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Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, US

• The Director, Distribution Quality Assurance - Americas leads a team to effectively maintain and continuously improve upon the Quality Management System (QMS) for a product distribution network which generates ~$3B of.
• Restructured Quality Assurance Team to redistribute workload and address gaps.
• Improved Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) turnaround time by 20% within the first 18 months.
• Lead the creation, development and implementation of a new Learning Management System (LMS) and Controlled Document Module called the Avantor Training Center (ATC).
• Authored and/or Co-Authored Avantor's new Global Compliance Policies as a member of the Compliance Policy Review (CPR) Team.
• Successfully transitioned Avantor's entire Distribution Channel (VWR) from ISO 9001:2008 to ISO 9001:2015 (including the addition of a new site that was not ISO certified).

Radnor, PA, US

• The VWR Portfolio Manager for Clinical and Lab Animal Sciences (LAS) is responsible for $150MM portfolio, sourced from domestic and international suppliers. The portfolio contains >25K SKUs from ~600 suppliers with.
• Executed several profitability projects which delivered >$1MM in EBITDA.
• Negotiated new contracts, on boarded & launched ~25 new suppliers.
• Created 10K new SKU’s that generated $16M in revenue (over a 3-year period).
• Improved product enrichment on VWR.com by 25% resulting in a 95% enrichment score.
• Achieved year over year top and bottom line growth that outpaced market estimates.

Radnor, PA, US

• The Strategic Marketing Manager for Plasticware is responsible for $200MM portfolio, sourced from domestic and international suppliers, including VWR’s two largest suppliers. The portfolio contains >20K SKUs with.
• Executed several non-sales projects which added >$500K in EBITDA.
• Launched two brand new suppliers with first year sales estimates of ~$1MM.
• Added >3,000 gap filling SKU’s from existing suppliers which resulted in >$3MM in new sales.
• Improved the online product enrichment scores for Plasticware by 23%.

Radnor, PA, US

• The Marketing Director is a member of the senior leadership team. As Marketing Director, it was critical to have a working knowledge of the internal departmental (Finance, Operations, Human Resources, Sales, Regulatory.
• Restructured the team to focus on new suppliers, VWR Brand and rebalance the workload.
• Realigned the Product Manager’s incentive scheme to improve overall business synergy.
• Launched VWR Brand products into an unexplored & undeveloped market.
• Created the VWR Australia Customer eNewsletter and VWR Australia Insider eNewsletter.
• Implemented Mid-Year Pricing increase to improve profitability.

Radnor, PA, US

• The VWR Category Manager for Instruments is responsible for $100MM+ Category, serves as the subject matter expert and is responsible for all aspects of the category’s performance in North America. This required an.
• Negotiated supplier rebate programs that resulted in $1MM in new revenue.
• Completed the VWR Brand Electrochemistry RFP (New product launch mid 2012).
• Restructured and relocated VWR’s Technical Product Support Team to India resulting in improved metrics, enhanced infrastructure and cost reduction (40,000+ queries annually).
• “Click to Chat” steering committee member – project completed on time and within budget.

Radnor, PA, US

• The achievements and other distinctions below are a direct result of utilizing account management strategies, communication skills and business acumen to grow a $500K territory to $3MM+.
• Achieved double digit Sales and Margin growth for four consecutive years.
• Awarded “Presidents Club” status (represents top 2% of entire North American workforce).
• Earned Regional “Sales Representative of the Year” for Chemicals and Private Label categories.
• Attained “5 for 5” corporate growth milestones (representing top 5% of Sales Reps).
• “Rookie of the Year” finalist.

• Phytodyne was a small start-up plant biotechnology company with a unique entrepreneurial work environment. In this setting, each team member had multiple responsibilities crucial to our success.
• Designed, equipped and managed the construction of a 4,200 sq. ft. administrative and BSL2-P laboratory facility on schedule and within a $500,000 budget.
• Developed a lab supply ordering system and managed a $250,000 annual lab supplies budget.
• Met critical deadlines for: business plans, board meetings, presentations, and grant proposals.
• Utilized a cost sharing internship program that significantly reduced our annual financial burden by $50,000 and drastically increased Staff Scientists ability to meet R&D milestones.
• Designed, constructed and analyzed numerous epitope tagged proteins for subsequent enzymatic assays that lead to the timely completion of critical research milestones.

Ames, Iowa, US

• Advanced genetics research focused on discovering methods used in the study of retrotransposons.
• Designed & completed critical studies related to the expression and processing of proteins encoded by the Saccharomyces Retrotransposon Ty5 that lead to various peer reviewed publications (see below).
• Maintained lab equipment, computers and responsibility for a $60,000 research supply budget.
• Implementing new SOPs and became the “go-to-guy” for lab operations.
• Developed a digital ordering system that cut 8 hours/week from the ordering process.
• Responsible for PPE, Radiation Safety, Hazard Identification, Biohazard & Chemical Waste.

Masters Of Science, Genetics

Bachelor Of Science, Genetics

Associate Of Arts And Sciences, Liberal Arts