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St. Louis, MO, US

Cleveland, OH, US

• Managed daily production and shipping planning for multi-million dollar project ramp-up
• Executed purchase orders and tracked progress of various lab testing + sterilization to mitigate risk of delays
• Analyzed production rate trends and worked with suppliers to ensure sales expectations were met or exceeded
• Successfully introduced and implemented Power BI into the office environment, transforming previously manual and disorganized data analysis processes into an efficient, automated and data-driven decision making system
• Led / coached cross-functional High Performance Teams that focus on empowering manufacturing workers to understand and utilize problem solving techniques to improve safety, quality, cost, and delivery metrics of their.
• Designed MRP exception reporting that streamlines supply chain operations by proactively identifying potential disruptions

Cleveland, OH, US

• Developed Power BI Dashboards that assisted key stakeholders to make data based decisions
• Cleaned, transformed, and prepared data from various SQL data sources into a usable format
• Implemented automated calculation that used to take several days of gathering information
• Connected historical customer sales data to identify highest impact improvement opportunities
• Utilized data trends to identify opportunities within Customer Service team to provide better customer experience
• Continued to utilize Lean tools such as Non-MFG Value Stream mapping, problem solving, work balancing, and standard work / work instructions

Cleveland, OH, US

• Enabled successful production ramp up and inventory savings of key product line that transferred manufacturing locations
• Identified key improvement areas using Value Stream Mapping and problem solving
• Validated replacement material by setting up inspection equipment and learning new software
• Participated in Kaizen teams that focused on material waste and set-up time reduction

Cleveland, OH, US

- Obtained Six Sigma Green Belt by utilizing various Six Sigma / Parker tools- Tools Utilized: Process Mapping, FMEA, Gage R&R, Statistics / Regression, Minitab, Hypothesis Testing - Validated dual cavity tooling by identifying key process variables and physical property impact- Lead various Kaizen activities targeting OT elimination and layout / process.

Cleveland, OH, US

- Lead various continuous improvement projects targeting lead time reduction, efficiency improvements, and layout- Learned and applied various Lean tools such as Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Low Hanging Fruit Matrix, Layout Design- Automated complex calculation that operators would need to do on an hourly basis- Improved ergonomics of equipment storage

St. Louis, MO, US

- Developed a standardized process of requesting capital expenditures and assets complete with forms, examples, and calculators- Worked on the lean implementation of a multi-tier Key Performance Indicators across various work cells and departments throughout the manufacturing plant- Designed and analyzed current facility layout of manufacturing areas.