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Ames, IA, US

Ames, IA

• Developed tools to help project managers better understand their project's contingency and operating margin status
• Created programs to increase efficiency of task generation in JIRA through the use of Microsoft Project software
• Assisted in the management of daily Scrum meetings, release planning, and sprint retrospectives

Des Moines, Iowa

• Senior technical plant support for rigid coating and slitting process for high-barrier, shelf-stable liquid markets with skills in: Project management
• Supported new capital installations to the coating process related to safety, training, and other change management concerns
• Managed and audited process standards for coating and slitting processes for all products
• Received certification as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and led two DMAIC improvement teams as part of the certification process
• Scheduled and managed external contractors during non-capital process improvements Team work
• Collaborated with engineering, R&D, and plant logistics to help develop process for trialing and introducing new products into the coating process and plant

Fremont, Ohio

• Senior local R&D and plant process support for rigid coating and thermoforming process for meat and cheese markets
• Collaborated with plant engineering, R&D, and plant logistics to trial new/alternative materials and new products to the plant
• Trialed process to implement the reuse of a significant amount thermoforming scrap and implemented programs to support and sustain its future use
• Networked with extrusion and thermoforming professionals to determine feasibility of process and machinery improvements for the plant
• Led a R&D team to develop a new inorganic-filled tray for frozen food applications and presented results at a Bemis global technical exchange meeting
• Identified process issues and worked with corporate engineering resources to implement improvements

Centerville, Iowa

• Local R&D and plant process support for rigid coating and thermoforming process for meat and cheese markets
• Collaborated with plant engineering, R&D, and plant logistics to trial new/alternative materials and new products to the plant
• Gathered, analyzed, and tested new product designs that resulted in a patent for a new type of easy-open shrink bag
• Developed a new costing method for marketing department for production of easy-open shrink bags

Boulder, CO

Longmont, CO

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Statistics

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering