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Burbank, CA, US

Denver, CO, US

Head of Global Responsible Sourcing for VF Corporation

Denver, CO, US

Denver, CO, US

Reporting to the Vice President of Business Excellence for VF Corporation supporting the implementation of Retail and Consumer Business Centric business models of VF's global brands. Role involves working within brand organizations across multiple departments (merchandising, product, sales) as well as corporate functions (IT systems support, retail.

Denver, CO, US

Reported to VF's Vice President, Global Supply Chain and Responsible Sourcing with responsibility for a team of more than 60 associates located in Asia, Europe and Africa. Team responsibilities spanned factory-level worker rights and safety, product-level product safety and legal compliance, including VF's GB compliance team, as well as broader global.

Denver, CO, US

Reported to Vice President, Global Responsible Sourcing, with responsibility for building and managing VF Corporation's (NYSE: VFC) new Sustainable Operations Team function with team members located in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Part of VF’s Global Responsible Sourcing department, the Sustainable Operations Team is in the field everyday.

Denver, CO, US

Conducted an intensive manufacturing training program in VF's internal production facilities in Latin America with a particular focus on social and environmental sustainability, engineering skills (methods engineering, time study), and overall factory management (Human Resources, Finance, Life-safety, Compliance).

Denver, CO, US

• Responsible for successful implementation of the first global supply chain sustainability strategy for VF's global supply chain (NYSE: VFC) with responsibilities in Asia, EMEA, and the Americas. Reported to Vice.
• Energy Efficiency: Developed strategic, cost-effective energy efficiency programs with external partners, including NRDC and REEEP in China, to identify energy savings of 20% or more.
• Wastewater: Led development and implementation of a global corporate wastewater policy and worked with cross-functional teams to implement audit protocol for thousands of supplier facilities globally.
• Sustainable Cotton: Managed VF’s membership in the Better Cotton Initiative. Grew VF’s sustainable cotton use to achieve target of nearly 1% sustainably sourced cotton in 2013. Successfully managed investment in.
• Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s Higg Index: Implemented version 1.0 of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition’s environmental measurement tool, the Higg Index, at all major suppliers. Developed analysis and supplier report.
• Sustainable Product Development: Led Lifecycle Analysis and sustainable development of Lee Asia-Pacific product line, Lee ReTHINK. Collaborated with product design, marketing, sales, and brand leadership to.

Bangkok, Bangkok, TH

• Involved in all phases of renewable energy investments for an environmental finance and project development firm focused on biogas and biomass projects in Southeast Asia, Africa and North America.Transaction.
• Business Development: Assisting management team in developing global investment strategy, attending industry events and conferences, developing firm’s marketing materials.
• Financial Analysis: Constructing financial models to evaluate potential investments, preparing documentation for internal investment committee and external investors including banks.
• Project Execution: Managing project execution teams, developing client proposals together with engineering partners, conducting due diligence on projects including technical, legal and financial components, presenting.

Kowloon, Hong Kong, HK

Drafted market entry studies on emerging sectors in the Chinese domestic market for foreign direct investment advisory firm, wrote and edited published stories for Dezan Shira’s Asia Briefing, attended networking events with business and government leaders on behalf of the firm.

Taught seventeen oral and management English classes per week, created original lesson plans to suit the needs of each class, assessed and evaluated the performance of over 600 students with varying English abilities.

Developed strategic marketing campaigns for various client projects simultaneously, conducted quantitative, qualitative and field-based research while collaborating with multiple execution teams, produced benchmark analyses and case studies on diverse industry sectors, presented analysis to clients’ executive teams.

Ba, International Affairs; International Economics/Asia

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