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I work as an agent for clearing house estate sales to run online estate auction services. This involves identifying items, photography, cataloging, and managing pickup of the items.

Farmington, Ct

I currently own my own business buying and selling antiques, as I have been doing this since I was 12. I purchase items at auctions and resell them in various locations. I sell antiques and jewelry at Collinsville Antiques in New Hartford, CT, and at the Brimfield antique show in Brimfield, MA. I also sell online on eBay, where I have sold over 3000 items and over $150,000 in sales. I also buy and sell estates, and conduct estate sales. I have recently become an auction manager with Clearing House Estate Sales.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

I worked in Stanley Black and Decker's new Manufactory in Hartford CT as an Industry 4.0 intern. I was in the deployment value stream implementing connected factory, robotics, and automation projects. I created a user guide for installing IO-link hardware and sensors in the factory, and setting up the devices. I also wrote an automation technology definition guide to educate the plants in current automation technology and help them identify possible projects. These documents created value by simplifying processes and expediting value capture. I also worked as a project manager for an automation project. I developed an automation solution for a manual process with poor quality. My solution delivered a consistent application and improved quality control. I created a project timeline, wrote a technical brief, organized weekly calls with my team, brainstormed and tested possible solutions, and delivered a final recommendation. This project was completed in 3 weeks and then handed off to the plant with excellent results. Overall this internship gave me great exposure to the industry 4.0 field and advanced manufacturing.

New Britain, Ct

I worked at Stanley Black and Decker in the global supply management department for hand tools and storage, industrial automotive division. I helped develop long term strategic sourcing strategy for locking pliers, which involved comparing suppliers based on certain internal criteria. I also worked on a compliance project regarding proposition 65 from California. I was responsible for tracking US based hand tool suppliers to make sure they are compliant to the new regulations with updated warning labels by the specified date.

I worked in the Center of Excellence at Stanley Black and Decker and focused on cost analysis using a cleansheet approach. The clean sheet approach to cost analysis involves taking an item apart into the individual components, and analyzing the components to see the manufacturing steps along with materials used. This information is entered into the McKinsey Clean Sheet software along with overhead, profit, logistics, and a “should cost” price is determined. I then created a presentation showing the results, in order to provide a fact-based negotiation with suppliers. I improved my Microsoft office skills while learning the Mckinsey cleansheet software. I also learned a broad range of manufacturing techniques and machines.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

I am currently enrolled in Clarkson university’s 1 year accelerated MBA program.

Engineering And Management

Activities and Societies: Clarkson University Outing Club