Principal Consultant – Warrior2Worforce Program

Janie L. Mines, PMP, entered Annapolis as part of the first class of women and graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a BS in Engineering. A Sloan Fellow, she holds an MBA from Alfred P. Sloan School of Business Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. During her military career she served as a Supply Corps Officer holding several logistics positions including a tour at the Navy Annex to the Pentagon and aboard the USS Emory S. Land (AS-39). She currently holds several certifications including ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt.

Janie held management positions of increasing responsibility in several corporations including Procter & Gamble, Pepsi (Frito-Lay), Springs Industries and Hershey Foods. She has served as a production manager, warehouse manager, logistics manager, finance manager, procurement manager, and an internal consultant responsible for implementing large-scale change resulting in significant savings. Janie most recently led a team of professionals at Bank of America as the Sr. Vice President of Strategic Sourcing managing over $2 billion dollars of procurement funds.

Janie has drafted several publications for organizations including the US Navy, Frito-Lay, Hershey Foods and Bank of America. These publications cover topics ranging from Supply Chain to Quality and Productivity Methodologies. She has also drafted the accompanying training materials and conducted the classes.

Janie Mines founded a non-profit organization, Boyz to Men Club, Inc, after observing the needs of at-risk adolescent boys in the community. She was honored for her work by being selected as a 2002 Olympic Torchbearer.

AFFILIATIONS

First African American female graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy
Sloan Fellow, Sloan School of Management, MIT
American Society for Quality (ASQ), Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
American Management Association
American Production and Inventory Control Society
President and Founder, Boyz to Men Club, Inc., a non-profit corporation for at-risk young men