Functional Skills
Program Management
Operational Transformation
Business Analysis
Business Operations
Change Management / Org Design
Supply Chain Optimization
Supply Chain Management
Project Management
Process Design / Re-engineering
Operational Efficiency
Operational Risk Management
Strategic Sourcing
Supplier Relationship Management
Supply Chain Integration
Business Process Outsourcing
Sector Experience
Manufacturing
Fortune 500
Experience
Gibson Consulting
Management Consulting
Partner
10/2024 - 6/2025
• Partner across four category teams with 35+ team members, engaging with 100+ suppliers
• Drove 10%+ cost savings impact on key subcategories leveraging incumbent and alternate suppliers
• Managed C-Suite/Board relationships and successfully sold add-on implementation engagement
• Successfully managed client CEO and CFO transitions, while maintaining timeline to implementation
• Developed new supply chain organization to centralize supplier relationship management
• Managed 30+ supplier negotiations with annual spend ranging $1M-$25M per year in opportunity
• Drove 10%+ cost savings impact on key subcategories leveraging incumbent and alternate suppliers
• Managed C-Suite/Board relationships and successfully sold add-on implementation engagement
• Successfully managed client CEO and CFO transitions, while maintaining timeline to implementation
• Developed new supply chain organization to centralize supplier relationship management
• Managed 30+ supplier negotiations with annual spend ranging $1M-$25M per year in opportunity
Gibson Consulting
Management Consulting
Senior Manager
1/2024 - 9/2024
• Executed supplier presentation with over 100+ suppliers, driving initiative engagement and competition
• Developed sourcing opportunities across data systems to identify spend scale across business units
• Managed client training (200+ hours) to drive team member development across: strategic sourcing methodology, executive communications, supplier site visit due diligence, and supplier negotiations
• Developed sourcing opportunities across data systems to identify spend scale across business units
• Managed client training (200+ hours) to drive team member development across: strategic sourcing methodology, executive communications, supplier site visit due diligence, and supplier negotiations
Tovala
Product Management / Strategy
Senior Director - Internal Services Product Management
10/2023 - 12/2023
• Led multi-million dollar ERP implementation (Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, API Integrations)
• Drove requirements gathering, business processes, project phasing, cross functional coordination
• Drove requirements gathering, business processes, project phasing, cross functional coordination
Tovala
Operations
Senior Director - Operations Strategy & Engineering
7/2022 - 9/2023
• Managed a team of engineers driving capital equipment projects for labor efficiency improvements
• Launched Finance and Accounting into NetSuite ERP (Record-to-Report, AP), unlocking efficiencies
• Led payment processing software initiatives to optimize fraud charges, identifying $70K in savings
• Founding member of the first Project Management Office/Steering Committee for project initiatives
• Launched 25% (14) of company wide projects as project manager within PMO
• Launched Finance and Accounting into NetSuite ERP (Record-to-Report, AP), unlocking efficiencies
• Led payment processing software initiatives to optimize fraud charges, identifying $70K in savings
• Founding member of the first Project Management Office/Steering Committee for project initiatives
• Launched 25% (14) of company wide projects as project manager within PMO
Tovala
Engineering
Director - Operations Engineering
1/2022 - 7/2022
• Influenced executive team to change facility expansion strategy, resulting in a $15M savings
• Purchased and commissioned automated tray sealing equipment, unlocking 20% labor reduction
• Integrated maintenance and engineering teams, improving collaboration and process efficiencies
• Purchased and commissioned automated tray sealing equipment, unlocking 20% labor reduction
• Integrated maintenance and engineering teams, improving collaboration and process efficiencies
Gibson Consulting
Management Consulting
Senior Consultant - Global Strategic Sourcing
5/2021 - 12/2021
• Led client category team analyzing spend and savings for $130M spend across 13 subcategories
• Delivered leadership briefs to drive category savings and project manage on time delivery
• Guided client team during negotiations to obtain favorable commercial contractual terms
• Coordinated and participated in 30 supplier due diligence site visits for business fit assessment
• Delivered leadership briefs to drive category savings and project manage on time delivery
• Guided client team during negotiations to obtain favorable commercial contractual terms
• Coordinated and participated in 30 supplier due diligence site visits for business fit assessment
Howe Corporation
Operations
VP - Engineering & Operations
5/2019 - 5/2021
• Owned SIOP process, enabling just-in-time manufacturing in a low-volume / high-mix environment
• Reduced average monthly inventory by $700k (30%) to improve company cash flow
• Improved production workflow to fulfill large emergency order - 10% annual revenue, 8-week lead time
• Managed 60% of Howe employees across manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain
• Reduced average monthly inventory by $700k (30%) to improve company cash flow
• Improved production workflow to fulfill large emergency order - 10% annual revenue, 8-week lead time
• Managed 60% of Howe employees across manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain
Howe Corporation
Engineering
Engineering Manager
5/2019 - 5/2021
• Launched new ice machine with unique refrigeration controls scheme, driving 8% cost reduction
• Qualified product variant for EPA Energy Star, driving 8% energy use reduction
• Qualified product variant for EPA Energy Star, driving 8% energy use reduction
Howe Corportation
Engineering
Senior Project Engineer
10/2017 - 4/2018
• Implemented dual sourcing strategy and supplier for remote condensing units, driving 7% savings
• Executed lab upgrades to reduce testing cycles and reduce external testing fees
• Executed lab upgrades to reduce testing cycles and reduce external testing fees
Whirlpool
Engineering
Product Development Engineering
5/2015 - 10/2017
• Forecasted and managed a $24.5M capital budget schedule for new product development project
• Conducted cross-functional team reviews for proposed changes, strengthening stakeholder KPIs
• Executed Design for Six Sigma experiments reducing energy 5% for Energy Star Qualification
• Led two labs to complete verification testing with 26 concurrent products for cooling subsystem
• Owned and delivered industry leading water dispensing system with best-in-class flow rate
• Led product launch change management, leading manufacturing through a successful transition
• Conducted cross-functional team reviews for proposed changes, strengthening stakeholder KPIs
• Executed Design for Six Sigma experiments reducing energy 5% for Energy Star Qualification
• Led two labs to complete verification testing with 26 concurrent products for cooling subsystem
• Owned and delivered industry leading water dispensing system with best-in-class flow rate
• Led product launch change management, leading manufacturing through a successful transition