Experience

Long Term Mindset

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• COO/CTO

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States



The Motley Fool

• United States
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Fool.com Contract Writer / Contributor

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Writing articles for Fool.com about exciting companies in the technology and consumer goods industries.



Allergan

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Change Management

  • Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

  Branchburg, NJ Responsible for all change control activities along with training for the Branchburg site.



The Motley Fool

• United States
• Financial Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • Dec 2016 - Jul 2018

  Alexandria, Virginia Writing articles for Fool.com about exciting companies in the technology and consumer goods industries.



LifeCell, An Acelity Company

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Manager Operations Support

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2018

  Greater New York City Area Responsible for Operations CAPA, Training and Tech writing staff to serve 400+ employees.

• Senior Manager, Manufacturing

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

  Greater New York City Area Responsible for managing 7x24 Human Tissue Manufacturing operation including tissue receipt, storage, processing and final packaging. 150 employees, 7 direct supervisors. • Stepped in as Interim leader while principle was unavailable due to car accident injuries • Leader in lean tier board and leader standard work implementation • Prepared operation for first facility shut down in two years • 95%+ manufacturing plan attainment with minimal overtime and maintaining record yields

• Senior Manager, Oracle R12 Manufacturing/Quality Lead

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2014

  Greater New York City Area Managed post implementation enhancements to meet evolving manufacturing and quality needs. Over 80 enhancements and fixes delivered with zero tissue loss and minimal unplanned production downtime.

• Senior Program Manager/Business Transformation Lead

  • May 2011 - Aug 2013

  Greater New York City Area Responsible for managing the transition from a highly customized Oracle 11i system to a more standard implementation of Oracle R12 ERP suite including, Finance, Costing, Procurement, Oracle Process Manufacturing, Logistics, Order management and the new Manufacturing Execution System module. • Managed requirements, development and testing of 100+ custom objects. • Business Transformation Lead, managing the training/change activities of ~500 end users.



Acelity

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Global Logistics

  • Jun 2009 - May 2011

  San Antonio, Texas Area Responsible for optimizing transportation, distribution and delivery for logistics across the globe. • Led project to close gaps in global trade compliance. • Led $2M Global freight forwarder transition to support supply chain of new Ireland facility. • Initiated and completed project on time to ensure KCI’s WEEE compliance in the European Union. • Implemented a green solution to allow customers to recycle KCI’s disposable product.



Dell Technologies

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager Operations

  • Feb 2008 - Mar 2009

  Greater Nashville Area, TN Value stream manager for 330k sq ft highly mechanized pick/pack/ship operation fulfilling over seven million laptops per year ($5B + revenue). 16 direct managers with 400-600 associates. - Implemented international lean line solution that reduced cycle time 83%, travel distance 77%, space 22% and resulted in a $300K/year savings for international shipments. - Directed Standard Work initiative for facility; leading lean culture classes, driving leader standard work and visual… Show more Value stream manager for 330k sq ft highly mechanized pick/pack/ship operation fulfilling over seven million laptops per year ($5B + revenue). 16 direct managers with 400-600 associates. - Implemented international lean line solution that reduced cycle time 83%, travel distance 77%, space 22% and resulted in a $300K/year savings for international shipments. - Directed Standard Work initiative for facility; leading lean culture classes, driving leader standard work and visual management. - Managed seven Kaizens resulting in improved safety, standard work and waste reduction. - Managed ramp down and ramp up of 150 person 2nd shift operation.

• Custom Fulfillment Senior Manager

  • May 2007 - Feb 2008

  Greater Nashville Area, TN New role reporting to VP of Fulfillment focused on creating custom fulfillment offerings. - Expanded portables multi-pack solution from one customer to eight. - Proposed “one order, one delivery” solution with TPL provider. - Represented VP of Fulfillment for lean restructuring effort. Proposed savings of $5M.

• Materials Senior Manager

  • Jun 2005 - May 2007

  Managed all inbound materials activity for 330K sq ft highly mechanized pick/pack/ship operation. $10M of inventory over 1,500 skus, 3 direct managers, 180 associates. - Improved gross inventory accuracy from 48% to record high of 92%. - Achieved 99% uptime during period of $25M facility capital expansion in current footprint - Championed two Kaizens and participated in value stream mapping. - Coordinated successful ISO14001 on-site audit as executive management representative.

• Facility Startup Senior Project Manager

  • Jul 2003 - Jun 2005

  Austin, Texas Area Launched Dell’s Small Package Hub (428K sq ft) from initial concept through facility ramp up. - Transitioned 10,000 orders/day with minimal impact to customers. - Administered RFQ of $10M contract to TPL provider. - Managed exit of two facilities and coordinated associate transitions.

• Operations Senior Manager

  • Aug 2001 - Jul 2003

  Austin, Texas Area WARRANTY FULFILLMENT SENIOR MANAGER, 11/2002 to 7/2003 Responsible the Americas next business day warranty parts fulfillment operation including $70M of inventory (10,000 skus) over two buildings (165 sq ft), three direct managers, 220 associates. - Implemented new shipping system saving $1M/year. - Achieved average on time ship performance exceeding 99.9%. RETURNS OPERATIONS SENIOR MANAGER, 8/2001 to 11/2002 Responsible for the warranty parts reverse logistics operation (50K… Show more WARRANTY FULFILLMENT SENIOR MANAGER, 11/2002 to 7/2003 Responsible the Americas next business day warranty parts fulfillment operation including $70M of inventory (10,000 skus) over two buildings (165 sq ft), three direct managers, 220 associates. - Implemented new shipping system saving $1M/year. - Achieved average on time ship performance exceeding 99.9%. RETURNS OPERATIONS SENIOR MANAGER, 8/2001 to 11/2002 Responsible for the warranty parts reverse logistics operation (50K sq ft), three direct managers, 200 associates and a $6M/year TPL contract. - Coordinated $800K facility expansion and in source of the TPL operation saving $2.5M/year. - Reduced inventory 59% and receiving backlog 28% over two quarters.

• Supply Chain Manager/Various

  • Jan 1998 - Aug 2001

  Austin, Texas Area I/T SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, 11/2000 – 8/2001 Implemented an integrated inventory, purchasing and accounts payable system affecting over 200 users, four direct employees, directed cross functional team of over 40 people. - Drove project back on schedule and released all apps with minimal impact. - Awarded with Chairman’s Award for exemplary efforts. OPERATIONS MANAGER, 3/2000 – 11/2000 Responsible for a shift of 40 warehouse personnel in support of warranty parts fulfillment.… Show more I/T SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, 11/2000 – 8/2001 Implemented an integrated inventory, purchasing and accounts payable system affecting over 200 users, four direct employees, directed cross functional team of over 40 people. - Drove project back on schedule and released all apps with minimal impact. - Awarded with Chairman’s Award for exemplary efforts. OPERATIONS MANAGER, 3/2000 – 11/2000 Responsible for a shift of 40 warehouse personnel in support of warranty parts fulfillment. Warehouse operations included receiving, verification, replenishment, and bulk storage. STARTUP PROJECT MANAGER, 4/1999 – 3/2000 Responsible for starting up a new service logistics organization in Nashville: staffing, expense forecasting, and project deliverables. The organization was to include operations, planning, engineering and finance. Project was stopped in favor of expanding locally. Led the activities to close down project. SERVICE PARTS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER, 1/1998 – 4/1999 Responsible for forecasting demand of service parts, managing service parts investment and on time shipments. $70M of parts expense per year for over 3000 parts. 10 direct employees.



IBM

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineer/Manager

  • May 1989 - Dec 1997

  Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER, 1996-1997 Responsible for manufacturing product scheduling, inventory control, engineering change orders and on time shipments for $60M of inventory. 17 direct employees. INVENTORY PLANNER, 1994-1996: Planned $16 million dollars of inventory to minimize the inventory levels while maintaining 95% on time shipments. COST PLANNER, 1992-1994 SITE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, 1991-1992 FACILITIES PLANNER 1989-1991