Owner and CEO

• Mar 2010 - Present

Purple Mountain Solutions, Inc is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small business(SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small business (VOSB) that does work for agencies in the Federal Government, to include DoD, DoS, DOI and DHS. We provide professional consulting services in logistics and supply chain, engineering, program/project management, labor relations and CBA negotiation. We are also a distributor of agriculture and turf equipment as an authorized dealer of Rhino (an Alamo Group company) lawn, turf and agriculture equipment. We have been in business since March 2010 and are headquartered in Monument, CO.

COO

• Sep 2019 - Feb 2021

Vice President of Operations

• Mar 2018 - Sep 2019

Vice President, Supply Chain Operations

• Feb 2018 - Mar 2018

Vice President, Supply Chain and Procurement

• Aug 2015 - Jan 2018

Vanderlande is the global market leader in baggage handling systems for airports, and sorting systems for parcel and postal services. The company is also a leading supplier of warehouse automation solutions. Vice President of Supply Chain Center North America Region. Leads a team of 63 Supply Chain Professionals responsible for all Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply chain operations management, purchasing, manufacturing and logistics. Creator of the Vanderlande North American Manufacturing and Distribution Center. This facility specializes in steel and metal fabrication, welding, coating and assembly. Member of the Executive team for North America providing leadership and vision for the Vanderlande North American business. • Developed and executed the business case and plan to combine separate manufacturing and distribution facilities into one state of the art facility and a lean process flow resulting in 25% reduction in COGS.

T-6A/B COMBS Senior Program Director

• Aug 2013 - Aug 2015

Program Manager for a $110 million plus annual revenue DoD Contract. Program requires FAR compliant supply chain and logistics support for 700+ Air Force, Navy and Army T-6A/B/D trainer aircraft spread across 11 geographically separated locations. Contract requires daily management of: sourcing, procurement and inventory management of all government furnished and company owned aircraft parts, repair cycle management, vendor management and ground support equipment maintenance.• Created a centralized distribution concept combined with a lean, just in time pull system reducing capital investment in parts inventory by over $7 million dollars and reducing labor costs by over $600k per year.

Supply Chain Director for DoD and NASA Programs

• Oct 2012 - Aug 2013

Provide Supply Chain guidance, expertise and problem solving to the company's portfolio of DoD and NASA Aviation Programs worth over $1.3 billion. Subject matter expert for all sourcing, acquisition, logistics, inventory management and supply chain functions. Negotiating Terms and Conditions, resolving logistics and transportation issues, assisting in business development of new pursuits, talent acquisition and professional development of personnel.

Program Manager - MWLSC

• Mar 2008 - Oct 2012

Manage a 5 year supply chain and logistics contract worth $20+ million per year at 7 Air Force Bases. Lead 120 Supply, transportation and fuels professionals. Responsible for contract performance, inventory, budget, P&L, and OSHA. Negotiate with the customer when changes to the contract are requested and negotiate with unions on collective bargaining agreements. • Fixed a project losing money after 3 months into a 3% EBIT year one, 6% year two, 12% year three and 18% year four, expanding customer service hours, reducing safety incidents and increasing service quality.

Materials Manager

• Apr 2005 - Mar 2008

Led a group of 18 professionals in the purchasing, supply chain, production scheduling, final assembly, shipping, receiving, and inventory control functions of all materials and equipment for our line of custom manufactured attachments for excavators and backhoes. Led a group of 18 professionals in the purchasing, supply chain, production scheduling, final assembly, shipping, receiving, and inventory control functions of all materials and equipment for our line of custom manufactured attachments for excavators and backhoes.

Senior Supply Chain Analyst

• May 2002 - Apr 2005

Manage the planning, purchasing, supply chain and inventory level of plastic raw material and parts for original equipment manufacturing (OEM) touring line of motorcycles and sidecar production. Manage the planning, purchasing, supply chain and inventory level of plastic raw material and parts for original equipment manufacturing (OEM) touring line of motorcycles and sidecar production.

Chief, Aircraft Interoperability

• Nov 1999 - May 2002