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Detroit, MI, US

Detroit Metropolitan Area

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

• Implemented and maintained a new Learning Management System (LMS) for a plant population of over 10,000 associates to ensure that all required compliance trainings, certifications, and opportunities for upskilling were.
• Integrated state-of-the-art technology into a new 20-million-dollar training center that will serve BMW’s high-tech workforce pipeline and enable all associates to learn through different modalities
• Served as the technology business product owner for the talent programs and training department within HR and assisted all work package leads with the implementation of any technology needed to enhance their operations.
• Collaborated with third-party content providers and curated learning plans to ensure the eLearning landscape was up to date and supported business need
• Coordinated activities to identify, plan, and implement SaaS solutions for strategic HR initiatives that included mentoring, employee surveys, and training administration tools
• Partnered with top universities to establish learning opportunities for emerging technology education and sustainably promoted these initiatives throughout the plant

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

• Engaged, supervised, and supported a team of 25 Production Associates to minimize the defect landscape of the X5, X6, and X7 models that had a target of 500 units per shift
• Collaborated with supplier quality engineers and implemented 106 process poke yokes to reduce the number of repeat defects that entered the manufacturing processes
• Developed Power BI dashboard to monitor scrap data and provide transparency across the entire body shop for the X3, X4, X5, X6, and X7 models which resulted in a cost savings of over 30%
• Executed 6S initiatives throughout the body shop and participated in weekly audits of all areas to ensure that workspaces met the required standards
• Led containments and rework initiatives to minimize production interruptions and impacts to downstream process partners in a high-pressure manufacturing environment
• Implemented and coached VPS (Value Added Production System) principles, including Gemba, root cause analysis, and concepts of standard work and problem solving

Spartanburg, SC

• The Engineering and Operations Management Development Program offers three 8 month assignments in the areas of engineering, manufacturing and supply chain management. The foundation of the program is a multi-faceted.
• Established a baseline for monitoring critical suppliers in project start up
• Steered supplier prepackaging project to create an efficient and stable supply chain to overseas partner plants
• Organized and led cross functional status meetings across multiple time zones
• Executed a Supplier Day event involving 20 suppliers to communicate new standards and processesRotation 2: Section Leader, Body Shop
• Managed performance and provided time administration for 50 Associates across two assembly halls

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Drove communication between CGF and client (BMW) for asset management topics
• Defined and implemented a new statement of work (SOW) for services rendered to BMW
• Provided administration for all CGF employees, support for interviewing and recruiting, maintenance of project documentation, and communication with BMW regarding new or changing projects and processes
• Collaborated with managers and the team sponsor to obtain necessary resources to support team requirements and drive business productivity forward
• Led meetings and provided status reports of team activities against forecast figures for both internal and external team members

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Performed volume steering and provided management of end-user devices for BMW Group Americas that included computers, printers, and telephony
• Conducted data auditing and verification, financial reporting, chargeback processing and inventory forecasting for BMW end-user devices
• Managed end-user device requests, escalations, inventory, rollout areas, and purchase orders for 4 different BMW Group locations
• Created process definitions and improvements to ensure on-time delivery, cost savings, and a consistent approach to the asset management process

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Operations Management And Supervision

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Pi (Professional Business Fraternity)

Honors Diploma

Activities and Societies: Student Council President 2011-2012, National Honor Society Member