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Smyrna, Ga, Us

Responsible for all Operations including Customer Service, Order entry, Art & design, Production, Supply Chain, Receiving, Inventory, IT, and HR. 5 Direct reports with total staff of 30.➣Implemented Lean Management process with daily KPI reviews.➣Reduced plant wide status meetings by 60%.➣Designed and developed a custom Demand Planning solution which reduced customer backorders from over $250,000 to less than $2,000. ➣Developed an at-once business model and reduced in-stock order lead time from 12 to 3 days.➣Implemented departmental and personal plans with perennial performance reviews including incentive pay and bonus opportunities based on companywide EBIDA goals.

Managed companywide ERP conversion from multiple systems to a single off premise platform covering CRM, order management, and supply chain procurement with integrated WMS and financials.➣ Successfully implemented Aptean’s Exenta ERP and Shop Floor Control and sunsetted legacy systems.➣ 3rd Party management of software consultants and IT service company.➣ Worked with stakeholders and subject matter experts to re-engineer processes across the enterprise.➣ Architected new data warehouse for consolidated historical reporting and KPI tracking.➣ Brought IT helpdesk back in house and hired technical specialist.

Smyrna, Ga

Founder and Owner of a consulting company dedicated to helping start-up breweries get established and thrive. Assists clients with equipment acquisitions, leasing, ERP software solutions, expansions, and building personal homebrewing systems.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Directed day-to-day operations of a start-up brewery. Developed clean, sour, and barreled beer programs which included all recipe formulations, raw material acquisitions, production scheduling, and creation of brewing/cleaning procedures. ➣10 BBL direct fire Deuchte brewhouse with 5 fermenters and 7 serving/brite tanks.

Atlanta, Ga

Promoted multiple times with increasing leadership responsibility. A vital member of the executive leadership team assisting in the planned Q3 closure of all Lanier Clothing operations. In charge of technical (2), application (3), e-commerce (2), and operations staff (5). Serves a dual role as the IT and Operations Manager. ➣ Collaborates regularly with functional and technical leaders to identify and plan system-wide technology needs focusing on cost, process improvement, and exception reporting.➣ Recognized for seamlessly integrating an existing sportswear division and picking up the Duck Head brand.➣ Manages monthly ERP and WMS custom software releases; oversees over 300 collegiate licenses for owned Oxford and Oxford America sportswear brands. ➣ Led the successful relaunch of the Duck Head brand through e-commerce and wholesale channels. ➣ Directs production, customer service, and 3PL warehousing for private-label sportswear customers. ➣ Developed six new operations staff members with an impressive record of staff retention.➣ Corporate Team lead on implementation of WFX PLM system for The Beaufort Bonnet Company.➣ Corporate Team lead on implementation of Yotpo integration to Shopify ecommerce for customer loyalty program, customer reviews, and SMS marketing.➣ Corporate Team lead on platform standardizations and integrations for strategic acquisitions.

Atlanta, Ga

Instrumental in helping the company transition from a legacy wholesale business model to e-commerce. Established and drove SEO initiatives and managed monthly P&L. Supervised seven staff members that included the technical, application, and e-commerce teams. Key DTC clients included Belk, Burlington, Overstock, Macy’s, Kohl’s, Nordstroms, Steinmart, and many others.➣ Accountable for a $1.2M annual IT budget against an $85M annual sales budget. ➣ Launched successful retail e-commerce sites for four historically wholesale only businesses. ➣ Managed fulfillment for all Direct to Consumer (DTC) business for participating wholesale customers, including inventory management, warehousing, pulling, packing, and shipping.

Atlanta, Ga

Oversaw the IT department, including application and technical staff, while reporting to the VP of Operations. Managed five staff members dedicated to supporting over 300 users in Georgia, New York, Texas, Mexico, Honduras, and Colombia. Led staff hiring, training, development, and performance management. ➣ Established a process engineering initiative to develop innovative and efficient productivity solutions.➣ Spearheaded short and long-term IT strategic planning, including infrastructure and software applications.➣ Installed and supported Manhattan & Associates (PkMS) distribution center system across three locations.➣ Implemented a supply chain forecasting system to enhance production planning and store placements.➣ Assessed company-wide hardware and software risks and implemented solutions as the Y2K coordinator.

Atlanta, Ga

Promoted to supervise a three-person application development team, providing strategic direction, guidance, and hands-on support. Accountable for order management, work in process, finished goods inventory, component inventory, data warehousing, and EDI. Served as a trusted liaison between corporate IT and Lanier Clothes. ➣ Charged with managing multiple complex projects simultaneously, ensuring projects met requirements, stayed on schedule, and remained under budget. ➣ Pioneered use of end-user tools to access iSeries ERP system for business intelligence and reporting. ➣ Designed, tested, and implemented an order acceptance system that combined forecasts, production planning, raw materials availability, and customer order details.

Atlanta, Ga

Brought on board to assist with the analysis, design, programming, testing, and documentation of RPG and CL applications on an iSeries ERP system. Helped implement object-oriented programming standards with a SQL server. Tasked with providing order management support across four divisions.

Bryson City, Nc

Directed day-to-day operations of a start-up brewery and raised over $150,000 of initial capital independently with several close partners. Wrote a comprehensive business plan, corporation documents and handled all local, state, and federal permitting. Recruited, hired, and developed staff with full budget and P&L responsibility.➣ Grew annual gross sales from $95,000 in 2010 to over $350,000 in less than 12 months. ➣ Conceptualized, designed, and built the brewery from the ground up, including all construction, plumbing, and electrical needs for a brewhouse, cellar, cold room, and tap room. ➣ Implemented a company-wide cloud-based VOIP phone system for mobile sales force and remote staff.➣ Led raw material procurement efforts for yeast, malt, hops, chemicals, growlers, schwag, and cooperage.➣ Developed and tested creative recipes, including production planning, brewing, and self-distribution.