Extensive industry experience, including:

• 25 years in Supply Chain Management, Project Management and Systems Consulting
• Extensive knowledge and experience in sourcing and manufacturing in China
• Over 80 global supply chain clients

Extensive experience as an Expert Witness for matters involving global supply chains, and much of her experience and expertise is in sourcing and manufacturing in China:

• Research
• Reports
• Testimony in Depositions and at Trial

Experience in a broad range of industries:

• High Tech Electronics
• Software
• Automotive
• Chemicals
• Health Care
• Consumer Products
• Industrial Products
• Food Distribution
• Transportation
• Publishing
• Retail
• Oil and Gas

President of Global Supply Chain consultancy Blue Silk Consulting and the Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute.  Global supply chain management consultant for 25 years, with an impressive list of over 80 global supply chain clients.

Amazon bestselling author with five books:

1. 42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China
2. 42 Rules for Superior Field Service
3. Negotiation Blueprinting for Buyers
4. The Reshoring Guidebook
5. Legal Blacksmith – How to Avoid and Defend Supply Chain Disputes

MBA from University of San Diego and BS in Business from Arizona State University. On the Board of Directors of the University of San Diego Supply Chain Management Institute, and an instructor in Global Supply Chain Strategy at UC Berkeley.

Speaker and panelist for 7 CNSV events:

1. 2024: The Battle Against Global Counterfeiting Continues
2. 2021: Reshoring and Rebuilding American Manufacturing
3. 2019: Killing the Snake: How Counterfeiters Can Be Found and Eliminated
4. 2019: The Role of The Expert Witness: A Panel Discussion
5. 2018: Intellectual Property: Protecting Your Inventiveness
6. 2016: Exploding Hoverboards, and Everything You Wanted to Know About Chinese Manufacturing But Were Afraid to Ask
7. 2010: What Everyone Should Know About China

A frequent keynote speaker on Reshoring and Global Supply Chains.