Vice President of Operations

• Aug 2022 - Present

President

• 2020 - Aug 2022

Promoted to President to lead launch of Project HEMI, a 3-year strategic plan focused on revenue and EBITDA growth. Worked in partnership with McKinsey & Company, over a 15-week diagnostic process, to assess business, uncover opportunities, and formulate a revenue and productivity improvement roadmap. Currently leading execution of the plan. Barbosa is Northern California's largest turnkey provider of semi-custom residential cabinetry and countertops; 400K sq. ft. across two facilities with ~400 people. IMPACT: ✔ Grew top line revenue 25% from FY20 to FY21. Current run rate for FY22 is 14% YoY increase. Reorganized/upgraded sales organization; hired VP of Sales. Deployed Salesforce, focusing on cross-selling products to increase revenue per unit and whitespace, resulting in backlog growth of 38% from FYE ’20 to FYE ’21. Restructured operations organization; hired VP of Operations. Changed strategic direction of how cabinetry was assembled resulting in direct labor productivity improvements. Oversaw implementation of major CapEx projects that increased automation, capacity, quality and overall capabilities.

Vice President of Operations

• 2018 - 2020

Recruited by President to improve operations in preparation for sale. Assessed operations and created/launched strategy that improved margins during the trailing twelve-month period prior to the acquisition. Oversaw Sales, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Install and Service departments. Trajus (Owned by PE-firm White Oak) acquired Barbosa in August 2019.IMPACT: ✔ Provided executive/engineering guidance for ~$4M capital equipment investment, redefining how component parts are optimized, labeled, divided, edged, and machined, improving capacity, quality and labor productivity. Led ~$1M in capital equipment investments, modernizing departments. Played key role in acquisition memorandums, visits, due diligence, successful close and post-merger integration of Finance, HR and IT.

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

• 2015 - 2018

Identified market opportunity, ideated concept, and co-founded INNERGY, an ERP solution that manages the entire business process for custom woodworking manufacturers. As face of organization to customers/partners, set up all elements of business from scratch to a profitable entity with global reach. Successfully exited business (2018) after being bought out by partners.IMPACT:✔ Bootstrapped and grew company to secure six early adopter companies that helped to initially fund development efforts.

Chief Operating Officer

• 2010 - 2014

Promoted to COO to leverage extensive operational and technical understanding of process, product, and customers in creating and implementing cost saving, data-driven strategies to grow revenues and enable expansion across the Southeastern US. Oversaw Drafting, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Install departments with P&L responsibility. Adams Group, with over $1B in project bids, is a well-established, end-to-end, turn-key commercial operation and leading architectural casework, millwork and woodwork manufacturer, as well as a supplier of laboratory casework. IMPACT: ✔ Played critical role in the growth of company from $15M to $25M in annual revenues. Obtained grant money from the City of North Port, FL to relocate business and guarantee the creation of new jobs over the next 5-years. Relocated entire operation over one week period, moving several million dollars of capital equipment, reinstalling it in the new facility, with minimal loss of productivity. Replaced legacy ERP with a new ERP solution.

Systems Administrator

• 2006 - 2010

Promoted to lead the transition of the legacy network environment from MS Small Business Server 2003 to MS Windows Server 2003, creating a more professionally managed, standardized platform. Administered and managed all IT operations.

Project Engineer

• 2002 - 2006

While attending college fulltime, completed architectural drawings and revisions in Cabnetware. Deployed AutoCAD as solution for drafting custom, bespoke architectural elements. Graduated college while in this role.