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Knoxville, TN, US

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Direct end-to-end operations for MSI's northeast 360,000 sqft regional distribution center and multiple 3rd party facilities comprising of 70+ associates. Responsible for operations, inventory management, facility and vendor management, carrier relationships, budget and volume forecasting/planning, employee development/retainment, and network optimization.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Managed inbound, inventory and e-commerce fulfillment operations for MSI's 360,000 sqft regional distribution center and warehouse team comprising of 60+ associates. Developed and implemented cross functional process improvements for local facility and network.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Managed continuous improvement operations for Target's state of the art 550,000 sqft flow center. Led cross functional trainings regarding lean management principles, process improvement, and rolled out initiatives to generate operational improvements and cost savings.

Greater New York City Area

Managed outbound operations for Target's state of the art 550,000 sqft flow center, a start-up warehouse utilizing new warehouse management technology and comprising of 110+ warehouse associates. Responsible for process improvement, implementation and order fulfillment to small format stores as well as the subject matter expert between activation team and.

Greater New York City Area

• Site manager of start-up manufacturing plant comprising of 45,000 sqft
• Defined upstream and down stream processes and layout to optimize throughput and increase efficiency of startup facility (+54% YoY)
• Oversee building capacity, processes, safety, culture and process improvements comprising of 15+ employees

Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Transportation Coordinator:
• Redefined shipping modes utilizing partial shipments which resulted in over $100K annual savings
• Managed 10 carriers and facilitated monthly business reviews for 3 transportation carriers
• Actively managed $4M annual spend for Hilti’s transportation
• Implemented replenishment lane strategy which resulted in $250K annual savingsDistribution Center Manager:
• Managed distributions, operations, and multiple projects in a 30,000 sq. ft. facility

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Transition/Management Consultant:
• Effectively developed and executed the logistics and transition plan for the activation and occupancy of Virginia Tech’s 155,000 Sq. Ft. Signature Engineering BuildingJohns Hopkins Hospital Transition/Management.
• Developed, managed and executed the relocation plan for Johns Hopkins new Medical Oncology Clinic and the Emergency Department Expansion

Cincinnati, OH

• Experienced multiple supply chain functionalities in the healthcare supply chain system
• Shadowed Vice Presidents, Regional Directors, and Front Line Managers for competency development

Master Of Business Administration, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelors Of Science- Business Administration, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Education record

Activities and Societies: Collegiate Baseball Team