Reported to the Associate Director of Logistics, and responsibilities included business and continuous improvement projects across several Supply Chain functions and Operations.• Created KPIs for production monitoring on all products produced in-house to drive future continuous improvement activities.• Led departmental 5S initiatives that reduced setup times by 50% while promoting workplace safety.• Negotiated the purchase of a plastic shredder for the recycling of all plastic waste, realizing an annual cost savings of $41,000 and a 1st-year cost avoidance of $22,500.• Conducted cost reduction activities for the packaging, transportation and storage of all Cold Chain products, resulting in a total annual cost savings of over $65,500.• Optimized pallet patterns and configurations to reduce pallet footprints, and packaging and storage costs by 5-10%.• Developed a master products list in the SAP environment for reference when responding to customer inquiries.

• Analyzed market conditions, social and economic data, and financial information to provide traders with fundamental and technical research reports for furthering the development of their actionable trade ideas.• Trained by senior technicians in candlestick charting and by senior livestock analysts in the fundamental analysis of Grains and Oil-Seed, and Livestock to provide basic investment strategies to clients making investment decisions.

• Conducted data management reconciliation for senior management while working with a 6-person pricing team within a single pricing repository.• Designed financial models for senior management to test the financial and operational feasibility of a global pricing model.

• Researched securities and fixed income products to provide useful information to securities officers whom were placing trades.• Supported wealth managers in the development of investment management solutions designed to meet the multifaceted banking and financial needs of high net worth clients.