Experience

Wellful

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Vice President Supply Chain

  • May 2023 - Present

  Washington D.C. Metro Area Currently managing a team of 15-20 supply chain professionals, with responsibilities that include Demand Planning for approximately 500 finished goods items, Procurement/Sourcing for 1500+ raw materials and components, Customer Account Management, Manufacturing Planning, Inventory Control for over $35M in inventory, Master Data Management and Quotations.



Healthy Directions, LLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Vice President Supply Chain

  • 1994 - 2023

  Washington D.C. Metro Area Vice President of Operations/Supply Chain (2008-2023) Assistant Vice President of Operations (2005-2008) Executive Director Operations (2003-2005) Director of Operations (1999-2003) Manager Financial Operations (1998-1999) Business Analyst (1996-1998) Financial Analyst (1994-1996) Notable Achievements: Facility and Logistics Management: After acquisition by Helen of Troy, helped deliver $500M in annual savings by strategically managing closure of company’s 3rd… Show more Vice President of Operations/Supply Chain (2008-2023) Assistant Vice President of Operations (2005-2008) Executive Director Operations (2003-2005) Director of Operations (1999-2003) Manager Financial Operations (1998-1999) Business Analyst (1996-1998) Financial Analyst (1994-1996) Notable Achievements: Facility and Logistics Management: After acquisition by Helen of Troy, helped deliver $500M in annual savings by strategically managing closure of company’s 3rd party warehouse and consolidating with parent company’s DC. Project manager, directing a diverse team, including warehouse, operations, and IT, to bring project in on time and within budget. Consensus Building: Directed SKU Rationalization project comparing product performance levels with return-on-investment. Collaborated with vested internal stakeholders to set product margin requirements and discontinue poor performing SKUs. Lowered inventory costs by more than $2M and reinvested cash flow in new marketing initiatives. Process Improvement: Spearheaded cross-functional task force (brand, marketing, new product development, analytics, finance, and operations) to analyze causes and generate solutions for spike in product return rates. Implemented root cause analysis to pinpoint areas of impact. Recommended and systematically implemented changes that significantly reduced product returns. Inventory Management: Developed software tools to improve inventory forecasting, enabling company to move to a just-in-time philosophy. Optimized turnover ratio to more than 8X per year while also increasing initial fill rates to 99+%. Fulfillment & Distribution Management: Introduced new technologies, carriers and process efficiencies resulting in small parcel shipping savings of well over $5 million annually. Spearheaded move from traditional shippers to freight consolidators, negotiated freight agreements, researched suppliers and oversaw design and implementation of lighter weight and less expensive packaging. Show less



Fox Television

• United States
• Media Production

• Financial Analyst

  • 1990 - 1993

  Washington D.C. Metro Area Fox News Inc. Financial Analyst (1992-July 1993) Fox Television Stations Inc. Analyst and Assistant to VP of Finance (1990-1992)  Assisted in the formation of Fox News Inc., a news media organization with five subsidiaries in New York, Washington and Los Angeles. Involved in all aspects of establishment, including materials and equipment acquisition, computer systems training and troubleshooting, and development of financial systems and reports. As primary financial… Show more Fox News Inc. Financial Analyst (1992-July 1993) Fox Television Stations Inc. Analyst and Assistant to VP of Finance (1990-1992)  Assisted in the formation of Fox News Inc., a news media organization with five subsidiaries in New York, Washington and Los Angeles. Involved in all aspects of establishment, including materials and equipment acquisition, computer systems training and troubleshooting, and development of financial systems and reports. As primary financial representative on the East Coast, was responsible for management of all financial operations including but not limited to P&L and cash flow analysis, monthly closings, AP, AR and payroll functions for all five subsidiaries and parent company. Show less