Experience

AMVETS National Headquarters - Alumni

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• National Service Officer

  • Oct 2021 - Present



U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Veterans Service Representative

  • Jul 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Trained, experienced, and successful VSR in the Pension Management Center of the VA’s Philadelphia Regional Office. Helped Veterans and their families by processing Live Pension claims and Survivor claims for burial, survivor’s pension, and also reviewed the disability compensation-based claims for Surviving Spouses such as Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC). Collaborated with mentors, senior VSR’s, and Veterans Service Officers across the country to obtain evidence to help expedite processing of claims and the timely payment of accurate VA benefits earned by Veterans and their families.



Performance Food Group

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director - Quality Assurance & Risk Management / Director of HR

  • Apr 2012 - Oct 2018

  • Provided executive leadership in a variety of areas to a food service distribution center which has increased sales and revenue ten-fold, while significantly improving safety and food safety metrics over the prior year. • Successfully mitigated risk to the company by implementing a program focused on service excellence to analyze key metrics of each department in the organization. The results of this initiative improved the culture and communication throughout the organization, and simultaneously improving service to our customers by increasing order accuracy and on-time deliveries by over 50%. • Established and led the HR Department for three years including new hires, terminations, payroll, benefits, multiple pay formulas, and union contract negotiations and grievance processing.



US Foods

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

• Director - Compliance, Quality Assurance & Safety

  • Jul 2002 - Apr 2012

  • Provided operational and risk management leadership to one of the nation’s largest food service distribution centers with annual sales of over $700 Million which consisted of $30 Million in inventory; a fleet of 150 tractors / trailers; and over 700 personnel in a multi-union environment servicing a 5-state area. • Improved operating efficiencies and insured regulatory compliance requirements were met including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, OSHA Safety, DOT, EPA Right-to-Know, and Food Safety & Quality Assurance as required by the FDA, USDA, and the State of New Jersey.



SAP

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CRM / Financial Applications Consultant

  • Jun 1998 - Jul 2002

  • Co-developed a CRM course in Germany and taught the first ever CRM course workshops in America for SAP’s Internet Pricing and Configurator (IPC). • Successfully configured a building material & home remodeling product line using Variant Configuration for a company owned by the current Governor of Pennsylvania. • Co-developed a CRM course in Germany and taught the first ever CRM course workshops in America for SAP’s Internet Pricing and Configurator (IPC). • Successfully configured a building material & home remodeling product line using Variant Configuration for a company owned by the current Governor of Pennsylvania.



Digital Systems Group

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • May 1997 - Jun 1998

  • Key member of a consulting team that, in less than four months from date of contract award, implemented a new finance and accounting system for a US Navy client (NFESC) in Port Hueneme, CA. This effort included analyzing business practices, as well as determining and documenting modifications for the programming staff, testing, and training. • Key member of a consulting team that, in less than four months from date of contract award, implemented a new finance and accounting system for a US Navy client (NFESC) in Port Hueneme, CA. This effort included analyzing business practices, as well as determining and documenting modifications for the programming staff, testing, and training.



US Foodservice

• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Finance

  • Apr 1996 - May 1997

• Finance Controller

  • Jul 1994 - Apr 1996



US Army

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Officer

  • May 1978 - Jul 1994