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Vice President of Operations

As an Operations Management Professional, I have enjoyed working across various industries such as Transportation, Technology, and Manufacturing.  Through years of experience of managing dynamic operations at United Parcel Service, I have learned the importance of developing great people, optimizing operations, and delivering on time results.  My continuous pursue for exciting assignments has opened opportunities to work for Fortune 500 companies adding value in the following areas: process improvement, operations transformation, and building outstanding teams.  

After working for Oakley and Luxottica Group, I had another great opportunity to follow the founder of Oakley (Jim Jannard) to RED Digital Cinema where we were all challenged to Jim’s mad scientist vision in building the world’s best digital cinematography and photography camera.  Through the practice of Lean Manufacturing principles, I had the pleasure of leading a highly motivated team to assemble the world’s greatest movie cameras in record time with the highest workmanship.

At ENI-JR286 I was responsible for the following operation departments: Transportation, International and Domestic Distribution Centers, Security Services, and Facility Management.  Being Nike’s largest sports accessory licensee, there was never a dull moment and no day is the same.  As with previous assignments, the satisfaction is in the development of people, processes and overall operations performance.  

As an active member of my community, I am a voluntary member of the Disaster Action Team for the American Red Cross.  My work for the ARC allows me the opportunity to share my passion for operations management with other awesome like-minded people who enjoy selflessly giving back to the community.


Garden Grove, CA	May 2019 - Present
Premier producer of ancillary products and services to the cannabis and hemp industries.
Vice President of Operations
Key Accomplishments
• Responsible for leading the following operational departments: Warehouse and Distribution, Production, Facilities and Fleet, Freight, EHS, and Continuous Improvement Department.
• Execution of Operations Performance GAP Analysis and development of operations strategy for all facilities.
• Recruited, hired, trained operational leaders to scale business regionally and prepare for hyper growth.
• Developed and deployed Continuous Improvement Department with Leader and team members.
• Partnered with HR Department to develop job descriptions, pay grades, and performance evaluations.
• Led team in the successful launch of production operations in several states.
• Deployed Lean Manufacturing methodologies to stabilize operation for hypergrowth and new business.
• Implementation of Operations Manual inclusive of policy, procedures, and work instructions.

Director of Operations
Key Accomplishments
• Provided operations management services to various clients in manufacturing, technology and resales industry inclusive of: opening new sites, moving operations, building warehouse and distribution centers, value added services, metal fabrication, replenishment, facilities management, and streamlining work flows.
• Provided overall project coordination and project team management, monitored project team performance relative to contractual obligation, and provided project budgeting and cash flow projections, and master milestone schedule. Conducted daily and weekly meeting meetings with all team members and contractors.  Maintained weekly meeting minutes and manage priorities as requested. Maintained project files and records.  Prepared, reviewed and processed, monthly requisitions and draw request including project close out items.
• Oversaw planning, design construction documentation, and preconstruction needs.  Developed a project team through preparing Request for Proposal(s), evaluating proposals, leveling the scope, conducting interviews, reviewing and approving contracts to finalize the design with owner, vendors, and general contractors.
• Oversaw all construction and post construction close out. Managed construction progress and reported deviations from the schedule. Identified and resolved construction issues as they arise in the field and pushed for effective resolution.
• Developed construction punch list, schedules, equipment testing, start-up procedures and occupancy. Facilitated all required inspections and sign-offs to financially close out projects.

Self Employed

JR286, Torrance, CA	Jan 2017 - Sept 2017
ENI-JR286 a premier global sports equipment and accessories company. The largest accessories licensee of Nike Inc. Designs, develops, source and commercialize products in over 150 countries.
Director of Global Operations
Key Accomplishments
Oversaw all daily US and China warehouse operations, distribution, and logistics activities including receipt of goods, order fulfillment, and inventory management.
Successful transition of Nike, Inc. $20M Sportsball operation from Memphis, TN to Torrance, CA without disruption to business.
 Increase warehouse pallet positions by 40% through ABC analysis, speed cells, and 6s implementation.
Developed Operations Metrics, KPI's, and S.O.P's for distribution centers and Sportsball Operation.
Deployed Injury and Illness Prevention Program and Emergency Evacuation Plans.
Delivered facilities management system to manage, track and report facility work orders in efficient and effective manner reducing lead times by 50% and non-value added administrative cost.
Reduced facility expenses of contracted services by 20% through vendor negotiations, and management.
Development of operational leaders to increase throughput while reducing cost per piece by 10%.

Director of Global Operations

Irvine, CA	July 2011 - Oct 2016
An American company that manufactures digital cinematography and photography cameras and accessories.
Operations Manager of Global Aftersales
Key Accomplishments
Designed, deployed, and managed Global Service Centers, consisting of 2 subsidiaries and 4 distributors, with an operating budget of $5 Million.
Oversaw all aspects of operations for all Global Service Centers; developed and implemented after sales analytics to report, measure product reliability, return rates, and failure analysis.
Managed 50 employees responsible for servicing over 1,000 high tech cameras and accessories per month, with a 5-day turnaround while generating more than $1.4 Million in annual revenue.
Implemented Kanban Systems, 5S, Lean Manufacturing Principles, and S.O.P's to optimize workflow.
Developed global operations metrics, KPI's, training and updates to all Service Centers to continuously improve processes, procedures, quality, and performance.
Developed, deployed, and managed after-sales program for global operations with interface to ERP.
Reduced average service turnaround time from 16 to 3 days and labor costs by 20% per unit.
Increased inventory accuracy from 74% to 98%, resulting in no physical inventory.
Improved Out-of-Box Quality Acceptance rate from 60% to 98%.
Successful project management of new product release training for all global service centers.

Operations Manager of Global Aftersales

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