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Hood River, OR, US

London, England, GB

Drive innovation research and advisory services to accelerate supply chain transformations for Global 500 C-Level Supply Chain leaders representing $1T in global spend. Sharp focus on digitization and decarbonization as dual sources of competitive supply chain advantage. Currently leading research and practitioner working groups focused on accelerating.

Fall 2022 Project: Retained by COO and IBP lead of $6B iconic global fashion brand to define and activate a global-scale Integrated Business Planning (IBP) transformation. In under 90 days, set 3-year strategy and execution plan, defined, structured, and launched 9 transformation workstreams, and instituted and operationalized first-ever C-suite IBP.

Portland, OR, US

Tapped by founding team to lead scale-up of mission-first fashion brand and a global vertically integrated Fair Trade-certified supply chain; drove breakthrough circular business model innovation while achieving 80% sales CAGR in year one of global pandemic. Launched world's first closed-loop direct sales model, doubling seller productivity while keeping.

Co-founded angel-backed startup disrupting luxury apparel industry with breakthrough product and supply chain that bypasses traditional constraints on price/performance and closes the loop on product waste.

Stamford, CT, US

Defined supply chain innovation agenda for Fortune 50 COOs.

Berkeley, California, US

Set and activated initial scale-up strategy for leading venture-funded bio-textile company. Co-secured $123M Series D investment, recruited world-class technology team; deployed full suite of foundational systems, business processes, and analytics in under nine months.

Beaverton, OR, US

Built, executed integrated supply chain strategy for Nike’s $8B global direct to consumer business. Enabled sustained 55+% annual revenue growth in Nike’s global e-commerce business in midst of rapid re-engineering effort at 3M square foot North America distribution center.

Beaverton, OR, US

Designed and operated global integrated business planning process for the senior executive team at Nike, Inc. Created early warning system that enabled 6+ months faster and more coordinated response time against gaps and opportunities in top line sales, margin, and inventory risk.

Beaverton, OR, US

Led all demand forecasting and buying for Nike's $6B European geography. Oversaw, developed, managed 100-person supply chain planning organization and drove associated innovation agenda.

Beaverton, OR, US

Boston, MA, US

Boutique research and advisory firm focused on supply chain innovation, acquired by Gartner in 2009. Conducted, delivered independent, leading-edge research to Fortune 1000 clients on disruptive supply chain trends, benchmarks and advised on immediate breakthrough opportunities. Hand-picked by Samsung COO to facilitate development of operations strategy.

Brighton, MA, US

Drove global supply chain vision and strategy and U.S. order flow tactics for $1.5 billion maker of athletic footwear and apparel. Led all supporting team and technology decisions. Delivered 65% global cycle time reduction and 50% operating profit improvement.

Vendor of new breed of retail supply chain optimization solution that automated and profit-optimized global S&OP processes for short lifecycle trend-driven businesses. Led end-to-end go-to-market planning and execution. Listed by National Retail Federation as one of "5 Companies to Watch."

Co-founded multi-channel retailer of women's activewear with Women's brand director from Nike. Led e-commerce store and general company operations. Wrote original business plan, raised original venture round of $7.5 million, and oversaw growth from zero to 90 employees in 18 months. Company currently a highly successful, rapidly growing 25-store retail.

Santa Clara, California, US

Managed and led the search for new businesses for Intel's New Business Group. Co-led re-entry into group videoconferencing systems market. Brought group from #7 to #3 market share in space of 90 days. Secured 5 patents for conference room collaboration solutions. Led divisional search for new ventures to leverage core assets of the Intel Architecture Labs..

Mba, General Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences