Arlene S. Dalida
Arlene is currently a Senior Consultant with XLC, and a principal with Kunst Solutions Corp, a holistic professional services firm helping client partners achieve performance excellence through application of lean enterprise concepts and techniques. Her most recent corporate role was Director of Business Development and Consultant in the Supply Chain practice at Resources Global Professionals. Ms. Dalida has extensive experience in strategic financial and supply chain management in diversified industries, holding director and vice president positions at FedEx Supply Chain Services, La-Z-Boy Manufacturing, and Comerica Bank among others, in addition to a CFO role in a middle market firm.
Ms. Dalida is recognized as an expert in the application of strategic and profitability analyses to accomplish operational efficiencies and cost reduction. Using process definition and continuous improvement methods to uncover hidden value within an organization, she has re-engineered operations and supply chain processes, integrating diverse activities across the enterprise for companies in various industries and markets. She was a recipient of the prestigious FedEx Five Star Award for developing and implementing a new strategy transitioning a multi-unit regional business model into a single, standardized operating unit.
Arlene has a BBA degree from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy, along with an executive certification in logistics management from Georgia Tech.