Regional Supply Chain Manager @ From January 2013 to Present (2 years 8 months) Regional Operations Director, Western US @ From November 2011 to January 2013 (1 year 3 months) Operations Manager - Midwest & Northwest Divisions @ From January 2011 to November 2011 (11 months) Group Warehouse Manager - Midwest & Northwest Divisons @ From February 2007 to January 2011 (4 years) Division Manager - Midwest @ From April 2003 to February 2007 (3 years 11 months) Regional Vice President - Great Lakes Region @ From April 2001 to April 2003 (2 years 1 month) District Operations Manager @ From August 1999 to April 2001 (1 year 9 months) Director of Product Sales @ From 1990 to 1998 (8 years)

MBA, Management @ University of St. Thomas From 2005 to 2009 Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing @ University of Minnesota Duluth From 1982 to 1986 Ward Blomquist is skilled in: Process Improvement, Operations Management, Customer Satisfaction, Inventory Management, Team Building, Strategic Planning, Income Statement, Profit, Coaching, Supply Chain Management, Six Sigma, Account Management, P&L Management, Cross-functional Team..., Performance Management, Automotive, Contract Negotiation, Purchasing, Change Management, Management, Customer Retention, Logistics, Sales Operations, Team Leadership, Supply Chain, Sales, Negotiation, Lean Manufacturing, Employee Relations, Inventory Control, Manufacturing, Product Development, Analysis, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Training, Selling, Leadership, Project Planning, Vendor Management, Budgets, Call Center, Business Planning, Pricing, Recruiting, Call Centers, Warehousing, P, Continuous Improvement