Experience

SpoonfulONE

• United States
• Food and Beverage Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Demand and Supply Planning Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  - Build dynamic capacity and supply planning scenario models and strategies to support demand scenarios, product-specific requirements, and manufacturing capabilities. - Create automated KPI reports and conduct detailed analysis to drive business decisions and highlight performance, risk, service and cashflow opportunities. - Work closely with internal team and co-manufacturing production plants to prepare short and long-term production plans. - Implementing Netsuite for Inventory Control, MRP, and forecasting.



Beetnik Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations & Co-Owner

  • May 2015 - Dec 2020

  - Created first 100% organic prepared meals startup in the US. Grew business to sell our products in 6,000 retail locations. - Sourced and procured ingredients and packaging supplies, reducing raw materials costs by 35%. - Developed sales forecasts and translated them into a production plan to ensure inventory at multiple 3PL warehouses to fill orders for Kroger, Walmart, Target, KeHE, C&S, and UNFI. - Led team of 40 in English and Spanish to set organizational goals and strategic plan. Recruited, hired, and trained team members. - Developed products for Whole Foods, Walmart, Costco, and Safeway, leading to $4m in sales. - Managed 20,000 square foot USDA meat and poultry cook facility, including all SQF, USDA, FDA, Gluten Free and Organic certification, compliance, and audits. Implemented SQF program and successfully passed first audit.



The Strategic Organizing Center

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategic Research Analyst & Project Manager

  • Aug 2011 - May 2015

  - Authored white papers and compiled fact sheets to support campaigns for a more just food industry. - Led wage theft participatory research program with project staff in 26 cities with the Fast Food Workers' Fight for $15 resulting in 7 class action lawsuits and 4 State's Attorneys General complaints that have returned over $30 million to workers. - With United Farm Workers, traced pesticide records, grower/packer agreements, and tax assessments to support the organizing in the raspberry and strawberry industries.



Butsavage & Associates

• Washington, DC

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  - Researched supermarket industry labor policies, supply chain practices and IT systems for client UFCW Local 400 - Reported findings to firm's attorneys and catalogued information for evidence in arbitrations - Researched supermarket industry labor policies, supply chain practices and IT systems for client UFCW Local 400 - Reported findings to firm's attorneys and catalogued information for evidence in arbitrations



Research Unit on Latino Issues, César Chávez

• Communications Manager

  • 2009 - 2009

  - Translated field research surveys from Spanish to English. Managed communication in English and Spanish-speaking environment. - Drafted grant proposal and explored funding opportunities for the research unit. - Represented the organization at conferences. Operations support for Director of Research. - Translated field research surveys from Spanish to English. Managed communication in English and Spanish-speaking environment. - Drafted grant proposal and explored funding opportunities for the research unit. - Represented the organization at conferences. Operations support for Director of Research.