Name Your Game, Inc. is a custom apparel company serving Los Angeles and the surrounding areas since 1990. We specialize in designing, silk screen, embroidery, digitalization, tackle twill, chenille, chain stitch, heat press and transfers. We're experts in customizing Greek wear, letterman jackets, hats, bags, shirts, jackets, uniforms, vests, patches, jerseys, sweatshirts and gifts. We've been a certified preferred vendor for the cities of Long Beach and Signal Hill for the past 30 years. Our quality, customer service, price and loyalty are the reason we've been in business since 1990. Customers we service are; Long Beach State, Fear of God, Nike, Will and Jada Smith, Owl Creative Holdings, Diesel, Snoop Dogg, Grace, Steve Lacy, Travis Scott, Phillips 66, Pro Safety, Envent, Long Beach Little League, Long Beach police, fire, oil and gas departments, Long Beach City College, High School, Torrance Police Department, Los Alamitos High School, El Camino Police Department, Long Beach Yacht Club, Seal Beach Yacht Club, Navy Yacht Club, City of Commerce, Los Angeles Tower and many more. Check out my website at www.nameyourgame.net.

Conceptualized and launched start-up business, expanding to 40+ locations nationally with 80+ employees. Direct and lead all operations with P&L responsibility for full-scale growth. Hands-on management of sales, marketing, accounting, materials, procurement, strategic sourcing, planning, logistics, contracts, LTA’s, production, operations, customer service, coordinating, scheduling, hiring, and training. Negotiated national contracts with Hertz Global Holdings Inc., PPG Industries, Inc., PODS LLC and Single Source, Inc. Incorporate policies, procedures and compliant with OSHA and AQMD across all locations. ♣ Achieved over $5M in revenue within 6 years; reduced product cost 40% through strategic sourcing with key suppliers.♣ Negotiated and secured Long Term Agreements with Hertz/ Dollar Thrifty which increased gross revenue by $4.5M.♣ Purchase $1.2 million in annual spend; reduce on-time delivery to 1 day using Kanban's and VMI’s to manage inventory; develop and implement onsite training program, resulting in 75% decrease in poor quality returns.

Led direction for all core operations functional areas in California and Mexico including Production Planning, Master Scheduling, Purchasing, Materials, Logistics, Inventory, Warehouse and Strategic Sourcing with $64M annual budget. Led SAP implementation for Mexico and CA facilities. Managed 67 reports (4 direct and 63 in-direct). ♣ Netted $4.2M cost savings through strategic sourcing; decreased past due orders by $4M by incorporating Kanban’s, VMI’s which reduced supplier lead times by 35% and increased on-time delivery by over 25% in less than 6 months.♣ Slashed inventory $8M by selling/ recycling obsolete materials and incorporating JIT; Achieved $3M is cost saving by successfully transferring 3 major product lines to Mexico.♣ Reduced overhead by 20% by redesigning and reconfiguring SAP throughout operations.

Directed cross-functional staff consisting of Production Planning, Master Scheduling, Forecasting, Logistics, Inventory Control, Warehouse Management, Order Management, and S&OP personnel. Managed P&L and annual budget of $10 million. Created and implemented 3-Year Strategic Plan. Responsible for SAP ERP implementation project, resulting in 30% overhead cost savings. Managed 40 reports (7 direct and 33 in-direct).♣ Reduced inventory by $46M, increased inventory turns seven times annually and achieved 99% cycle count accuracy by selling, recycling obsolete materials, adjusting systematic errors, incorporate JIT methodology throughout purchasing and the warehouse. ♣ Achieved 99% deliverability within 180 days by setting up Kanban’s, VMI’s, and reducing lead times; increased production capacity 51% by combining two production facilities into one, incorporated Six Sigma methodology, 6S, Value Stream Mapping, Cause and Effect throughout the production floor.♣ Championed Six Sigma projects throughout operations achieving $1.2M cost savings; increased throughput 65% processing orders throughout the warehouse by reconfiguring the layout using Six Sigma methodology. ♣ Reduced freight, rail, vessel and air costs by 30% by negotiating Long Term Agreements (LTA’s).

Responsible for leading, directing Production Planning, Master Scheduling, Forecasting, S&OP, P&L and SAP redesign/ reconfigure. Managed annual budget $3.5M, 5 direct reports and reducing expenses $350K by implementing Six Sigma methodology. Created and implemented 3-Year Strategic Plan and S&OP resulted 53% increase in forecast accuracy. ♣ Reduced overhead 25% by redesigning and reconfiguring SAP throughout operations; Increased efficiency 20% through teaching, training SAP users easier and more efficient ways to manage, change, create and process orders.♣ Achieved 20% on-time delivery improvements by cleaning up the BOMs, item master file and lead time within SAP

Responsible for all phases of SAP software lifecycle management including development, integration, analysis. Provided ongoing support to assist clients with operations optimization throughout Europe. Developed and defined requirements for SAP R/3 Service Management. Liaised with ABAP, BW, web developers, project managers, customers and end users to finalize design requirements.

Led team in implementing Integrated Product Delivery and Support (IPDS) to support development of products resulting in reduced defects and increased quality and reliability. Transitioned new products to production. Worked closely with engineering to ensure blue prints met customer requirements. Developed and maintained Bill of Material and Item Master file within MACPAC. Developed and maintained plans consistent with the Master Production.