Professional Experience
Hercules Sealing Products, Louisville, KY
- Operations Manager, Jan 2024 - Present
- Promoted from Warehouse Manager to Operations Manager effective Jan. 1 '24.
- Taking on additional responsibilities including the light manufacturing branch.
- 10 machinist and 7 Haas customized CNC machines specializing in custom seal production.
- Oversite of all Health & Safety activities.
- Responsible for facility maintenance and maintenance personnel.
- Responsible for cost control and meeting company objectives.
- Team member on several organizational projects.
- Communicate and collaborate with headquarters in Florida as well as several business partners.
- Warehouse Manager, Feb 2021 - Dec 2023
- Distribution center warehouse manager for a 120k s/f operation that transitioned from FL to KY in 2020.
- Manage all day to day operations of the DC between two shifts, ~100 FTE exempt and non-exempt.
- Championed implementation of recycling program - Over 100 tons of recycling material since inception.
- Chairperson of Environmental portion of ESG board.
- Deliver value responsibly to our customers, shareholders, and stakeholders.
- Establish procedures and controls for all warehouse functions as it applies to quality manual, ISO:9001 Certified.
- Led distribution center team to lower error rate 1% within two years of onboarding. Currently at a 99.6% accuracy rating.
- Project contributor for automation expansion of AutoStore, LED lighting, ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications.
- Project lead on establishing review process and operation metrics for the distribution center.
- Create and conduct leadership development training.
- Skills: Organizational Leadership · Analytical Skills · Project Management · Operations Management · Leadership Development · Quality Management · Warehouse Operations · Distribution Center Operations · ISO 9001 Quality Management · ISO 14001 Environmental Management
Grainger, Roanoke, TX & Louisville, KY
- Distribution Supervisor - Outbound LTL Shipping Operations - Sept 2020 - Feb 2021 - Louisville, KY
- After successful term with Inbound Operations I was requested to transition to LTL Shipping.
- Monitor timely order consolidation, packing, and damage free loading of four different LTL carriers.
- Develop and maintain relationships with carrier leadership.
- Left company for advancement opportunity at another business.
- Distribution Supervisor - Inbound Receiving / Putaway - Jun 2020 - Sep 2020 - Louisville, KY
- Selected to move from Outbound to Inbound operations to assist metrics and round out my own operational skills.
- Established new training standards.
- Increased LPH & lowered quality errors.
- Worked in partnership with two shift operation.
- PINC yard management system.
- Drove engagement by accountability and continual education of my staff.
- Distribution Supervisor - Outbound 'Corral' Irregular Parcel Pack - Sep 2019 - Jun 2020 Louisville, KY
- Selected to move to start up newest DC for Grainger in Louisville, KY.
- 1.5 Million sq/ft building.
- Helped create the department from scratch.
- Implemented all new equipment.
- Travelled to the CA & SC Grainger DC's for a consecutive four week learning experience.
- Similar responsibilities to Roanoke, TX position listed below.
- Distribution Supervisor - Outbound 'Corral' Irregular Parcel Pack - Sep 2017 - Aug 2019 - Roanoke, TX
- Supervise small parcel irregular packing, parcel trailer loading, hazardous material packing, and next day air shipments.
- ~ 750,000 sq/ft operations between two buildings.
- Lower damages by increasing packing quality, analyzing data, and auditing.
- Implemented 5S standards.
- Coach and develop team members on safety and quality.
- Partner with all other DC Teams in Grainger network for cohesive operations and best practices.
- Execute daily plan & deliver results.
- Order in-house & external supplies for department.
- SAP / EWM Warehouse Management System.
- Interview candidates for hire.
- Sucessfully attended the 12 week Grainger 'First Time Manager' training program with ~30 other new leaders - Cohort 67.
Bed, Bath, & Beyond, Lewisville, TX
- Area Department Manager - Outbound Picking - Sept 2016 - Sep 2017
- 800,000 sq/f start-up operation. BBB's newest and largest e-commerce center.
- Ensure all order picks are completed efficiently, accurately, and safely.
- Directly supervise, encourage, & mentor my team in daily picking operations in a four story pick module.
- Established SOP's and create standardized training guides for the Outbound department.
- Monitor waves using Manhattan Warehouse Management system.
- Implement labor management program to associates and trained other managers on LM reports.
- Project lead for picking inventory accuracy. Lead team of five managers on project to explore ways to increase inventory accuracy on picks.
- Team member on a Kaizen event to improve put wall throughput efficiency.
Link to Dallas News article.
The Container Store, Coppell, TX
- Store Replenishment & E-Commerce System Planner < Overnight Wave Planner < Team Leader < Replenishment & Putaway - Dec 2013 - Sep 2016
- The Container Store is where I really cut my teeth in my distribution career. I began my journey on the overnight replenishment team primarily running forklifts and order pickers. From here I moved up to the team leader, the overnight wave planner setting up store replenishment for the next day of operations, to being promoted to a day shift store replenishment system planner and eventually e-commerce as well.
- Manhattan web based warehouse management system & MSC Jennifer voice and RF picking.
- Directed flow of work and where to assign human resources to effectively complete each day's assignments.
- Project contributor when the warehouse heavily incorporated Dematic automation as part of the operation.
- Learned to lead unter intese time deadlines.
- Assisted slotting team in managing warehouse allocations.
- ~800,000 sq/f operation.
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