About Michael
St. Olof Business College, NL
- BS Business Administration
Hogeschool Eindhoven, NL
- Postgrad Economics major
Molca Design USA
General Manager
Established a subsidiary company of Molca BV in the US - securing warehouse space, setting up and managing operations, hiring personnel, stocking inventory, developing national wholesale sales network.
Expanded and relocated US operations from Chicago to Denver through site acquisition and new facility construction.
Increased operational effectiveness for foreign currency with US - based subsidiary through establishment of banking relationships to facilitate internal transactions and development of operating budgets.
Illume/Starlight
VP Operations
Directed operations, production, shipping and maintenance activities at two locations - Illume in California and Starlight in Minnesota with $25M annual revenue.
Managed up to 150 employees including seasonal personnel.
Interfaced with all key company management.
Roost
Director of Distribution and Logistics
Liaison between Roost and 3PL warehouse.
Negotiated a 50% discount on freight charges for all packages and 84% on LTL shipments.
Interfaced with key company management and warehouse personnel.
Negotiated favorable annual contract with 3PL warehouse for distribution.
Directed and coordinated shipping, receiving and quality control - $20M annual revenue.