Work History

Our sales and marketing rely on word-of-mouth and interest generated during educational sessions as a source of leads. Organizationally we are 1099 based (again retired Oscar and Kraft employees). Software support people are our only full-time employees.

Overview

Substantial and varied in-depth project experience with industry leaders and Fortune 100 Companies

Supply chain experience from process through delivery

Plan, execute and integrate logistics, manufacturing, distribution, and transportation projects

Perform operations assessments and improve methods, quality, productivity, material handling and reduce total unit costs

Provide project managers and leadership to complex business situations with successful programs

Floor operations training programs

IT support

Network services

Application development

Corporate Experience

Oscar Mayer Foods

Implemented national third party distribution network

Developed and implemented product specifications to manage shelf life and code date rotation and recall

Developed and implemented transportation systems for shipment planning, routing guide, load tendering, rating and payment

Developed and implemented new purchasing applications and procedures company-wide, including KPIs for vender performance

Developed and implemented company-wide WMS and inventory management for all raw material, work-in-progress and finished goods

Implemented Uniform Code Council (now GS1) standards and bar codes. An Oscar Mayer/Kraft associate went on to become a Vice President with GS1; on retirement, came back to work with ROME.

Kraft Foods

WMS vendor selection

Developed, implemented and supported WMS application (MATRICS) to support the Kraft “one face to the customer” strategy

Responsible for business practice and systems for 123 locations across the U.S.; plants, buffers and mixing centers

Implemented 15-30 sites a year with new practices and WMS application. This included existing sites and many new “greenfield” locations. Moving to a “greenfield” location required shutting down old locations. All dates were set in stone based on commitments to customers and unions.

WMS integration to automated storage and retrieval/automated guided vehicle systems

WMS integration to ERP

WMS integration to transportation management system

Common business practices and master files

We hit all dates, budgets and business KPIs for service levels, productivity and inventory accuracy, plus reduced our install process cost by 20%