Supply/Inventory Planner – Supply Chain/Business Planning (Beer Division)Served as a subject matter expert in Supply Planning of finished goods while driving the Supply Planning Cycle and improving forecast accuracy and the forecasting process in order to maintain optimal inventory/service levels and establish inventory position at distribution centers across the United States• Managed the development, validation and submission of detailed weekly and/or monthly brewery shipment forecasts (short/long term) that aligned with company inventory targets for Crown portfolio (100+ SKUs).• Utilized “lean” with 3PL partner to eliminate unnecessary categorization and storage of empty kegs at 3PL main facility, which resulted in decreasing storage and transportation costs, creating a constant flow of empty keg returns to brewery and reduction in cycle times.• Implemented Excel driven Shipment Adherence report based off of monthly production and shipment plans provided and confirmed from 4 breweries. The shipment adherence report is currently provided on a weekly basis and measures shipment performance vs monthly plan by each brewery and is distributed to all levels of the organization, including the Director and VP of Supply Planning• Provided ad-hoc reports to all levels of management/upper management, utilizing IBM Cognos, JDE and JDA programs, which assisted in analyzing inventory levels in order to make critical business decisions• Served as a subject matter expert in JDE and JDA planning processes and procedures; often called on by management to provide training and support to other team members. • Successfully improved importing and on-time delivery of Tsingtao from China to East Coast Crown DC’s • Successfully led bi-weekly keg cross functional and transfer meetings in order to review key highlights, align ideas and provide direction brought forth from Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Customer Logistics and Sales teams

Export Logistics Analyst – Baxter Export Corporation (BEC)Monitored and executed export operations of product lines for finished goods, raw materials and outside vendors to ensure inventory levels were properly maintained and available for shipment upon request• Worked cross-functionally with supply planners in Baxter Puerto Rico, utilizing the Spanish language for all verbal and written communication, and Baxter Canada to insure all orders requested were fulfilled on a daily basis.• Produced export transport documentation and invoices on TRAX system (Invoice, Packing List, Shipper’s letter of instruction) for all truck, air and sea shipments for Canada, Puerto Rico and Europe orders.• Worked with 3PL partners on completing bookings for Sea, Air and Truck shipments to move product to Subsidiary/Triangular/Trade Partner, while maintaining strong day-to-day business relationships.• Ensured that products shipped in the most cost effective mode while prioritizing the needs of the country’s supply chain by monitoring metrics

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Northbrook, IL 2006-2009Nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer with $156B in total assets.Business Analyst Consultant/Project Coordinator - Marketing Technology/Customer CommunicationsBusiness Analyst/Project Coordinator for all phases of Software Development Life Cycle from conception and analysis through final deployment and quality measurement for both Allstate Insurance and Encompass Insurance. Identified options for improving business systems and bridging the needs of the business with the use of IT; served as liaison between the business client and IT team throughout each project lifecycle.