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United States

Santa Rosa, Ca, Us

Promoted to Head of Operations, reporting to CEO and leading 300+ employees in Supply Chain, Production and Winemaking and Cider making department. Developing and exectuting turnaound initiatives to accomplish cost reduction and profitability targets, committed to Board of Directors and shareholders.• Spearheaded a comprehensive reorganization of the operations department, implementing improvements and optimizing resource allocation and successfully generated +$3 MM in annual savings.• Led the implementation of quality control process for our production facilities (lab, sanitation and inspection), focusing on stringent quality standards and real-time monitoring. This initiative resulted in a substantial year-over-year reduction in quality claims by $5 MM. Additionally, new process support releasing $2 MM of inventory on hold. • Overseeing and executing a project to transition from heavy to light glass, this sustainability projected to generate $10MM in annual savings.

Santa Rosa, Ca, Us

Hired to create a comprehensive blueprint and implement a transformative Supply Chain Strategy with the objective of enhancing operational efficiency and company's profitability. Overses Supply Chain departments including Sourcing, Purchasing, Planning, Product, Quality, Warehouse, Inventory Control, Customization, Returns, and Logistics.• Developed a strategy to streamline the supply chain department, resulting in $0.5MM in warehouse savings and $1MM in transportation savings• Streamlined the demand planning process, resulting in +$25MM reduction in inventory on hand within seven months• Led sourcing and purchasing teams to successfully renegotiate contracts with top-tier vendors, resulting in $ 1 MM in annual savings and increased payment terms.

Orange County, Ca, Us

Mentoring businesses to build a solid foundation and accelerating results towards profitability.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Promoted to COO of Greenlane Holdings and responsible for leading IT and global supply chain integration of merged company for B2B and DTC businesses. Led initiatives to accomplish merger synergy targets and profitability, committed to Board of Directors and shareholders. Led direct reports in US, Europe, China, and Canada and worked closely with Board of Directors, shareholders, customers, and vendors in China, India, Taiwan, Germany, US, and Mexico. Oversaw departments including strategic procurement (custom product development, sourcing, purchasing, planning, freight, and quality), HR, IT, and operations (warehouse, inventory control, production-VAS, returns, and facilities/EHS/fleet).• Guided +$8MM related reduction in force as result of business integration. Oversaw merger and integration of Greenlane and KushCo. • Led ERP: D-365 implementation for US and Europe. Oversaw SSO, Domain, Office, and Help Desk consolidation. Spearheaded product standardization and data cleansing (+12,000 SKUs). Reduced IT expenses.• Developed cultural transformation strategy to improve E-NPS. Oversaw surveys, company’s KPIs/dashboards, SMART goals, manager’s training, JDs, and employee handbook. Completed third-party compensation review for all employees. Built HR dashboard and streamlined process.• Streamlined and integrated procure-to-pay process for B2B and D2C. Secured +$1MM in savings related to entry bond consolidation. Achieved +95% on time and full for B2B custom projects.• Realized +$1MM in yearly savings related to footprint reduction. Spearheaded product rationalization from 12,000 SKUs to 3,500 SKUs. Streamlined and integrated order-to-cash processes for B2B and D2C. Reached +98% warehouse fulfillment rate for self-managed and 3PL. Reached +$500,000 in savings by renegotiating contract with 3PL. Achieved 99.8% inventory accuracy for self-managed and 3PL. Secured zero recordable accidents with OSHA.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Hired to lead supply chain and operations transformation by designing, developing, and operating integrated global supply chains and world-class processes that optimized total operational costs, customer service, and business scalability in fast-paced industry growth. Oversaw direct reports in US and China and worked closely with vendors in China, India, Taiwan, Germany, US, and Mexico. Led strategic procurement (custom product development, sourcing, purchasing, planning, freight, and quality), IT, and operations (warehouse, inventory control, production-VAS, and facilities/EHS/fleet). Worked closely with the Executive Board to develop Company’s strategy, create meaningful Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to deliver yearly operational targets and process improvement initiatives.• Turned around business losing +$12M per year to positive EBITDA. Delivered over +$12M in annual operating cost savings due to process improvements, footprint reduction, software, and IT infrastructure optimization.• Implemented S&OP (Sales and Operational Planning) process for inventory purchases, and reduced excess and obsolete inventory. Streamlined procure-to-pay process, resulting in +97% purchase orders on time x-factory date. Implemented unified supplier manual and vendor score-card. Increased line of credit payment terms with strategic vendors by 60%. Added +$1MM of profit with outbound freight cost reduction project.• Led inventory accuracy improvements from 80% to 99.8% due to implementation of Lean processes, WMS, cycle count programs, and employee development program. Generated over $3MM in yearly savings. Directed DC consolidation, five warehouses into single DC in California, resulting in $2.4MM in fixed OPEX reduction.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Recruited by COO to lead and deliver supply chain transformation, using Lean techniques. Developed and unified company’s strategic plan to increase revenue and profitability, establishing supply chain processes for custom products (B2B and DTC) and re-engineering company’s sourcing and distribution footprint by setting up new DCs in Vietnam and exiting/moving factories from China to Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Served as cross-functional leader in product, warehouse, purchasing, finance, quality, and facilities. Worked with distributors in South Korea, UK, Germany, and Switzerland. • Developed and approved project for key vendors to exit manufacturing in China (two out of seven vendors completed).• Implemented Company’s five-year strategic planning (Hoshin-Kanri).• Created and implemented strategy and processes for customized products.

Miami, Fl, Us

Implemented supply chain best practices and drove IT and supply chain transformational initiatives to enhance productivity and scalability and deliver cost reductions. Acted as functional leader in environment mainly resistant to change and directed and led efforts to deliver transformational change across America and Europe regions. Led cross-functional teams in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Caribbean, Peru, US, Mexico, and Colombia. Worked closely with vendors in China, South Korea, Mexico, Argentina, and US.• Delivered ERP/WMS solution across US and LATAM (ten countries), 50% of company’s revenue base. Achieved no post-live downtime or losses after implementing ERP and warehouse management system into company’s largest manufacturing site, located in Tierra del Fuego in Argentina—$1B+ in goods yearly and employing more than 1,000 people.• Reduced $80MM in excess and slow-moving “un-square kits” to six figures in 12 months and accomplished warehouse footprint reduction in Argentina from nine to two.• Streamlined processes, produced control charts, and SOPs that created repeatable, standardized actions and responses to trend data. Achieved 30% increase in warehouse productivity regionwide. Reduced OPEX by 25% and cut millions of dollars from cost of physical inventories. Reduced OTC lead time by +40%.

Boston, Ma, Us

Hired by LATAM CEO to build a sustainable supply chain due to rapid growth. New business division grew from $4MM to $40MM in one year, with operations and supply chain processes lagging behind sales — a situation that required swift, robust, and complete redesign. Managed entire supply chain — sourcing, planning and purchasing, inventory control, international and domestic freight, warehousing, facilities, and reverse logistics. Oversaw direct reports in Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. Worked closely with vendors in China, Hungary, Mexico, Germany, US, and Canada. Moved warehouse from Minas Gerais to São Paulo, securing $1MM in inbound freight savings. Secured additional $1MM in purchasing savings due to vendor negotiation through RFP and volumes. Left the division with +$300MM in revenue.

Foothill Ranch, Ca, Us

Oversaw direct reports, cross-functional teams, and subsidiaries in Japan, Brazil, UK, Australia, Canada, Italy, France, and South Africa, plus 78 distributors across the globe. Confronted on commencement with significant return backlogs, and customers claiming credits. Built and implemented communications and continuous improvements strategies to speak with internal customers, understand business pain points, and later break down issues into three solutions: increase productivity, improve inventory accuracy, and streamline the reverse logistics processes. Reduced operational costs by 17% and 32% in general operating supplies ($1MM yearly in savings). Reduced return authorization process cycle time by 50%, with over 70,000 parcels received per month. Led rework and repacking departments and inventory control for 6,000 SKU and $1MM in inventory. Increased inventory accuracy of 95% to 99.8%.

Foothill Ranch, Ca, Us

Oversaw direct reports in Brazil and Argentina and distributors in Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. Provided warehouse and inventory control for 4,000 SKUs and $8MM. Achieved inventory accuracy of 99.5%. Managed third-party logistics for 5,000 m2=54,000 ft2. Processed +10,000 deliveries per month. Moved warehouse from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, securing $1MM in VAT savings. Managed +1,000 warranty repairs and deliveries per month, +2,000 SKUs and $500,000 in inventory. Strengthened inventory accuracy from 92% to 99.7%. Implemented 5S, AQL, Poka-Yoke, Kanban, Kaizen, and KPIs. Transformed warranty department into revenue generator.

Bachelor'S Degree - Brazil, Business Administration And Management, General

Executive Education, Operations Strategy