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Fayetteville, Ga, Us

Fayetteville, Ga, Us

Glendale, Ca, Us

Focus on recreation and automation of outdated reports. Using my skills to dive into the original logic, often written in outdated programming languages and interpreting the logic, leading to reprogramming and updating them to best serve the current needs of the company.Train and maintain connection with internal and external employees on new software developed by our company. I would often do on site visits, work virtually to solve user issues, and make sure they are aware and trained on current updates. Additionally, this requires an understanding of the users process and software so I can either pass along or work on update requests.Help with database management. Including - Answering tickets for when the database is missing or mislabeled files- File deletion- Manually updating incorrect data - Updating user access to database

Glendale, Ca, Us

Created forecasting reports, and maintained VMI inventory for an overseas company to make sure they had the proper amount of inventory on hand at all times. Including estimating ship times, creating prediction models for usage, and working with shipping and accounting to maintain visibility from the initial order until the product was used and paid for. Supply Chain planner involving maintaining records of consumable items both with and without a limited shelf life, maintaining minimum inventory with volatile lead times due to supply chain shortages due to CoVID-19, and specialty orders. This included ordering up to 100 items a week, getting quotes from multiple suppliers, maintaining a prediction model to make sure supplies were on hand before they were needed as to not hamper manufacturing times, finding and ordering specialty parts, and working with the warehouse to make sure the inventory levels were being accurately reported. This also involved working closely with multiple engineers, other planners, and floor managers to make sure everything was running smoothly.

Des Plaines, Il, Us

Oversaw and maintained Smucker's, and several other companies brand inventory in 6 warehouses across several states. This was achievable through personal automation of tasks, using Excel, VBA, Python, and coordination with consistent communication with inventory staff working on the floor in these locations and directing their tasks. Created and automated an inventory system transfer tool and several reports using VBA, Excel,Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Python to eliminate hours of time wasted daily. Trained other analysts to use these programs, along with training them on their daily tasks. Including how to investigate abnormalities in inventory, how to prioritize to help best maintain the flow of ingoing and outgoing merchandise, and similar tasks.Analyzing inventory discrepancies, discovering root causes, and strategizing prevention methods to prevent reoccurring issues. Directing control specialists on daily tasks, customer requests, and investigating shortages.Created several automated programs on request to help with moving large amounts of inventory for incoming and outgoing companies, helping shift the process from a 24-36 hour task to a 3 hour process, which was almost fully automated, and only required human intervention for any exceptions. Took part in weekly meetings discussing the overall health of the warehouse and how to improve it with short term and long term goals, including showing analysis of areas to focus on and improve.

Berlin, Nj, Us

Supervised and trained employees in engaging in sales, inventory, cash counts and customer service. Instructed management on new software & employees on handling complex transactions.Assigned employees specific duties tailored toward their unique skill sets to minimize down time.

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Systems: Cybersecurity

Financial Technology, Financial Engineering

International Relations And Affairs