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Petere Miner of has spent her entire career embracing and changing
operations in companies ranging from large multi-national corporations
to small startups. Her goal is to motivate, organize, and innovate to
solve the greatest supply chain and logistics challenges.
Profile:
Transformative leader driving breakthrough change and new levels of operational innovation to global corporations.
Using
extensive international experience in supply chain and logistics,
institutionalizes risk mitigation practices into organizations to make
supply chains easier, cheaper, and faster.
Unique ability to infuse new thinking, visions, and strategies for Logistics and Supply Chain.
Extensive
background translating strategies into program development with a
proven track record for achieving project goals and completing them on
time and within budget.
Global expertise in the development of virtual, intelligence-based, customer-driven supply chains.
• Launched several new lines of business in
Logistics and Supply Chain from initiating an end-to-end manufacturing
process in Australia for Hewlett-Packard, to a first-of-its kind
Logistics Information service for a high-tech company consortium.
• Ran
Global Logistics Procurement at Hewlett-Packard responsible for $400M
in transportation spend. Identified and achieved savings of up to $20
million in freight costs per year using Jet Fuel Indices and Zero-Based
pricing benchmarks to negotiate global contracts.
• Known for expertise in financial engineering
for freight leading to Fortune 500 companies acting creatively and
leveraging their demand in contract negotiations to achieve industry
savings of up to $4-10B.
• Managed Manufacturing and Distribution
operations insisting on perfect quality processes while searching for
automation and innovation to reduce costs and eliminate inventory.
• Experience leading many functions from Logistics to Purchasing, Planning, Order Fulfillment, and Engineering.
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Experience:
• President 2002–Present: Futurefreight Corporation in Los Altos, CA
• Consultant 2001–Present: Miner Connection in Los Altos, CA
• Director, Logistics Services 2000–2001: Converge in Cupertino, CA
• Global Logistics Procurement Manager 1997–2000: Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, CA
• Process Technology Manager 1995–1997: Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, CA
• Sales Manager 1994–1995: Hewlett-Packard in Mountain View, CA
• Distribution Manager 1990–1994: Hewlett-Packard in Sunnyvale, CA
• Manufacturing Manager 1989–1990: Hewlett-Packard in Melbourne, Australia
Education:
• Bachelor of Science, Electrical
Engineering (University of Illinois) |
Advanced Training:
• Leadership Institute, Executive MBA
(Boston University)
• Hewlett-Packard Accelerated
Development Program
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Languages:
• English
• French
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Professional Affiliations:
• Council of Supply Chain Management
Professionals
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers
• Society of Women Engineers
• Women in International Trade
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Author/Speaker:
• Speaker: Org. of Women in International Trade, Logicon, e-Chain, Air Cargo Internet Symposium, The Logitics Institute/Singapore, Enterprise Risk Mgmt, E-leap
• Quoted: American
Shipper, CNS Focus, Cargo Facts, Managing Automation, Global Logistics
and Supply Chain, book “Success on Our Own Terms” Author: White Paper; “Industry-Wide Logistics Visibility”
Other Leadership Roles:
• Friends for Youth, Board President
• Girl Scout Leader
• Menttium
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