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California, United States

Implemented a Product Lifecycle Management system to establish source-of-truth hardware component and assembly data and change management mechanisms.Managed a supplier base and contract manufacturers to produce a 2,000 item bill of materials.Led technical hardware engineering programs to develop automated doors, fire protection systems, and fiberglass enclosures.Created a system for tracking and reporting product cost while managing cost reduction projects and development budgets.

San Francisco, Ca

Led the construction and operational launch of primary healthcare clinics in Houston and Chicago.Administered and improved a nationwide inventory and logistics system serving 12 primary health care and thousands of at-home members.Eliminated hundreds of hours of manual work per year by automating data exchanges with third party logistics provider’s warehouse management system.

Forecasted global spare parts supply and demand and executed through Oracle replenishment tools.Developed dashboards and reporting with custom key-process indicators to drive on-time delivery to 95% using Dataiku, Jupyter notebooks, and Python.Established Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) methodology for inventory control, performance monitoring, and financial management.Led change management with data and clear communication between stakeholders for new product introductions (NPI), field modification instructions (FMI), and system upgrades.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Established a central facility for global distribution in Europe by leading a cross functional team of IT, manufacturing, logistics, finance, and sourcing professionals. Also expanded and modernized Additive's North American distribution center. Negotiated with third party logistics providers to establish scalable and cost effective distribution solutions. Drove operational excellence across global sites by implementing key process indicators and real time dashboards.

Greater Chicago Area

Led global initiative to refurbish and upgrade used additive manufacturing machines. Managed three warehouses and global team of logistics specialists in Germany, US, UK, and China.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Expanded and formalized spare part distribution in North American by creating new warehouse facility and three new roles. Implemented Oracle Stratus Fusion ERP. Developed trade compliance and hazardous material transportation procedures.

Erie, Pa

I performed three, eight month rotations as part of GE's Operations Management Leadership Program. As a Shift Leader, I supervised hourly employees and led defect resolution at the final stage of assembly. I then created the Materials Leader role at a new facility in which I lead scheduling and procurement for the plant. In my final role, I worked as a Manufacturing Engineer developing standard work and driving process improvements in a heavy manufacturing environment.

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

• Designed and executed cost saving manufacturing improvement projects• Gained in-depth knowledge of locomotive manufacturing processes and lean principles