Supply Chain Management
Resume:
Rosemary Coates
PO Box ***
Los Gatos, CA *****
Phone 408 - 605 - 8867 email : abo5k7@r.postjobfree.com
Summary
President of Blue Silk Consulting . S e asoned executive with an MBA, 25+ years of
experience in Supply Chain
Management, Project Management and ERP Systems Consu lting .
C onsulted with global and domestic clients on s ystems and processes. C onsiderab le
international experience and has
worked for extended periods in Asia and Europe.
E xtensive knowledge and experience in manufacturing and outsourcing i n China. A uthor
of an Amazon.com Top Seller
book: 42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China. ( Oct, 2009)
Legal Cases
As an E xpert Witness :
? A ssisted attorneys in their understanding of re lev ant supply chain operations and
practices in sourcing, logistics,
distribution, manufacturing, inventory and import/export trade compliance
? Opined on:
Projec t Management for enterprise software (ERP)
China sourcing and manufacturing
Software patents and copyrights
Securities violation s
Sales c hannel distribution and compensation
Inventory tax
Manufacturing operations
Global manufacturing/production
Transportation and logistics
? D ev eloped expert written reports and research briefs
? Testified in depositions, arbitration
? Testified at trial
Representative Business Accomplishments
? As a President and Founder at Blue Silk Consulting, r esponsible for selling and
delivering Supply Chain, Pr oject
Management and Business Process Reengineering consulting . E xpert in sourcing and
manufacturing in China and in
global supply chain matters.
? As Senior Director, SAP America, r esponsible for managing business consulting and
implementation teams for SAP s
Fortune Global 50 accounts .
? As the National Supply Chain Practice Leader at Answerthink, I nitiated and grew th e
Supply Chain practice to include
management consulting solutions and ERP software integration. Supply Chain included
Forecasting and Planni ng,
Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Warehousing, Import / Export, Logistics and
Transportation.
? As Senior Manager at KPMG Peat Marwick, led the west coast National Logistics
Practice. Delivered consulting
e ngagements in the Americas, Europe and Asia including a 5 - month project in Seoul,
Korea. She was a member of
the Global Supply Chain SWAT team, developing approaches and addressing the needs of
global 500 clients.
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Rosemary Coates
PO Box 760
Los Gatos, CA 95031
Phone 408 - 605 - 8867 email : abo5k7@r.postjobfree.com
? As a Regional Logistics Manager at Hewlett - Packard, was responsible for internal
Suppl y Chain and Logistics
consulting at 17 H P divisions. Acted as a representative for corporate policies and
programs as well as a project
leader and coach for inno vative projects in supply chain, channel distribution and trade
compliance.
Published and Prese nted
P ublished and presented at many forums and for print medium, including the following:
? 42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China Superstar Press, Nov 2009. A Top
Seller at www.amazon.com
? Bloomberg Priv ate Equity Conference on China Chinese Consumer Spending Outlook, NYC,
2012
? 9 Rules for Logistics in China China Business Review, US - China Business Council,
April - May, 2012
? Global Supply Chains University of San Diego Supply Chain Institute, Fall, 2011
? Undulating Global Supply Chains - Lehigh University Press, CVCR Spring, 2011
? Stop Looking in the Rear View Mirror Logistics Magazine, Dec14, 2010
? Why China Isn t Ready for Lean Manufacturing CHaINA Supply Chain Magazine July,
2010, Shang hai, China
? China Briefing IEEE of Silicon Valley, 2010
? Quality Fade in Low Cost Manufacturing Countries - Lehigh University Press, CVCR
Spring, 2010
? W hat Everyone Needs t o Know About Manufacturing in China Internationalization
Engineering Group C upertino, CA, 2009
? Seeds for Success a joint venture between Yahoo and Carolyn Kepcher Mentoring
entrepreneurs in manufacturing,
logistics and sourcing in China. May - Oct, 2008
Education
? MBA in Finance and Operations Management from the University of San Diego Graduate
School of Business
? Bachelor of Science in Logistics from Arizona State University WP Carey School of
Business
Credentials, Certifications
Licensed United States Customs Broker and an Area Response Designee, US Department of
Transportat ion and
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
C redentialed Adjunct Faculty - Business, California Colleges and Universities. Over 10
years, s he taught :
? Management and Supervision
? Supply Chain Management
? Logistics and Distribution
? Statistical Analysis an d Decision Making
? World Class Manufacturing
? International Business Management
? Impor ting and Exporting
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Rosemary Coates
Date Participation
United States District Court
Woburn Retirement System vs. OmniVision
2012
Technologies
Northern District of California
Demand for Arbitration
Conrad Asher Licensing Group, Inc vs.
2012
JAMS Los Angeles
Rhinox, IncResearch, Expert ReportSuperior Court of California
Technology Associates vs. Maximus Inc2011
Research, Expert Report
United States District Court
Class Action: Chinese Manufactured Drywall
2011
Eastern District of Louisiana
Products Liability Litigation
Research, Expert Report
Takaira Johnson vs. Ella's Food Mart &
District Court of Harris County, TX,
Dollar Store; Tuan Van Do; Sino Trading 2010-
Group, LLC; Jie Cheng. Li Ye Toys Co, Ltd 2011
Research, Testimony, Deposition
&Shantou Yuguang Toy's Factory
United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas, Marshall Division,
Sky Technologies, LLC, vs. SAP America, Inc 2010
Expert Report, Deposition
United States Court for the District of
Wendell G Rafter v Sojitz Corporation of
Montana
2010
America, Inc vs. Tricam Industries
Expert Report
State of Minnesota District Court
2010-
Advance Research Corporation vs. Imation
2011
Expert Report, Research
PO Box 760
Los Gatos, CA 95031
Phone 408 - 605 - 8867 email : abo5k7@r.postjobfree.com
L ectured at The Drucker School of Management at Claremont University; University of San
Diego, Arizona State University,
Northwestern Polytechnic Univers ity, Herguan University . In addition, taught Management
and Supply Chain courses on
site at many Silicon Valley companies. Regularly d elivers public workshops on Sourcing
and Manufacturing in China (in the
US and Asia).
Board Member at the University of San Diego Supply Chain Institute . A c tive in the
Council of Supply Chain
Management Professionals, the Institute for Supply Management . F requently speaks at
conferences a nd seminars.
M ember of China Business Network, Internatio nalization Engineers of Sil icon Valley
and a Past President of World
Trade Association . A ctive coach, mentor and blogger on Seeds for Success, an
entrepreneur network, and
MicroM entor, for small business start - ups.
M ember of Reuter s Insight, a Community of Experts; and Gerson Leh rman Group Experts,
consulting on Supply Chain
matters.
Past cases include:
Case
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Rosemary Coates
Superior Court of the County of Los
s. Advantus
Angeles
2009
Corporation
Expert Report
Superior Court of California
US Tobacco vs. State of California 2008
Expert Report, Testified in Court
International Center for Dispute
BAX Global v Descartes Systems Group 2002
Resolution, Los Angeles
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