IPS Industries has been a leading global manufacturer in the packaging industry since 1985. Operating three strategically located distribution centers nationwide, IPS Industries is a minority owned and operated corporation, headquartered in Cerritos, CA.Our mission is to offer the most extensive line of high-quality packaging with service that exceeds every expectation and lowers the overall cost of ownership to our valued customers.Our product lines consist of customizable packaging for major retailers, supermarkets, restaurants, airlines, hotels, hospitals, and industrial sectors along with plastic solutions in the home improvement and automotive industries.On top of our commitment to providing quality solutions, IPS is also dedicated to making sure we continue to strive to bring new and innovative products to the plastics industry, along with offering sustainable packaging solutions that challenge each process of our supply chain to be energy efficient and on top of recycling practices.

• Conducted extensive market research on Automotive Aftermarket competitors and market trends in the Asian & Southeast Asian regions, enabling sales and purchasing managers to better strategize 2015 market entrances• Spearheaded trade show product launches (i.e. SEMA, NHS, PDCA) including budget review, event logistics, trade partner negotiations, brand marketing and networking, ultimately yielding over 350 business leads in 2 years• Published weekly and monthly analysis reports detailing fluctuations in raw material cost, identifying price trends and upcoming quarter projections to aid global sales teams in delivering informed quotes and pricing adjustments• Streamlined annual ocean freight carrier agreements and monthly amendments into a comprehensive log qualifying quick side by side landed rate comparisons for all contracted origin to destination combinations

• Managed over $10 million in sales/year as the lead contact and liaison between internal operations and sales teams for key industry and retail accounts including the Kimberly-Clark group, Wet Seal, 3M, and PPG Industries• Led multiple cross-team meetings with sales and supply chain to develop an improved Profits and Losses (P&L) portfolio that met Wet Seal’s fiscal budgeting demands while increasing company revenue by 15%• Specialized in distinct client-service projects ranging from over-seeing seasonal product launches to organizing and fulfilling vendor and manufacturer compliance standards in quality control, FDA registration, audits, CAP reports, etc.• Delivered comprehensive inventory reports to clients on a weekly and month-end basis to facilitate proactive and transparent distributor-client relationships; simultaneously monitoring and forecasting buying trends to prevent potential inventory gaps and logistical delays

• Expert at RFI/RFQ/RFP to purchase order fulfillment; launching products from design inception to mass production and import to door delivery• Quality control and analysis specialist; composed and executed CAP reports and co-devised the entire production qualification flow for Kimberly-Clark/ Halyard Health silicone corner protectors (IQ/ OQ/ PQ)• Cultivated strong partnerships with domestic and international vendors (specializing in China and Southeast Asia regions) to facilitate competitive cost negotiations and execute tight production timelines• Computed in-depth P&L cost analysis reports for 60+ accounts; regularly reviewed these reports with senior management to determine business margins and retail market values• Solid understanding of production flow and manufacturing processes, vesting a more productive procurement line with factories to optimize maximal return (establishing MOQ, capacity allocation, PO scheduling, container loading strategies, etc.)

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Researching the neuropsychology of bilingualism and its application to Alzheimer's diagnostic tests • Administered standardized and experimental tests to 1000+ research participants/year; analyzed research findings in weekly collaborative lab meetings with team members and leading professors• Contributed to the development and publishing of MINT (Multilingual Naming Test), an Alzheimer’s diagnostic test tailored to bilingual and multilingual prospective patients

The Scripps Research Institute is a nonprofit American medical research facility that focuses on research and education in the biomedical sciences.• Concentrated on the neurobiology and neuropsychopharmacology of drug abuse• Conducted behavioral experiments researching Nicotine abuse by observing affected stress and feeding patterns in laboratory rats to better explicate the neurobiological pathways involved in Nicotine addiction, tolerance, and withdrawal