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 and allows business to answer “what-if” questions.• 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: Mall of America – Predict daily ridership data at Nickelodeon Universe Amusement Park• 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• Cleaned, munged, clustered (GMM & K-means) and visualized 3M+ rows of customer flight data using Apache Spark on AWS to better understand customer profiles.

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. • Managed negotiations and relationships with vendors and single source suppliers to meet demands of a JIT model. • Collaborated with Global Supply Chain Group to resolve supply chain issues and transfer materials/parts.• Developed ad hoc reports and presentations for executives. • Coordinated quality audits and gained approval for 15 vendors. • Served as co-manager for recruiting at the University of Florida. Directed semi-annual campus recruiting events, lead presentations to students, and built relationships with referral sources.

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. • Contributed to several process improvement projects that follow Lean Manufacturing techniques. • Submitted capital expenditure requests for multiple projects. • Created SOPs for reporting on slow moving inventory and inventory turn. Trained a manager to prepare reports using the new SOPs. • Developed an understanding of Lean Manufacturing and process mapping that required analysis of cost reduction and customer satisfaction.

- 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