Experience

Sequoia One Management Consulting

Principal

6/2003 - Present

Provide supply chain consulting and interim executive management services to manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Successfully completed 31 client engagements.

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Accenture Management Consulting

Senior Manager - Business and Technology Integration

3/2021 - 4/2023

Generated $2.17M in team sales.

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Del Monte Foods Operations

Director, Supply Chain Planning

2/2002 - 5/2003

Managed 21-person Department (including 7 direct reports) and $3.1M payroll. Accountable for customer service performance, demand forecasting, production planning and finished goods inventory management ($215M value) for entire division product line (2800 SKUs).

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Nervewire Management Consulting

Client Partner

5/2000 - 1/2001

Managed client relationships. Coordinated consulting efforts to ensure total client satisfaction. Maintained P&L accountability. Provided strategic consulting services to client executives.

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Arthur Andersen Management Consulting

Senior Manager - Supply Chain

1/1999 - 3/2000

Generated $1.0M in team sales in first half of FY00. Served as recruiting coordinator. Led project teams at five clients.

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Ernst & Young (EY) Management Consulting

Manager - Supply Chain

5/1996 - 12/1998

Served as recruiting coordinator. Helped the practice more than double in size from 15 to 35 professionals. Generated $1.3M in team sales in FY97, $2.0M in FY98 and $3.0M in FY99. Led project teams of up to 20 members at seven clients.

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Accenture Management Consulting

Senior Consultant - Logistics Strategy Practice

4/1994 - 4/1996

Served as team lead / team member on six client projects.

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Allied Signal Corporate Strategy & Development

Strategic Planning Manager

6/1993 - 4/1994

Coordinated strategic planning process. Conducted industry profiling and competitor analysis. Monitored / forecasted industry growth and trends. Developed on-going business plans.

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HJ Heinz Operations

Fulfillment Manager

11/1990 - 9/1992

Accountable for finished goods inventory ($100M value), customer service performance, and forecast accuracy for entire company product line (1000 SKUs). Coordinated inventory replenishment activities among order management, plant operations, and 3PL warehousing and transportation providers. Directed movement of goods from six manufacturing facilities (two offshore) to ten distribution centers throughout the US and Canada. Forecasted sales at the SKU level. Managed two planning analysts.

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Mars, Inc Operations

Sales Forecasting Supervisor

4/1983 - 1/1985

Forecasted sales at SKU level of entire company product line (2500 SKUs). Forecasts were used to manage finished goods and raw materials inventories, plan production and forecast / monitor corporate financial performance. Position involved frequent contact with corporate executive staff and all functional areas of the organization.