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Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Bringing experience in leadership and process improvement to provide immediate value in key performance measures, with a balanced approach towards meeting the needs of customers, employees, and investors, to create long-lasting value.• Consulting services in business management, process improvement, project management, new business development.• Interim and Fractional Leadership services.• Guiding Boards of Directors in areas of governance, empowerment, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, government relations.• Subject matter expertise in consumer goods supply chain, inventory reduction, optimizing order-to-cash cycle, capital expenditures, order quality, transportation best practices.

Estes Park, Colorado, United States

The mission of the Chamber is to be the champion for business, dedicated to promoting a strong business climate in the Estes Valley and enhancing the quality of life for our members. • Coordinated the efforts of the Chamber to support the Community Relief Team during the COVID-19 crisis.• Represented the Chamber on the Intergovernmental Managers Task Force.

Estes Park, Co

Served as the chief executive of this newly formed Chamber in a tourism-based economy.• Led the exploratory task force through 1 year of needs assessment and strategy formulation (2018), canvassing business owners and numerous government and private stakeholders.• Recruited and groomed the new Board of Directors from a diverse cross-section of businesses, and coordinated their volunteer efforts to launch the Chamber.• Developed and implemented strategic plan for the Chamber’s key roles in Advocacy, Promotion, Education and Networking.• Implemented marketing plan and membership campaign.• Led all startup efforts, including the establishment of the physical office, preparing and adhering to the startup budget, establishment and management of the daily operation of the Chamber, development of policies and procedures.• Evaluated and implemented member management systems, website development and launch, and other related startup activities.

Partnering with companies by engaging in operations and supply chain optimization in pursuit of their strategic objectives.Provided active, forward-thinking value as a board director and operating partner. Focused on building and leading winning teams by creating a culture of trust. Balanced priorities of shareholder return, customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and teammate satisfaction. Drove the pursuit of business advantage. Identified and mitigated threats to ensure business continuity and success.

Loveland, Co

The Global Leader in Delivery Software and a Game-Changer for the Farm-to-Table movement. Partnered with this team of movers and shakers during a major transition from private ownership to become part of a global player in the logistics and delivery management software arena.• Partnered with Farm-to-Table clients across the globe to help them identify and implement business process improvements.• Exceeded business development goals by 300% by redesigning the value proposition to better match clients’ needs. • Evaluated, selected and implemented new CRM system. • Identified and implemented pricing model to meet the new goals of enterprise client marketing.

Greater Denver Area

McLane Company is the international leader in the grocery and foodservice supply-chain industry, providing distribution solutions for convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores and chain restaurants. Led all functions and operations of McLane Western, a $1.2B DC serving a 7-state area, with over 500 employees, including sales, merchandising, administration, DC teammates, professional truck drivers, maintenance shop workers and those at a satellite facility in Salt Lake City. Excelled in order quality, on-time deliveries and safety. Established and maintained a foundation of honesty, integrity and servant leadership.• Exceeded operating income and RONA goals every year. • Achieved excellent annual ratings in areas such as SOX, OFCCP, OSHA, DOT and Food Safety and Security through continuous training and improvement programs and aggressive action plans with empowered project leaders. • Improved order quality from 99.4% to 99.8% by identifying technological and operational process improvements, using critical-analysis techniques to determine root causes of mistakes and effective ways to eliminate them.• Appointed as team leader for successful nationwide rollout of service to major new customer. Coordinated teams of 15 divisions, ensuring each had resources required and made necessary preparations for go-live.• Improved order-to-delivery lead times by opening the Salt Lake City satellite. Adapted to new transportation regulations to overcome transportation lead times without increasing costs. • Achieved one million hours without a lost-time accident and continuously improved workers’ comp costs through continuous training, root-cause analysis of near misses, and elimination of potential hazards. Excelled in managing workers’ comp cases and avoiding litigation. • Mentored and developed numerous individuals toward promotion into senior leadership positions through cross-training and servant leadership motivation.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Second-in-Command for $1 billion grocery DC in Rocky Mount, NC, and its sister division in Fredericksburg, VA, serving customers in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. Led sales, merchandising, customer service, and operations support. Improved order quality 67%, increased productivity and reduced injuries by leading major process redesign and installation of automated system.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Selected to lead new DC operations startup in Swedesboro, NJ, the company's most advanced and highly automated facility, to meet unique challenges of very high-volume, specialized customer with emphasis on distribution of fresh food throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Called upon to overcome DC startup obstacles. Construction and startup completed in nine months, revolutionizing distribution network of 570-store chain.

Taipei City, Taiwan

Led the McLane Taiwan startup team in 1999, then took over leadership of the business in 2001. Created and led all functions of this company with three business units: Direct sales and distribution for Philip Morris International to all outlets in Taiwan; Convenience Store Wholesale Distribution for two major retailers throughout Taiwan; and Supply Chain Consulting and Process Design Services for clients in Taiwan, China and Singapore. • Evaluated and analyzed distribution challenges that rendered this worst market in Asia for partner. Took responsibility for handling all sales and distribution, implementing new systems and acquiring real estate and delivery vehicles. • Improved sales revenue 55% over four-year period; reduced expenses by optimizing supply chain and consolidating 19 DCs into six DCs, improving operating income for company and business partner. • Grew business into one of Taiwan’s major c-store distribution companies in less than one year by identifying business expansion opportunities and establishing second business unit for convenience store wholesale distribution. Acquired facilities, hired team of 250 employees and implemented all necessary systems. • Designed and implemented emergency operations plan during SARS epidemic, reducing risk to teammates and ensuring business continuity.

Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

Led corporate resources through startup and oversight of McLane Brazil and McLane Taiwan. Evaluated and analyzed existing supply chains; designed and implemented supply-chain optimization projects to enhance business partners’ distribution efficiency and effectiveness throughout new markets. Led supply-chain consulting engagements with major CPG manufacturers in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. • Led process design, construction and startup of five DCs throughout Brazil, including DC design, construction, MHE acquisition and installation, rolling-stock acquisition and systems acquisition and implementation. • Designed all DC operations processes; constructed systems to support processes and trained operations team.• Implemented best-in-class operations, training Brazil and Taiwan managers on distribution best practices. • Identified candidates for expatriation and supported their transition to lead business units.

Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

Held progressive positions responsible for all corporate engineering, logistics consulting, and system implementation efforts supporting 16 grocery DC's. Championed progressive logistics concepts, productivity enhancements, equipment specifications, facility layout and design and construction project management. • Enabled acquisition of new national account by leading construction/engineering team through ten major expansion projects totaling $50 million on fast-track timeline of four months.• Supported construction and startup of two DCs.• Managed and conducted warehouse management systems selection and led implementation of new system at ten DCs, training all operations personnel on system administration and use. • Developed and directed process improvements in DC operations and inventory management. Designed and implemented new inventory-control best practices.• Developed curriculum and coordinated training for approximately 1000 forklift operators in onboard terminal procedures for warehouse management system.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Principal logistics officer in an assemble-to-order production facility of 200 employees and ten production lines in the photographic materials industry. Responsible for all material flows, including inbound raw materials, stock service to production lines, and outbound shipments of finished goods. Scheduled and monitored production to maximize capacity utilization.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Coordinated the concerted efforts of the cabinet members for the State of Oklahoma in the day-to-day operations of the State of Oklahoma. Organized all cabinet meetings. Disseminated information between the Governor and state departments.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Responsible for the security, transportation, and communications for the Governor and First Family of the State of Oklahoma.

Bba, Production Management

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