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Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Work with internal Aptean implementation teams to lay out and manage multiple projects at a time across North America. This includes managing each project plan for internal resources, external vendors, and the customer stakeholders within each project to ensure the project is delivered on time, accurate and complete without going over budget.Serve as the Subject Matter Expert in manufacturing processes and Aptean software products for OEE and EAM by working with the customer’s key stakeholders at all levels of their organization to understand pain points, current state manufacturing process, growth plans, and critical to quality needs across multiple industries.Design, assemble, and perform compelling and engaging demonstrations of Aptean OEE and EAM software products to customers, showcasing key features and benefits. All demonstrations are tailored to address the specific needs and pain points of each unique customer.Serve as a “trusted advisor” to the C-Suite level of customers by providing them the data they need to make an informed decision. This includes multiple scenarios of how the software packages along with integration options, reliable and accurate ROI models, capacity impact, and product profitability forecasts will benefit the customer.

Miami, Florida, United States

Overall Equipment Effectiveness Productivity uplift of 22% during 90-day deployment window due to successful coaching and understanding of the operating platform. This was accomplished by encouraging senior leaders to engage and buy into the system and deploying the strategy throughout the entire organization.Converting customers on an average of 80% from one software module to another. This was accomplished by becoming a trusted advisor and understanding what their necessary business needs are and fulfilling them with the appropriate coaching and software solution.Coaching Senior Leadership team members on how to strategically improve their business processes and deploying those programs at mid-level management and production floor level to improve EBIT.Manage multiple continuous improvement projects across the country between multiple customers while focusing on different KPIs depending on customer needs. Ability to troubleshoot technical issues with software/hardware while preparing the client(s) for success.

Franklin, Wisconsin, United States

Responsible for a goal of $1.3 million dollars of incremental cost savings for the Fiscal Year because of continuous improvement projects and initiatives. Delivered $1.5 million of incremental cost savings for the Fiscal Year and tracking for a goal of $2.1 million in FY 2022Implement Daily Direction Setting meetings (DDS) for daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings for all levels of management to properly manage to SQPDC according to AOP expectationsDevelop and provided training for employees on Continuous Improvement methods: (Root Cause Analysis, A3, Process Mapping, FMEA, etc.) and coaching them on ways to apply the training to their area to achieve process improvement

Waukesha, Wi

Responsible for creating Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Green Belt certification program. Perform training and mentor individuals on their projects at three manufacturing facilitiesResponsible for Continuous Improvement projects that equated to 1.16% of incremental hard savings compared to gross sales dollarsOversee the Quality function at both facilities and reduce the external warranty costs from 0.787% to 0.518% of gross sales dollars by strategically selecting and executing Quality Continuous Improvement projectsReduce lead time in the Front-End Factory from six weeks to four weeks without adding any additional FTE or increasing payroll by utilizing Quick Response Manufacturing principalsProject Manager for Re-Implementing Epicor ERP system to improve efficiency of order management, scheduling, material flow, inventory management and quality assurance functions. The project was successfully completed 26.3% under budget and on timeImplement and oversee a Project Management division which manages projects from the receipt of purchase order approval through the front-end factory, production process, shipping and installation until the final sign off and receipt of payment from the customerMember of the Senior Leadership Team that is responsible for creating the five-year Strategic Plan and developing the yearly Annual Operating Plan. Responsible for planning the CI department, Quality department and ERP function

Waukesha Wi

Develop and implement a roadmap for Lean at two manufacturing facilities that include custom engineered high mix – low volume and high-volume stock productsResponsible for DMAIC projects and Kaizen events that equated to 1.07% of incremental hard savings compared to gross sales dollarsLead 5s+1 program and hold events to create a visual factory. Create and manage a measurement program to ensure improvements are sustainedCreate a Lean training program for Yellow Belt education level. Mentor Lean Yellow Belts throughout their projects and certify the individuals upon completion of two projects

Fond Du Lac Wi

Oversee the flow of materials between multiple warehouses to the production facility in JIT format to meet the demand of service orders and 12 production linesManage three analyst’s day to day tasks and Champion their process improvement projectsDecrease Central Market stock outs by creating a highly visible dashboard that provides team members with information on the root cause behind the materials issuesUse the DMAIC problem solving technique to implement and sustain process improvements in the packaging, manufacturing, purchasing, logistics, and human resources departmentsPlan and tactically execute Kaizen events across multiple departments to decrease the scrap rate of materials, improve TAKT time, and decrease WIPSupervise production operators to ensure quality assembly of finished product goods while maintaining proper ergonomic and safety practices

Appleton Wi

Implement 5s and other Lean Manufacturing techniques while being the leader of the projectWork with vendors and internal personnel to adjust warehouse targets, material order points, order sizes, and develop returnable packaging to decrease costs and increase revenue across the supply chainDiagnose material in-lining issues and restructure the track and floor layout for optimal efficiency and safetyRenovate previous Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) procedures and implement new procedures across the Integrated MIG Business UnitUpdate Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) practices to OSHA standards and integrate an interactive, computer-based version for employee useResearch magnetic coil winding time trials to improve operational efficiency in the Magnetic Transformer/Stabilizer divisionManage and analyze data on non-conformance parts for seven different product lines

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management, Graduated

Activities and Societies: I am a member of the group APICS

Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt