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Greeneville, Tennessee, Us

TEVET offers the best customer service while utilizing our innovative systems to create efficiencies and increase productivity within your procurement processes. All while demonstrating both hard and soft cost saving through timely KPI reporting.As demonstrated via our strong track record with major Federal Agencies & Federal Prime Contractors, TEVET provides Best Value to our customers by delivering:• Fast delivery via access to the largest inventory of a broad spectrum of Lab and Test Equipment• Technical expertise and support• Cost savings options including volume purchasing and refurbished units.• Outstanding responsivenessSAM: RegisteredAS9120B and ISO 9001:2015 CertifiedCAGE Code: 34SR4DUNS 149433844

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

As the VP of Operations and CIO for Wisteria I am accountable for logistics, technology, daily warehouse operations, and product quality. I ensure favorable freight terms for outbound and inbound logistics as well as lead all information technology activities including helpdesk operations, hardware/software procurement and the core ERP (NetSuite). I also manage the performance outcomes of five direct reports and 40 support staff tasked with IT development, e-commerce, helpdesk and warehouse activities. Some key achievement in this role include: REDESIGN PROJECT: Increased data warehouse capacity 25% without requiring additional space and achieved all redesign goals 5% under budget and 40% early by setting a realistic expectation and executing on detailed plans. IMPLEMENTATION: Implemented OneWorld for NetSuite and upgraded platform to accommodate multiple companies and subsidiaries. EFFICIENCY: Captured a 20% reduction in FTE spend and 25% in operational efficiency by pioneering warehouse improvements using Six Sigma and LEAN strategies. COST SAVINGS: Gained $240K in annual savings by implementing a new shipping process that decreased outbound logistics spend 10%. Also saved $50K in annual telecom expenditures by launching VOIP phone solutions for the corporate facility and multiple retail locations. SALES SUPPORT: Boosted sales revenue 15% by enforcing strict project management protocol throughout the IT organization that resulted in the completion of overdue business enhancements.E-COMMERCE: Led the upgrade of the e-commerce platform including a website redesign, data migration, content delivery network improvements, SEO refinement, Google analytics tagging, FB pixel integration, and overall usability upgrades.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

I was recruited to lead several business functions including shipping/receiving, inbound and outbound logistics, international ERP workflow, warehouse management, purchasing, quality assurance, vendor/third-party audits, customer certifications, IT, accounting and financial reporting. I achieved success by developing roadmaps to support sales growth for a small aerospace distribution company from $1M to $15M in sales revenue. Some notable contributions in this role include:INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE: Increased infrastructure and throughput to keep up with dramatic sales growth. Defined and implemented new programs such as kitting program and JIT inventory and implemented an EDI program (first company on Boeing’s Aviall) to ensure processes worked with systems. PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Led a warehouse move from 8K sq. ft. to 40K sq. ft. over a weekend without any downtime or inventory loss. Maintained a normal shipping schedule on Friday and Monday. I also Organized, planned and led the sourcing, contract and opening of additional warehouses and sales offices which required the move of over 50K unique items.BUSINESS PROCESSES: Generated $2M in annual revenue by supporting customer requirements through a new kitting business process. AUDIT MANAGEMENT: Achieved 100% compliance rating for customer, government and third-party quality audits. LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT: Led teams to earn an on-time delivery rating of over 95% across the customer base and 98.5% on all shipments.

Irving, Texas, Us

IT Project ManagerI was promoted to this position as a result of outstanding performance in previous role, to partner with executive leadership on the development of IT strategies and roadmaps. To that end, I created the Vendor Management System which enabled communication between employees and outside suppliers. I also negotiated and monitored vendor contracts and SLA’s for outsourced labor and applications. MIGRATION PROJECT: Led the migration of Supplier Data Warehouse to an Oracle 10 environment. REPORTING CAPABILITIES: Improved reporting capabilities from an excel based solution to an OLAP environment using SQL server, Oracle 10g DB and Microsoft frontend reporting. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Improved tracking accuracy 89% of the company’s manufacturing assets by developing a new asset tracking system.

Irving, Texas, Us