Experience

Quality Marine

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Acquisitions

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  - Develop and manage purchasing strategy- Identify areas of critical importance for margin creation to drive procurement efforts - Work with internal teams to identify areas of improvement and work with suppliers to meet these goals- Develop and improve product from international and domestic suppliers and negotiate pricing- Build and manage relationships with suppliers and set standing weekly and monthly order quantities to achieve proper inventory levels- Analyze demand, supplier performance, calculate costs, and set pricing- Logistics management and freight cost analysis- Work with international freight agents to reduce shipping costs- Create and send purchase orders- Verify that invoices match purchase orders before approving payment- Lead a team of buyers and logistics specialists- Promptly send feedback to suppliers about shipment quality- Create monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting for company president with focus on margin, revenue, costs, and shrink categories- New vendor on-boarding and alternative supplier development- Analyze market pricing data to maintain competitiveness- Liaison with government agencies and import permit management and renewal- Collaborate with operations and sales teams to meet company goals- Solve diverse supply chain challenges Show less

• Director of Animal Care

  • Mar 2009 - Jun 2014

  - Responsible for a staff of 20- Developed and wrote departmental standard operating procedures- Reduced product shrink- Collaborated with purchasing, sales, and operations team to deliver high-quality productThe Director of Animal Care at Quality Marine is responsible for the management of all operations of the marine and freshwater animal husbandry aquarist teams, live animal acclimation team, internship program, aquaculture project, and inventory control.



Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Development – New Species Project Manager

  • Sep 2004 - Feb 2009

  Started in production aquaculture and moved up into higher level roles throughout my career at ORA. During this process I managed top level responsibilities such as spawning animals and egg production, performed research and development work on new species to expand company diversity and seahorse culture, and worked with management in all areas to effectively perform quality control and disease diagnosis procedures on all breeding, growing, and sellable stock to ensure we were consistently offering high quality product that met company standards at all times. Accomplishments: Developed new products to help grow the company, developed, monitored, and enforced the company’s bio-security practices, participated as a member of the sales team during a company record sales month, created 2 industry-first hybrid fish, and developed standard operating procedures in all areas of the company. Research and Development – New Species Project Manager (September 2007 - February 2009) Quality Control/Disease Diagnosis Specialist (September 2007 - February 2009) Sales and Marketing (January 2008 - February 2009) Seahorse Aquaculture Project Leader (June 2006 - February 2009) Broodstock Production Leader & Production Aquaculture Assistant (September 2004 - February 2007) Show less



University of North Carolina at Wilmington - Marine Ornamental Culture Lab

• Wilmington, North Carolina

• Lab Manager

  • Aug 2002 - Sep 2004

  I managed the operation of the marine ornamental culture lab and provided assistance to students involved in research projects. As a research assistant I designed, executed and participated in research projects, and analyzed data. Accomplishments: Publication: Mangino Jr., A. and W.O. Watanabe. 2006. Combined effects of turbulence and salinity on growth, survival and whole-body osmolality of larval southern flounder. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 37: 407-420. Lab Manager of Marine Ornamental Culture Lab (August 2002 - September 2004) Research Assistant at UNCW Aquaculture Facility (January 2004 - September 2004) Show less