As the CEO of Old Mill Building Products, I am passionate about driving innovation and growth within the building materials industry. With over 15 years of experience in leadership roles, I have a proven track record of leading teams to success, enhancing operational efficiency, and delivering exceptional results. My leadership philosophy is centered around empowering my team, fostering a culture of collaboration, and continually pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.At Old Mill Building Products, we are committed to providing high-quality, sustainable building materials that meet the needs of modern construction. Under my leadership, we have expanded our product offerings, entered new markets, and strengthened our reputation as a trusted partner in the industry.I am dedicated to staying ahead of industry trends, leveraging cutting-edge technology, and building strong relationships with our customers and partners. My goal is to ensure that Old Mill Building Products continues to set the standard for excellence in our field.

I earned my latest promotion to vice president and general manager after initiating my earlier vice president role and expanding my oversight within the executive team. As a technical services and manufacturing leader, I have developed a strong relationship with our executive board. Our executive board members have come to trust my particular brand of accountability, ownership, and business insight, giving my research and recommendations a great deal of weight in vetting and approving strategic moves.Because our specialized mechanical, technology, and safety products manufacturing and services organization is private-equity owned, I have been invited to navigate the complexities of these relationships and to contribute to the board’s strategy with respect to ownership.Currently, I oversee our strategy, P&L, and all functions of a $20M after-market services business unit, including finance / budgeting, new product development, sales / revenue, operations / profitability, culture / teams, and marketing / advertising. Mentoring each team member individually and engaging a strong team orientation has definitely improved morale and sense of optimism as we have developed new technical products and services.The breadth of my contributions has expanded considerably over my prior executive role. Recent successes have included developing a new productized service from an idea and bootstrap funding into double-digit growth. This and a number of other initiatives in advertising and marketing, plus savvy management of our ecommerce platform, catapulted our profitability into double digits as well. The successes I and our executive team have realized have been exciting, and shifting our approaches to a changing market have elevated our profile within our space.

I launched the procurement and sourcing function, pioneering first the director, then the vice president of supply chain and operations positions, leading a team of 80 with 8 direct reports. Sponsoring this large team in a quality-driven technical services and manufacturing business, I established the strategy for sourcing, demand planning, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, and quality, working directly with our executive team. The program yielded a well-trained, engaged, and highly professionalized procurement team whose programs aligned with our larger operational and financial strategies.As I was originating these two positions, I set up the plan, core programs, policies, and roadmaps for success for our procurement and operations functions. Uniting these two organizations, I provided the strategy for and delivered on the company’s largest order to date. By sourcing the right vendors and clearing roadblocks to manufacturing according to our customer’s need and timeframe, we saved 6 figures of cost and continued to service our ongoing customers as well.In addition to directly serving revenue goals, I also strategized to address our ongoing cost control programs. I led a strategic program to optimize and consolidate our vendors, which saved millions and aligned our procurement strategy to executive targets. At the same time, we rethought our inventory management, optimizing our on-hand inventory and instituting a just-in-time approach for some of our manufacturing. This hybrid approach enabled us to serve customers efficiently and profitably.Finally, and perhaps most importantly, our operational quality program delivered 1M man-hours with no lost time incidents. Our safety culture continues to be paramount, and our measurable improvements have cut our insurance costs by 6 figures annually.

As a global sourcing strategist, I earned 2 promotions in three years, ultimately overseeing a team of four strategic sourcing specialists overseeing an 8-digit procurement program across 100+ countries. Our global oversight included North America, South America, Europe / Africa, and Asia Pacific. One of the best parts of my role involved traveling to many of these regions to work directly with the team to ensure they felt connected and our overall procurement and sourcing goals aligned with corporate strategy. Also crucial to our success was my direct engagement with our local operations leadership, which helped us understand their needs. Thus, our team regularly negotiated for corporate services (including finance, legal, IT, and human resources) and managed contracts for vendor relationships with IP attorneys, banks, global travel agencies, IT consultancies, and software providers.Always a partner to our executive teams, I collaborated with senior executives to identify ways to support their goals, then effectively utilize resources and rationalize our vendor base. Furthermore, I regularly negotiated with vendors and providers to save multiple millions of dollars on resources including commodities and our Oracle ERP.Notably, I had a very positive experience negotiating in Spanish with one of our most important Chilean vendors; we navigated the acquisition (M&A strategy) of that business, which saved us millions overall.

Senior Consultant, Protiviti Consulting, Salt Lake City, UT. I managed a portfolio of 5 clients in diverse industries and teams leading engagements up to 3 years in data analytics, business process improvements, licensing reviews, fraud assessments, IPO readiness, SEC compliance, and internal audits.

Worked with CEO of holding company for multiple B2B, B2C, and ecommerce businesses. As a C-suite operations executive, I contributed to +15% revenues and helped to facilitate the due diligence and sale of the company.