Experience

Kindred Powered by Ocado

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Kindred Systems Inc.’s mission is to build machines with human-like artificial intelligence. Since its founding in 2014, Kindred has been engineering real-world machine learning systems, that enable robots to understand and participate in our world.Kindred is headquartered in San Francisco with an office in Toronto. Investors include Google Ventures, Tencent, Eclipse, Data Collective, First Round Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Bloomberg Beta Endeavors and others. Acquired by Ocado group. Kindred Systems Inc.’s mission is to build machines with human-like artificial intelligence. Since its founding in 2014, Kindred has been engineering real-world machine learning systems, that enable robots to understand and participate in our world.Kindred is headquartered in San Francisco with an office in Toronto. Investors include Google Ventures, Tencent, Eclipse, Data Collective, First Round Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, Bloomberg Beta Endeavors and others. Acquired by Ocado group.



Ocado Group

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

• Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain - Kindred Systems

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Thales

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement Project Manager - Team Lead

  • Nov 2018 - Feb 2021

  Rail Signaling• Responsible for all Procurement activity related to assigned projects such as material acquisition, budget and supplier selection while satisfying all Engineering requirements• Optimize supply chain costs early in the life cycle to drive innovation and cost reduction while ensuring all activities are in line with global procurement strategies• Involved upstream with Projects and Product Engineering to optimize component and supplier selection while identifying savings opportunities through Pvet process with Procurement Segment Leaders



Coordinate Industries Ltd.

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager, Program Management and Business Develolpment

  • Feb 2012 - Nov 2018

  • Responsible for the planning, pricing and technical performance of all company Aerospace programs• Ensure new and existing projects are completed on time and within budget while acting as advisor to program team regarding work packages, tasks and operations• In charge of program planning, supplier management, budgets, scheduling, risk management, coordination of resources, and direct customer interface• Responsible for local and international business development and product line expansion with new and existing clients• Responsible RFQ/RFP proposal preparation and negotiation

• Program Manager, Aerospace

  • Feb 2008 - Feb 2012

  • Engaged to play an integral role in stabilizing company operations and supply chain processes and lead company performance transformation to position CIL for future growth• Built strong client base through serving clients in areas of project management, expansion of existing product lines, supply chain optimization • Increased on time delivery from ~50% to over 95% and reduced paperwork certification and commercial errors



BOMBARDIER

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer/Planner, Procurement

  • Dec 2006 - Feb 2008

  • Prioritized supply chain schedules to ensure zero shortages and reduce late deliveries • Consistently scored among department’s top 10% in all key performance indicators (KPI’s)• Solved technical and commercial issues resulting in harmonized product transition and correct documentation • Participated in cost reduction initiatives and improvement projects • Led strategic planning processes with suppliers to support manufacturing flow and forecasts • Led change management activities with suppliers resulting in seamless delivery of first articles to production• Introduced and controlled contractual changes and ensured completion of supplier contract conditions



Future Electronics

• Canada
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Specialist, Marketing

  • Feb 2004 - Sep 2006

  • Analyzed sales opportunities and dictated market resale prices to customer supply chain• Liaised and negotiated with suppliers on contract pricing, stock priority and lead times• Negotiated ~$9.5M of purchases with largest supplier, leveraged supplier relationship to reduce business unit costs leading to increased profitability by ~2%• Managed inventory levels for product line portfolio of ~$18M in annual sales• Identified and reacted to market trends, held profit margin accountability, prepared daily quotation, pricing and gross profit reports



MSC International

• Marketing Specialist

  • 2002 - 2004

  • Designed and managed target customer database to promote company’s giftware business• Spearheaded implementation of an email-based promotional marketing campaign and managed a cross-functional team to ensure proper execution• Developed direct marketing plan to revitalize contact with over 50 dormant accounts and achieved ~ $150K of new business representing a significant percent of company’s total revenue• Created ~20 small to medium new accounts with retail merchants across the US and Canada• Involved in managing company inventory in local warehouse