Brendan Whitson

262-***-**** / E-Mail: ac3zfa@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-whitson

Durham, North Carolina

Performance-Driven Supply Chain and Project Management Professional

(B.S. Degree in Business Administration and Marketing) with experience and strong skills in the following areas:

Data Modeling and Analysis Data Driven Decision Making Supply Chain and Operations Integration

Product/Offering Innovation Integration Project Management Business Development

Account Management Business Strategy Brand Development Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneruship

Business Consulting Marketing Research Risk Analysis Social Media Marketing Education:

Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Marketing (2016) The Pennsylvania State University

• GPA: 3.84

• Professional and Academic Experience:, Supply Chain/Operations Management, Product Management, Project Management, and Business Strategy.

Associate of Arts (2012)

Piedmont Technical College, South Carolina

Areas of Expertise:

● Process Improvement ● Budget & Scheduling Management

● Collaboration ● Negotiations

● Problem Solving ● Networking & Team Building

● Client Empowerment ● Diversity Management

● Corporate and Energy Sustainability ● Listening & Communicating with Stakeholders

● Data Analysis/Management ● Technology Integration/Utilization

● Business & Marketing Planning ● Logistics Planning

● Research (Primary & Secondary) ● Motivational Management

● Training & Coaching ● Strategic Planning

● Trade Shows & Presentations ● Consulting, eCommerce & B2B Sales Computer skills:

• Mac & PC Computers; Microsoft Office & Productivity alternatives including Databases; SPSS Statistics Suite; Microsoft Project and PM Applications; Zoho Apps, CMS: WordPress & Weebly; Google Apps; Open Source Solutions Appropriator; CRM, ERP/MRP (SAP/Ariba, and Oracle Cloud EBS Familiarity). Professional Experience:

Materials Manager 2017 March-August

Fluor, Greenville, South Carolina

• Inbound logistics management; procurement; source vendors (strategic sourcing) to lower costs and enhance competitive market; logistics planning; negotiate price; foster and maintain cross-functional relationships; identified and coached new vendors to enhance competition; participated in continuous process improvement.

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Marketing Project Management Internship, Clarity Clinic (2016 to 2017)

• Developed strategic rebranding project to reach target audiences and in alignment with organization mission. Negotiated and analyzed procurement to ensure cost effectiveness and organizational goal alignment; sourced outside services to augment and align with internal SME’s skills; developed RFP Materials and conducted bidding among vendors to identify and qualify quality partners.

Group Organizer/Facilitator, Smart Success Business Network (2015 to 2016)

• Chapter founder and monthly meeting facilitator.

• Business Networking

• Business Planning

• Entrepreneurship Motivation and Support

• Business Resource Coordination

Consultant Private Contractor (2012 to 2016)

• Consultant (Freelance Business & Sustainability Consultant): Project Management driven ad hoc projects experience. Client based value creation through Implementing sourcing programs that reduced costs and safeguarded against availability outages; facilitated collaboration between supply chain partners (internal and external); designed lean production processes; used workbooks to tailor inventory tracking to client needs and technology literacy level- based on Master Data Management Philosophy; data modeling, risk management and Monte Carlo analysis; negotiated with sales representatives to find win-win solutions.

• Green Guru: Residential and Business clients; reduced carbon footprint and reduced costs; tracked resource availability, deployment and schedules.

• Special Projects, Hydro One Beverages: Marketing, sales and warehouse management and logistics planning. Advocated increasing the scope of marketing beyond production/sales mentality.

• Digital DJ: Event planning, experience turning slow business days into profitable ones.

Technology Consultant, SCIT (2011 to 2012)

• Responsible for product listings, shipping, tracking, and maintaining inventory workbook for Internet sales- including data cleansings and auditing responsibilities.

• Evolved Business focus from generic B2B sales to a industry target industry product management and consulting perspective. Created focus on trade shows and internet webinars.

• Became familiar working with HTML and MySQL.

Organization Involvement:

Institute for Supply Chain Management (ISM), 2017-Present

Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), 2017-Present

• Member of Research Triangle Chapter Round Table (Board of Directors)

Blue and White Society/ Penn State Alumni Association, 2015-Present

Penn State Inno Blue, 2014-2016

• Original content creation for Penn State’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Club.

• Entrepreneurship Assistance

• Facilitated the transition between creative brainstorming and innovative process development.

• Innovative Concept Development

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