John Rae
Vice President Of Operations
Westminster, California, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Rae is an operations executive with 11 years of leadership experience scaling warehousing and supply chain operations across the U.S., currently serving as Vice President of Operations at Yusen Logistics overseeing 30+ facilities and 2,500 indirect reports. He has a strong track record of opening large distribution centers and implementing Tier 1 ERP, WMS and CRM systems that improved data accuracy, resiliency, and end-to-end operational efficiency. Previously at Dunlop Sports Americas he drove growth from $60M to $200M in revenue through process improvements, KPI/SLA programs, and Lean/Six Sigma initiatives while leading multi-site distribution and 3PL integration. His technical foundation in mechanical engineering and R&D—where he led product development, FEA simulation, and measurement innovations—gives him uncommon depth in marrying product engineering with logistics execution. Known for building high-performing cross-functional teams and designing campus-scale facility structures, he blends hands-on systems implementation with strategic P&L and vendor negotiation experience. Based in Westminster, CA, he brings a pragmatic, innovation-focused approach to optimizing complex supply chains and warehouse networks.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering (minor in Economics), Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering (minor in Economics) at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering (Focus on Project Management), Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering (Focus on Project Management) at California State University-Long Beach
Github Skills (12)
refactoring3
java2
gocd2
slack2
frontend2
typesafe1
monitoring1
graphite1
python1
rp20401
grafana1
kotlin1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
graearea/pico8
Aug 2019 - Aug 2024
Contributions:82 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
graearea/graearea.github.io
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Contributions:3 commits, 232 pushes, 2 branches in 1 day
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