Strategy & Operations Consultant, specializing in large-scale strategy and operations transformation and implementation projects.I bring 13+ years of strategy and operations experience, especially in supply chain management, from the Defense, Healthcare, and Financial Services industries. I'm excited to serve my clients as a multi-industry strategy and operations expert.

Rank: Lieutenant Junior Grade (O-2) U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Officer serving as Reserve Officer-in-Charge, Incident Management Division, Sector North Carolina in Wilmington, NC.

Director of the Supply Chain Business Office at Ally, an industry-leading digital-first financial services organization. Served as de facto Chief of Staff and key corporate-level supply chain stakeholder in multiple capacities, including cross-functional project execution, transformational strategy development and execution, and process improvement initiatives, with keen focus on improving the efficiency of Ally's strategic sourcing activities.Notable accomplishments include:• Successfully managed $10M+ departmental budget and cost management programs while consistently beating budget expectations by an average of $500k/yr.• Led the efficient and successful supply chain integration of Fair Square Financial (now Ally Credit Card) into Ally from December 2021 - December 2022, becoming one of the first workstreams to complete integration while experiencing no operational degradation and building strong relationships with our new team members.• Created, implemented and managed staff training and development programs, organizational transformation and improvement programs and overall supply chain governance forums/administration programs.• Led Ally Supply Chain's successful completion of an FRB regulatory exam in 2022, resulting in a satisfactory rating with no findings or issues.• Led team member engagement activities throughout Ally Supply Chain organization and organize team enrichment programs, social engagement/volunteering events, and process improvement and innovation initiatives. This included a total of 62 learning sessions, 28 social engagement/volunteering events, and the implementation of 13 process improvement projects over a 2-year period.

Director of supply chain operations and enterprise inventory planning for Novant Health, an industry-leading integrated delivery network (IDN) healthcare system in the southeastern United States. Serving as director/key executive stakeholder in multiple capacities, from inventory control and planning to building and directing Novant Health's nation-leading non-acute supply chain processes. Notable accomplishments include:• Director of 100,000 square foot centralized distribution center responsible for supplying 15 hospitals, 12 outpatient surgery centers and 600+ clinics in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, with average on-hand inventory valuation of $20 million.• Director of Non-Acute Supply Chain, working across all aspects of the health system to design, build, develop, and execute supply chain and logistics operations to the 600+ clinics within the Novant Health Medical Group (NHMG). • Constructed a non-acute supply chain program from the ground up, leveraging internal sourcing/contracting/inventory/distribution measures to maximize efficiency and minimize cost, while promoting process and product standardization; resulted in $6M+ in savings from operational efficiency between 2018-2021.• In total, responsible for maintaining, planning, and supplying healthcare inventory totaling over $100 million across the entirety of Novant Health's operational footprint, in both acute and non-acute facilities.• Wrote, tested, refined, and implemented the Novant Health Supply Chain Business Continuity Plan (BCP), the keystone emergency preparedness plan for all supply chain operations within the health system. Tested in real-world conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as multiple hurricanes. Serving as lead logistics planner on the Novant Health Corporate Incident Command Team.

Responsibilities included forecasting, coordinating, and facilitating all materiel requirements for a 75-bed acute care facility, promoting logistical efficiency and financial leanness in a dynamic, high-demand environment, and providing all logistical support required to clinical partners across a 200-mile operational area encompassing one acute care center and fifteen clinics. Notable accomplishments include:• Identified, developed, and assisted in the implemented a new linen contract for an acute care facility, facilitating the successful transition of a $500,000 linen contract from one vendor to another, while de-conflicting the seamless integration of new product.• Served as the chairman of the Internal Communications Committee, and planned, coordinated, and executed the implementation of a digital communications campaign, consisting of 10 monitors, new information technology architecture, and a real-time communications program, valued at over $250,000. This program was developed in coordination with the Corporate Marketing department, and served as the spearhead project for future implementation throughout the rest of the healthcare system.• Served as subject matter expert for supply chain/logistics planning and coordination on the leadership staff of the acute care facility, while facilitating the continuous, replenished stocking of 5,000 different medical items in 50 different stock locations, with a total inventory value of $5 million.• Successfully counted and accounted for 1,996 unique items (34,596 total counted items) totaling $1.3 million, with a 0% error rate, during the 2016 annual surgical services supply inventory, dropping $10,000+ from inventory stock while supporting an average of (35) more cases per week from the previous year.• Developed the standard operating procedure (SOP) for all Supply Chain personnel to utilize throughout the Novant Health system.

Rank: Captain (O-3)Responsibilities included planning and synchronizing logistics operations with adjacent units within 2d Marine Logistics Group, Camp Lejeune, NC. Additionally tasked with serving as Officer-in-Charge of all command and control aspects of logistics operations and exercises conducted within 2d Marine Logistics Group. Attained the rank of Captain prior to honorable discharge. Notable accomplishments include:• Served as Officer-in-Charge of four command and control exercises, overseeing the execution of 59 logistics distribution line-hauling and air freight operations, totaling the delivery of 270 personnel, 1,922 units of cargo, and 87 vehicles from Camp Lejeune, NC to Twentynine Palms, CA. • Led and organized 52 operational synchronization conferences in support of logistical acquisition, distribution, and throughput operations.• Served as subject matter expert and lead planner for dozens of supply chain management conferences in support of distribution and throughput operations.• Developed, planned, and executed all training and real-world operations for a logistics regiment comprised of 2,500+ Marines.

Rank: First Lieutenant (O-2)Responsibilities included planning, managing, and coordinate all throughput operations and training, to include planning for short-term and long-term operations, in a collaborative environment. I was additionally tasked with serving as the subject matter expert/lead planner for throughput/supply chain management operations through multiple modes and nodes of logistics, to include beach, port, air, and railhead operations. Notable accomplishments include:• Planned and executed seven throughput operations, 42 helicopter lift operations, and the largest throughput operation aboard Camp Lejeune in 40 years. • Received, accounted for, and processed 1,583 personnel, 2,722 units of cargo, and 980 vehicles from 22 different ships and 21 different helicopters during throughput operations.• Served lead throughput planner for 2d Marine Logistics group; led and coordinated cross-functional teams at multiple planning conferences at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, VA.• Developed and wrote a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for throughput operations for 2d Marine Logistics Group, an organization comprising 10,000+ Marines.

Rank: First Lieutenant (O-2)Responsibilities included advising the 31st Georgian Light Infantry Battalion logistics staff in order to successfully execute all functions of logistics during combat deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. I was additionally tasked with accounting for, maintaining, and distributing all equipment utilized during combat deployment, and serving as supply chain manager for the planning and execution of the retrograde of equipment and personnel from Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, in support of the draw-down of coalition forces. Notable accomplishments include:• Properly accounted for and maintained approximately $6 million worth of equipment utilized in support of combat operations.• Coordinated and executed the retrograde of over $10 million worth of equipment from Afghanistan due to the mandated draw-down of forces.• Provided interpretive services between the Georgian Battalion and Marines due to fluency in Russian language.• Led 32 combat patrols supporting tactical and strategic objects of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Rank: Second Lieutenant (O-1)Responsibilities included supervising the planning and execution of platoon missions including helicopter lift operations, Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Groups, and beach, port and railhead throughput operations. In addition, responsible for maintaining the good order, discipline and training of a platoon consisting of 80 Marines. Notable accomplishments include:• Served as Officer-in-Charge of throughput operation during the offload of the 24 Marine Expeditionary Unit upon returning from deployment. Received, accounted for, and processed 804 personnel and 231 units of cargo, debarked from 3 different ships, at an established beachhead logistics node.• Supervised 24 helicopter lift operations on Camp Lejeune, NC.• Served as Officer-in-Charge of throughput operation for a deployment to Africa. Received, accounted for, and loaded 87 personnel and 130 units of cargo onto two different ships at Morehead City Port, NC.• Accounted for and maintained an equipment portfolio valued at $500,000 for throughput operations.