7 salaried direct reportsResponsible for strategy over purchasing spend and vendor relationships (direct and indirect), inventory strategy, lead over all strategic projects, and determination of purchasing/operations strategy for new product introductions.

35 direct reportsAs Surface Mount Technology department supervisor, achieved year over year improvements:-Ave Changeover reduction from 183 to 55 minutes-Overall Equipment Efficiency increase from 31% to 63%-Labor productivity increase from 30% to 64%, saving 6800 hours ($136K)

Cessna Aircraft, Wichita, KSValue Stream Leader (March 13 - present)-Front line leader for Landing Gear, Precision Assemblies, Seat Tracks, Leading Edges, and Panel assemblies-48 direct reports in union environmentBell Helicopter, Fort Worth, TXProcurement - Contract Specialist (September 12 - March 13)-Negotiated 5 commercial contracts with estimated value of 24 million over 5 yearsGreenlee Communications, Vista, CAIndustrial Engineering (March 12 - September 12)-Project lead for materials portion of shutdown and consolidation of 5 million dollar production facility.-Implemented lean principles on manufacturing floor once transfer was completeJacobsen, Charlotte, NCProduct Control & Logistics - Planner (Jan 12 - Mar 12)-Liaison between purchasing, floor leadership, and material managementTactical Purchasing - Buyer (Nov 11 - Dec 11)-Execution of daily orders and managed relationship with suppliers for 50M in component spend.Strategic Sourcing Analyst (Jun 11 - Oct 11)-Analyzed vendor consolidation opportunities internally and worked with Textron Business Partners to identify enterprise opportunities.

-Completed the Lean Bootcamp: Training a Lean Champion 4-day course that is offered at Georgia Tech, and grasp the ideas of Lean implementation as well as ways to implement the principles.-Participated in projects with the Lean group, consulting with companies on potential training opportunities, and studies we could facilitate.-Traveled throughout Georgia performing value stream mapping in the manufacturing sector, calculating takt times, and offering line readjustment possibilities as well as other efficiency improvement ideas.-Received ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor Certification and participated in a number of audits.