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ARTISTICA, INC., Ventura, CA 1995 - 2009
Design, engineering, import, warehousing and distribution company. Sales in 200
7 of $27 million with 58 employees in a multiple DC's.
Vice-President (2004-2009) & General Manager (1995-2004)
Led the development of key company operations, including shipping, receiving, pr
oduction, budgeting, delivery logistics and inventory management (bar code) syst
ems. Created internal systems to recognize true costs of goods imported and mana
ge inventory control throughout the logistical lifecycle. Managed production & m
aterial planning, vendor relations and governmental compliance (Homeland securit
y and CARB regulations) relating to imported goods. Detailed knowledge of MRP, B
OM & Inventory management systems.
* Enabled company to grow sales from less than $2 million to more than $27 milli
on over a 10-year period as a result of collaborating with corporate management
to orchestrate inventory costing and harmonized new departmental daily operation
s. P&L oversight.
* Reduced time between order placement and shipping over 25% by revitalizing dis
tribution, inventory and warehousing processes.
* Ensured adherence to all federal/state environmental, security and safety stan
dards as a result of developing long term operating plans utilizing new technolo
gy and assets, with a reduced but highly trained staff.
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* Sustained and reduced costs while continuing to increase profits by negotiatin
g ocean/inland freight and contract costs comparable to numerous high volume imp
orters similar in volume to Disney Stores. Developed nationwide delivery network
of LTL and TL freight shipments to customer base in excess of 2,000 active acco
unts.
Architect of the transfer of 1.5M cubic feet of inventory, equipment and persona
l to a newly constructed energy efficient state of the art corporate and distrib
ution center. Responsible for the design of the processing layout and warehouse
systems (consolidation of multiple facilities to a state-of-the-art manufacture
wire guidance and bar coded distribution center).
Education
B.S. Agricultural Business Management
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, CA