Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area
With over 25 years of experience as a supply chain executive, I lead teams to solve complex logistics, supply chain, and procurement problems, producing concrete results and driving efficiency across the enterprise. I have a master's degree in business administration and certifications in life cycle logistics, contracting, and lean six sigma, which enable me to apply operational planning, organizational leadership, and process improvement skills in my current role as the Commanding Officer at the U.S. Navy Supply Corps School. In this role, I develop the moral character, ethical decision making, and technical acumen of over 2,000 military and civilian students from the Joint Forces, DoD Agencies, and partner nations. I also oversee the delivery of core functional areas such as retail operations, supply management, disbursing, and food service operations. My mission is to inspire and empower the next generation of supply chain leaders who will support the national defense and security. I am passionate about logistics innovation and leader development, and I have a proven track record of delivering excellence and value to the U.S. Navy and its allies.
Senior supply chain executive with 25+ years’ experience building, leading, and empowering diverse cross-functional teams solving complex logistics, supply chain, and procurement problems. Passionate about developing people and has a proven ability to assess operations, effectively communicate issues, and prioritize improvements that drive efficiency.
Leads a diverse team of 40+ military and civilian instructors that educate 2000+ military/civilian students from the Joint Forces, DoD Agencies and partner nations. Responsible for developing leaders' moral character, ethical decision making, and technical acumen in supply chain management, financial management, retail service, and food service operations. • Established a leader development seminar to enhance the character, competency and connection of students. • Instituted a human factors program that identifies students’ personal issues impacting their ability to perform and provides them resources to help resolve on their own. Reduced attrition rate to 1% and improved grades by 3%. • Implemented a competitive award system that improves teamwork, physical health, and academic performance.
Led multifaceted global defense logistics planning and strategic analysis to highlight best practices and identifiable gaps. Managed $21B of annual sales across four complex supply chains (clothing & textiles, medical, food, construction & equip) for military units, government agencies and foreign governments. • Developed procedures to synchronize logistics support to Ukraine resulting in $275M+ in additional revenue. • Led critical COVID-19 support to DoD and government agencies resulting in $9B in sales of medical equipment and strategic stockpiles to support nationwide requirements. • Coordinated logistics for 85K Afghan refugees across eight bases and four countries producing $100M+ in sales.
Led 1200+ professionals across three sites providing complex global logistics and end-to-end supply chain management functions for 3,400 aircraft and 10,000 engines for the Navy, Marine Corps, and 80 international partners. Right-sized a $4B inventory by reducing repair turnaround times through a network of logistics contracts with Fortune 500 companies. • Improve operational efficiency and aviation readiness through change management initiatives. Resulted in material availability improvements that exceeded goals by 4% while remaining within financial constraints. • Created a data verification process to identify our worst performing suppliers and then leveraged the information to increase end-to-end velocity and improve strategic supplier management by reducing repair turnaround times by 50%. These efforts saved $120M over three years and allowed targeted readiness investments. • Leveraged data and technology to create a decision making forum to solve the most complex and critical supply chain issues. The new framework reduced backorders by 29% and outstanding requisitions by 42%. • Led a cross-functional supply chain team to reduce backorders and improve readiness of the F-18 weapon system. Mapped the supply chain that identified the critical enablers and improved aircraft availability by 30%.