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Kennewick, Washington, United States

• Lead projects with $1M-$4M budgets through new product development life cycle:
• Develop and execute project plans and schedules to deliver technical and business requirements on time and within budget according to the stage gate review process.
• Drive project teams to develop action plans, assess & mitigate risks, elevate issues, and push for timely decisions.
• Engage senior business leaders to ensure alignment throughout development process and to provide recommendations to aid in business decisions that drive revenue.

• Strengthen Construction, Telecom, Solar, and Industrial segments by developing employees’ balance of high level understanding and deep contextual knowledge in the Services Procurement Team:
• Developed and implemented services supply chain strategies to support growth and reduce costs.
• Drove 11% reduction in ATS minor materials spend through supplier contract negotiation and consolidation.
• Create operational tools to reduce errors and refine user experience increasing PO throughput 27%.
• Creation/management of interactive business intelligence dashboard to educate and drive business decisions.

Everett, WA

Planned/procured materials for high-mix low volume factory of biomedical testing solutions:- Engaged in pricing activities to optimize service and reduce costs for raw materials with supplier base.- Expedited part shortages to resolve future line down issues and resolve their root causes.- Performed routine reporting functions to upper management on.

Industry-designed education that blends a traditional business degree with operations management curriculum and engineering technology with foundations in physics and chemistry.

Lean consulting internship in health system including five hospitals, twenty-three primary care clinics, and a variety of specialty clinics:- Coached teams of providers, surgeons, nurses, and executives on lean methodology both on the job and in lean workshop environments. - Utilized existing experience in lean tools and communication as lean practitioner.

Burlington, Washington

Lean practitioner internship in water damage restoration company production facility. Implemented Lean concepts across Dri-Eaz' facility using time studies, cycle observations, and standardized operating procedures:- Performed cost analysis on plastic scrap causing a 12% reduction.- Time Studies resulted in 28% cycle time improvement.- Designed and.