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Delaware, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Launched a successful business from concept, secured funding through investor presentations and financial institutions. Raised over $1.5M in Private Equity funds and $2.5M in debt financing to fuel business growth.• Grew revenue from $2M in 2020 to $8.3M in 2022 and earned a place on the 2022 INC 5000 list.• Organized the opening of seven new brewpubs between July 2020 and August 2023. Shared responsibilities included project management, marketing plan, conceptual design, menu development, budget creation, value engineering, and launch.• Created and executed a business strategy that positioned the company as a key player in the competitive Ohio craft beer market, leading to significant revenue growth.• Hired and trained qualified individuals for management, production, and sales who shared the same passion for craft beer and customer focused vision of North High Brewing.• Responsible for overseeing daily brewery operations, and managed a production schedule to meet distributor, brewpub, and customer demand.• Successfully navigated distributor relationships in three states and self-distribution to five brewpubs minimizing out-of-stock occurrences and maintaining an optimal inventory level. • Ensured customer expectations were met through a Quality Assurance program. A detailed schedule of lab and sensory testing were designed to produce high standards and prevent product recall.• Developed and maintained strong supplier relationships, ensuring timely procurement of ingredients and materials.• Managed difficult supply chain issues due to COVID-19, specifically aluminum can industry disruption. Quickly pivoted to new suppliers with capacity to minimize out-of-stock occurrences. • Created cost savings through supplier negotiations and/or finding alternative supplier options who could provide the same quality product at a lower cost. One such change reduced the cost of aluminum cans by 22%.

East Liberty, Ohio

Team lead responsible for managing a project from design through development and testing with nine departments; technical responsibilities included business planning, budget forecasting, design confirmation, process modeling, cross model comparisons, competitor reviews, counter measure implementation, vehicle testing, reporting, and project summarizationPerform prototype design studies to find part interferences, manufacturing concerns, cost saving opportunities, and vehicle quality improvements; one such cost savings opportunity discovered will save Honda $1.1M per year for five yearsManage and direct multiple system tests; Water Leak and Thermal Cycle teams comprised of engineers from in-house departments test vehicles to find failures, develop counter measures in the testing environment, and report the most time and cost effective method to prevent future problems

Parts Quality - Marysville Motorcycle Plant Managed Honda's part suppliers and created business relationships with their representatives; was responsible for reporting defective parts received and collaborating with suppliers to prevent repeat occurrencesLed Supplier Improvement Project at two Honda part suppliers; improved quality through implementing best business practices, FIFO systems, quality controls, operator training, and process changes; successfully decreased number of defective parts, thus ultimately reducing future warranty claimsManaged multiple materials testing cycles; responsibilities included testing and analysis of new frame materials, performance stress testing, data collection and interpretation, and reportingHAM Team Challenge; led a team that designed a device to modify an assembly process, as a result, ergonomics improved from being hazardous to safe

Masters, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ASM International: Advanced Metallurgy, 3 Continuing Education Credits October 2007 Process Planning August 2007.