Experience

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  Sherwin-williams

  Jun 1992 - Sept 1995

  Receiving supervisor

  Frazee Paints was acquired by Sherwin-Williams company in 2013. Responsibilities at Frazee Paints included supervision of receiving and shipping activities of non-paint section, inventory control, data entry for warehouse transactions, order processing and order fulfillment, safety and fire control, employee hire and training. Reorganized warehouses to improve efficiency in material storage and order fulfillment. Highlights was in setting up the new receiving department for warehouse operations involving reorganization of material storage area. Was a key resource responsible for the set up of a new off-site warehouse. Show less

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  Del monte foods, inc.

  Sept 1995 - Sept 1999

  Supervisor- west coast distribution center

  Supervised the distribution operations of Del Monte Foods Western-US DC that supported the customer base in the western half of US. Primary responsibilities involved: Receiving, shipping, labeling & packaging and maintenance of Distribution Center at Stockton, CA. Drafted and implemented the DC sanitation and safety programs. Handled the purchasing activities of all maintenance materials and shipping supplies for the DC operations. Supervised up to 35 employees in various functions of the DC operations. Show less

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  H.j. heinz company

  Sept 1999 - Jun 2003

  Manager - warehouse and logistics

  Escalon Premier Brands a food service division of H.J.Heinz that had warehouse and distribution operations strategically set up in multiple states. Managed the warehousing, distribution, transportation and labeling operations of the division within US with an employee strength of 100+. Key responsibilities were receiving of products from the manufacturing plants and external suppliers; inventory control, labeling and packaging operations, distribution of goods out of Heinz's and 3PL warehouses to North American customers and Armed Services Depot.; employee hiring, training and performance evaluation; safety and fire control of department's operations. Negotiated rates with third party storage companies, rail road service companies, freight carriers and supply vendors.Expanded the California Logistics operations from 100K sqft to 500K sqft.Expanded third party US distribution operations from 2 in 1999 to 8 by 2003. Supported the introduction of a computer- based inventory tracking system in 1999 and replaced the manual inventory tracking system. Show less

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  Johnson & johnson

  Jun 2003 - Dec 2016

  Manager - distribution operations, j&j-customer and logistics services

  Manager, Distribution Operations, J&J-Customer & Logistics Services. Primary responsibilities consist of managing the WW distribution of Finished Goods, Consumables and Spare Parts originating out of Mira Loma, California- Medical Device Distribution center and 3PL Distribution Center (Corrigan) at Auburn Hills, MI.Previous assignments within J &J included:*ASP( Advanced Sterilization Products) a division of J&J Medical Device Sector, Manager: Warehouse & Distribution Operations. Responsibilities included Distribution, Warehouse,Transportation, Kitting and Reverse Logistics operations. Responsible for scaling upward of Warehouse & Distribution operations. Responsible for setting up of warehouse and distribution processes in compliance to quality, regulatory and safety standards. Recipient of multiple J&J performance related awards. * NEUTROGENA - a division of J&J Consumer sector - where in I was responsible for the entire warehousing, kitting operations associated with Johnson & Johnson consumer division's Los Angeles manufacturing Plant. Responsible for maintenance of the fleet of Material Handling Equipments supporting the plant, warehousing and shipping operations of the Los Angeles site operations. Revamped the warehousing and kitting operations and making it a cost efficient and metrics driven processes. * LIFESCAN - a division of J&J Medical Device sector. I was a member of the management team of Global Supply Chain & Sourcing with a focus on Receiving, Inventory control and Reverse logistics of North American distribution Operations. Delivered on the CIP commitments while maintaining and improving customer service related to US Distribution Operations.* Recipient of J&J Global Standards of Leadership Award and other awards related to excellence in performance. Show less

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  Edwards lifesciences

  Jan 2017 - now

  Managed warehouse operations at Edwards's corporate headquarters located in Irvine-California. In 2018 and 2019, led two major distribution center relocation projects in Netherlands. In 2017 led a major consolidation project at Edwards main campus at Irvine to consolidate 2 key warehouses and 4 satellite warehouse in to a single central warehouse operations as part of improving service, compliance, efficiency, infrastructure upgrade, better utilization of resources and continuous regulatory agencies audit readiness. Show less

  • Director, Supply Chain

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Senior Supply Chain Manager

    Jan 2017 - Apr 2022