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Far East Sourcing Consultants

• Worked with a company to create a US made product that was competitive with China and featured in WalMart's "Made in USA" program

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• Worked with Mexican, Far Eastern, European and US Operations introducing Kaizen and standardized push/pull inventory improving productivity over 20%

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• Project managed greenfield sites to manufacture bicycles, turbine engines, hand tools and houseware products.

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• Relocated manufacturing operations in Europe, Southeast Asia, North America and Eastern Europe for faster supply chain response, resulting in 50% landed cost reductions

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• Started a manufacturing facility in Kuantan Malaysia to produce components for consumer appliances assembled in US. Included Calrods, electromechanical assemblies and finished product

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• Moved operations for hand held vacuum to far eastern manufacturing location

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• Moved operations for hand held vacuum to far eastern manufacturing location

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• Moved metal stamping and assembly operations to China

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• Established buying office in China for 3 major corporations

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• Established a standalone Hong Kong Company, with engineering, quality assurance, program management and logistics functions, to manage the $70M/year S.E. Asian sourced products purchases for a large consumer product company’s North American markets.

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• Directed a multi-site manufacturing transfer program, moving $170M/year of manufacturing volume from a consumer products U.S. facility to Mexican and Chinese operations - $24M project with estimated savings of $10M/year – completed on time and 7% under budget.

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• Developed and implemented a contract manufacturing business plan, developing over $30M in annual sales for North American customers not experienced in SE Asian sourcing. Located and developed network of capable, cost competitive suppliers in SE Asia in areas of industrial and consumer durables, electronics, plastics, materials, toys, offering turn-key product development and program management of complex new projects, using proven engineering, development, and manufacturing partners.

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• Led product development, sourcing, and program management activities for 22 new consumer products to be introduced in 2004/05. Working with domestic engineering, marketing, design, and suppliers in SE Asia, on track to successfully complete this $5M project.

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• Developed and implemented a global new product management system to organize and manage over 300 new product development products at a consumer products company worth more than $200 M/year in incremental business.

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