Selected Work

Case studies built around metrics, before-and-after movement, and operating control.

The strongest stories are not "I managed people." They are: here was the constraint, here was the operating response, here is what moved, and here is how it stayed visible.

Executive operating dashboard review with KPI tiles, charts, and weekly performance controls
Weekly location review Sales · Profit · Retention · A/R · Routes · Renewals
Flagship Case Study

Running a full service-location P&L while improving revenue, profit, and customer control.

Led a multimillion-dollar Vermont operation with responsibility across service delivery, logistics, warehouse flow, fleet, safety, staffing, budgeting, sales support, contract discipline, compliance, and customer experience. The point of the review was simple: keep the highest-risk operating numbers visible, owned, and reviewed before they became surprises.

Weekly location review

MetricFigureOwnerCadence
Retention97%+Location managerWeekly
Expired agreements20% to 3%Location manager on the pipeline. Sales owned the close.Weekly exception review
Sales quota100-120% of planLocation managerMonthly close
Profit100-115% of goalLocation managerMonthly close
A/R23% to 5%Location managerWeekly
Route marginImproved 10%Location managerWeekly

Measured results belong beside the routine that controlled them: sales, profit, retention, A/R, route margin, and renewal exposure.

Contract Renewal Recovery

Contract renewal backlog moved from roughly 20% expired to about 3%.

After shutdowns and limited customer interaction, expired agreements became a commercial-control risk. The fix was not a reminder list. It was a renewal pipeline with account value, expiration date, owner, last contact, next action, due date, and weekly exception review.

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Expired contracts before~20%
Expired contracts after~3%
Control routineWeekly

Decision right: I could assign the owner, set the next action, and bring an expired account to the weekly review. I did not own the sales close.

GWS · 2011-2014

Workflow control across multi-step field work.

The issue was not effort. It was control. Separate leaders could release work into the same project flow, so I built a practical operating routine: one release record, daily lead huddle, shared change log, and monthly review of completions, conflicts, and rework.

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ReleaseOne release record before crews moved.
HuddleDaily lead huddle on the master schedule.
Change LogUpdates visible across crew lanes.
ReviewCompletions, conflicts, rework.
UniFirst · 2014

Route change control needed one operating record.

Customer adds, reductions, product updates, pickup scans, and delivery confirmation needed one shared source before the next service cycle. I mapped the current state, defined the release rule, and phased the change in one route first.

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RecordAdds, reductions, product changes.
PickupScan what left.
DeliveryScan what landed.
LaunchOne route first, then the rest.
Sales Performance

Location sales quota ran from plan to 120% of plan.

Sales quota was hit every year of the location tenure. The floor was plan, and the high mark was 120 percent of plan.

Plan100%
High mark120%
A/R Control

Aged accounts receivable moved from about 23% to about 5%.

The routine separated service disputes, pricing issues, billing errors, and true collections work so each exception had the right owner and follow-up cadence.

Before~23%
After~5%
Sales-Service-Operations Handoff

Turned handoff friction into a visible process instead of a blame loop.

Used bottleneck thinking to connect agreements, service setup, delivery expectations, account ownership, invoice accuracy, and escalation response.

Handoff gates

GateDone whenOwnerReview
AgreementPrice, promise, and scope are written.SalesBefore install
LaunchRoute, garments, and delivery date are set.OperationsAt install
ServiceMisses, repairs, and add-ons have an owner.LocationWeekly
ControlRenewal date, A/R, and margin are on the scorecard.Location managerWeekly
Portfolio Cards

Not every story needs a full page. These support the core proof.

Operations process map showing handoff bottlenecks, owners, cadence, and improvement focus

Corporate Bottleneck and Change Work

Participated in initiatives analyzing location silos and handoff bottlenecks. The work helped inform structure updates, clearer sales and sales-management role definitions, and service title changes.

Problem: unclear ownership. Response: role clarity and adoption rhythm.
Sean Bennett giving holiday food items to staff

Team Culture and Community Support

Staff support, appreciation, and local team culture were part of how the operation stayed connected through pressure.

Leadership proof: morale, trust, and visible support during pressure.
Sean Bennett promoting UniFirst at a career fair table

Business Promotion and Recruiting Presence

Career-fair and local-market visibility belongs with business development, staffing, and employer presence, not route-control process work.

Use: promotion, recruiting, and local brand representation.

Route Economics Trend

Illustrative view of how route and service performance can be managed.

Scoreboards and KPIs

Used performance routines around retention, route profitability, A/R, service quality, sales execution, contract status, and team accountability.

LEAN6σ改善KPI

DMAIC Control

Six Sigma view of an operating problem becoming a controlled routine.

DefineMeasureImproveControl

Lean / Six Sigma Examples

Renewals, A/R, service misses, route exceptions, and sales handoffs can be managed with DMAIC, Kaizen, root-cause review, and daily accountability boards.

Six Sigma Dashboard

DefineCommercial or service risk
MeasureCurrent gap
AnalyzeRoot cause
ImproveNew rule
ControlWeekly review

Professional Improvement Visual

A cleaner dashboard-style visual for Six Sigma work: define the issue, measure the gap, assign the rule, and review the control point.

UniFirst team

Leadership Continuity

Supported neighboring business units, facility renovation work, staffing pressure, production constraints, and leadership transitions while keeping service continuity intact.

Constraint: service risk. Control: coverage, staffing, and communication cadence.
Business website mockup, brand graphics, proposal pages, and KPI scorecard materials on a conference table

Business Website and Graphics Build

Helped develop Maverick Business Works as a polished business system: website structure, graphics direction, service language, customer paths, and proposal-style presentation.

Design proof: strategy, offer clarity, visual presentation, and lead path.