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Focused on improving the total customer delivery experience; timing, quality, unpacking, and communication.Led a team of material handlers in a distribution environment, focusing on internal alignment and improved operator productivity.Continued to support the global packaging role.

Developed, deployed, and fully supported a global packaging strategy at Nilfisk.Educated the organization on the importance of packaging and how it ties directly into the customer experience - packaging is part of the product.Demonstrated cross collaboration skills with nearly all areas of the organization.Reduced machines returned due to poor packaging by nearly 400% during time in the position.

Stabilized and balanced demand with supply, hence managed demand/forecast deviations by exploring opportunities in the supply chain and by facilitating management decision in relation to potential customer prioritization and capacity allocation.Balanced availability and customer satisfaction with inventory optimization and drive discussions with management based on transparent quantitative and qualitative data.Identified areas of S&OP/forecast improvement within the sales companies and the supply chain organization.

Developed and led projects focusing on driving efficiencies in the customer supply chain while driving down the bottom line.Developed and implemented supply chain metrics to illustrate overall supply chain performance.Business lead in the implementation of a Planning/Scheduling software directly correlated with the ERP system and replacing the MRP process.

Scheduled production, managed/owned inventory, and procured materials for converting and packaging operations of vinyl electrical tapeOptimized the balance between inventory and customer service levelsReduced waste in all possible areas through Lean Six Sigma methodologies

Developed curriculum for five unique degree programs for students obtaining various skill levels in RFID: labs replicating real world industry settings, presentations, and a large database of articlesPresentations for classes and organizations highlighting personally-tested RFID technology applicationsHosted seminars and spoke at conferences such as RFID Journal Live 2008 and the 2008 Manufacturing Advantage Conference

Engineered packages in order to obtain efficient RFID read rates which improved the business process.Implemented RFID hardware on packaging machinery throughout the supply chainCreated simulations that evaluate an RFID tags performance on packages in extreme supply chain environmentsManaged vendor trials evaluating multiple types of RFID hardwareDeveloped standard test methods to support annual EPCglobal Performance Test Center AccreditationsServed as the department safety coordinator developing safety standards and managing lab safety inspectionsCompTIA RFID+ Certified in June 2007

Created an RFID orientation package and trained 3 Co-op’sEvaluated the performance of static and dynamic RFID systemsCo-Inventor US Patent 7336177 RFID system and method for tracking individual articles