Experience

Met Cap Management LLC

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Business Operations and Strategic Transformation

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  • Defined & implemented operational strategy across all departments (HR, Finance, Operations, & IT). • Rebranded 30 Store Retail division resulting in 43% YOY increase in topline revenues. • Championed & established a culture of Diversity & Inclusion to reduce employee turnover and talent retention. • Assumed control of company wide operations to restructure Warehouse and Purchasing resulting in improved Fill rates from 68% to 99% in 9 months across Retail & Wholesale divisions. • Introduced Integrated Business Planning (IBP) methodologies to improve interdepartmental connectivity. • Formalized processes for Annual Budgeting, Quarterly Forecasting, and Monthly Results review. • Implementation of SAP B1 and enhancement of Operational capabilities by Achieving EDI Compliance. Show less


Blount Fine Foods
• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee
• Manager of Analytics and Business Development

  • Oct 2020 - Feb 2021


Home Market Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director

  • Sep 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Develop and Execute Strategic Growth Initiatives to achieve HMF goal of $1B in Sales. • Provide Leadership and Project Management to the NPD process from concept to commercialization. • Support leadership in identifying opportunities within Sales Mix, Margin Improvement, and Segment Growth. • Provide CFO and Leadership with data driven evaluation of current businesses and provide recommendations. • Ensure current financial systems and processes are aligned with short- and long-term growth plan. • Evaluate and Assist in the Implementation of critical ERP system changes for actionable financial analytics. Show less



Ocean Spray Cranberries

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2016 - Sep 2019

  • Oversee critical Strategic Projects for both Business Development and M&A activities.• Provide senior leadership with Performance Assessment of Innovation Initiatives within planned KPIs. • Oversee functions of the North American Commercialization Process for new product launches. • Provide Financial leadership to cross functional Project teams to ensure deliverables are on time and at cost. • Develop Business case scenarios using advanced analytic modeling to identify ‘Size of Prize’ & ‘Path to Profitability’.• Drive Continuous Improvement across all business units with focus on speed to market and organizational efficiency. Show less

• • Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

  • North American P&L Ownership across all divisions for Planning, Forecasting, & Reporting.• Drive enterprise wide collaboration through Integrated Business Planning process. • Manage the planning and execution of all contracted business for USDA, Private Label, and Co-Pack partnerships. • Advise Sales & Marketing on Pricing Architecture through industry and competitor bench-marking. • Manage a highly-motivated team of financial analysts for both standardized and ad hoc business analysis.• Develop and Execute Gap closing objectives to ensure delivery of KPIs. Show less

• • Jan 2006 - Jan 2011

  • Perform in-depth business case analysis for potential Capital Investment/Expenditure. (ROI and Lease vs. Buy)• Execute Lean Methodology to manufacturing process to identify increased customer value opportunities.• Prepare and quantify all cost of goods standards for procured materials, distribution, and warehousing.• Manage partner/alliance relationships with over 14 world-class manufacturers and distributors globally.• Leverage manufacturing capabilities to capture market share and increase profit margins. Show less



RAL Development.

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Finance & Operations Manager/Assistant Controller

  • Nov 2004 - Jan 2006

  • Design and implement accounting/financial procedures for startup real estate development firm. • Negotiate and monitor contract pricing and execution for both prime and subordinate contracts. • Apply various financial models and market studies to determine project profitability. • Recommend development plan adjustments to offset cost overruns. • Oversee revolving construction and land acquisition loans. • Design and implement accounting/financial procedures for startup real estate development firm. • Negotiate and monitor contract pricing and execution for both prime and subordinate contracts. • Apply various financial models and market studies to determine project profitability. • Recommend development plan adjustments to offset cost overruns. • Oversee revolving construction and land acquisition loans.



CVS Health

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Apr 2003 - Nov 2004

  • Perform monthly/quarterly P & L analysis at area, region and store levels. • Develop and maintain financial models to assist in executive decision making such as product sales mix, lease vs. buy, competitor analysis, and new market analysis. • Design and build complex Access databases to perform detail financial analysis. • Incorporate short and long term operating goals into development of budgeting guidelines and methodologies. • Prepare and present market review/analysis presentations to upper management. • Perform net bottom line impact analysis for proposed store operation programs such as hours of operation changes, store relocations, and equipment upgrades. Show less



Textron Financial

• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Strategic Planning Analyst/Financial Analyst

  • Mar 1999 - Apr 2003

  • Assist with development of monthly/annual/multi-year budget and forecast. • Review divisional performance compared to forecast through detailed income statement and balance sheet analysis. • Provide Senior Management with AD-HOC projects such as divisional expense analysis, profitability ranking, and competitor benchmarking. • Identify and analyze risks and opportunities in current forecast and multi-year plan. • Provide management with technical support and assist with the assessment, prioritization, and overall operation workflow. • Developed and implemented department process improvement projects • Support investment control executives with analysis and reports to assist in critical business decisions. • Research and resolve complex and client sensitive problems in timely manner. • Monitor and post general ledger activity and provide monthly reconciliation. • Analyze monthly income statements for captive and non-captive divisions. Show less