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Mentor, Ohio

 Managed startup multi-shift waterbased screen printing department which consisted of Printers, QC & Ink personnel.  Met all required KPI’s for on-time delivery, quality, budget & contribution margin during 3-year tenor as manager. Led project for new waterbased production area including construction of environmental control room, equipment installations, development of new waterbased products & streamlining of production processes. Responsible for special projects revolving around new waterbased product developments and improvement of current production processes throughout the company. Member of the senior management BPR (Business Process Review) team.

Mentor, Oh

 Served as the primary liaison between IT and internal business units to drive significant technological enhancement projects.  Led various company-wide projects & initiatives by forming teams, setting objectives & deadlines, defining scope, requirements, assigning resources, etc. Managed company’s Lean Six Sigma black belt and sole R&D person, with responsibility for new product development and testing as well as implementation of a “lean” manufacturing environment. Assisted and attended several “Kaizen” planning events leading to the improvement of several manufacturing processes. Worked directly with both internal and external resources on development & continuous improvement of applications & processes that span across multiple divisions. Project lead for a new online apparel branch of products that has averaged $100k+ per month since induction. Project lead for a new startup facility in Arizona to help serve West coast customers and alleviate capacity concerns. Facility now producing hundreds of screens per day with plans to take over all states west of the Mississippi. Project lead for new company website that was launched successfully in February 2017.

Mentor, Oh

 Gathered and wrote requirement specifications for new/revised software development. Performed Quality Assurance testing for custom applications, reports & company websites. Responsible for software training documentation for end users upon rollouts of new or updated software. Administrated all incoming IT support request through management of SysAid help desk software. Monitored all IT projects and deadlines; reported project progress to IT manager. Served as interim IT manager during IT management transition (approximately 1 month) in 2013. Lead project for online t-shirt designing application, which now brings in >60% of the company’s overall orders. Analyzed company quality data, transitioning quality reporting from weekly to daily.

Mentor, Oh

 Developed and maintained all company-wide procedures using ProCarta process mapping software. Communicated and helped implement improvement ideas with coordinators and managers of various departments. Calculated company-wide and departmental quality scores; published results in Microsoft Excel reports and charts.  Authored training documentation used for new customer service, graphic design and production trainees. Provided general technical support for company’s computer systems and multi-carrier ship management system. Was given first place award for ‘advanced technical skill’.

Mentor, Oh

 Operated computerized shipping manifest system, processing daily charges averaging $50,000+. Learned company’s overall production processes through cross-training program. Aided in the conversion from stand alone ship stations to an integrated multi-carrier shipping solution that is still in use today. Was given first place award for ‘quality first’.