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Responsibilities• Reported directly to the Chief of Staff of the Management Performance Hub within the Indiana Office of Management and Budget• Responsible for driving time line of application development• Utilized state of the art big data tools such as Tableau and SAP’s Lumira in order to analyze large data sets• Responsible for utilizing highly secure data to analyze and provide answers to complex questions throughout various state agencies• Responsible for delivering business goals including gathering and documenting requirements and developing user stories and use cases while working with a highly technical team• Acted as the interface between highly technical programmers and agency decision makers• Worked closely with the Indiana State Police toward aggregating 500+ different data sets into one state-wide crime database • Responsible for developing processes and procedures to assist in scaling a relatively new agency • Worked at the highest levels of state government and with directors and agency heads on a daily basis• Collaborated with SAP developers to improve software tools and provide feedback on needed functionality• Created and presented materials to key stakeholders to demonstrate capabilities and value of organization• Scheduled and lead meetings as necessary to achieve project goals and insure timeline adherence Accomplishments• Aggregated and analyzed data from several agencies and outside sources to gain insight into vehicle crashes on Indiana roads and reduce fatal crashes• Created data dictionary of all data sets and available data columns in format consumable for non-technical business users• Collaborated with a highly technical team in order to develop web based application for the State Budget Agency which compared planned financial data versus actual financial data• Improved the State Budget Agencies’ ability to evaluate spending from an annual to a monthly basis

Responsibilities• Controlled and supported the purchasing process for Ford, Audi, Volkswagen, and Mercedes for the NAFTA region with an annual spend of approximately $45 million USD• Involved in Ford, Chrysler, BMW and Tesla for the NAFTA region in collaboration with global procurement to include Europe, Asia and South America• Involved in all relevant commodities and supplier processes including stamping, welding, magnesium and aluminum die casting, investment casting, injection molding and machining for automotive steering components• Traveled to supplier locations to conduct assessments of suppliers to include capabilities relative to testing, designing, supporting, quality and manufacturing• Collaborated with and prepared reports for all levels of management up to and including the head of global procurement for steering systems• Negotiated and closed complex contracts as part of the sourcing process and sometimes working in conjunction with our legal department• Utilized SAP MRP system to determine usage and historical pricing informationAccomplishments• Negotiated component price from $0.25 per piece to $0.03 per piece with annual usage of over 100,000 pieces• Changed supplier for machined component bringing down price from $0.65 to $0.15 per piece with annual usage of 50,000• Settled cancellation costs with supplier for significantly less than authorized to offer

• Analyzed technology billing for small and medium sized businesses in order to create savings• Identified and corrected billing errors and insured refund receipt• Invited to speak about this business in front of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors as well as the Governor of Indiana• Consulted with vendors and executives to customize solutions in order to create cost and operational efficiencies• Managed all operations of a startup business • Created customer base through cold calling and networking with zero spend• Created savings exceeding 53% of original telecom spending• Transformed client’s technology spending from an expense to a profit center• Closed the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce as our first client