I am one of the founding partners and Chief Operating Officer at SLKone, My role is to ensure continuity and success for both our clients and our employees. My passions are focused on aligning performance and success with operations and execution within organizations. I firmly believe people are crucial enablers to success.

Director in the Corporate Finance - Performance Improvement practice. Based in Atlanta, GA.Selected projects and engagements include:Implementation of an end-to-end Sales and Operations Planning process for a $2B building material manufacturerConducted an operational assessment and implementation of over 100% of EBITDA improvement opportunities within a specialty plastics manufacturing companyLed the Project management Office for a $200M building products manufacturing companyCo-led Organizational Design and Change Management for a $20B Oil & Gas Services ProviderCo-led Organizational Design and Change Management for a 14,000 employee division of a Oil & Gas Services ProviderPerformed an Operational Liability Audit in Mexico for a $400M segment of an Oil Services ProviderConducted a business plan assessment identifying over $10M in EBITDA improvement and $12M improvement in working capital for a $350M industrial supply companyPerformed a business plan assessment and designed a facility rationalization plan for a $50M injection molding plastics manufacturerConducted a business plan assessment identifying over $10M in EBITDA improvement for a $100M specialty foods manufacturerLed more than 40 Lean events and improvement initiatives, including strategic planning, manufacturing strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives, for a $14B aerospace company in Mexico, China, Malaysia and the USPerformed financial and operations management for a distressed Higher Education Institution, including a sale of viable operations and filing of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Senior Consultant in the Corporate Finance/ Restructuring practice. Based in Chicago. Specialty in Corporate Finance and Operations with a focus on turnarounds.Experience in a variety of industries including: metal fabrication, plastics, forestry and wood products, building materials, food processing and production, healthcare, IT, and aerospace.Responsibilities include financial modeling, strategic and operational turnarounds, Chapter 11 bankruptcy support, performance improvement assessments, transaction advisement, sales and operations planning, program management, LEAN initiatives, and sales proposals.

Business process consulting for AMPATH- Kenya on behalf of the University of Notre Dame consortium with Indiana University and Moi University. Focusing on processes, inventory management, and hospital administration within the Cardiac Care Unit.

MBA 1 Year Candidate- Corporate Finance and Leadership.Finance and Investments ClubManagement Club- Officer

Responsible for initiation and support of Supply Chain Management strategic initiatives with key suppliers in conjunction with Lean Manufacturing techniques; teaching Lean Manufacturing; performing manufacturing rate readiness assessments; performing Lean Assessments; supporting new product introductions; training new Continuous Improvement employees; and supporting internal Supply Chain Management process improvements. Responsible for the implementation and support of Lean Methodologies in Manufacturing and Office Environments; taught classes in Lean Methodologies to Aerostructures’ employees; and analyzed alignment of operations to corporate and business unit goals for subsequent development and implementation of Enterprise Excellence and Policy Deployment Initiatives for strategic alignment. Provided support in Lean Implementation of their SAP systems. Implementation of our continuous improvement and lean philosophies decreased the burden on personnel and resources to support continuing operations.

Responsible for developing new functionality and enhancing systems for business operations; monitored and supported the international manufacturing processes by ensuring all trouble tickets were successfully resolved to the satisfaction of the customer. Supported the system implementation of SAP for plant maintenance in three new plants from three different business units, as well as supported continuing operations for all business units utilizing SAP. Additionally, I enhanced existing and developed new testing tools, including automation with the HP/Mercury software suite. As the Supply Chain Management Test Coordinator, I ensured testing was successfully completed in coordination with corporate testing guidelines by all business units and the corporate SAP support team.

As a learning assistance center tutor, I piloted a supplemental instruction program for 12 sections of Introduction to Computer Information Systems to over 300 students. I was also responsible for tutoring students in 14+ classes from the W.A. Franke College of Business Administration. Achievements: Awarded Outstanding Senior- Computer Information Systems, 2009. I assisted professors in instruction and delivery of practical use of computer systems for business computing in accordance with the course Introduction to Computer Information Systems. I was responsible for ensuring lessons continued in the absence of instructors and ensuring understanding of lessons for all students during class times. Though other software systems and programs were addressed, instruction and assistance I routinely provided mainly focused on MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Access.

During my upper division courses, I gained hands-on practical experience configuring the following SAP modules: Financial, Controlling, Material Management, Production Planning, Sales and Distribution. I configured a blank copy of the 000 client, resulting in a fully functional order-to-cash company code. I personally designed and wrote seven functional programs in SAP. In addition to the SAP programming tasks, I acquired practical experience creating, executing, and troubleshooting SAP ABAP/4 programs in the SAP system.

I was selected as an 8 month IT Intern for Weyerhaeuser for their in progress SAP rollout. I was assigned to the SAP team and was responsible for the coordination of 12 SAP consultants and testers around the world for export transportation. I managed the development of new technical functionality for export documentation. I also performed configuration management activities of export documentation in the Sales and Distribution and Logistics Execution modules. During my assignment, I consistently ensured that testing and configuration activities were successfully completed by appropriate deadlines. Achievements: Assigned to Sr. SAP Analyst role within 2 months of start date.

Upper division business course that integrated marketing, management, and business communication topics. Conducted extensive market researchCompleted a 40 page business planPrepared and gave a professional presentation on the business plan

Assisted the Store Manager in the successful operation of a fine clothing and house-wares department store employing 30 employees. Responsibilities included managing the inventory control systems, cash registers and daily sales audits, placement of new stock to ensure it was prominently featured, and implementation of sales initiatives through marketing and customer service. Achievements: Promoted from Warehouse Assistant to Assistant Store Manager after two years.