Summary of Experience * Supply Chain and Logistics executive with over 30 years of industry experience in supply chain, logistics, transportation, international procurement, importing, Lean initiatives (5S, Kanban, Kaizen and Lean Six Sigma) and business transformation. Cal-Poly Central Coast Lean Forum, June 18, 2015: Why Lean Fails* * Built and lead logistics and supply chain organizations at The Schwinn Bicycle Company in Chicago, IL, ERP Project Leader and Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering at the General Binding Corporation I Northbrook, IL at General Binding Corporation and created and led the Supply Chain organization with 60 people and four (4) direct reports at Gardenway/Troy-Bilt Rototillers in Troy, NY. Areas of expertise * Global supply chain and logistics, transportation optimization, procurement selection/management/partnerships: international and domestic, importing, cost savings implementation, inventory records accuracy, data integrity, Third Party Logistics (3PL) and (4PL) selection process, operations strategy, ERP, WMS and TMS systems. * Value Analysis/Value Engineering Administrator for ensured cost reduction to reduce the cost of goods sold (cogs) and increase profitability, importing, customs, customs brokerage and trade compliance. * Warehousing: Location Control, WMS, OSHA requirements, Safety Management, Inventory Records Accuracy via Cycle Counting and Root Cause Analysis, Slotting and Re-slotting, Lean initiatives: 5S, Kanban, Kaizen and Lean Six Sigma organizational structure, metrics, Material Review Board (MRB) to suggest elimination of non, slow moving and obsolete inventory to management Gardenway/Troy-Bilt: Created and led the Supply Chain Organization implemented the Buyer-Planner Concept saving $ 300,000 in inventory reduction and increasing on time delivery. Procurement had more time for cost reduction via blanket ordering and negotiation.