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San Francisco, California, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Leadership - Managed a salaried team of 8 managers and supervisors. Accountable for ~200 hourly employees across production, inventory, quality, sanitation and facilities teams.• Capacity Expansion - Increased production capacity by 200% over three years. Led transition from 5-day to 7-day operations.• Regulatory Compliance - Became a USDA certified and inspected facility in 2021. In process of implementing SQF Program for audit in Dec ‘23. Passed multiple customer audits.• WMS Implementation - Partnered with Continuous Improvement leader to launch Fishbowl Warehouse Management System. (Goodbye Google Sheets!)

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Managed campaign events for two presidential campaigns during the 2020 primary and general elections.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Leadership - Responsible for all receiving, quality control, prep, pack, load out and inventory operations of business unit with 35M annualized revenue.• Market Launch - Launched Midwest operations and scaled to the largest market in the country - 80 team members and >30,000 subscribers across 10 delivery regions.• Product Expansion - ​Started with produce, grew to offer grocery, dairy and protein items. Adapted operational process to improve profitability - increasing average order value by >$8 while only increasing labor cost/box by $0.50.• Social Impact - Worked closely with local refugee agencies to hire and support new Americans. Donated 600,000+ pounds of produce to non-profits across the region in 2019.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Leadership - Responsible for all Shyp operations within Chicago: warehouse and field ops, business strategy, human resources, hiring, training and managing staff, establishing and improving processes.• P&L Management - Owned and reviewed financials for Chicago operations. Reported weekly to executive team. Increased efficiency by 88% and unit profitability by 127%, while maintaining customer and employee satisfaction.• Peak Season Execution - Managed annual holiday shipping surges of up to 3x daily and weekly volume. Sourced, hired, trained temporary staff. Altered worker priorities, schedules and product flows to increase unit profitability along with added volume.• Process Development - Worked closely with engineering, marketing and finance teams to develop and test new technology and processes to take to all markets. Sent to coach new management on a restart in NYC.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Leadership - Managed a team of 6 supervisors and 120+ associates performing daily warehouse operations — 43 unique tasks including inbound receiving, processing and fulfillment.• Project Management - Lead negotiator on $2M / 25,000 sqft warehouse lease and redevelopment. Hired team of brokers, architects and contractors to plan and execute project; acted as on-site construction manager and designer of warehouse process flows.• Collaboration - Worked across functions within tight-knit team to lead business to Series B and eventual acquisition. Recruited Andre Iguodala of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors as Men’s Style Director. Developed product specs for internal processing tools.

• Board support - Provided direct staffing, scheduling, and communications support to five board members.• Communication - Responded to public comments and questions via phone, email, mail and in person.• Public affairs - Hosted public appearances and weekly public meetings for board members and staff around Vermont.

Montpelier, Vermont, Us

Tropical Storm Irene tore Vermont apart in August 2011 (1405 households displaced, 531 miles of state roads closed). The Community Recovery Partnership was an inter-agency team called into action to travel the state to listen and respond to short-term and long-term recovery needs.

My friends and I started a painting business the summer after high school. I sold jobs, recruited staff, painted houses, and managed customers and cash over the span of four summers.

I created and ran a fresh egg business during middle and high school. I raised chicks, produced eggs year round, and sold eggs direct at home farm stand. I had 250 hens, produced 16 dozen eggs a day and made over $10,000 in annual sales at peak.