Experience

SunGrid

• United States
• Services for Renewable Energy
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President Operations

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Ontario, Canada



Husky Technologies

• Canada
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Supply Chain Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Apr 2022

  Bolton, Ontario, Canada



IDEX Corporation

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Strategic Sourcing

  • Aug 2017 - Apr 2019

  Waterloo, Ontario, Canada • Play a key role by overseeing and directing all operations and activities of the strategic and tactical supply chain team in administering direct and indirect material spend. • Provide supervision and leadership to a team of sourcing specialists to search for, identify, and execute short and long-term sourcing initiatives to reduce supply chain complexity and achieve a minimum of 3% YOY material productivity. • Closely collaborate and communicate with business unit President, Sales, and… Show more • Play a key role by overseeing and directing all operations and activities of the strategic and tactical supply chain team in administering direct and indirect material spend. • Provide supervision and leadership to a team of sourcing specialists to search for, identify, and execute short and long-term sourcing initiatives to reduce supply chain complexity and achieve a minimum of 3% YOY material productivity. • Closely collaborate and communicate with business unit President, Sales, and Operations teams to guarantee supply chain strategies are aligned with customer needs. Selected Achievements: • Orchestrated the successful alignment of the global supply chain to a focused team of buyers and sourcing specialists. • Led the effective implementation of tactical buying team metrics, leading to supplier OTD improving from 65% to 80% in 3 months while increasing material savings and reducing complexities across the supply chain. • Coordinated the activities of the sourcing specialist and internal operations team through a supply chain complexity reduction project for a key aftermarket commodity, resulting in a 30% cost reduction and a 50% lead time reduction. • Carried out the establishment of the standard stocking agreement contract to replace blanket orders for critical parts and leveraged the agreement to clearly define expectations between parties and reduce management complexity within tactical buying team. • Interacted and aligned with the sales and operations team on lead time requirements and stocking levels required to exceed customer expectations and understand working capital requirements.

• Strategic Sourcing Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  Waterloo, Ontario, Canada • Charged with identifying and executing short and long-term sourcing initiatives to reduce supply chain complexity and achieve a minimum of 3% YOY material productivity. • Effectively administered new product release and change management activities impacting the supply chain. Selected Achievements: • Spearheaded the development and implementation of a material savings funnel management and savings tracker process from inception, leading to the funnel increasing from $400k to $1.2M… Show more • Charged with identifying and executing short and long-term sourcing initiatives to reduce supply chain complexity and achieve a minimum of 3% YOY material productivity. • Effectively administered new product release and change management activities impacting the supply chain. Selected Achievements: • Spearheaded the development and implementation of a material savings funnel management and savings tracker process from inception, leading to the funnel increasing from $400k to $1.2M and the achievement of $300K in direct material savings within 12 months. • Presided over the supply chain element of a factory consolidation from the US to Canada, including localizing the supply chain of critical outside services to avoid increased freight costs and lead times. • Initiated the consolidation of critical commodities within the available supply base across my operations. • Drove the development and implementation of a supplier OTD metric to enable supplier scorecard and weekly performance tracking.



Husky Technologies

• Canada
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commodity Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

  Bolton, Ontario, Canada • Served in an integral role by overseeing new product release and change management activities impacting the global supply chain. • Conducted extensive impact analysis, led the creation and development of project plans, and communicated project status while highlighting and mitigating risks that may have impacted product launch readiness. • Operated with a strong focus on achieving project goals of cost, quality, and lead time in a timely and effective manner. Selected… Show more • Served in an integral role by overseeing new product release and change management activities impacting the global supply chain. • Conducted extensive impact analysis, led the creation and development of project plans, and communicated project status while highlighting and mitigating risks that may have impacted product launch readiness. • Operated with a strong focus on achieving project goals of cost, quality, and lead time in a timely and effective manner. Selected Achievements: • Devised, developed, and implemented supply strategies to support the release of multiple large-scale product launches that successfully met quality, cost, and lead-time targets. • Carried out the creation of processes/tools to establish a cadence of accountability amongst the Global Sourcing team, resulting in over a 40% reduction of part pre-qualification time. • Organized, coordinated, and facilitated a series of technology scouting workshops with vendors and the internal research and development team, leading to the release of an innovative and industry changing technology.

• Purchasing Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2016

  Bolton, Ontario, Canada • Supervised and directed the operations of a team of Production Buyers in the tactical execution of supply chain strategies that support the delivery, cost-reduction, and quality requirements of multiple, fast-paced operations. • Partnered closely and collaboratively with internal customers and global suppliers over the course of my operations. • Pioneered the development and implementation of standardized global purchasing procedures to achieve objectives and administer resources… Show more • Supervised and directed the operations of a team of Production Buyers in the tactical execution of supply chain strategies that support the delivery, cost-reduction, and quality requirements of multiple, fast-paced operations. • Partnered closely and collaboratively with internal customers and global suppliers over the course of my operations. • Pioneered the development and implementation of standardized global purchasing procedures to achieve objectives and administer resources efficiently. Selected Achievements: • Instituted a significant improvement in the on-time delivery performance of purchased materials from 80% to >96% by developing KPIs, implementing standardized purchasing procedures, and propelling strategic and tactical changes in the supply base. • Piloted the creation and development of an Activity Based Resource Management Tool to enable management to understand resource capacity utilization and support the identification of the impact non-value-added tasks had on resources and the opportunity to eliminate them.

• Global Engineering Team Leader - Standards & Product Release

  • May 2008 - Sep 2010

  Bolton, Ontario, Canada • Orchestrated all activities and operations of a global team of design engineers in the release of new products, processes, and the maintenance of existing standard products and processes. • Oversaw the effective change management of existing standard products and processes for CI, field service issues, and supply chain cost saving initiatives. • Conducted the planning of operational readiness initiatives for a wide variety of upcoming product launches. Selected Achievements: • Led… Show more • Orchestrated all activities and operations of a global team of design engineers in the release of new products, processes, and the maintenance of existing standard products and processes. • Oversaw the effective change management of existing standard products and processes for CI, field service issues, and supply chain cost saving initiatives. • Conducted the planning of operational readiness initiatives for a wide variety of upcoming product launches. Selected Achievements: • Led the creation of an automated mold design configurator that translated customer requirements into engineering requirements that supported the onboarding of junior designers to be achieved in 3 weeks instead of 6 months and with higher quality output. • Directed the operations of a global team in the maintenance of standard PET tooling products, planning, and release of new products and product enhancements, as well as ensuring the global alignment of engineering designs, processes, and tools. • Charted the creation and development of product launch plans for the release of new products to production engineering teams globally, achieving quality levels at time of launch to exceed the quality level of mature product.

• Global Engineering Team Leader - Product Release

  • Jan 2008 - Apr 2009

  Bolton, Ontario, Canada

• Mechanical Designer

  • Mar 2004 - Jan 2008

  Bolton, Ontario, Canada



ATS Corporation

• Canada
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Designer

  • 1999 - 2002