Andy Soli Email & Phone Number

Omaha

• Established industrial engineering function for Ceres Group, which creates custom engineered-to-order capital equipment solutions for the railroad and construction industries. My work focused on scaling the.
• Created programs to automate welding processes by as much as 50%, which reduced manual labor 60 hours per month, while increasing manufacturing quality.
• Developed scripted automation to reduce nesting time for laser and plasma cutters by 40%.Safety-first Management: Active participant in the 15 person safety committee.
• Wrote Ceres Group’s OSHA-mandated emergency action plan and equipped evacuations bags, for each team’s safety coordinator, to prepare for potentially dangerous scenarios.
• Developed traffic lanes, signage, and routes to safely move heavy equipment around operators.
• Established procedures to increase visibility of first aid kits and fire safety equipment as well as ensuring their monthly inspection and upkeep.Inventory Flow: Implemented strategies to enhance part availability.

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

• Co-founded industrial engineering team in software development, then expanded to manufacturing facilities. Employed six sigma methodologies to increase machine efficiency by 20% and achieved ongoing cost savings of.
• Created physical models to help operators and management visualize sophisticated concepts of print orientation and machine registration to arrive at the most efficient solution through all departments.
• Communicated needs and limitations of physical manufacturing to the software division to optimize job tracking and visibility to clients.Relationship Building: Fostered trust and established feedback channels, from.
• Met with an operator who noticed a 1% variance in production which led to 5% cost-of-material savings.
• Developed a continuous improvement feedback program, which accommodated every shift of the 24 hour work cycle.VBA Application Development: In the first 6 months of role, developed a customized application for.

Telephone Communications, Sales, Managing Fraud, Communications, Training, Coaching, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Leadership

Economized number of vendors to minimize costs of parts and shipping.Developed inventory control management system to reduce warehouse losses.Achieved overall cost savings of approximately 15%.

Assisting Customers, Stocking Product

Calling customers, Scheduling appointments, Sales, Marketing