C O R E C O M P E T E N C I E S

Leadership - Cross-Functional Teamwork, Global Scope & Line Reporting, Staff Leadership & Development,

Purchasing – Supplier Selection, Contract Negotiations, Sourcing Process Creation & Execution, Commodity Strategy Alignment

Commodity Focus – Textiles, Leather, Steel Stampings, Plastic Rolled Goods, Injection Molded Plastic, Multi-mode Logistics

Information Technology – System Application Support & Development, Metric Development through Tool Automation

Finance – Budget & Payment Administration, Cost Reduction, Factoring Programs

Logistics – Network Design & Implementation, Service Provider Selection, Contract Negotiations, Operations Management

E D U C A T I O N

Michigan State University – East Lansing, MI

Bachelors of Arts – Supply Chain Management – 1997

New York Institute of Technology – Old Westbury, NY

Masters of Business Administration – Global Management – 2010

P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

SnapAV (2015 – Present)

Director of Global Supply Chain 2014 - Present

Operations and Supply Chain – Charlotte, NC

Supervise/lead staff of five people located globally in meeting all department objectives including:

oGlobal Supply Chain

Establish and execute high efficient and cost effective strategies

Develop and implement tactical and strategic initiatives to improve inventory balance and turns

Coordinate with manufacturing partners, finance, product development, quality, legal and other functions to insure cross-functional alignment on all new product introductions

oGlobal Logistics

Manage international ocean and air freight shipping from overseas

Maintain compliance with all import / export and industry regulations

Implement continuous improvement initiatives specific to warehousing and transportation

oIdentify technological solutions, including leveraging existing software as appropriate

oAnalyze the financial impact of proposed supply chain changes such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes or mixes to optimize network efficiencies and reduce cost

United Technologies Corporation (2013 – 2015)

Global Logistics Strategy Leader: 2014 - Present

UTC Aerospace Systems – Supply Management – Charlotte, NC

Lead the Global Logistics strategy efforts across UTC Aerospace systems

oEngage thirteen business units (Aircraft Systems and Power Control & Sensing Systems Segments)

oEnable cost savings target achievement (~15% annually)

Ensure business unit awareness, accountability, and compliance to strategy to UTC Corporate leveraged contracts

oLess Than Truckload (18% savings)

oDomestic Heavyweight Air (12% savings)

oPremium Freight (5% savings)

Identify and execute new logistics projects focusing on driving organization effectiveness and cost savings

oEstablished new 3PL providers in Puerto Rico and Colorado

Participate in UTC’s Global Logistics Executive Council

Global Sourcing Process Leader: 2013 - 2014

UTC Aerospace Systems – Supply Management – Charlotte, NC

Create/lead the Global Sourcing & Contract Review process across Aircraft Systems segment of UTC Aerospace Systems

oEngage seven business units & nine commodity teams across $2.5B in spend ensuring leveraged solutions

200+ new Long Term Agreements

Create or facilitate multiple improvement processes/tools to drive throughput and efficiency across organization including:

oCommodity Playbook working with commodity stakeholders to identify high risk terms and business objective commonality driving consistency and visibility across multiple program and supplier packages

oSourcing & Negotiation Visibility Pipeline to reduce risk and improve throughput on expiring or new agreements

Implement Factoring program working with multiple suppliers and Citibank enabling significant cash flow value

o$73M Cash Flow Improvement

General Motors Corporation (1998 – 2013)

Global Hard Trim/Soft Trim Commodity Manager: 2010 - 2013

Global Purchasing & Supply Chain – Interior/Safety – Warren, MI

Supervise/lead staff of twenty-one people located globally in meeting all department objectives including:

Global procurement for $1.2B in spend for instrument panels and cockpits for all GM programs (2012–2013)

Global procurement for $0.5M in spend for fabric, leather, and seat head restraints/steel structures (2010–2011)

Drive quality, warranty, delivery and cost requirements across Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers

$40M in life cycle savings on seat structures negotiations

$5M in life cycle savings on instrument panel supplier transitions

$5M in life cycle savings on trim cover audits

Interface with GM Design, Materials and Engineering on various supply and joint cross functional imperatives.

Develop global and regional specific strategies to meet both mature and emerging market needs for all commodities

Represent GM Purchasing’s Interior group on Human Resource Subcommittee reviewing and approving employee transactions

NA & Intercontinental Logistics Operations Manager: 2007 – 2010

Global Purchasing & Supply Chain – Global Logistics – Detroit, MI

Supervise/lead staff of twenty-nine people located in US & Canada in meeting all department objectives including:

Manage outbound logistics for 3M vehicles from multiple assembly centers located globally through various distribution centers and ports using rail, truck, ocean, port and yard management service providers

Oversaw multiple UAW, Teamster, and Service Provider strikes

Facilitated dealer wind down process during GM bankruptcy

Lead transit and damage reduction initiatives reducing logistics lead-time while improving delivery reliability

3.6 IPTV (Industry Best Performance)

Coordinate with GM Manufacturing / International Product Group ensuring GM facilities are fluid and efficient

Assure outbound movement is timed with GM Marketing promotions and programs, domestically and internationally

95% of launch product shipped within 3 day window

Coordinate with GM Engineering on future product ensuring shippability using rail, ocean and truck modes

Represent GM within industry action committees on current/future operating and environmental issues

NA Logistics Network Design & Systems Manager: 2006 – 2007

Global Purchasing & Supply Chain – Global Logistics – Detroit, MI

Supervise/lead staff of ten people in meeting all department objectives including:

Provide application support for GM’s VTIMS system to both the business and service provider entities, including the management of five off-site contracted service personnel

Creation of knowledge assessment module for North American outbound logistics used to train Global Logistics

Achieve required cost performance commitments representing a 9% reduction to budget, using the implementation of various cost control methods and network design initiatives

Support operations group in developing and publishing critical success indicators as required to manage network

Global Business lead for vehicle visibility tool (OVV) working with GM’s IT organization and outside service vendors

Creation of new department, including staffing, given focus to integrate functions previously performed by Vector SCM

NA Logistics Operations Manager – (Vector SCM – JV with GM/Con-way): 2003 – 2006

Outbound Logistics – Novi, MI

Supervise and lead salaried staff of twelve people in meeting all department objectives including:

Manage outbound movement throughout North America using truck, rail and yard management service providers

Ensure proper system communications from service providers to GM on a daily basis

Lead transit reduction initiatives driving a reduction of 1.5 days

Document all processes integrated into the management of the outbound transportation network

Liaison between the GM Marketing and GM Logistics to ensure movement is timed with any marketing promotions

NA Logistics Purchasing Manager – (Vector SCM – JV with GM/Con-way): 2001 – 2003

Outbound Logistics – Detroit, MI

Supervise and lead salaried staff of seven people in meeting all department objectives including:

Market-test outbound transportation & handling services throughout transportation network specific to service, technology, price, and quality using both RFQ and RFI processes totaling $1.7B annually.

Negotiate & maintain all transportation and handling contracts with rail, truck and yard service providers, including the creation of boilerplate contracts and appendices with GM Legal

Administer and reconcile outbound freight payments

NA Logistics Analyst: 1998 – 2000

Outbound Logistics – Detroit, MI

Created carrier scorecard process to assess the GM transportation service providers from quality, service, technology, and price

Created metrics to analyze railroad and truck carrier performance enabling transportation network efficiency including target inventory

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