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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Leading an e-Commerce fulfillment center for Sam’s Club.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Led end to end operations in an AMXL Fulfillment Center that specializes in high value, heavy/bulky and long packages that require speciality handing. Leading a team of 600+ employees from entry level to Sr. Operations manager, including three tiers of salaried managers. Driving significant year over year (YOY) improvements across Safety, Quality, Employee.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Created and led strategy for Learning & Development, Content, and Technical Writing to support the entire Amazon Diagnostics value chain including two laboratories and over 1100 Amazon sites globally. Built a high-performing Learning team from scratch, hiring six L&D professionals internally and externally to support onboarding and training of over 500.

Greater St. Louis Area

Led an org of over 1,000 employees with two tiers of 25+ salaried managers. Responsible for the Amazon Robotics Floor, Outbound Pick, Inventory Control & Quality Assurance, Data Analytics and Learning & Talent Development.Created video training content to support onboarding of over 125,000 US employees with social distancing.Improved pick rates 12% and.

Greater St. Louis Area

Learning Operations Manager for the launch of the first Amazon Robotics Sortable Fulfillment Center in Missouri. Responsible for onboarding over 10,000 employees from Tier 1 entry level employees to Level 6 Operations managers across all operations departments as well as support teams. Outperformed 2019 launches across the majority of KPIs for learning.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Responsible for training over 5,000 employees from Tier 1 entry level associates to Level 6 Operations Managers (leader of leaders). Onboarded ~50 employees per week across all departments within Operations including Inbound, Outbound, and Quality functions. Also provided a one-week training experience in Operations to support team members in Safety.

Baltimore, Maryland

Owned the Robotic Storage Platform 24/7 for one of the highest volume sites in North America.Used Six Sigma approach to reduce lost & damaged product 42% in 12 weeks, saving $2.1MM/year, decreasing customer concessions, and increasing uptime for Outbound pickers.Led the implementation of Amazon Robotics’ first generation of Robotic Tech Vests that ensure.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Area Manager across Inbound operations, Outbound operations, and Inventory Control & Quality Assurance.Led the consistent #1 performing team for Outbound pick rates and Inventory count accuracy, saving over $700M/year in variable costs due to labor.

Greater New York City Area

-Supply Planner for Hair Care Category in North America (Suave, Axe, Nexxus)-Supported launch of Nexxus.com (Unilever's first direct-to-consumer business)-Responded to urgent demands to increase sales of club business in excess $15MM-Optimized inventory to improve customer service while reducing trade working capital-Supported innovations and transitions.

Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

Short term assignment supporting global hair care procurement strategy for Unilever. Responsible for ensuring material supply availability.Aligned Global Material Resilience with Supply Chain Responsiveness for Personal Care. Led simplification of component portfolio for TRESemme to reduce costs and complexity of the supply chain. Completed risk.

Greater New York City Area

-Own timelines and networks for global product launches in global Hair Care business-Determine supply chain feasibility and CAPEX requirements for new products, brand extensions, and product renovations-Partner with Marketing, Procurement and R&D to execute global strategy and increase speed to market

Owensboro, Kentucky Area

-Scheduled POs for a $600MM/year food business-Responded to material shortages and equipment breakdowns with prompt scheduling solutions-Managed inventory of raw materials to support production requirements-Owned and reported schedule attainment and output reliability-Optimized weekly order sequencing to reduce the cost of changeovers

Owensboro, Kentucky Area

Production Supervisor (2nd Shift, Packaging)-Ensure the safe production of quality pasta sauce-Improve OEE and reduce cost by increasing case yields-Revamp training program for Owensboro site-Establish Document Control Process for Standard Operating Procedures

Owensboro, Kentucky Area

-Retail Sales, Marketing, and Merchandising-Sell-In new promotional displays across multiple channels of trade-Build displays and execute in-store strategy-Ensure On-Shelf Availability and In-Store Visibility at over 15 retail locations

Ann Arbor, MI

• Researched on-campus branding and recruitment
• Reviewed and edited resumes, cover letters, personal statements, etc

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed four vendors to order $225M in change parts for a new product portfolio of 10MM units/year
• Led design and execution of twelve line trials for products that account for over 12MM units/year
• Redesigned change parts for 43% more visibility of label mix-up prevention controls
• Conducted process capability analysis and risk assessment for filling and packaging of new products
• Led revamp of business plan to update all product recipes in SAP for accurate costing and capacity planning

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Created automated, real-time Overall Equipment Effectiveness report – 60 hours/month saved
• Led Nonconformance investigations to release $500M in product and avoid $35M/month in labor cost
• Improved cleaning effectiveness by 50% through FMEA for Corrective and Preventive Actions project
• Wrote 12 Standard Operating Procedures for Current Good Manufacturing Practices compliance

Skillman, NJ

• Improved allocations process through Excel macros and process improvement– 20 hours/month saved
• Applied statistics and automation to revamp trade inventory analysis and report – 2 hours/month saved
• Maintained 35% forecast accuracy for 50+ products for customers comprising ~30% of J&J shipments
• Resolved over $10M in unidentified deductions on diversified accounts

Ann Arbor, MI

• Center for Ergonomics
• Developed low-cost method of quantitative pre-op and post-op analysis of MCP joint arthroplasty
• Created 3D rendering 300% more accurate than existing manual method–based on confidence intervals
• Won 2009 ABRCMS Poster Session & 2009 CIC-SROP Conference Awards

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Biomedical Engineering
• Characterized axicon lens to specification for high-resolution Optical Coherence Tomography system
• Achieved desired specifications spot size, depth of focus, and intensity sufficient for high-res imaging
• Used ZEMAX software for optical design and conducted beam analysis using point spread functionsLEADERSHIPPresident & Treasurer – NSBE, Atlanta University Center March ’07 – March ’09
• Increased executive board candidacy 400% Year over Year (YOY) via Freshman Leadership Program
• Increased paid membership by 35% YOY and meeting attendance by 30% YOY

Greater New York City Area

Optimized method of nanoscale catalyst formation for aligned, ordered CVD nanotube growth. Worked regularly in cleanroom and chemical lab to prepare substrates and carry out experiments. Experience with SEM, AFM and Reactive Ion Etcher among others.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, General Science

Bachelors Of Science, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: NSBE, IIE

Bachelors Of Science, General Science

Activities and Societies: National Society of Black Engineers (President), John H. Hopps Research Scholars Program (President), Resident.