Patrick Ward, Mba, Cscp, Ccs Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

West Hollywood, California, Us

Sausalito, Ca, Us

Founded an international supply chain consultancy to help companies ensure business continuity and profit—leveraging logistics expertise to advise and lead end-to-end in-house execution. Client companies include a promotional products and print-on-demand leader, a marketplace for independent artists (see below), a plant-based food start-up, a biowaste start-up, a pet accessories maker, a women’s health start-up, and a seafood wholesaler, as well as a PPE wholesaler.Projects include building and leading end-to-end supply chains, savings hundreds-of-thousands in logistics and compliance costs, and opening new runways for growth.Also, counsel start-up founders, mid-market C-suites, and wholesaler leaders on sourcing, supply chain design, and optimization for sales into to Fortune 50 companies.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Hired into a newly launched role created to explore the modernization of on-demand product production and fulfillment—working with VPs, senior directors, and other leaders on initiatives spanning manufacturing network optimization, quality control, margin improvement, and data integrity.Highlights included restructuring internal operations, vendor relationships, and product availability / redundancy, as well as optimization of a networked marketplace, reimagining and designing a new quality control structure, identifying and repositioning low-margin products, and launching a partner network / technology modernization initiative. Additionally, worked to create an open dialogue with finance and accounting.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Retained as 18-month interim director of overseas sourcing and manufacturing—managing the delivery of twelve evergreen and seasonal wholesale programs into Minted’s subscription box service and key retail partners including: - Cost Plus World Markets - Target - TJXLeadership included significant savings in international freight costs, which generated significant Y1 savings and set the stage for ongoing savings via network optimization and a new procurement strategy.

Co-founded a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platforms—leveraging the stranded assets resulting from a PE firm’s acquisition of an incumbent retailer. Reskinned e-commerce supply chain around an international D2C strategy and e-commerce pureplay strategy, incubating the aggregation of untapped inventory and production capacity from the world’s most unique furniture manufacturers. Built complex international logistics and supply chain bringing, as well as a Shopify-driven shopping engine, connecting U.S. buyers to products manufactured in Asia and Mexico.

Engaged and later hired to help cutting-edge manufacturer and wholesaler of flexible packing and foil goods grow from 20,000 sq. ft. incubator to 70,000+ sq. ft. factory and warehouse.Led company across three growth stages, including (1) product-market fit, production and operational readiness, and international corporate entity structuring; (2) product debut, market entry, and factory scaling; and (3) market expansion and acquisition positioning.Tenure spanned start-up manufacturing vision and growth leadership (e.g., M&A and joint venture activities); manufacturing operations, technology, and workforce optimization (e.g., factory relocation and build, machinery acquisition, enabling technology procurement); e-commerce product development and transition strategy; and domestic and international sales (e.g., establishing 25+ new major accounts in North and South America).

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Underwriting and management of $100M+ commercial real estate lending portfolio for a highly acquisitive, $18B (AUM) financial institution (acquired by US Bank in 2009). Worked with borrowers, construction firms, and legal teams to manage loan disbursements on a portfolio including retail, industrial, and office space.

Mba, Finance

B.A., International Poltics And Economics, Spanish