Nothing inspires me more than taking on a new challenge and seeing it through to resolution! Challenges provide growing experiences and I take advantage of them to build upon a company’s corporate vision and deliver top and bottom-line results. During my career, I’ve been selected to turn concepts into viable business opportunities and build and strengthen operations based on ability to quickly learn new businesses or markets, assess opportunities and make the leap to close gaps in achieving goals. ✔ I pride myself in being recognized as a transformational leader. My ability to interact and communicate across levels, create highly motivated teams, build strong relationships and become a trusted resource in delivering results; are traits that have helped me through the years. ✔ International experiences provided an understanding of what drives global growth (culture, government, and climate). Establishing suppliers, engineering, R&D, manufacturing and distribution centers across countries, taught me lessons in international regulations and business development. Key Results: ★ Global end-to-end supply chain - secured $750MM+ in multiyear supply contract, managing $490MM annual spend, reducing distribution cost by 70%.★ Established and grew operational footprint globally; concurrently managed performance of 12 plants, increasing operating incomes by 15%+.★ Designed robust S&OP and scalable business processes – leveraged Six Sigma LEAN and VAVE to introduce best practices in supply chain, product design and manufacturing operations; deliver savings and achieve speed to market. ✔ In-depth expertise in managing operations, including manufacturing, plant startups, engineering, quality, product management; and expertise in building integrated supply chain solutions. Strengths Include: P&L Ownership │ Change Management │ Strategic Planning │Strategy Development & Execution │ Operational Excellence │ Supply Chain Management │ Business Process Reengineering