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Nashville, TN, US

Nashville, TN

• Built and maintained a 23-week cash flow forecast and a 36-month business revenue forecast to drive executive-level strategy.
• Created and led a team of four specialists covering accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, HR, and general administration.
• Implemented new accounts payable process controls, resulting in a 12-month savings of approximately $90,000 due to the identification and resolution of inaccurate vendor invoices.
• Implemented new accounts receivable process controls, resulting in average AR collection times decreasing from 60 days to 45 days.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Served in executive-led team of 30 preferred underwriters in support of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
• Provided financial review and solutions for VIP clients and clients with complex PPP cases.
• Obtained FINRA Series 7 and Series 66 certifications through the Merrill Financial Solutions Advisor (MFSA) program.

Lafayette, Tennessee, United States

• Implemented new ERP software for client, including database population, training of personnel, and custom report creation.
• Planned strategic growth opportunities with client, including strategies to increase market share and improve gross margin.
• Optimized ecommerce platform resulting in a 25% increase in site traffic within the first 30 days.

Mt. Eaton, OH

• Managed team of eight supervisors to ensure effective operations in the areas of injection molding, assembly, quality, and maintenance.
• Forecasted production schedules to ensure delivery requirements were met.
• Provided weekly/monthly/quarterly reports to executive team showcasing performance against production, quality, and delivery goals.
• Implemented statistical process controls to drive continuous improvement projects, resulting in a 30% reduction in leak test cycle times across multiple product lines.
• Led maintenance team in the design, construction, and programming of automated o-ring lubrication for multiple assembly products resulting in savings of approximately 60 operator hours per week.
• Coordinated root cause analysis and corrective actions with automotive customers to resolve quality concerns.

Midvale, OH

• Calibrated metrology equipment to ensure the quality of prototype products.
• Programmed AllenBradley PLCs and EZAutomation human machine interfaces to improve operator assisted assembly stations.
• Built assembly stations for plant use by mounting assembly fixtures, plumbing pneumatic systems, wiring electrical enclosures, and programming PLCs.

Lafayette, TN

• Continuously improved production quantity and quality by following best practice guidelines.
• Submitted written recommendations to plant manager to improve steam table cycle times by increasing diameter of steam supply line from boiler and reorganizing plumbing to minimize temperature loss.

Master Of Science - Ms, Finance, 3.72

Activities and Societies: MTSU team captain for 2020 CFA Institute Research Challenge. Attended networking meeting at the Tennessee.

Master Of Science - Ms, Mathematics, 3.28

Activities and Societies: Fractional Calculus research under the direction of Dr. John Hanneken. Member of Cantor Sect mathematics club..

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics And Physics, Gpa: 3.50

Activities and Societies: Participated in solar physics research with other students under the direction of Dr. Joan Schmelz. Member of.