
Senior operations leader with eighteen years of experience improving performance, financial results, and team execution across supply chain, manufacturing, and safety-driven environments. Built and led high-performance teams, managed P&L, redesigned workflows, and improved inventory accuracy, throughput, and customer reliability. Known for making operations predictable, scalable, and data-informed, with a balanced focus on people, process, and financial outcomes. Experienced in both founder-built environments and established enterprise settings.
Scope
Founder and CEO responsible for operational leadership, compliance, customer retention, and service delivery across regulated fire and life safety services. Led field operations, customer onboarding, inspection cycles, and compliance documentation within a highly regulated environment governed by NFPA, OSHA, DOT cylinder, and ICC standards.
Scale
Supported more than 1,000 commercial customers across the Piedmont Triad region, servicing over 15,000 extinguishers on annual renewal cycles with a five-person team.
Accomplishments
• Doubled revenue in year two and sustained sixteen percent year over year growth through disciplined execution and predictable renewal cycles
• Reduced service turnaround times from seven to ten days down to one to two days by streamlining workflows, scheduling, and quality controls, improving customer retention and repeat business
• Shifted the business from founder-dependent execution to system-driven operations, reducing key-person risk and enabling scale
• Led field operations, scheduling, and compliance documentation for more than 1,000 commercial customers and over 15,000 extinguishers serviced annually
• Owned P&L, pricing, budgets, and financial decisions with a focus on predictable service delivery and cost control
• Ensured compliance with NFPA, OSHA, DOT cylinder, and ICC regulatory bodies across inspection, servicing, and recordkeeping
Scope
Managed North America inventory operations within a Foreign Trade Zone environment supporting wholesale, retail, and ecommerce channels. Oversaw multi-shift teams across three distribution centers, driving inventory accuracy, audit compliance, and throughput performance in a high-volume environment handling more than 5,000 locations counted per day and a workforce of over 100 employees.
Accomplishments
• Delivered more than $500,000 in annual labor savings by redesigning labor allocation and workflow sequencing to eliminate non-value work and increase utilization
• Increased FTZ inventory accuracy by over twenty percent by tightening receiving, replenishment, and cycle count controls, improving audit readiness and compliance
• Improved order accuracy by more than ten percent through faster discrepancy resolution and tighter cross-functional reporting feedback loops
• Led a workforce of more than 100 employees across multiple shifts, overseeing hiring, training, performance management, and corrective action
• Supported internal and external audits to maintain FTZ, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance across multi-channel fulfillment operations
• Reconciled high-volume inventory transactions to support wholesale, retail, and ecommerce distribution with complex SKU and workflow requirements
Core Leadership & Strategy
Operational leadership Strategic visioning Profit and loss accountability Continuous improvement Revenue growth Risk management Data driven decision making Relationship management
Systems & Platforms
SAP JDA PkMS/WM Kronos Microsoft Analytics Suite (Excel, PowerPoint) CRM platforms KPI reporting and performance dashboards
Leadership Competencies
Team leadership Stakeholder communication Critical thinking & problem solving