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Detroit Metropolitan Area

Ford College Graduate Program - Data Analytics role on Executive Supply Chain Leadership team. Analyze global supply chain cost metrics and assist Global Supply Chain leadership in providing accurate and relevant data insights to inform global solutions.

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Ford College Graduate Program - Material Cost Manager in Underbody PurchasingManage buyer deliverables in future Ford vehicle programs

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Ford College Graduate Program - Operations Buyer in Exhaust Aftertreatment CommodityManaged day-to-day operations of aftertreatment suppliers in current vehicle programsManaged entire exhaust tip commodity - current programs and future sourcingManaged Platinum Group Metals spot buy

Greater Detroit Area

(Electrical Purchasing intern for Autonomous Vehicles program) Identified $300M+ potential savings in commodity bill of material through meticulous price analysisCreated $30M+ in potential savings via design of Excel template for bill of material pricing analysis

Boise, Idaho Area

(30+ students' college courses nationwide; self-employed ~$15k revenue)Increased revenue generation by 6% by seeking jobs not readily available to contract workers and improving client relationsDiscovered 100% reporting of invoicing errors (both in and not in company's favor) by monitoring daily billing

Nampa, Idaho

(2-3 office staff, managed repairs process from bid to job scheduling, inventory management, materials management of job parts and tools, cost estimation) Reduced per-job parts cost 20% by implementing 5S in inventory warehouse Decreased new tools purchased by 25%+ by semi-annually tracking company tool inventoryIncreased repair quote approvals 15% by improving client relations and communicationsMaintained $200,000 average repairs revenue despite ongoing turnover of 3-4 repair… Show more (2-3 office staff, managed repairs process from bid to job scheduling, inventory management, materials management of job parts and tools, cost estimation) Reduced per-job parts cost 20% by implementing 5S in inventory warehouse Decreased new tools purchased by 25%+ by semi-annually tracking company tool inventoryIncreased repair quote approvals 15% by improving client relations and communicationsMaintained $200,000 average repairs revenue despite ongoing turnover of 3-4 repair techniciansDecreased hours generating quotes by 10%+ by digitizing forms and utilizing vendor websites for pricing Show less

Nampa, Id

(3 technicians on 50+ total inspections each month, job costing, client relations)Reduced time searching for building plans 50% by digitally cataloguing 200+ plansReduced technician labor hours 25% by assuming administrative tasks they performedIncreased invoice collection capability by over 10% by proactively advising future repairs cost streams and enhancing client relationshipsReduced job file misplacement and scheduling errors 75%+ through process management and by… Show more (3 technicians on 50+ total inspections each month, job costing, client relations)Reduced time searching for building plans 50% by digitally cataloguing 200+ plansReduced technician labor hours 25% by assuming administrative tasks they performedIncreased invoice collection capability by over 10% by proactively advising future repairs cost streams and enhancing client relationshipsReduced job file misplacement and scheduling errors 75%+ through process management and by digitizing monthly job tracking processReduced technician/office communication errors by over 50% by implementing new mobile calendaring system Show less

Riverton, Ut

(Responsible for testing of 3+ web programs, led QA dept. for 2 months) Completed 100% of full-time QA Engineering responsibilities through effective prioritization and organization of tasks

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Supply Chain and Operations Association, MBA Analytics Club

Bachelor’S Degree, Applied Mathematics

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