Experience

Pacific Packaging Components, Inc.

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Sep 2022 - Present



Golden West Packaging Group

• United States
• Packaging & Containers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2022

  · Manage all international manufacturing and sourcing operations for $750mm private equity packaging solutions company with teams in US and Asia. · Oversee and manage custom packaging projects for high profile customers (Shiseido, Opus One, Fenty, Kylie, etc.) from concept to delivery. · Responsibilities include international sourcing, vendor negotiation, international logistics, quality control, project management, lead qualifying and collaborating with sales teams, designers, vendors and customers. · Provided specialized packaging solutions including corrugated, folding cartons, wood, metal, molded pulp, paper tubes, thermoformed plastic, injection molding, foam, etc. · Sourced new manufacturing partners and negotiated with current vendors to reduce cost up to 60% in multiple product categories. · Improved culture and team morale to reduce turnover rates by 300%, helping division achieve the highest profitability and performance to plan.



Top Shelf Marketing

• Fontana, California, United States

• President

  • Dec 2015 - Apr 2022

  · Provide service, training, and consulting to small and medium sized businesses · Specializes in sales, marketing, and business strategy consulting and outsourced services; including personal sales, service analysis, marketing data analysis, digital and social media marketing, business strategy development, etc. · Provide service, training, and consulting to small and medium sized businesses · Specializes in sales, marketing, and business strategy consulting and outsourced services; including personal sales, service analysis, marketing data analysis, digital and social media marketing, business strategy development, etc.



Golden Island Jerky Co

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

• Vice President of Sales and Marketing

  • 2011 - 2014

  · Responsible for all sales, marketing, public relations, and customer service· As a member of the strategic board of directors, developed and executed a 3-year strategy to increase the company’s sales, distribution, and public and industry notoriety, which resulted in successful acquisition by a Fortune 500 company at 200% normal industry value. · Increased sales volume by 600% in 5 years.· Gained distribution in key customer accounts such as: Costco, Safeway, Ralph’s (Kroger), Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, AAFES & DECA (U.S. military commissaries), Amazon, Circle K, and more.· Renegotiated contracts with existing outside sales brokers and partners to achieve over $600,000 in annual savings, and established new relationships with sales networks to diversify risk and ensure the company’s control position over its sales partners.· Oversaw and ensured successful transition and merging after change of ownership in 2013.

• Sales Manager

  • 2008 - 2011

  · Managed and maintained relationships with U.S. Asian food markets and distributors.· Grew sales by 200% in 4 years.· Developed new products and packaging.· Gained new distribution in key accounts such as: H-mart, Costco, U.S. Coast Guard, HEB/Central Market.



TekServe Inc.

• Fountain Valley, California, United States

• Production Manager

  • 2005 - 2008

  · Managed a two-shift packaging production line with 120+ employees subcontracted from Kingston Technology. · Daily volume of 150,000 to 200,000 pieces, production turnaround in 24 hours from receiving to shipping, with inventory accountability to each piece · Reduced fault incidents from 26 PPM to under 2 PPM, while increasing productivity by 28%, and reducing overtime from 16% to 0% · Developed custom program to replace manual calculation of production scheduling, and streamlined work process procedures to increase productivity. Achieved 80%+ cross training to ensure production stability.



Formosa Meat Co

• Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States

• Production Planner

  • 2000 - 2005

  · Responsible for daily production forecasting and workstation scheduling · Developed SOP for manufacturing procedures and created digital database for all product recipes and production technology · Developed HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) programs for new products and gained USDA approval for the programs · Responsible for daily production forecasting and workstation scheduling · Developed SOP for manufacturing procedures and created digital database for all product recipes and production technology · Developed HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) programs for new products and gained USDA approval for the programs