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Tampa, Fl, Us

Supplying material nationally to the lighting, energy services, and roadway construction markets through technical value and superior service

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Responsible for all aspects of commercial, sales, operations, supply chain, and P&L activity for an electrical distribution branch. Managed a team of 15 people. Led efforts to grow sales and profitability. Acted as senior business leader for trade area.Key accomplishments:o Redefined the branch’s commercial and operational strategy, driving sales growth and profitability improvemento Received 2014 Rexel Holdings USA CEO Award for playing a lead commercial role in securing a $200MM customer contracto Received 2013 Productivity Award for having the highest sales relative to personnel costs among all Gexpro brancheso Finished each year as one of the top performing branches in Gexpro’s Southeast Region

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Managed the supply chain network for an electrical distribution branch. Responsible for warehouse, transportation, order fulfillment, and P&L activity; inventory, asset, facility, and EHS management; sourcing, purchasing, and inventory planning; customer and supplier relationship management. Supervised 5 direct reports. Led efforts to optimize operating expenses, commodity SKU costs, and trade working capital in order to maximize profit and cash flow while maintaining high customer service levels. Key accomplishments:o Increased gross profit dollars 22% o Reduced operating expenses as a percent of sales 170 bpso Grew EBITA dollars 160%o Lowered field trade working capital as a percent of sales 130 bps

Responsible for supply chain management programs for OEM customer accounts totaling $4MM in annual sales. Managed customer and domestic/international supplier relationships, as well as internal cross-functional teams. Accountable for sales, gross margin, order fulfillment, material requirements planning, logistics, sourcing, inventory, and business development.Key accomplishments:o Secured $450K in discrete, incremental sales Q3 of 2009 to offset slowdown in production volume and exceed sales targeto Selected by Division President to lead a multiple site start-up program of over 1,500 SKUs

Graduate of a 2-year rotational leadership development program from a distribution business that specializes in providing supply chain solutions for large OEMs.1st Rotation: Customer Quality & Process Improvement Specialist2nd Rotation: Supplier Quality Engineer3rd Rotation: Site Operations Leader

Managed general operations of a 20,000 square foot start-up distribution warehouse with over $1MM in inventory. Oversaw a warehouse and inspection team of 4-5 people. Optimized throughput by working with suppliers to improve product packaging at zero cost. Led a cost savings initiative that improved personnel allocation, resulting in annual savings of $35K. Shipped 45,000+ lines worldwide. Achieved 100% on-time delivery with zero quality control escapes.

Led the process and part qualification that allowed the business unit to secure a new $8MM global account. Created an electronic workflow to better streamline first article inspection and the production part approval process. Improved domestic and international supplier quality management by creating an electronic supplier audit matrix and database.

Formally investigated corrective action requests issued by OEM customers on vendor managed inventory programs. Managed the business unit’s electronic quality management system. Created and implemented a strategy to reduce cost of poor quality, which yielded a net annualized reduction of $48K in customer returns.

Msom, Industrial Management

Master of Science in Operations Management degree with a focus area designation in Industrial Management

Ba, Political Science, Public Administration, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Student Body President and University Board of Trustee Member (2005-2006), Sigma Alpha EpsilonBachelor of Arts.