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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Franklin, Massachusetts, Us

Cold Chain Technologies is a leading global provider of advanced thermal packaging assurance products, digital solutions and services for the transport of temperature-sensitive material, principally serving the pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostics, health care and medical device industries. With more than 50 years of experience in ensuring product safety in transit, CCT has built a reputation as the industry's most innovative and reliable provider to the largest global life sciences companies and has had a history of vigorous growth. CCT today has the broadest portfolio of products, including the largest digitally enabled parcel shipper fleet in the industry. CCT also leads the industry in offering high performing, sustainable solutions, replacing fossil fuel-based materials.The company’s headquarters is in Franklin, MA, and is ISO 9001: 2015 registered. CCT has additional facilities in Nashville, TN, Center Valley PA, Elgin, IL, Dallas TX, and San Diego, CA. CCT is also manufacturing and distributing products in Europe, Latin America and Asia, with significant growth coming through international expansion. CCT’s design and ISTA-certified testing laboratories are universally recognized throughout the industry as world-class.

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Nl

Sparq360 is a boutique consulting firm specializing in supply chain operations and optimization.Delivering strategic solutions in:- Global trade optimization- Advanced material management systems- Predictive demand forecasting- Distribution network efficiency- Supplier compliance and risk mitigation (labor and contract research and investigations)- Generative AI to assist in freight documentation, tracking, reporting, and customer service

San Jose, Ca, Us

Led global operations including all material management, transportation, warehousing, Customs, inventory planning, and forecasting for a $50 million USD manufacturing firm. • Directed all operations activity including warehousing, production scheduling, export, import, domestic, brokerage, and final-mile eCommerce delivery products.• Implemented a comprehensive S&OP process yielding 23% increase in stock availability while reducing days on hand of inventory by 17%• Led deployment of companywide ERP system (NetSuite) including design, training, and go-live • Integrated ERP system with eCommerce WMS to achieve 99% same day shipping score• Generated $1.4 million USD in incremental revenue in FY 2020 while increasing product availability

Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, Fr

Led revenue generation activities for USD$412 million business unit (2018) managing all sales and marketing activity including pricing, strategy, and investment decisions. • Directed all market research, revenue strategy, and sales staffing decisions for entire region• Managed opportunity development initiative for 24 locations and ~1050 employees• Controlled strategic involvement for all modes of transport for procurement activities on behalf of a wide array of independent businesses representing diverse economic models• Led eCommerce strategy development for corporate market penetration plans along with deployment

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Ae

National airline of the UAE serving over 120 passenger and cargo destinations around the world and named “World’s Leading Airline” for the seventh year in a row.Head of Procurement and Supply Management Leads worldwide supply chain for Etihad Airways Group (USD$9.0 billion revenue in 2015) and category lead for procurement of in-flight services, catering, and crew accommodations (USD$864 million in 2016); includes inventory and materials management, global warehousing, and replenishment logistics. Created transformational strategy for Etihad Group to support long term growth plans: • Inventory segmentation that lead to 14.7% decline in on hand stock while supporting 17% growth• Global Control Tower operation to support all logistics and forwarding operations. In 2016 it had a cost avoidance tally of over 21 million AED• Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) forum yielding a 48.3% drop in obsolescence and 19% increase in availability• Created a multi-faceted KPI Dashboard to drive a continuous improvement environment which became the basis for team goal setting and evaluations• Developed Strategic sourcing strategy for in-flight service category saving 17% in the first year

Newark, Nj, Us

Adjunct Professor teaching MBA students on international economics, specifically on conducting commercial operations in China.

Schaan, Li

Full accountability for leading strategy development for all logistics operations for North America: transportation; warehousing, inventory; channel utilization; dynamic pricing; and 3PL engagements. Member of Executive Management Team to Energy, Infrastructure, and Civil business unit. • Created pro-active revenue generating customer service team to solve routing issues while the goods were in transit (Team 90), that became global project• Developed eCommerce fulfillment program for North America in conjunction with a website redesign

Schaan, Li

Charged with reducing on–hand inventory, increasing availability, and improving transit times.• Championed successful procedure reducing multi–echelon inventory by 21% while simultaneously driving more than 7% increase in product availability• Developed a Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) process enhancing alignment with sales• Reduced both transit time and inventory levels by reengineering replenishment schedule• Led multi-channel demand planning process including retail, corporate, direct, and eCommerce

Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, Fr

Specializes in freight management, contract logistics, distribution, and transportation management. Global network with facilities in 170+ countries and more than 51,000 employees worldwide.Directed Center operations with global teams located in Singapore, Frankfurt, Bangalore, and Houston.- Accelerated revenues by 23% as a result of driving winning bids volume with major corporations across multiple industries, including sports apparel, retail, and technology leaders.- Developed bespoke rate engine calculator that aggregated global lane pair multi-modal rates streamlining the bid process while optimizing operating margins by geography.

Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, Fr

Philadelphia Metro Area (DE, PA, NJ, Northern MD)Responsible for leading location with 87 employees and $27 million in revenues, continuous improvement initiatives, and revenue optimizing activities. Responsible for all sales and freight operations for the region. - Identified best practices and re-engineered supporting infrastructure. Delivered $2.1 million in overhead expense reduction while increasing net revenues by $ 3.35 million.

Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, Fr

Beijing, China (2003 – 2006)Accountable for Beijing location with a team of 54 employees and $16 million in gross revenue. - Consistently exceeded corporate budget goals growing 31% annually throughout tenure.- Became specialist at conducting business in China as well as helping to bridge cultural and socio-economic gaps.

Based in London, CORE UK provides top-of-class supply chain technology solutions. This includes award winning products such as Suppl-i-view and TarrifTel.- Led customer engagement operations to integrate technology solutions into the supply chains of large multi-national manufactures- Developed market penetration plan to enter into new business segments diversifying revenue streams

Preview Systems is a California, USA based technology provider securing the sharing and sending of digital content. - Led the expansion to the European Union by opening up several sales and support offices in London and in Paris- Developed and participated in the fund raising road show for a successful IPO- Developed market penetration plan and sales strategy for EU marketplace

Bonn, De

Arlington, Virginia, Us

11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade

Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Organizational Leadership

Education record