Senior Operations Manager for regional and national parts distribution centers leadership. 17 years of people, process, and policy leadership in warehouse, distribution, and fulfillment operations. Formal training in Lean, Kaizen, & OEM Manufacturing principles with strengths in autonomous robotics, systems, and developing talent. SME status in warehouse management systems (WMS) and a champion of digital advancements. Selected to lead facility to operational excellence and trusted to head major buildout and expansions. People and culture leader who expands, grows, and fulfills new demands while retaining top talent. Relationship based leader with a history of being chosen on personality as well as performance. Cross-training proponent who brings along even the most resistant individuals, through person-centered change management and one-to-one mentoring.Initiates continuous process improvement endeavors (CPI), and formalizes them into continuous improvement processes (CIP) that generate best practices projects at other PDCs, facilities, and sites. Industrious leader who understands the bigger picture, customer satisfaction, and commercial goals—with the capacity to provide operations support to business development. Experience in using AS400 based Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), APS HOST, and Teklogix IT equipment. High Technical acumen with operations experience, with considerable expertise in inventory management systems (IMS).