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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

* Lead Quality Assurance for Home Depot’s Private Brand products in Outdoor Lawn and Garden, and Holiday/Halloween categories.* Analyze and report quality trends, initiate improvement strategies.* Utilize SQL, Tableau, and Python for data visualization to identify and address product quality issues.* Oversee production of assembly videos, ensuring customer-friendly instructions.* Utilize Machine Learning and AI to summarize and monitor customer feedback for continuous product improvement.* Collaborate on new product releases, incorporating quality lessons learned.* Ensure Global Sourcing Quality Assurance for seasonal products.* Partner across departments for consistent delivery of high-quality products.* Conduct quantitative and qualitative product analysis and inspections.* Provide strategic recommendations based on market trends and customer feedback.* Manage relationships with vendors for quality improvements.* Support product onboarding and visual merchandising efforts.

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

Planning Analyst• Identify and create reports to gain insight from raw data• Optimize and automate existing reports to minimize/eliminate repetitive work done by the planning team• Create visualizations in Tableau for senior management• Identifying supplier issues, in tandem with our procurement and business units, to maximize efficiency within our warehousesProject Management• Oversaw and worked with multiple departments to create and implement a Duty Drawback process to collect refunds from US CBP on exported shipments• Assisted in UAT testing for newly built automated warehouse• Implemented a computer vision system to identify misplaced parts within the automated facility• Worked with IT to implement and train warehouse associates on new labor management software

Schaumburg, Il

New Product Development• Completing market research to identify new items to develop• Using prior engineering knowledge to understand manufacturing needs to bring on new parts• Researching and locating manufacturers able to meet the specifications of developed parts• Worked with IT to develop a new program to track new products from idea to releasePurchasing• Analyze data to ensure proper stocking levels of over 9000 items at 5 distribution centers including multilevel bill of materials assemblies• Use of statistical analysis and working closely with the sales department to plan future demand• Negotiating more favorable payment terms with vendors• Work with a freight forwarder to consolidate orders to save on shipping

Integrating and training current staff on a new Inventory Management system for a company in order to reduce stockouts and surplus inventory Assisting in redesigning the warehouse layout to optimize flow

Pool Supervisor• Oversee safety of all attendees of the pool• Ensure schedule of all free swim and swim lessons was followed daily• Evaluated campers during swim lessons to verify they could swim at the level outlined in our swim training programLifeguarding Instructor• Held an American Red Cross Certified Lifguarding Instructor Certification• Responsible for training 30+ lifeguards to work at the day camp each summer• Run in-services trainings and testing to ensure lifeguard readinessBus Driver• Illinois licensed CDL Bus driver• Drove bus route to ensure on time pickup while maintaining safety and order of all children on the bus

Greater Milwaukee Area

Design, testing, and manufacture of a flyer class wooden race boat.Utilizing modern design and manufacturing techniques, including CAD (Solidworks), FEA and flow analysis (ANSYS), additive manufacturing for rapid prototyping and testing, and CNC routing and milling, an older design was redesigned to bring the aesthetics of vintage wooden racing boats to the modern day with a strong emphasis on DFMA. Our design team worked with a local high school to mentor and help teach the students about completing an engineering project.

Lake Forest, Il

Pool Supervisor• Oversee safety of all attendees of the pool• Ensure schedule of all free swim and swim lessons was followed daily• Evaluated campers during swim lessons to verify they could swim at the level outlined in our swim training programLifeguarding Instructor• Held an American Red Cross Certified Lifguarding Instructor Certification• Responsible for training 30+ lifeguards to work at the day camp each summer• Run in-services trainings and testing to ensure lifeguard readinessBus Driver• Illinois licensed CDL Bus driver• Drove bus route to ensure on time pickup while maintaining safety and order of all children on the bus

Libertyville, Il

Worked cooperatively to maintain a safe and clean environment Repaired broken equipment with the assistance of other staff members

Vernon Hills, Il

Supervised staff to maintain a well organized stockroom Oversaw the flow of received merchandise into the stockroom as well as the distribution of merchandise to the sales floorPerformed audits of stockroom to ensure proper quantities

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Data Analytics Leadership

Currently enrolled expected graduation 2024

Graduate Certificate, Leadership In Data Analytics

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Associate’S Degree, Engineering Science

Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering