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Portland, Or, Us

Galway, Ie

Lead vision, management, and results for a site-wide Continuous Improvement (CI) PMO segment delivering YoY gross margin improvements. Own P&L, forecasting, and cost accounting for the $50M organization with 120+ employees. Conduct in-depth business analysis to identify areas of risk and opportunity; define project milestones, priorities, and metrics impacting all areas of operations, including on-time delivery (OTD), labor cost, productivity, safety, and quality. Foster an inclusive and diverse organization of leadership built on a foundation of equity and empowerment, with a strong output of talent promotion and growth. Hire, train, and retain a technical team of 5.Results➔ Achieved $3.5M in cost savings for FY20 (116% of $3M target). Saved $8.3M in net productivity savings over 3 years.➔ Standardized and implemented job title requirements for 3 operational areas impacting 400+ cross-functional staff, creating a clear path for promotion and boosting employee engagement. ➔ Developed and mentored dozens of staff into more complex roles; instrumental in promoting CI staff into a global role.

Drove excellence within day-to-day operations, including processes, programs, projects, and initiatives to support product management KPIs and metrics. Introduced new streamlined and standardized processes with a deep understating of business and customer needs. Defined CA/PA priorities, workflows, and reporting requirements. Executed long-term capacity planning through staffing and equipment acquisition. Led, managed, and motivated a high-performing team through collaboration, accountability, and relationship building. Results:➔ Delivered $650K+ in annual savings by gaining executive approval to implement 2 new manufacturing process platforms for an emerging product segment.➔ Boosted on-time delivery from 50% to 85% for all development programs via policy deployment and standardized scheduling.➔ Realized $120K+ in annual savings by utilizing various Lean Manufacturing tools, including Kaizen and 5-S.➔ Decreased overtime by 15% by implementing cross-training work standardization tools.

Galway, Co. Galway, Ie

Tualatin, Oregon, Us

Selected for PWC's Leadership Development Program to rotate through each critical function of an organization (Sales, Quality, Engineering, PMO office and Supply Chain) and tackled critical, high priority projects for the business. Accomplishments➔ Project Manager Engineer: Eliminated $220K+ in YoY raw material scrap by standardizing setups and implementing visual standards for the coiled products department. Eliminated $150K/year of raw material scrap plantwide by implementing a scrap monitoring program and recycling procedures. Developed procedures for the Production Migration group.➔ QA Project Manager (1 year): Realized $90K+ in annual labor savings by standardizing paperwork verification processes and eliminating procedural redundancies. Implemented quoting and new-product-introduction procedures (Production Process Writing). Implemented equipment validation requirements with IQ/OQ/PQ and TMV procedures. ➔ Manufacturing Engineer (1 year): Designed, validated, and implemented a new process platform in an ISO 13485 Class 9 cleanroom. Implemented a comprehensive 5-S program impacting all areas of manufacturing and improving quality.

Led the program management of a Human Factors Engineering project focusing on usability testing for multiple internal SaaS programs.