
About
Entrepreneur, Logistics expert with over 20 years of experience as an operations and logistics management program manager in both commercial and Federal opportunities. He has successfully managed organizational business processes across all corporate functions including operations, business development, acquisitions, program management, financial management, and logistics/supply chain management. Extensive experience in logistics systems – supporting both military and commercial organizations – including supply chain system design, unmanned systems asset, and asset workflows management, 3D manufacturing, spare parts planning and management, inventory demand planning, product to market roll out, and analytics assessment models. Fiscal planning and forecasting in P/L oversight and annual strategy actions against plan.
Education and Certificates
MS, Finance, Johns Hopkins, Carey Business School, 2012
BS, Political Science, University of Colorado, 1994
Executive Supply Chain certification; MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, Cambridge, MA, 2008
APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP); Herndon, VA certification class
Financial Leadership for Non-Financial Managers certification; Texas A&M University, McLean, VA, 2006
Accomplishments & Awards
Skills
Executive leadership
Team Building
Executive presenter
Strategic Planning
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
Business Operations Management
Business Development
Data Analysis
Functional Requirements Analysis
Decision Support
Statistical Analysis
Decision analysis
Proposal Development
Capture lead
Organization analytics maturity assessment
Working Capital Management
Company Valuation
Value Chain Analysis
Product Distribution
IT Infrastructure Design
Distribution
Operating Partner Practices
Process improvement
SAP Logistics
Logistics Management
Military logistics
Military Operational Research
Supply Chain Optimization
Quality management
Risk analysis and management
Interviewer and Podcast Host
Security Clearance
Publications
The CANA Connection Podcast https://www.canallc.com/podcast


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