About Michael

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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.