Providing all around technological advice for the Direct to Consumer and Online Fulfillment space. This includes:Process DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentEquipment SelectionCapacity Planning,Vendor SelectionSoftware AuthoringTechnological Roadmap PlanningDigital Transformation Strategies

Developing production software and order API's while also providing engineering and workflow support to manufacturing.Working to make growth sustainable through organization, automation, and best practices.-Developed integration to Sanmar for automatic ordering of goods.-Developed integration to Order My Gear for automated intake of orders.-Developed integration to Aptean Impress ERP for production order processing.

The print on demand part of Duplium was started as a solution for cafepress.com Canadian customers to expedite shipping and remove import delays and taxes. Changes at cafepress.com required Duplium to develop their own tech stack to support this business. I built that solution which grew Duplium.com from an outsource producer for one American company to a full fledged online fulfiller of printed goods for a wide array of top tier global brands. This allowed Duplium to pivot away from their traditional duplication business to be primarily an online fulfiller.Developed from the ground up a new Azure cloud based fulfillment management system.Integrated fulfillment partners using C# .Net Framework RESTful API.Developed windows applications for QA, shipping, printing fulfillment products.Developed web based JavaScript applications integrated to order system API.Created image processing workflows using Ghostscript ,iTextSharp, and custom libraries.Integrated to Shopify, Woo Commerce, Order Desk, and many more fulfillment platforms.

Managed and coached a team of process, software development, and quality engineersManaged outside clients and vendors to improve products and equipment for the print on demand industry as a whole.Rewrote production workflow to lower WIP from days to hours using Lean Manufacturing principles.Reduced process scrap by 80% through data collection, analysis and root cause problem solving to drive continuous improvement.Provided project cost justification, product costing, cost savings initiatives, with a $2.5 Million annual budget.Developed image analysis, image manipulation, PDF authoring, and production software in C# .Net for client, server, and embedded applications including Motorola Symbol.Fielded Public Relations media engagement requests internal factory tours.

Managed a team which introduced over 200 new custom products per year, tripled the company offerings.Managed production support break/fix group to keep digital equipment running and up to date.Worked with partners and suppliers to align wants and needs with manufacturing capabilities.Setup and Commissioned overseas production in Australia.Researched, developed, and implemented new and existing customization technologies.Designed and wrote integration software in C# .Net for last mile manufacturing tie in.

Wrote QA software which eliminated "wrong item" to customer using active engagement processes instead of passive agreement methods.Oversaw equipment maintenance and selection, introduced first non-Kornit DTG.Work with production on hand-off of process and equipment.Increased throughput of HP Indigo by 30% by optimizing artwork and creating a custom automated workflow for job management.Day to day root cause analysis of quality problems.Trained hourly employees to foster expertise and process ownership.

Design/Build Engineering for Low Voltage Controls in Healthcare and Educational settings.Managed internal and external construction and install personnel.Created standards for responsibility and hand off. Automated CAD drawings through VBA to turn Excel BOM to Controller Maintenance and Install Drawings

Provided hardware and software solutions to small and medium sized businesses. Designed and installed office networks, school computer labs and private networks.Repaired residential and business computers and laptops. Wrote software for financial analysis, pack and ship, a database and front end for the county morgue. Created a number of websites for small businesses.Developed expertise in Adobe Photoshop.

Automated energy audit report writing process through VBA in Excel and canned reports in Word.Received an award of recognition from LG&E for company throughput, continued to set a new record for throughput on a regular basis from there forward. Performed energy audits at large and medium sized businesses across the state of Kentucky meeting with business owners and helping them understand energy reduction and demand side management.Learned how to convey complex energy use concepts in easy to understand terms to help combat misconceptions related to energy use and savings.

Created a process for electronic transmittal of utility usage data for the Business Service Center.Trained both Business Service Centers on process, LG&E and KU.Performed facility energy audits at remote locations throughout the state of Kentucky. Provided energy usage analysis of projects under performance contract and for potential savings at facilities audited. Created automated system for collection and analysis of sales lead data using VBA under Excel to put data into MS Access.Wrote Macros in MS Office to speed up data analysis. Introduced OCR for faster collection of data provided non electronically with greater accuracy than transcription.