David Laborde

Experience

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  Schlumberger

  Aug 2003 - Sept 2004

  Geophysicist

  Collaborated with seismic team to process data for ChevronTexaco project. I manipulated raw field data into readable seismic plots for drilling and exploration projects.

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  Pappas Restaurants, Inc.

  Sept 2004 - Apr 2007

  Kitchen Manager

  I oversaw and ran food purchasing and production for Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen. Ensured guest satisfaction for 5000+ patrons weekly. Oversaw Front of House training program, bar inventory, scheduling, and new hire orientations.

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  Labatt Food Service

  Apr 2007 - Aug 2013

  National Account Sales Executive

  I work as a liaison between national and regional chains and Labatt Food Service - lowering the customer's overall cost of goods and customizing programs to fit their individual needs. #1 in sales for the past 2 consecutive years, increasing our national account portfolio by 200%. I work closely with potential clients, analyzing their purchases, evaluating P&L's, and sourcing new and custom items to fit their needs.

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  Salata

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2015

  Director of Product Development and Vendor Relations

  As Director of Product Development and Vendor Relations I led Salata in restructuring their entire purchasing department, harnessing their purchasing power to driving down costs.

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  Salata Restaurants

  Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

  Executive Brand Director

  As Salata's Executive Brand Director, I oversaw every aspect of the brand that interacted with our guests. I directly managed our Marketing Department, Graph Designers, Central Commissary and Purchasing Departments as well as our brand expansion strategy. I was responsible for all food and beverage purchases ($15 MM annually) as well as FF&E and store build-outs. In this role my team and I revamped our social media platforms, redesigned the brand logo and interior store design, and launched the first of many LTO series. However I am most proud of our Kid's Meal project. Working with my team and network of suppliers, we were able to conceptualize and launch an entirely new product and program, increasing child (and most importantly parent) satisfaction while generating $200K in annual revenue. Show less

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  Kalypso

  May 2017 - Sept 2017

  Senior Innovation Consultant - Summer Intern

  • Developed and deployed oil management program for billion-dollar food and beverage global conglomerate• Revised oil management processes, updated allowable oil matrix, and created new oil management specifications improving knowledge transfer and communication from Product Developers through Production• Created and administered PLM software training for new program roll-out across North America

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  Kalypso: A Rockwell Automation Business

  Jul 2018 - now

  Hand selected to join $350MM Digital Business Unit Operations team as an internal consultant, known for diplomacy, attention to detail, project management, and ability to illicit change.• M&A/Integrations – Managed the People & Process workstreams for the acquisition and integration of a $130MM consulting firm and a $20MM consulting firm into new, $9B parent company, Rockwell Automation. Analyzed operational processes to identify improvements and harmonization opportunities as 3 business units reorganized into a single Professional Services business unit of 3,500 employees. Managed data migration and transition for 1200 users from legacy Microsoft O365 environment and Zoho CRM software into parent company Microsoft O365 environment and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.• Process Improvement - Identified, developed, and launched process improvement initiative leveraging PowerBI to improve project approval process as company scaled from $130MM to $350MM within 2 years without increasing headcount. Developed master data governance program to improve consistency and use of business unit data across financial, HR, and contracts software tools.• Risk - Oversaw Quality Risk Management process, advising on and approving 1200 consulting/client contracts per year through analysis of project profit margin, delivery, and legal risk. Liaison between consulting sales team and legal department, to shepherd 100 legal contract negotiations per year to close, reducing time to signature while minimizing risk.• People Management - Managed team of developers and analysts who maintain and develop internal financial software, PowerBI platform, and project quoting tools. Show less Supported multi-year engagements for $50B Food & Beverage Conglomerate and $6B Games & Toy Manufacturer to improve R&D processes, decrease time to market, and increase user adoption of software tools. • Process Improvement – Analyzed global current state “handover to manufacturing” between R&D and Manufacturing. Recommended and implemented ‘handover to manufacturing’ process improvements, considering 3 different technology platform rollouts and data structures, driving to a harmonized state within 2 years.• Executive Presentation – Developed and delivered R&D 5-year software strategy and platform architecture roadmap to unlock future innovation through improved data quality and connectivity to Senior Leadership.• Training – Delivered training on new 3D Product Development software and collaboration process to 500 end-users (Designers, Engineers, Manufacturers) across 4 R&D facilities (New York, California, China, Vietnam).• Technical Development – Managed team of developers who configured and deployed 3D Product Development software. Facilitated end-user requirement gathering and managed system configuration, testing, training, and solution hypercare. Show less

  • Operations and Integrations Senior Manager

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Consulting Manager

    Sept 2019 - Aug 2022

  • Senior Innovation Consultant

    Jul 2018 - Sept 2019