Cognizant Technology Solutions     2010 to Present Practice Director Supply Chain Consulting Recruited to establish and direct the start-up of the organizations National Supply Chain Consumer Goods Consulting Practice.  Responsible for the Profit & Loss, New business development achievement/exceeding of growth targets,· Provide thought leadership that helps to differentiate, maintain and expand Cognizants’ s thought leadership and delivery excellence in the Global  Supply Chain marketplace.   In this position Mr. Smith draws upon his 25 plus years in Functional experience and trusted client relationships in the following areas: Supply Chain Planning, Merchandising, Merchandise Planning, PLM , Transportation Planning, Carbon Footprint Supply Chain reduction/analysis, Compliance with Federal and Non Government Mandates that include: FSMA,NAFTA, CPSC,  OSHA, TSA, Wal-Mart Package Reduction Mandate. Product Recall Planning & execution.  Mr. Smith directs large scale technology transformation projects utilizing teams of “ On Shore & Off Shore” consultants in the analysis, blueprinting, change management and deployment/implementation of technologies IBM Global Business Services   2005 to 20010 Associate Partner Distribution Sector Supply Chain Practice Responsible for the identification of new clients, business development & delivery of complex supply chain consulting engagements to Global/ Retail & Consumer Goods clients, utilizing technologies such as SAP (TMS, APO DP, PPDS,SNP,PLM) JDA (Transportation, Demand Planning/Execution, Merchandising/Assortment planning, Pricing and Revenue Management) Selective engagements include:Transportation Network Optimization, Supply Chain Innovation, Analysis/Design and Delivery of Supply Chain Operational Cost Reductions, Performance Monitoring, Demand Driven Supply Chain Operations Modeling, Pre & Post Merger Supply Chain Assessments / Integration, Logistics / Warehouse Network Optimization Modeling / Design / Implementation, and delivery of Supply Chain Visibility Solutions. Additional engagements include review analysis and implementation of solutions related to Trade Promotion Management, Business Analytics, Customs Compliance, Strategic Sourcing & Procurement, e-Pedigree / Tractability, Mobility, Product Re-calls, Sales & Operations Planning, Demand Driven Replenishment, Manufacturing Execution, and Component Business Modeling, Merchandising/Assortment planning, Warehouse Management. Tan Tari 2003 to 2005 Co Founding/Senior Partner Tan Tari a privately held management consulting, services and advisory firm that specialized in delivering consulting engagements that evaluated and advised clients on Enterprise Risk Management “ERM”. The proprietary Enterprise Information Risk Management (EIRM)™ framework, processes, and relating consulting engagements delivered comprehensive enterprise Operational risk analysis / blueprinting to clients that included Private Sector and Federal Government agencies. Additional responsibilities included the Business Development and the delivery of related complex consulting engagements. The resulting growth and deployment of this unique solution offering lead to the sale of the organization to a US Based Defense Contract and Consulting Organization Manugistics  2001 to 2003 Vice President: Software as a Services Offering Recruited to Create and Over- See the New Business Design, Business Development and Service delivery of the Organizations First Of A Kind Software As A Service Offering (SAAS) that included: Transportation Management, Inventory/Demand Planning, Global, Demand Management, Network and Design Optimization, Trade Compliance etc.. Through the recruitment and implementation of a worldwide sales execution/delivery strategy team the SAAS group exceeded projected revenue/profit targets by 268% per year.

QRS Corporation 1999 to 2001 Global Vice President Delivery QRS Corporation a Global supplier of Collaborative Commerce & Supply Chain solutions to Retail /Consumer Goods companies. Responsible for the Global Business Development/Solution Delivery group that delivered supply chain automation & business processes optimization engagements to Global Retail and Consumer Goods, Health Care and Transportation clients. Engagements/Solution deliverables included detailed road maps/executable blue prints that delivered operating efficiencies through product information management, collaborative product planning, deployment of trading community management and integrated supply chain operations. Meta Group Consulting 1997 to 1999 Vice President Supply Chain Consulting Over- saw the New Business Recruitment, Business Development and Consulting engagement/delivery service delivery of new and innovative Supply Chain practice offerings for this technology/strategy firm. Through the Business development efforts and design, & delivery of unique business offerings practice revenues increased by a minimum of 145% per year. Deloitte & Touche, LLP 1995 to 1997 Senior Manager Change Management Practice Responsible for the direction, business development and delivery of this Washington DC based, Business Process Re-engineering and Operational Change Management consulting practice. Engagements included operational/change management assessments, Financial Risk modeling, Mergers and Divestiture assessments. Lead the recruitment, capture effort and subsequent delivery of operational/financial and change management professionals on engagements with “Fortune 1000” organizations Service America Corporation 1989 to 1995 Corporate Director Profit Improvement/Operational Change Management Service America Corp. a 1.5 billion dollar provider of contract food service, vending operations, and recreation services in the retail food industry. Responsible for the design and execution of the company’s operational focused world-wide internal operational change management/internal audit operation. Recruited and supervised a team of operational auditors who were responsible for the analysis of and recommending operational improvements (Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Logistics…etc) across the corporation’s international operations. Through these efforts the corporation realized cost savings in excess of $ 24,000,000 annually      EDUCATION:University of Massachusetts     1982Bachelor of Business Administration Finance GPA: 3.75

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