Accomplished senior executive with domestic and international operations experience: sourcing, production planning, ocean freight, customs clearance, drayage, warehousing, transportation, customer service and quality. Experienced in driving product, process and customer service improvements. Consistently increased production, reduced operating costs, and improved product quality using lean manufacturing techniques. Core Competencies: -FIJI Water’s recent decision to eliminate wholesale distributors and transition to a direct to retailer delivery model allowed the company to significantly increase profit margins (+20%), but at greater operational risk and complexity. Within 4 months, EDI B2B automation grew 700%; Go-live was achieved with initial on time delivery of > 90%.