Experience

KRAVE Jerky

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Operations

  • May 2020 - Present



Three Twins Organic Ice Cream

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

• Vice President of Operations

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2020

  • Led the selection and implementation of a new ERP system• Hands-on development of two new product lines, resulting in the launch of two new brands that gained national placement within a well-known natural supermarket chain and brought in over $2.5MM in revenue in the first year• Managed CapEx projects to increase production line speed at the Sheboygan factory, expanding capacity by nearly 100%• Led the annual financial and operational planning process, including the creation and maintenance of a rolling three-year financial and operational budget (Sales, Trade Spend, Cost of Goods, Operating Expenses, Purchasing Plan, Inventory Plan)• Selected and implemented a cloud-based Human Resources Management System• Manage 10 direct reports as well as a team of 30 full-time and 40 part-time indirect reports Show less

• Director of Operations

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2017

  • Assisted in managing the renovation and build-out of a new 25,000 sq. ft. production facility in Wisconsin• Oversaw operations of two production facilities (Petaluma, CA and Sheboygan, WI), each with 15 employees and a single production shift• Managed relationship with three co-manufacturers• Project-managed new product development cycle; varied from year to year with anywhere from 5-15 products in the R&D pipeline• Created and oversaw departments for Production, Quality Assurance, Order Fulfillment, Supply Chain, Customer Service, Field Marketing, and Retail Stores• Developed and managed annual and long-term financial and operational planning process• Active participant in Board of Directors meetings, providing overall business updates and participating in long-term strategy discussions• Led Human Resources team by outlining, implementing, and executing HR policies and procedures• Managed Organic Certification, including the Organic System Plan, Approved Suppliers/Ingredients, Certified Products, and Annual Audits• Member of HACCP Team, Food Defense Team, and Crisis Management Team Show less

• Entrepreneurial Wrangler

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2013

  • Jack-of-All-Trades position, with a fun title• Wore just about every hat at some point doing whatever needed to be done to move the business forward• Devised, implemented, and executed new/improved business processes in order fulfillment, customer service, inventory management, accounting, and production planning



TriWellness LLC

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness

• Director of Operations

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2011



Active Wellness, Inc.

• Director of Operations

  • Sep 2007 - Nov 2008