SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Executive business leader with multinational experience in Supply Chain Management and in all facets of business management.
• 9 years Supply Chain Management experience in the retail and consumer Industries
• 23 years sales and management experience in the industrial, construction and mining industries
• Bachelor degree majoring in Marketing and Financial Management
• Experienced in analysis, forecasting, supply chain management, process development, problem solving and strategic planning in multi-national & large corporate environments.
  
SUMMARY EXPERIENCE
• Sales experience includes the establishment and management of distribution networks International business experience (USA, Europe, Asia and Africa) in sales and business management.
• Currently directing the Sales, SCM, Logistics, BI & IT operations in the USA
• Management experience includes supply chain and operations management, sales, sales training, administration, process improvement, accounting and personnel management skills.
• Experienced in designing and implementing supply chain processes, business plans, business processes, marketing strategy, preparing and establishing new business strategy within Balanced Scorecard.

Recent Business Practice

VTECH Communications Inc. – Portland OR     2000 – Present
Market Leader in the cordless phones industry with manufacturing & distribution to Retail.

Senior Vice President 2004 to present
Overall management of sales, business development, customer support, supply chain, IT, distribution and logistics.

Vice President – Supply Chain & Logistics 2000 -2004
Management of the Supply Chain System, Logistics and Business Intelligence
• Leader of the SCM team that  reduced inventory year over year 67% in the TELECOM division on 2002 ($127M)
• Developed new collaborative forecasting process to improved forecasting accuracy to world class standards
• Designed and developed custom Demand Requirement Planning Process that provides four key areas of functionality in a single application. This is a single common planning process for sales & production planning with Asia based manufacturing complete with standardized process and communications.
• Established a cross functional process that improved customer performance service levels on major accounts to above 95% complete and on time shipment.
• Established a “One Number Plan” business process to create a cross-functional process for sales planning, financial budgeting and inventory management to ensure linkage in all functional operations and planning.

The Stanley Works - Mechanics Tools Division – Dallas Tx   1995 - 2000
World leader in the manufacturer & distribution of mechanics tools to Retail, Consumer and Industrial markets
Sales Planning Manager
Overall operational responsibility for the process management of 30,000 SKU’s and 20 brands in three major channels of distribution. Responsibilities included forecasting, budgeting, financial planning, sales and business analytics.
 
SVEDALA - COMPONENTA WEAR PARTS DIVISION  1985 - 1993       1985 - 1995
Designs and manufactures wear parts for equipment used by the construction, mining, and dredging industries.  Currently, a division of Svedala Industries, a world-leader in the crushing and screening, material handling and processing industries.

Vice President – USA Distribution 
 Product Manager - Wear Part and Attachments Division Netherlands