Experience

LEL Tech

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  • Create, build, and sustain key relationships throughout the EMS industry to provide unmatched equipment solutions.• Oversee full facility acquisitions, surplus asset liquidations, and purchasing of all pre-owned production equipment throughout the electronic manufacturing industry. Specializing in: SMT/PCBA, Test, CNC, and Facility equipment.• Facilitate services including: equipment acquisitions, equipment sales, facility asset liquidations, equipment procurement, rigging/removals, asset value appraisals, asset auctions, rigging/removals, domestic & international shipping, equipment refurbishment/service, and capital asset financing.• Manage a team of high-level asset managers working diligently with all customers to provide quality pre-owned production equipment, refurbishment/servicing options, and a reliable purchasing outlet for all available surplus equipment. • Expand LEL's vertical integration program to grow a team of quality equipment technicians, equipment sales & procurement, in-house operational support, and marketing personnel. • Manage LEL's extensive inventory of pre-owned equipment warehoused at our headquarters in Duncan, South Carolina. • Continually expand LEL's presence throughout international markets including North America, Europe, Asia, and South America.

• General Manager

  • Feb 2017 - Jan 2020

  • Head LEL Semi - LEL International's division of electronic manufacturing equipment including SMT/PCB assembly, semiconductor processing, CNC, and test equipment. • Responsible for creating, building, and sustaining partnerships with electronic manufacturing facilities including: contract manufacturers, engineering facilities, medical device manufacturing, aerospace companies, and start-ups.• Facilitate services including: procurement, liquidation, removal, rigging, logistics, and financing of equipment.• Buy and sell electronic manufacturing equipment throughout domestic and foreign markets of North America, South America, and Asia.• Manage a team of procurement professions in order to locate, select, and procure equipment for resale, representing management in purchase negotiations.• Build a constantly growing inventory of quality pre-owned equipment to serve our customer back and meet quality expectations.• Facilitate large-scale opportunities to acquire full electronic manufacturing facilities, entire SMT lines, and individual equipment to best add value to LEL International's full list of verticals. • Long term planning to create a sales team that will add value to the used equipment industry and set the standard for equipment solutions made simple.



Carlisle FoodService Products

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Buyer/Planner I

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Manage the purchasing, logistics, and supplier relations of over five million dollars in raw material supplier accounts annually inclusive with Carlisle Food Service Product’s leading corrugate supplier as well as the two leading synthetic material supplier accounts in annual volume and dollar amount.• Responsible for managing the total supply of vendor-managed inventory through a third party, high volume warehouse utilized to facilitate the storage, logistics, and on-time delivery of large quantity raw materials.• Plan, schedule, and oversee the production of three major manufacturing departments in Carlisle’s locally-based facility to successfully exceed a ninety five percent first time fill rate and grow annual sales by five percent. • Implement and manage cost improvement projects associated with supplier relations in order to provide continual improvement in sales volume growth, logistical efficiency, increased cost savings, and new product development.



Trane

• Germany
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pricing Specialist

  • Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

  • Evaluate key product attributes to facilitate appropriate pricing based on market conditions, total value, and customer relations for a product portfolio of nearly 500,000 products. • Incorporate a key understanding of supply-chain relations and logistical operations to provide accurate product pricing margins and return.• Provide extensive price and cost related data entry to efficiently improve departmental and corporate operations.



Jenlis Inc

• United States

• Marketing & Social Media Intern

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  • Conducted extensive market research to provide detailed information on potential high-demand markets pertaining to several of the company’s diverse product lines.• Developed and implemented a consolidated annual marketing plan utilizing all inbound and outbound marketing channels to most efficiently communicate with the target market for each product line seasonally. • Oversaw logistical operations to assure punctual and sufficient manufacturing, storing, and delivery of products for all business-to-business and business-to-customer transactions nationally and internationally.• Implemented a geo-coding process for current and previous sales to have the sales team utilize in order to better communicate to potential customers on high-demand locations and current outlets.



Sears Holdings Corporation

• Retail Management Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  • Gained valuable knowledge and experience with a corporate front-runner in the retail industry while working directly under the store manager and assistant managers to understand the process in developing and maintaining a successful retail store.• Learned and understood the development and planning towards future corporate advancements in order to help communicate the benefits and technology to the upcoming store location.• Handled human resource responsibilities and gained a professional first hand experience with the hiring process, interviews, talent recruitment, scheduling, and payroll.• Gained valuable management experience through the direct handling of logistics, finances, job-training, loss-prevention, meetings, and delivering exceptional customer service on a day-to-day basis.• Learned the process of how to deliver a successful sales environment along with training our sales personnel on technique and discipline to properly handle a primary duty in a credible appliance store.• Delivered successful results in advertising and promoting numerous high-priority sales throughout the internship.• Communicated with corporate offices in order to deliver insight and knowledge as to the situation and progress being made at my primary store through direct/indirect communication including a corporate conference at Hoffman Estates, IL.



Xcel Energy

• United States
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Xcel Energy Brand Ambassador

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  • Delivered sales to potential clients with advertising and promoting renewable energy options for residential customers.• Addressed customer concerns and clearly articulated benefits of company policies and procedures.• Was able to work effectively and efficiently in wide variety of situations.