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Longmeadow, Ma, Us

Massachusetts

Developed and implemented an entrepreneurial business plan for a new coffee roasting business.Wrote and implemented an entrepreneurial business plan for a new coffee roasting business.Pioneered daily coffee roasting operations by developing various business strategies, for managing sales processes, brand awareness, marketing, supply chain, and customer retention, resulting in 100% growth year over year.Designed a new website and e-commerce store, that focused on customer user experience.Trained and certified through the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA).Selected twice as North American judge for Colombia Land of Diversity Best of Colombia global competition.Maintained strong customer retention and increased average order size by 30%.Created a marketing plan that resulted in a 50% increase in brand awareness, improving product positioning and online reputation.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Head of all global facilities functions, EHS, real estate, strategic planning, regulated inventory management and supply chain, corporate security, laboratory asset management/metrology, corporate security, capital planning and project management, procurement, and kitting manufacturing.Pioneered business-related strategies to support expanded commercialization and rapid company growth.Expanded facilities footprint globally, including new QSR/GMP labs and processes (400% growth in two years).Crafted a scalable 5-year real estate growth strategy and implemented new site plan and relocation negotiations (Seaport, Boston).Built high-performing professional services teams across all operations disciplines.Led risk assessments by establishing & executing comprehensive new crisis management, disaster recovery, and business continuity policies, resulting in a 100% improvement in organizational resilience and preparedness.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Head of facilities management functions: strategic planning, real estate, project engineering, corporate security, laboratory asset management, GMP facilities, and EHS.Spearheaded strategies to enable significant employee growth (600% over 5 years), resulting in product commercialization readiness.Expanded global real estate, including new manufacturing drug substance site land purchase, new commercial offices in the USA and Europe, including new facilities and business entities.Created scalable support services for global growth.

Cambridge, Ma

Led company restructuring and real estate footprint reduction (Millennium Pharmaceuticals) resulting in 50% campus consolidation and eventual campus expansion for the Takeda acquisition.

Sandwich, England, United Kingdom

Stakeholder for the new West Site campus resulting in over 7 new research and development buildings and rapid company growth.

Post Graduate Diploma (Post Bachelors Level)

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