air and ocean freight, I traveled frequently to many parts of the world to team up with colleagues and.

In this role, I was responsible for air freight and domestic operations for the province of Quebec as well as the eastern Canadian provinces. This included P&L responsibility, staffing, sales support, capability development and customer engagement.During these 4 years, I traveled to Asia frequently.

In this role, I was responsible for ocean freight operations for the province of Quebec as well as the eastern Canadian provinces. This included P&L responsibility, staffing, sales support, capability development and customer engagement.During these 4 years, I traveled to South Asia frequently (Pakistan & India predominantly), gaining a deep appreciation.

This was a classic sales role, but I approached it very differently than most. Through specialization in exports to the Middle East (this was during an intense growth period there fueled by the oil boom), I focused on selling the strength of our solutions and our knowledge of the region as a competitive differentiator. This approach led to the acquisition.

Schindellegi, Schwyz, CH

This was a classic sales role, focusing initially on Europe, then migrating more towards the Middle East region.

In this role, I coordinated shipments for a large engineering firm who was completing a project in Saudi Arabia. These included standard containerized moves and more complex, oversized shipments that moved break-bulk and Ro/Ro.

This was my entry into the logistics business, working for an ocean carrier doing manifest control, broker communications and in-bond container moves.

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