Experience

World Food Programme

• Italy
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Procurement Officer

  • Aug 2021 - Present

• Deputy, Regional Procurement Office

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  Procurement Officer with the world's largest humanitarian organization, purchasing and delivering commodities and support equipment to feed refugees in countries like Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Manage direct procurement and support for over 17 countries across North Africa, the Middle East, and South-West Asia. Direct strategic oversight and training missions to offices in order to ensure compliance with best practices and corporate standards. Manage claims from suppliers in difficult areas where information is imperfect, accountability is essential, and lasting relationships are necessary to maintain stocks of food for customers.



Household

• Full-Time Dad

  • Oct 2017 - Oct 2018

  When my spouse returned to work after we became parents, I was a full-time dad for the first year. It was great. When my spouse returned to work after we became parents, I was a full-time dad for the first year. It was great.



Action Against Hunger | ACF-USA

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Coordinator

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2017

  Responsible for coordinating multiple water, waste, and livelihoods projects across all of Eastern Jordan benefitting over 50,000 locals and refugees. Managing programs in the rural town of ar Ruwayshed designed to improve access to safe water in homes and schools as well modernizing the regional hospital’s water waste, purification, and dialysis systems to improve patient health. Coordinating the movement of humanitarian WASH equipment back and forth across the border in keeping with security regulations. Managing teams within the Azraq Refugee Camp, improving grey-water systems as the camp transitions from a temporary to a permanent city. Liaising with UN and Jordanian Defense Officials to gain access to and provide life-saving potable water to over 60,000 Syrian refugees trapped along the border. Additionally, oversee the development of a waste and composting program in the town of Azraq designed to function as a self-sustaining business by collaborating with local government, small businesses, and cooperatives designed to limit groundwater contamination and create jobs.



World Food Programme

• Italy
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Procurement Officer

  • Feb 2014 - Oct 2016

  Promoted from consultant to P3 Staff Officer within the first year of my contract in the world’s largest humanitarian organization. Choreographed an agency-wide risk program for $1.2B per annum across multiple stake holders in over 70 countries. This initiative continuously identifies and mitigates risky purchasing that would result in reputational damage or mismanaged funds. Orchestrated a project that pinpointed over 40% in process improvements by identifying operating inefficiencies and choke points across the agency resulting in 10% cost savings. Led a sourcing initiative that identified more than $7MM in savings per annum for WFP’s global food purchases of cereals and grains.

• Supply Chain Officer

  • Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

  Personally selected by the Supply-Chain Division Director to solve the massive bottle neck preventing critical medical equipment from reaching Ebola Patients in remote locations across Liberia. Two weeks after arriving, coordinated the delivery of sanitary clothing and materials to over 700 health facilities to treat the sick. Pioneered the use of rapid-containment kits that successfully contained outbreaks in isolated villages. Coordinated across government agencies, international aid groups, and military organizations to create a comprehensive replenishment system that defeated the Ebola virus in Liberia.

• Head of Vendor Registration

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Orchestrated the purchase and delivery of food to over 100k within 72 hours in response to the Sinjar Crisis due to low food stocks. Located and vetted food suppliers throughout Kurdistan after more than 500k Iraqis were displaced by ISIS in the first half of 2014. Improved the list of qualified vendors by 200% within the first two weeks of arrival, putting in place long-term resources for the spiraling numbers of beneficiaries. Reduced the time to import food from Turkey from seven days to five by working with Government Food Testing officials on the frontier and Suppliers while maintaining safety and quality standards.



Target

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Business Partner

  • May 2011 - Sep 2012

  Hired into a senior role out of business school to manage automated supply chain for a $73BN USD retail company. Created a data-integrity system essential for company’s acquisition of 130 new stores. Acted as my team’s lead project manager by unifying work streams across the supply-chain team, creating a peer-driven review process, and developing a reporting system ensuring transparency and accountable. Held vendors responsible when products did not meet set standards and ensured they made corrections prior to roll out. Created an out-of-the-box SAP system to manage real-time stock levels across 130 stores. Identified errors in storage data that would have resulted in over $1MM USD of unnecessary labor and shipments. Designed an automated supply-chain system for 80k individual food and non-food items that replenished itself using minimum staff, reducing costs, ensuring no stock outs or lost sales. Optimized procedures verifying expiration dates and ensuring perishable goods were sold using first-in-first-out methodology.



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commanding Officer

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2009

  Selected ahead of my peers to Command an Infantry Company. Led a team of 12 Drill Sergeants responsible for training over 1500 Soldiers to serve overseas. Budgeted over $900k USD for more than 750 personnel annually to clothe, care, and house trainees. Managed a $240k service contract that modernized and repaired assets. Improved training program by re-focusing lessons emphasizing decision making, first aid, and working in different cultural environments. Ranked in the top 10% of Company Commanders by senior officers for leading a unit through demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.

• Supply Chain Officer/ Programme Officer

  • Jan 2006 - Jul 2007

  Managed the Squadron’s $60MM USD supply-chain, purchasing, and logistic operations focused on stability and support operations. Collaborated with Ministry of Health doctors and USAID to improve medical care in Saladin Provence through scalable purchasing, resulting in fewer violent attacks. Partnered with local leaders, steered proposals through public channels, and found financing through NGO partners by improving drinking water, and repairing health-care clinics. Initiated a regional WASH program for safe drinking water and sustainable farming. Developed LTA contracts focused on local purchasing.

• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

  • Feb 2005 - Jan 2006

  Promoted to Captain. Liaised between government, military, and training companies to verify that readiness data used to brief the President was accurate and current. Performed monitoring and evaluation duties for the over $166MM spent monthly on training and equipping Iraqi Security Forces, evaluated suppliers that maintained vehicles, operated cooking facilities, and administered housing. Structured a metrics-based assessment program that measured the efficacy of local security training and capacity.

• Helicopter Platoon Leader

  • Feb 2003 - Jul 2005

  Promoted to First Lieutenant. Managed a Monitoring and Evaluation program that patrolled the Demilitarized Zone. Recognized by Battalion Commander as top officer out of 30 peers for achieving a 92% readiness rating on equipment and unit preparedness, 22% higher than Army standard. Led realistic training during three separate month-long exercises on Korean border; focused on testing, validating, and improving new mission techniques and systems. Budgeted flight training coinciding with over $4.9MM of jet-fuel purchases, $7.6MM of replacement parts, and $8MM of mission equipment.

• Flight School Student

  • Jul 2001 - Jan 2003

  Earned Army Aviator BadgeSelected for Scout Pilot Training