Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area
Leading at the intersection of strategy and execution. I'm a transformational leader specializing in guiding teams through complexity to accomplish strategic initiatives. I have served as a Marine small-unit leader and have extensive international experience leading multiple global projects and assignments. I'm skilled at driving high-level strategic initiatives with cross-functional teams. KEY COMPETENCIES • M&A Diligence and Integration • Financial Management • Strategic Planning • Business Transformation • Employee Development • Project and Program Management • Change Management • Operations Leadership PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SPARTANNASH, Byron Center, MI 02/2020 – 05/2025 Director, Strategic Projects • Secured over $60M in savings while leading Project One Team corporate cost-cutting initiative. Evaluated ideas, scoped implementation needs, and tracked progress of one third of overall portfolio. • Managed corporate-wide COVID task force in over 180 locations for 18 month period and received Leadership in Action award. • Achieved over $85M in annual EBITDA contribution through leading company Master Action Plan in 2022, 2023 and 2024. • Drove engagement for over 700 veteran employees by leading SpartanNash Veterans resource group. STRYKER GLOBAL QUALITY AND OPERATIONS, Portage, MI 07/2017 – 02/2020 Senior Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions Established and led cross-functional teams through diligence and integration planning activities for over $1 billion in deployed capital. Due diligence and integration planning for over 12 potential target companies. Developed and maintained close working relationships with strategic development leads in three divisions to establish pipeline of strategic acquisitions and projects. • Arrinex – Developed transfer strategy for $104 million private company acquisition. • ENTellus – $662 million public company acquisition. • Invuity – Executed manufacturing transfer strategy of $211 million public company acquisition. • Hyperbranch – Operations and business continuity of $220 acquisition of a venture backed, private company. • Updated and simplified the corporate due diligence checklist to include input from legal, finance, sales, marketing, operations and IT.