Anthony Helf: Maniacal Focus on Customer / Operations Executive | Integrations / Lean | Private Equity Portfolio | US / Mexico / Asia | Consumer Products / Industrials | in Santa Barbara, California

Fractional or Project specific executive who focuses on quickly identifying opportunities and implementing solutions resulting in significant Value creation. Typical improvements are dramatic productivity, speed to market and working capital increases. Client Results: ▪ Implemented S&OP process for a $100M public cannabis client resulting in on-time deliveries increasing from 74% to 90% and inventory turns increasing by 3-fold. Identified automation opportunities resulting in $1.3M of annual savings ▪ Designed and implemented a pick-pack-ship distribution cell that reduced lead-times by 76% for a commercial tent manufacturer ▪ Spearheaded a plant optimization initiative for a PE owned industrial products manufacturer. Pilot cell increased output 3x. ▪ Led Lean throughput initiatives including multiple Kaizens for 2 Value Streams representing 50% of Sales for a PE owned Consumer Products Manufacturer. Increased productivity 63% ▪ Project manager for a 3PL selection initiative for an outdoor sporting goods manufacturer

• Grew EBITDA from 17% to 23% in year 1 (+74%) while increasing revenue 26% • Oversaw location selection and stand up of 125K SF 2nd plant tripling capacity via process redesign and automation • Transformed legacy organization by upgrading talent, implementing stage gate PDP, ISO9001 best practices and standardizing processes resulting in On-Time-Delivery > 93% and first pass yield > 98%

Led Operations for this Goldman Sachs Private Equity portfolio 880 employee company. Results: ▪ Oversaw supply chain network initiative to support revenue growth of 125%. Solution was a global 2 manufacturing/5 DC site solution which included a new 525K SF build-to-suit Dallas facility. ▪ Spearheaded tariff mitigation, SKU rationalization and vendor consolidation project resulting in $7M of identified savings. ▪ Guided the hiring of China based sourcing team including implementation of vendor scorecards, evaluation of existing vendor base and selection of new suppliers. ▪ Oversaw 3PL selection process for Dallas DC. Implementation resulted in > 98% order fulfillment rate at start up.

Restructured private equity owned company by shedding under-performing business segments improving from a net loss to 10% EBITDA. Oversaw all aspects of a 30K brownfield manufacturing and distribution facility. Increased Gross Margin 900 basis points due to transitioning raw materials and finished goods sourcing from domestic to Taiwan and China.

Re-organized strategic business units and consolidated 4 locations into one resulting in annual COGS savings of 15%. Oversaw all aspects of the construction of an 85K SF shipyard for best-in-class carbon fiber yachts.

Demand and Production Planning, Supply Chain Management, Lean Manufacturing. Doubled production capacity, decreased order lead-times by 74% and decreased COGS 22%.

Specialized in lean manufacturing and operational improvements. Clients included Harley-Davidson, Mercury Marine, and Holiday Rambler. Implemented MAC-PAC ERP for multiple Dial Corp plants.