![]() ![]() “I was on my own at the beginning,” Valle says, “but within a year, my group comprised six people, and we controlled the global inventory management, distribution, and the traceability of global inventory, the works.” He was hired by Michael Wells, then vice president of supply chain, to organize and structure the company’s system. He joined Dril-Quip, a manufacturer of highly engineered equipment for oil and gas drilling, in 2019 as its director of materials management. Valle cut his supply chain management teeth during his time at Arch Chemicals, and later worked in similar capacities for AmeriGas, Geokinetics Inc., Valaris Drilling, and Shell-Motiva Enterprises. He, then, earned an MBA from Central Michigan University during his service and left the Army in 2002 as a captain. He spent the next six years as a Light Cavalry Scout with the 10th Mountain Division, the most versatile and deployed unit. While at Davis, he received an ROTC commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Army. When his father retired in California, Valle earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of California at Davis. The constant moving offered some unexpected benefits Valle learned to communicate with people in many different cultures-and what motivates them. Valle leveraged his military expertise and leadership to build a successful career within supply chain management, from Arch Chemical to his current role as director of operations and supply chain for Dril-Quip’s Downhole Tools Business Unit.īorn in the Philippines while his father served in the US Army, Valle grew up in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and many central European countries-amounting to about thirteen countries, fourteen US states, and all continents except Antarctica. “We always take a team approach to these situations, because no single person will have all the answers.” Elm Valle said it was the best answer he’d seen, and I was hired.” I factored in all sorts of contingencies and drew up my plan on a whiteboard. “So, I looked at the situation through a military lens-that is, moving food, fuel, and other life critical supplies to their destinations through areas with no infrastructure or roads, while getting shot at. “I had no idea about business supply chains at this point,” Valle recalls. ![]() The interviewer, who had been an Army officer as well, set up a scenario: how would Valle set up eight grassroots distribution centers for Walmart and attain an expected 95 percent accuracy rate? Valle was interviewing with Arch Chemical, and it would be his first job after his departure from the Army. That’s pretty much what happened to Elm Valle. Now imagine that nightmare coming true during a job interview. In fact, you really have no clue at all about the matter at hand. And, as you approach the lectern, you suddenly realize that you’re no expert. A common nightmare goes something like this: after a great build-up, you’re introduced to a large gathering of experts eager to hear your wisdom. ![]()
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