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Duluth, Georgia, United States

Duluth, Georgia, United States

While wearing dual hats as the General Manager of Morris Products, I took over leadership of this division that spans Generator, Utilities, OEM, Motor Shops, Appliance, Solar, Commercial Sales and more – and am leading a strategy to achieve our 2023 growth goals and beyond.

Duluth, Georgia, United States

I delivered on organic growth goals and ensured customer satisfaction in the wake of the company’s Packard acquisition and integration.

Queensbury, Ny

I lead a trusted, high-performance business that has executed a successful year over year growth strategy. The results have included hyper revenue and EBITDA growth. We’re proud of our reputation as highly reliable amongst customers in the Electrical products industry, primarily focused on selling through wholesalers. With an industry-best service organization, we help our customers win through same-day/next-day delivery and rapid responsiveness.I credit this success to a focus on maturing our organization and instituting best practices and processes for world-class supply chain, operations, finance, sales and product portfolio management. During my tenure as the General Manager of Morris Products, I’ve concurrently served as the GM of additional divisions.

Syracuse, New York, United States

Promoted from Associate to Product Line Manager within the year managing 50% of the Crouse-Hinds Division’s most profitable portfolio, I led a team, drove double-digit YOY growth and product innovation for this explosion-proof electrical equipment manufacturer. ⏩ HIGHLIGHTS✓ Introduced commodities insights providing North American Sales teams a competitive edge. ✓ Shortened product lifecycle 50% enabling 2X product launches that outpaced competition in industry requiring rapid innovation in response to 3-year product lifespans. ✓ Defined multigenerational product plans, scope, resource allocation and budgeting.

Syracuse, New York Area

Syracuse, New York, United States

I oversaw sourcing for the Crouse-Hinds division’s New Product Development for one year and then replicated its success in Electronics – reigning in costs and upending decades of precedent to give Strategic Sourcing a seat at the table with earned recognition of Supply Chain as a valued Engineering partner. ⏩ NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTS✓ Achieved cost targets and improved time to market through global collaboration across Engineering, Marketing, Certifications and Logistics. ✓ Preserved supplier relationships while transitioning tooling program in-house to newly-established plant in China. ✓ Expanded Operating working capital by negotiating favorable supplier payment terms and implementing a Vendor Finance program in partnership with Wells Fargo.⏩ ELECTRONICS SOURCING HIGHLIGHTS✓ Improved gross margins 9%.✓ Established supplier diversification as a best practice.

Victor, New York, United States

Returning to the US, I was recruited based on my Chinese manufacturing experience with revamping this global crane manufacturer’s first Chinese facility to support its entry into the Asian market.I hired an Operations Manager in China and implemented 5S and Lean principles. By the time I left, Gorbel’s business in China was a multimillion-dollar success and evolved to account for 1/5 of all components used by US Product Development. ⏩HIGHLIGHTS✓ Delivered 35-40%/component manufacturing savings✓ Reduced global shipping 25% ✓ Instituted operational best practices including site auditing, product and material testing, vendor standards, supplier monitoring and competitive analysis. ✓ Negotiated contracts with 3% annual cost reductions and SLAs for on-time vendor delivery. ✓ Built a Kanban framework that ensured vendors retained 30 days of inventory onsite.

Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area; Beijing, China

With just $500 in start-up capital, I co-launched a private-label accessory manufacturer that grew to $300K annually with 90% gross margin and a 90% sales close-rate.I shepherded our exit by overseeing our sales to an interested competitor. I credit this role with cementing my talent for global sourcing, customer relationship management and an understanding of the ins and outs of manufacturing in China.

Masters, Mandarin And Economics

I graduated fluent in Mandarin – capable of translating complex economic studies and holding conversations.

Mba, Business

Bfa, Theatre Arts