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Owner/ Contract Instructor

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 My 15 years in food and beverage supply chain management which includes 5 years of purchasing experience enables me to handle complex supplier and logistical issues, and manage through innovation and adversity. 


• Started a side passion business in the youth arts enrichment after school programs.
• Curator of themed DIY art and STEAM workshops for ages 7-15 years old.
• Self-manage inventory, purchasing, annual spend, and profit loss against business plan.

• Indirect materials purchasing for a medical device manufacturer.
• Maintain current supplier relations and source new value stream contracts.
• Create cost saving opportunities for annual spend with internal department stakeholders.

Procurement Buyer Coordinator

• Assisted in the procurement ordering of incoming raw materials.
• Workplace Safety Team Committee member from 2018-2022 for warehouse operations
• Supervised the cycle counts, inventory management reports, and ERP product updates.

Logistics Coordinator

- Part time Temporary
• Assisted a small family business with farm to export fruit operations.
• Booked freight and negotiated ocean and air cargo rates with carriers for weekly shipments.

Account Manager

7-month Contract
• Maintained KPI relationship with strategic suppliers and delivery targets with Asia.
• Created an Excel flowchart tool for all incoming overseas orders for drop ship locations.
• Point person between factory representative and customer to coordinate target timelines.

Project Manager of Import

Relocated to San Diego
• Received inbound distribution supply for McDonalds and Chipotle raw foods accounts.
• Audited food temperatures, packaging, and RFID code for reliable sell by compliance.
• Worked with internal buyers on the procurement process to improve inventory forecasting.

Warehouse Supervisor/Quality Control

• Quality control inspections at 3rd Party warehouses to improve product handling.
• Managed U.S. Customs audits, and USDA documentation and clearance updates.
• Coordinated the backhaul Export Program for port gate receipts and documentation entry

Port Superintendent/ Export Coordinator

Darrow Palma is an Owner/ Contract Instructor at Hero City Arts and Crafts, LLC in Escondido, CA.

Darrow Palma

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Lower Division College Transfer

Mission Community College

San Francisco State University