Work experience

• Strategy and Technology Consultant

  P3

  2024.07-Current

  (2 years)

  • Tariff Mitigation: o Leading a tariff mitigation program spanning three major workstreams (Recover, Renegotiate,Relocate) ▪ Recovering ~$30M in IEEPA tariffs through a structured supplier outreach program. ($21M executed to date) ▪ Renegotiating with strategic suppliers with a “white-glove/gloves off” negotiation framework. Targeting $50M in mitigated tariff impact with $12M actualized to date. ▪ Relocating $200-300M of the supply chain to US manufacturing location to reduce tariff impact and exposure to ongoing geopolitical threats. • Capacity Boost: o Leading a capacity boost program looking to increase production capabilities across 25 “at-risk” suppliers to increase production by ~65%. o Standing up a dedicated PMO resource to manage production capability gaps and align internal resources where supply gaps are the largest. o Onboarding suppliers to “X360” a business intelligence platform designed to share visibility into key production KPIs between suppliers and OEM • Procurement Strategy: o Redefining the organization’s procurement strategy aligned to the global parent company's sourcing standards, category framework, and supplier qualification requirements. o Applying a total cost of ownership approach to category decisions, balancing global scale leverage from the parent against regional localization and resilience needs. o Establishing overall sourcing governance to harmonize the subsidiary's purchasing operating model with the parent organization. Commercial Trucking: Buses • Capacity Boost/Supplier Stabilization: o Enabled stakeholder visibility from the shop floor to executive levels by governing project structure and escalation rhythm (steerco, work package synch-ups, war room routines). o Oversaw capital equipment installation tracking and readiness, aligning installation master schedules, prep reviews, and site-prep actions. o Supported long-term strategic capacity planning and sustainable improvement through risk mitigation by enabling PMO best practices to transition from initial stabilization. • Commercial Due Diligence: o Led the due diligence for a Tier-1 OEM, and performed scenario valuation modeling based on operational maturity, customer concentration risks, and future-state assumptions. o Analyzed the operational risk of being overly dependent on one OEM customer and diagnosed potential improvements across the labor mix, level of automation, and quality control. o Presented recommendations detailing investment, modernization, and diversification strategies necessary to achieve projected growth. • Supplier assessment: o Performed an in-depth evaluation of the operational areas for a Tier-1 supplier facility mapped against readiness, capacity, and systemic gaps across 10 areas of focus. o Evaluated high-level operational risks associated with material flow, safety, and production scheduling while proposing a roadmap for operational scale-up. o Created a comprehensive capacity and utilization model for current and future production scenarios based on machine cycle time data, OEE sensitivity assumptions, and throughput under multiple shifts. Corporate Litigation • Residential Battery Technology: o Performed an energy storage system teardown focused on its electrical, mechanical, and thermal designs as part of an ongoing legal dispute and competitive analysis. o Diagnosed various levels of battery brick performance using voltage diagnostics and identified inconsistencies within the voltage systems of the overall architecture. o Documented patterns of cell removal, non-uniform voids, and mechanical assembly flaws, providing comprehensive findings to support legal and technical arguments in battery-related litigation.
• Product Development and Procurement Fellow

  McKinsey & Company

  2022.08-2024.07

  (2 years)

  Design-to-Value/Cleansheet (Atlanta DtV Labs) • Industries served: Non-alcoholic beverages, home and furniture goods, white goods, power tools, tea & coffee. o Developed and implemented cleansheet model identifying cost-reduction opportunities actualizing ~$95M in net savings. o Lead fact-based negotiation strategy development driving towards increased spend transparency, mutually beneficial solutions, and collaborative negotiations. o Utilized competitive teardowns to identify key cost drivers, cost savings opportunities along with design, material, specification, and competitive insights. Spend Analytics (Spendscape) • Industries served: Industrial lighting, aerospace, consumer healtho Developed detailed spend analytic insights to optimize supplier structure, manage supply dependencies, increase transparency into pricing developments, and inform on potential value leakage. o Built market-linked insights, enabling procurement teams to monitor the cost drivers of strategic goods and react to unfavorable trends. Business Analyst (Expert path) • Project X: Independent diligence o Led an organization workstream of $1B in annual spend identifying ~$100M in savings through mode optimization, utilization enhancements, benchmarking, network optimization, and policy enforcement. • Coffee & tea: Capability building (Design-to-Value) o Led the development of a cross functional DtV client team including senior members of procurement, manufacturing, engineering, marketing, quality, and others. o Developed and led a 3-day DtV training with client members on the fundamental’s product development as well as the processes to execute a DtV initiative. o Developed and led a 1-day business case building workshop to support client team members in the ability to size and plan initiatives at a rapid pace. • Power systems equipment: PMO & Strategic sourcing development o Supported the procurement transformation of a leading international engine production company to support “at-risk” initiatives by pulling forward late/delayed milestones to ensure the successful execution of business-critical initiatives. o Coached clients on best practices to improve processes on category strategy during RFx events. • Consumer electronics: BoM optimization o Led a BoM pipeline for an “at-risk” client with a focus on R&D through portfolio optimization, design-to-cost best practices, and growth marketing and sales.
• Procurement Co-op

  Sierra Space

  2021.08-2021.12

  (5 months)

  • Updated and negotiated over 100 NDAs to support the transition from Sierra Nevada to Sierra Space. • Received fully purchasing rights and purchased $25,000 worth of COTS and fabricated parts. • Created a training video for new employees on how to purchase products saving 2 hours of training time.
• Supply Chain Intern

  Otis Elevators

  2021.05-2021.07

  (3 months)

  • Created a contract template for all Otis Florence suppliers to track pricing indexes and contract expiration dates. • Contacted 140 suppliers to examine what parts/branding they have related to Gen2 and/or United Technologies. • Created standard works and training the supply chain team in crucial workflow steps, like the RFQ process.
• Material Engineering Intern

  Otis Elevators

  2020.06-2020.07

  (2 months)

  • Completed analysis of PFEP (plan for every part) calculating over 1,000-part sizes to support the layout of the warehouse. • Completed a GLIDE bin update of 120 parts, for a labor savings project that saved $65,000. • Reviewed parts utilization, fitment, and sizes to support material flow.

Educational experience

• The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

  Business Administration

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