Cory Morris Email & Phone Number

United States

Dania, Florida, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Direct responsibility for the modernization of Target’s supply chain systems by leading a team of engineers and data scientists in the creation of a Replenishment Simulation tool that projects future supply chain state.
• Influenced and drove the creation/implementation of an Inventory Plan tool for analysts to proactively identify and resolve inventory replenishment issues for items that account for ~$10B in yearly revenue.
• Set product vision/strategy/goals that delivered meaningful business impact and pushed Target forward.
• Technical liaison with business users to communicate product capabilities and underlying system logic.
• Analyze the predictive performance of the simulation to real world data as it materializes as well as analyze feature test results using Python.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Experiential Learning ProjectClient: Leading U.S. Food Manufacturer (Jan. 2018 - Present)
• Analyzed IOT sensor data utilizing exploratory data mining and supervised learning techniques to identify factors that impact product quality and cause variances in the cooking process.
• Product Manager for team utilizing Agile methodologies.Other Data Analytics Projects:Client: Mall of America – Provide insights from rider data at Nickelodeon Universe Amusement Park (Finalist out of 18 teams)
• Used topic modeling technique (LDA) to find customer groups based on the rides they rode to create new ways for the mall to increase revenue through targeted promos.
• Calculated probability changes in riders belonging to a group before and after 5PM to find riders committing potential wristband ticket fraud. Found that fraud cost the mall ~$100K yearly in potential revenue. Client.
• Created and tuned Gradient Boosted tree model in Python to predict daily ridership for next year; improved MAE score by 7%. Characterizing Sun Country Airlines Customer Base

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Consultant for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne system implementations and upgrades for manufacturing and procurement modules.
• Managed the end-to-end process for both manufacturing and distribution pillars within the JDE suite.
• Assisted clients in implementing and/or upgrading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software by learning each company's unique business processes and adapting the software to meet the client's needs.
• Led requirements' gathering workshops with clients in order to make sure that we delivered value to the client.
• Helped client's improve their business by removing process waste by utilizing best practices whenever possible.
• Created training documentation and held training workshops to help users make the transition to new software.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

• Key Accomplishments
• Increased production capacity by 20% by identifying and evaluating cost-effective suppliers; achieved $7M+ in yearly savings by negotiating contracts with 10 vendors.
• Analyzed raw material usage for finished goods; reduced lead time from 8-10 weeks to 2-4 days by creating consignment program on agreed-upon inventory levels and pricing for 26 identified materials.Job Function
• Identified and evaluated suppliers for a leading manufacturer of flow control technology in the oil/gas industry in order to increase production capacity.
• Analyzed data related to supply chain, inventory, usage, internal machine costs, and indirect costs. Sourced vendors throughout North America, balancing quality, cost control, and lead time.
• Consulted with corporate and plant leaders to select vendors, obtain quotes, and make purchasing decisions.

North America: Oklahoma City, OK, Calgary, AB, And Berwick, LA

• Key Accomplishments
• Directed a project resulting in increased daily production of key product from 500 to 900 units by investigating production layout and workflows using Lean methodologies.
• Supervised production team of 30 people to ensure daily production numbers were met.Job Function
• Developed skills in managing operations by completing a global rotation program.
• Completed rotations in supervision, manufacturing engineering, materials planning, and project coordination.
• Analyzed and reported on inventory turns and slow moving inventory. Used SAP for materials planning.

- Responsible for the procurement of parts and keeping timelines met- Planned start date of production meet delivery dates set by the customer- Met project goals and timeline, the project is ongoing- Became knowledgeable in SAP software- Culminating in a presentation for the upper management at Houston head quarters

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

- Used 6-sigma techniques such as DMAIC - Implemented the deburr process inside the machining cycle time in order to reduce the cost and cycle times of the parts- Performed a Kaizen Event on the reduction of operator downtime searching for the proper test fixtures- Saved Cameron $23K in ten weeks

- Called on new and current clients to sell software programs for multicultural training, language courses and international trade services- Sold over $15K of training during my internship- Organized company's financial data into spreadsheets using excel

Master Of Science - Ms, Business Analytics

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial And Systems Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Industrial Engineers, UF Rugby ClubFoundation for International Education, study abroad in London