Responsible for continuous improvement and data analytics for Retail and Builder Sales Channel

• Sales and Operations Planning leader for Laundry Appliances from 2013 to 2016 and for KitchenAid Appliances beginning 2017 consisting of 3 team members overseeing 25+ manufacturing sites.

• Global distribution center leader with 120 team members, $360M in annual shipments of hazardous and non-hazardous goods with an $8M budget.

• Rotations through leadership positions in Production, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Project Management, Maintenance, and Lean Promotion Office with teams ranging from 5 to 25 people.• Trained with Shingijutsu USA and Chihiro Nakao in Gemba and 3P Kaizen.

• Designed, financed, and distributed bed lofts for students realizing an annual net profit margin of 75 percent and increasing profitability by 50 percent from 2002 to 2004.• Innovated base wood cutting model to optimize production and eliminate material waste reducing costs by 30 percent from 2001 to 2002.

• Led a cross functional team to implement an internal and external pull system reducing inventory by 40 percent, annual expedited shipping by $400,000, and overtime by 8 percent.• Trained 150 operators, management, and support staff through simulations and plant floor demonstrations generating change in company culture from push to pull systems.

• Developed plant maintenance database that gathered, centralized, and organized maintenance data creating historical records and reports improving equipment reliability.• Performed continuous improvement operations for new production in multiple locations in the United States and Mexico improving product flow.