Jeff Larkin

About Jeff Larkin

Well regarded as a top-performing business leader providing ethical and astute leadership. I am a servant leader with the critical problem solving skills required to generate innovative solutions while promoting a supportive team environment. Consistently selected throughout my career as the subject matter expert when dealing with difficult and complex projects. My past performance demonstrates a solid track record supporting rapidly growing and complex businesses. I have demonstrated success in transforming troubled organizations, building effective teams and repairing dysfunctional operations.I possess strong credentials in strategic planning, designing, implementing and leading national distribution, manufacturing and staffing networks. Utilizing my superb team building, mentoring and project management skills to build global DEI led teams. I have expanded regional businesses into new markets and successfully supervised multi-level customer relationships. I am a respectful and ambitious business professional motivated by creating aggressive goals and subsequently supporting every team member to meet or exceed their goals.Specialties: Building Effective Teams, DEI Hiring, 3PL Management, Internet Fulfillment Operations, Wholesale Distribution, Manufacturing, Assembly, Electronics, Data Centers, Private Equity, Public Company, Packaging, Kitting, Spare Parts Fulfillment, Specialty Retail, Furniture Supply Chain, Material Handling Design, Transportation Networks, White Glove Home Delivery, Six Sigma Process Engineering and Performance Management.

Experience

1. Data Center Logistics Leader for North and South America

   Google

   May 2021 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Building a new team responsible for effectively and efficiently leading all of the logistics activities within Google\'s hyper-scaled data center network and co-located data center facilities. Operations include receiving, shipping, rack placement, seismic bracing, server population, cabling of servers, spare parts support, drop zone management, server decommissions, reverse logistics, return-to-vendor and on-site hardware supply rooms. Team members and physical operations extend from Santiago Chile in the South to Montreal Canada in the North.

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering

  1982 — 1987

Skills

• P&L Management
• Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Logistics Management
• Training
• Logistics
• Strategic Leadership
• Procurement
• Profit Maximization
• Process Improvement
• Labor Management
• Operations Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Warehouse Management
• Change Management
• Incentive Programs
• Collaborative Leadership
• Lean Manufacturing
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Business Process Improvement
• 3pl
• Supply Chain
• Restructuring
• Transportation
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing
• Management
• Team Building
• Warehouse Management Systems
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Team Leadership
• Industrial Engineering