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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

A 30+ year old industrial distributor that is a subsidiary of the Misumi Group, a $3.4 Billion-dollar international automation distributor, based in Tokyo, Japan: $800 million annual sales Defined the strategic sourcing process based on McKinsey & Co. model best practices. Established supply base of manufacturing partners for Special-Item-Quotation items.  Built a network of Make-To-Order suppliers with three-day manufacturing order fulfillment performance.  Performed on-site supplier inspections, audits, and reviews within the US, Japan, and China. Trained suppliers on Lean and Six Sigma best practices.

Mount Prospect, Il

A 96+ year old solar engineering equipment manufacturer owned by a $5 billion-dollar international manufacturing conglomerate with 90+ business units named Ametek: $100 million annual sales $2.5+ million dollars of annual cost savings projects for five continuous years.  500+ items across several commodities internationally sourced. 250+ custom items sourced during New Product Development sourcing project.  Transferred two CAPEX equipment products production operations from Germany to Shanghai. Managed $10 million dollars of annual spend between 5 commodities and 30+ suppliers.  $400K in logistics savings in one year with ongoing savings and improvements.

Responsible for all purchasing, inbound freight, engineering support, and inventory management.* Main point of contact for all oversea vendors.* Created spreadsheets and tracking for the remote production process between multiple vendors.* MRP and inventory system review and maintenance.

Lincolnwood, Illinois

A privately held 95+ year old building services contractor: $400 million annual sales Responsible for vendors ($45 Mil/yr.), capital eqt. ($10 Mil/yr.), facility operations ($800K/yr.), and fleet oversight ($300K/yr.). Oversaw purchasing, A/P, capital equipment, the company fleet, facility operations, and warehouse staff.  Consolidated local supply vendors from 68 to 32 (53%) while reducing overall supply costs by 8%.  Scaled the purchasing staff and operations for a 40% growth jump in 12 months.

Chicago, Il

A privately held 76+ year old lighting manufacturer: $50 million annual sales Oversaw the entire supply chain including the production line, inventory, shipping, and purchasing.  80% – 90% reduced production times and work in process amounts. 46% reduced inventory levels over two years with 200 – 300% increased inventory turns  23% reduced freight costs ($345,000 annually).  3.45% ($245,000) reduced inventory value with transition to a consignment style inventory.

Downers Grove, Il

A privately held transportation company: $2 million annual sales, 15 contractors, servicing the Chicagoland area.*Owned several limousines and operated them with Best Limousine. *Average yearly sales were $1.6M/yr. *Oversaw equipment repairs averaging $90K/yr. *Grew sales volume by 15% a year for three years. *Being an entrepreneur in the travel and transportation industry during the lean times following September 11th strengthened my resourcefulness, organizational skills, time management abilities, and personal motivation.

Greater Milwaukee Area

A privately held sales distributorship for the state of Wisconsin: $4.8 million annual sales, 15 employees, statewide territory. *Focused on clients in the telecommunications and technology industries, including AT&T and DirecTV. *Grew the company to $4.8 M in sales a year, increasing sales growth by an average of 18% a year for four years. *Hired and trained a staff of fifteen sales people and approximately twenty contractors. *Presented at three national conventions. *Negotiated regional programs for events and sales support companies establishing two new programs.

Bensenville, Il

A privately held commercial and residential electrician: $5 million in annual sales, 10 employees, northern Illinois operations.*Performed electrical installations in commercial and residential settings. *Oversaw electrical projects from design, installation, inspection, and final approval.

Addison, Il

A privately held auto electronics re-manufacturer: $100 million in annual sales, 500 employees, upper Midwest operations.*Performed the purchasing operations and inventory management of a 15 location, multi-state company. *Average daily spend was $120,000 with an average operating inventory of $20 million dollars. *Reduced the overall inventory value by 8% ($560,000 reduction). *Started with the company as a parts clerk and was promoted through shipping, inventory control, and a purchasing agent.

Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt Certification, Lean And Six Sigma Business Methodolgies

Bachelors Of Arts, Business, Media Production

Activities and Societies: Graduated with Honors