3PLR deploys seasoned experts to transform logistics operations, optimize supply chain networks, facilitate outsourcing, turnaround struggling facilities and companies, and augment staff across multiple industries. Role: Founded 3LPR as an affiliate of A&A and manage the business serving 3PLs, manufacturers and distributors. Responsibilities: Manage all aspects of the business from marketing and sales to solutions development and implementation.
• Lead business development for consulting services focused on supply chain operations, especially for shippers.
• Develop statements of work and present proposals, assign resources, and lead engagements.
• Create holistic strategies to grow companies, enhance logistics and customer service, and control costs.
• Evaluate supply chain logistics operations to improve integration, productivity, material flow, and throughput.
• Guide companies in the process of logistics outsourcing to select the right 3PL and establish service contracts.
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A&A is a recognized leader in third-party logistics (3PL) market research, growth strategy and M&A consulting. Role: Consulting leader for 3PL strategic planning and M&A operational due diligence services. Responsibilities:
• Lead business development for consulting services, leveraging A&A 3PL market research.
• Define 3PL business strategic plans for go-to-market direction and potential, enhancing services and operational capabilities, organizational restructuring, IT enablement, continuous improvement, and financial performance.
• Conduct acquisition operational due diligence to identify SWOT, growth potential, and investment value.
• Perform supply chain capabilities assessments and define action plans to improve operational efficiency.
• Develop and publish 3PL case studies and support market research. Accomplishments:
• Enhanced consulting services to convert the revenue model from 20% research/ 80% consulting to 80/20.
• Delivered 32 Strategic Growth Plans for 3PLs with r

Inde was established to provide operational supply chain consulting services to manufacturers and distributors with a focus on process re-engineering and facility re-design to enhance efficiency in warehousing and manufacturing operations. Role: Started and managed the business to serve manufacturers and distributors, which was later rebranded as 3PLR. Responsibilities: Manage all aspects of the business including marketing, business development, contract negotiation, client relations, research, analysis, solution development, project management and administration. Accomplishments:
• Lead business development for consulting services focused on supply chain operations, especially for shippers.
• Completed M&A Supply Chain Integration for a telecommunications company, including:
• Transitioning 1,900 fleet assets, 36 remote storage warehouses, 9 maintenance garages, 4 cross-docks, and a fueling station.
• Setting up material planning for 54,000 SKUs and 827 suppliers, 36 inventory de

Joined a former E&Y colleague at Virchow Krause, a $120M accounting firm offering business advisory services to mid-market manufacturers, to establish a supply chain consulting practice and serve as a subject matter expert. Role: Subject matter expert for supply chain operations consulting projects for manufacturer clients. Responsibilities: Lead consulting projects in supply chain, primarily focused on logistics cost reduction, including proposal development, pricing, project planning, research, analysis, project management, budgeting, and internal resource training. Accomplishments:
• In-sourced transportation management to save $1.4M including TM process re-design from order release to delivery, freight cost analysis, new procedures and guidelines, staffing plan, budget, and manager training.
• Eliminated dedicated fleet operations for 20% cost savings, including evaluation of dedicated fleet competitiveness on a total cost per mile basis to reveal a $0.9M gap against $4M in spend

GEHC is a global leader in medical diagnostic imaging equipmentwith $8B in revenue at the time. Role: Global program leader for manufacturing planning and materials replenishment. Responsibilities:
• Define and implement global standards for Lean manufacturing planning and replenishment across 40 global manufacturing plants.
• Support establishment of Lean Enterprise and lead projects using Lean and Six Sigma for continuous improvement.
• Integrate manufacturing planning and replenishment processes with Oracle ERP. Accomplishments:
• Defined and rolled out standard practices for global Lean manufacturing planning and material replenishment using Oracle ERP, across medical diagnostic imaging systems plants in the U.S., China, India, Mexico and France.
• Designed Lean Replenishment Model as a global corporate standard and rolled it out to 14 assembly plants.
• Implemented Active Tag RFID to automate manufacturing replenishment transactions and increase inventory integrity.
• Led L

IBM is a leading global management consulting firm. It acquired PriceWaterhouseCoopers Consulting Practice in 2001. Role: Engagement leader for Logistics IT systems (WMS & TMS) Responsibilities:
• Served as Supply Chain Logistics SME for process design, facility operations, and IT enablement.
• Participated in the development of a Logistics IT platform for high-volume retail distribution, including design, configuration, customization, pilot validation, roll-out planning, and user training.
• Lead teams in Logistics IT systems implementation (warehousing and transportation management). Accomplishments:
• SME and leader for inventory control and replenishment processes for pilot distribution center implementation.
• Established standard procedures for continuous roll-out to 9 national DCs.
• Lead teams for 24x7 implementation support to 5 DCs for major national retailer.
• Developed and rolled-out warehouse associate training to 4,000+ users.
• Implemented WMS and TMS in 8 natio

E&Yis a leading global management consulting firm. CapGemini acquired E&Y Consulting in 2002. E&Y restarted consulting. Role: Hired out of business school as a subject matter expert in Supply Chain Management. Responsibilities: Supply chain management SME with responsibility to lead management consulting projects which included two major client projects to design a project management program for a major global employment company and implementation of WMS for a major US automobile manufacturer's global parts distribution center. Accomplishments:
• Designed project management program and IT system to support the roll-out of a new IT systems platform to 1,200 offices including IT infrastructure and the new IT system for the world's largest temporary services firm.
• Led a team of 3 IT developers to design and build a project management tool that integrated Microsoft Project and Outlook to create standardized project plans that assigns implementation tasks to project resources and tracks

Storch is an export management company, acting as an international sales and logistics agent for US textile companies. Responsibilities: Develop business and sell US products to window covering fabrication companies in Canada, Mexico, Asia, and Europe, and provide logistics support for delivery. Accomplishments:
• Supported customer base expansion to new global markets, like Indonesia and India.
• Developed a service for US manufacturers to eliminate excess/ dead inventory and avoid cannibalizing new product sales by selling it in non-competitive offshore markets.

Erdman is a leader in architectural design and construction of medical facilities, which also manufactures steel structures, internal wall systems, cabinetry and seating for hospitals. Role: Production and inventory control leader for medical and residential furniture manufacturing, and intermediate goods for hospital construction. Responsibilities: Materials planning, plant scheduling, and production using MRP. Accomplishments:
• Oversaw 3 manufacturing operations and managed materials inventory, increasing turns to from 6 to 15.
• Completed numerous plant layout projects to increase space utilization and improve material flow.
• Designed and implemented a preventative maintenance program of all major manufacturing equipment, designed and oversaw development of a database application to produce daily maintenance work orders to reduce equipment downtime and minimized the impact of maintenance downtime on production scheduling and capacity.