List of Career Projects

1. Mike Stay stay.mike@gmail.com
Zagreb, Croatia; Auckland, New Zealand +385 919 842 565
Selection of Major Career Projects
Please find here a list of major projects which I managed or owned during my career.
The list could be quite a bit longer but I am not including any mini projects which could
extend the list into several hundred projects.
Quality Control Process Edit
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - April 2011 to June 2011
Azizia Panda United - Retail, Supply Chain, Warehousing, Distribution Centers, DCs
Operations
Significantly increased profit margins. Retail company produce operation was achieving
10-11% profit margin with a high level of waste due to quality issues. Introduced quality
controls in supply chain operations significantly improving the quality of product
distributed to retail outlets. This resulted in less waste and profit margin improvement to
14-15%.
Manhattan WMS Implementation Edit
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - October 2010 to May 2011
Azizia Panda United - Retail, Supply Chain, Warehousing, Distribution Centers, DCs
Operations
Executed major project on-time/under budget. Scoped to lead a Manhattan warehouse
management systems implementation within company supply chain operations. Based
on systems/project management expertise deftly managed the implementation process.
Delivered on schedule without a single day service disruption to the business.
Business Turnaround Edit
Poland - November 2008 to September 2009
Maersk Logistics/Damco Poland - Logistics, 3PL, Warehousing, Transportation,
Distribution, Operations

2. Turned around international operation. Organization had lost money for years ending
2008 with $4.8M loss. Seconded to the organization to reverse the trend. Consolidated
operations, controlled costs and instituted business improvements. Achieved profitability
in four months, and organization was $1.5M profitable within ten months.
Installed Racking Edit
Indonesia - November 2006 to July 2007
Maersk Logistics - Logistics, 3PL, Warehousing, Transportation, Distribution,
Operations
On start in role found bulk stacking only in the warehouse. Due to high warehouse
utilization and unacceptable damage rate installed racking in existing warehouse.
Increased warehouse capacity by almost 25% and reduced damage rate by over 80%
Exceed WMS Implementation Edit
Indonesia - November 2006 to July 2007
Maersk Logistics - Logistics, 3PL, Warehousing, Transportation, Distribution,
Operations
Executed major project on-time/within budget. Tapped to lead one of Maersk’s largest-
ever warehouse management systems implementations, based on systems/project
management expertise. Deftly managed the implementation process, praised as one of
major global organizational successes.
Customer Satisfaction Edit
Indonesia - June 2005 to July 2007
Maersk Logistics - Logistics, 3PL, Warehousing, Transportation, Distribution,
Operations
Introduced operational improvements that boosted customer service scores. Certain
company clients were dissatisfied with accuracy/efficiency of services provided.
Identified and resolved critical issues such as lost or miss-directed product shipments.
Improved overall customer service satisfaction rates by 70% within two years.
SAP Implementation Edit
Indonesia - January 2006 to June 2006
Maersk Logistics - Logistics, 3PL, Warehousing, Transportation, Distribution,
Operations

3. During company- wide SAP implementation was responsible for the implementation
across relevant warehouse operations. In spite of financial implementation issues
managed the operational part without any disruptions to the business
Stock Record Accuracy Edit
New Zealand - July 2000 to December 2000
ECC Lighting & Living New Zealand - Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing,
Operations
Dramatically improved inventory stock accuracy. After introducing method for recording
stock accuracy, discovered overall inventory was just 10% accurate.
Established/implemented new procedures, improving accuracy to 80%. For the first
time, company knew, in real time, actual stock on hand.
Procurement & Tendering Process Edit
New Zealand - December 1999 to May 2000
Astron (PDL) Plastics New Zealand - Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing,
Transportation, Operations
Overhauled purchasing procedures. PDL was a group of companies, each with its own
Purchasing Department. Consolidated material requirements from multiple
manufacturing sites. Prepared comparative analysis of supplier submissions. Eliminated
stock-outs, and saved 8% on purchased materials and 30% on group packaging
purchasing.
Drive-in Racking Edit
New Zealand - February 1999 to April 1999
Astron (PDL) Plastics New Zealand - Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing,
Transportation, Operations
Implemented high capacity drive in racking for the finished product storage areas.
Increased storage capacity and reduced external storage cost as well as transportation
cost of finished product to external storage facility.
Racking Redesign Edit
New Zealand - March 1997 to March 1997

4. Elldex (Chequer) Packaging New Zealand - Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing,
Operations
Upon engagement found racking in the warehouse installed with wide 4.5m isles and
without consideration for efficient operation. Redesigned the racking layout and as a
result of the changes increased warehouse capacity by about 30%.
Warehouse Relocation Edit
Croatia - September 1994 to September 1994
European Commission (ECTF Croatia) - Logistics, Warehousing, Transportation,
Operations
Upon engagement the storage of the food aid was in an 8,000 m2 show ground
pavilion. Issues with storage, efficiency and security were evident. Identified a new
12,000 m2 facility and proposed the relocation. Executed the move without disruption to
the services and eliminated all the prior issues.
New Warehouse Opening Edit
Croatia - May 1992 to July 1992
ICRC Croatia - Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing, Transportation, Operations
Opened a new 20,000 m2 warehouse for humanitarian food aid in Zagreb, Croatia and
established the operation according to ICRC standards.