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Laura Stearns

Evaluator · DISC type cds
Director of Operations at TEC Equipment
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Laura is a strategic operations leader with over 14 years of experience at Cisco before joining TEC Equipment as Director of Operations. She holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon and a CSCP certification, specializing in translating complex challenges into value-driven, scalable solutions and driving operational excellence across teams.

Described as a compassionate and approachable leader, Laura is passionate about fostering collaboration, curiosity, and a culture of continuous learning to help her teams grow and succeed. She champions building lasting relationships and creating an environment where people can innovate and thrive together.

Unique fact: Laura was recognized as one of the "30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars" for her significant contributions to the field.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Director of Operations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Laura shows up

Quality Focused
Hard To Convince
Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Laura cares about

Operational Excellence
Her career focus is on driving operational excellence and building scalable, resilient systems, as mentioned in her professional summary.
Supply Chain Strategy
She has extensive experience in supply chain management from her 14 years at Cisco and holds a CSCP certification.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Director of Operations
TEC Equipment
11-2024 - 12-2025
Senior Manager, Demand Management, Fast Fulfillment Operations
Cisco
1-2021 - 11-2024
Senior Manager, Supply Chain Revenue Planning & Central Operations
Cisco
6-2019 - 12-2020
Sr. Business Planning Manager
Cisco
9-2010 - 6-2011
MEDITEC (Medical Engineering Development and Integrated Technology Enhancement Consortium) Program
Edwards Lifesciences with Cal Poly
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2015 - 5-2018
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Science (BS)
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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