Co-founder of the non-profit organization, SplashForward. Our vision at SplashForward is a state-of-the-art facility/facilities on the Seattle Eastside that are fiscally sustainable and supports the community needs for educational, therapeutic, recreational and competitive water activities. We have made progress in this mission by collaborating across King County, city leadership in Bellevue, Bellevue School District and regional educational institutions in the validation of needs. We represent a group of interested community stakeholders that recognize the importance of water safety and the powerful health benefits from water activities.Check us out on Facebook at; https://www.facebook.com/splashfwd/

Founder & Managing Director for management consulting and advisory service. Our focus is value-based program management and consulting services with specialties in Supply Chain Management, Supplier Negotiations, Supplier Management, and Process Flow Optimization.

• Redefined carrier development and management• Implemented scorecards, relationship management, development plan• Crafted and executed inaugural Carrier Summit

• Re-engineered Tempur-Pedic’s home delivery network. Shifted from a non-asset to asset based carrier management program• Renegotiated ocean contracts• Managed project for analysis and ultimate outsource of dedicated fleet solution • Managed project of network integration and transformation with Tempur-Pedic’s acquisition of Sealy. Outsourced analysis to Chainalytics. • Strategic design and implementation of merge and consolidation of Tempur-Pedic and Sealy to provide single source deliveries. Improved customer interaction and ease of doing business while reducing logistics costs.

Market assessment and evaluation for cargo imports and exports

Manager - Logistics and Procurement, High Point, NC March 2000 - November 2001• Negotiated logistics related contracts (ocean freight, small parcel, TL/LTL, third party warehousing) supporting 10 operating divisions• Increased revenue opportunity by installing home delivery service• Rationalized supplier base and formed strategic business partnerships with existing key vendors• Developed company wide logistics strategy with corporate executives and division management across 10 operating divisions• Launched a national core carrier program• Established EDI connectivity with key carriers for tracking and payment purposes• Standardized contracts and initiated web enabled viewing of rates and terms

Global Account Executive, Charlotte, NC July 1999 - March 2000• Negotiated contracts and increased Sales 20% within eight months • Managed regional review of customer base to identify national and regional key account status• Assisted customers with Asian sourcing and beneficial buying term changes to achieve cost reductions• Improved productivity through customer education about Internet and EDI business tools• Identified optimal transportation methods to meet demand, improve cycle time, and reduce cost• Developed forecasts with customers to manage peak shipping season expectations• Led sales team in achieving regional sales goalsAccount Executive - Latin America Market, Los Angeles, CA June 1997 - July 1999• Integral involvement in U.S. West Coast to Latin America ocean transportation service development• Increased Latin America market by a record 28%• Developed and executed market surveys to identify trade lanes necessary to support growth in Latin America• Helped customer consolidate operation/manufacturing from U.S. and Asia to Latin America• Educated regional sales team about Latin America services to increase same customer salesMaersk International Shipping Education (MISE) Manager-in-Training July 1994 - June 1997Graduate of the Maersk International Shipping Education (M.I.S.E.), a three-year management trainee program comprising foreign and domestic assignments providing extensive knowledge in International Trade, Supply Chain Management, Maritime Law, Economics, Vessel Productivity, and Foreign Language (Spanish). Positions consisted of Sales Coordinator in Los Angeles, CA, Human Resource Coordinator in Madison, NJ, Customer Service Representative in Alicante, Spain and Capacity Management Analyst in Madison, NJ. Upon completion, was promoted to sales support and then territory sales responsibility.