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639 E Woodcrest Drive
Appleton, WI 54915
(Home) 920.830.3498
(Cell) 920.850.1383
tdc3cf3c@westpost.net
Global Supply Chain professional with 20 years experience in worldwide supply ch
ain management, strategic sourcing, revenue development, acquisitions, cost savi
ngs, strategic planning and exceeding revenue and growth objectives.
2002 to 2008 School Specialty, Inc. (SSI), Greenville, WI, $1.2 billion, largest
domestic supplier of school products.
Director of Global Sourcing Operations. Globalized SSI's supply chain with foc
us on China and Asian markets. Directed and implemented bottom-up import/export
program, supplier sourcing, supplier relations and audits, logistics, and offsho
re consolidation of international purchases. Result: Managed total imports of $
80MM/year, generating $200MM in revenues.
* Hired/trained/managed core sourcing team, including Sourcing Managers, Interna
tional Logistics Specialists, Purchasers and Compliance Managers. Result: Import
volumes grew to > 2M containers/year, using 45 ports of origin.
* Launched SSI's private brand, School Smart(R). Result: Generated >$130MM reven
ues/year through sourcing initiatives.
* Implemented Vendor Management/Lead Time Reduction Programs with SSI's top 25 i
nternational suppliers. Result: Successfully reduced order lead times on intern
ational orders from 120 to 45-60 days, as measured from date PO issued to final
warehouse delivery.
1996 to 1999 Fiskars, Inc., Madison, WI, global manufacturer and distributor of
tools, cutting instruments.
Manager of Operations, Corporate. Developed and drove change across operations
in 24 divisions of Fiskars, Inc. ($720MM in sales), including developing foreca
sting, production planning, materials requirement planning (MRP), customer servi
ce, warehousing, and distribution functions.
* Implemented WMS software, integrating forecasting, customer service, productio
n planning, MRP and distribution functions. Result: Successful $1.5MM capital ex
penditure with a 5-month payback.
* Integrated a full ERP and created operational foundation to support a dynamic
sales and marketing operation. Result: Successful turnaround of $22MM company.
* Acquisitions: Served on Acquisitions Team during Due Diligence processes and
created and executed takeover plans for successful integration into corporate st
rategy. Result: 6 successful acquisitions and 14 due diligence processes in Eur
ope and US.
1990 to 1996 Newell Group, Anchor Hocking Glass Company, Lancaster, OH, glass ma
nufacturer.
Positions of progressive responsibility including: Production Inventory Control
Manager, Forecasting Manager and Senior Master Scheduler.
1986 to 1990 International Paper Co./Akrosil Div., Menasha, WI and Lancaster, OH
, pressure-sensitive release products manufacturer.
Positions of progressive responsibility as Materials Manager in start-up facili
ty and as Market Associate.
Education MBA in Logistics, Ohio University.
BS, Business Administration & Communications, Univ. of Wisconsin, Stevens Poin
t.
Affiliations/
Certifications 2008- present, Advisor to UW Advisory Committees on Global Busin
ess Conditions.
2006 to present, active speaker at area colleges and high sc
hool on global business.
APICS Certified, CPIM, active member since 1994.
Working Knowledge of computer MRP/MRPII/ERP/WMS/Forecasting systems, Axapta, Pr
eactor, Excel, Microsoft Word and other software programs.