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Irvington, New York, US

• Developed extensive Operations Manual for current and future operations of 50 acre greenhouse expansions in 5 states
• Negotiated corporate contracts to encompass volume discounts and to eliminate supply chain disruptions; estimated savings of $1.5M
• Measure the effectiveness of all internal and external processes to achieve 80% OEE on production and packaging operations across 6 sites
• Provided timely, accurate and complete performance and statistical reports on the operating condition of the company to achieve 99% order fulfilment

Satellite Beach, Florida, US

Run daily warehouse operations for order picking, inbound, and outbound deliveries. Implemented cross dock operation, streamlined labor force, stabilized inbound dock schedule, developed KPI for all positions. Implemented new warehouse configuration to optimize area and reduce cross-over functions in same areas.

Satellite Beach, Florida, US

Daily operations of a foam manufacturing warehouse. Planning per order, building orders, scheduling inbound/outbound shipments. Strategic planning for the production and storage areas of the warehouse as well as optimized equipment needs. Prioritized repairs and worked cross functionally with corporate and local maintenance. Assisted with the transition to.

Buffalo, NY, US

• Report to the VP of Supply Chain while overseeing 4 salaried direct reports, and 53 indirect reports across 3 facilities while based in a 50,000 square foot facility. Manage a full P&L of $4M/year.
• Major KPI’s include on-time dispatch, cases per hour, inventory accuracy, and turnover
• Increased on-time dispatch from 35% in 2018 to over 85% consistently
• Boosted cases per hour from 325 in 2018 to now above 425 consistently
• Grew pallets per hour from 10 in 2018 to 15-18 per hour consistently
• Decreased damage from $120k in 2018 to $44k in 2019

Hays, KS, US

Plan, organize, and teach a course aimed at 5S/Lean and how to incorporate into businessesInitiate interactive activities that further understanding and create a positive learning environmentEncourage students to achieve their goals through open communication, positive feedback, and support Apply active learning methods and utilize various instructional.

Satellite Beach, Florida, US

• Reported to the Division President while overseeing 10 salaried direct reports, 98 indirect reports, and 200 drivers in a 500,000 square foot facility. Managed a full P&L of $3M/year.
• Major KPI’s included cases per hour, OTIF, errors, damage, and customer service
• Increased cases per hour from 800 to 1000 cases per hour in 12 months through lean process tools
• Surpassed OTIF target of 97.7% by hitting 98.4%
• Achieved picking errors less than 0.08%
• Attained damage goal by hitting $8000/month vs goal of $12,000/month

Seattle, WA, US

• Reported to the Regional Manager while overseeing 6 salaried direct reports, 107 indirect reports, and 210 drivers in an 80,000 square foot facility. Managed a full P&L of $500,000/year.
• Major KPI’s included orders per hour, overtime, on-time delivery, cost, and delivery windows
• Increased orders picked per hour by 27%, with 99.7% route accuracy, through new layout and totes
• Surpassed overtime target of 15% by coming in below 10% YOY
• Achieved 98% on-time delivery
• Realized 98% same day delivery metric

Nashville, TN, US

• Reported to the Regional Operations Manager in an individual contributor role in a 280,000 square foot facility.
• Project managed $12MM automation project for our Pill Pockets operation which reduced labor by 75%
• Partnered with development team to re-formulate product producing a cost savings of over $1.2MM/year
• Conducted SMED and Kaizen events which led to production efficiency increases of 25%
• Increased accuracy by 85% by redesigning inbound operations and inventory locations
• Major KPI’s included bags packed per minute, cases per hour, and inventory accuracy

Masters, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Associates, Computer Engineering