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Owner and Senior Consultant

National DCP, LLC (NDCP) is a $2 billion supply chain management company serving the franchisees of Dunkin' Donuts. They provide comprehensive business solutions including food, beverages, supplies, packaging, technology and healthcare to more than 8,900 Dunkin' locations in the U.S. and customers in 51 countries. Each year, NDCP purchases more than 100 million pounds of coffee, 112 million pounds of sugar and 24 million gallons of milk, and drives 28 million miles delivering approximately 73 million cases of product to Dunkin' stores. The organization was formed as a membership cooperative following the successful merger of five different operating companies in 2012 to support Dunkin' Brands' growth and expansion plans. NDCP won the 2015 Supply Chain Pioneer Award from Partnership Gwinnett for innovative supply chain management practices and was recently selected for the prestigious 2016 InformationWeek Elite 100.

Exceptional record of success in the management of corporate Information Technology operations, with experience in application development, architecture, and infrastructure support. Special expertise in streamlining workflow, implementing innovative solutions to meet changing business needs, and reducing costs. Excel at planning and directing process improvement initiatives, building and leading top-performing teams, and managing complete project life cycles. Able to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical groups. Strong background in the manufacturing and distribution sectors. SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Interviewed and hired the complete IT staff for National DCP’s new corporate office. • Planned and managed the corporate office move from Massachusetts to Georgia. Architected the IT infrastructure for the new site. • Saved $300,000 per year in hardware, storage, backup, and licensing costs by moving from standard Exchange and Office products to Office 365 (cloud model). • Lowered travel and expense processing costs $85,000 and streamlined the expense processing time from 160 hours to 72 hours by automating procedures. • Executive Steering Committee member and PMO Technology lead for a $37M corporate technology refresh. Participated in the evaluation of ERP, warehouse management, and transportation management solutions. • Reduced production defects 40% by implementing Agile methodologies and deploying resource planning software. Also eliminated a backlog of 125+ development projects. • Saved $250,000/year for Wright Line by upgrading the legacy phone system to VoIP, consolidating cellular phone plans, and moving critical services to hosted solutions. • Upgraded a legacy ERP system, resulting in increased efficiency and productivity. • Slashed costs by managing the automation of key business and logistics processes. • Increased productivity by re-organizing IT Department.