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Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

• Used time blocking and process mapping to define and streamline production planning process resulting in increased organizational understanding of role and a 33% reduction in cycle time • Interfaced with Customer Service, Sales, and Operations teams to develop a production plan that fulfilled customer demand while adhering to constraints for labor, machinery, or manufacturing processes• Managed finished goods and raw inventories, including processing production tickets, auditing raw materials to ensure availability of material for upcoming production, and diagnosing inventory discrepancies to prevent inaccurate production planning

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Designed and implemented supply chain new product development process, expanding information gathering for critical decisions, standardizing quality audits, tracking incoming quotes, and evaluating candidate vendors• Accessed and analyzed data to identify root causes of problems in the supply chain, such as poor vendor performance, spikes in demand, or misaligned MRP parameters, to develop countermeasures and minimize the risk of supply disruption• Identified and managed VAVE and resourcing initiatives valued at roughly $400,000 in annual cost savings, consolidating poor performing vendors, and adding value for the customer with strategic redesigns

• Executed VAVE and resourcing initiatives in the packaging, rubber, and printed materials spaces, collaborating with vendors to improve quality and recognize $100,000 in annual cost savings• Developed commodity-specific strategies with a focus on improving supply base performance (quality, lead time, and customer service), generating savings opportunities to offset direct material inflation, and aligning vendors with business strategy • Established visibility on international ocean and air freight spend to conduct a market test on carrier shipping rates leading to the creation of an optimal international freight strategy that resulted in $80,000 in annual savings• Conducted a comprehensive inventory analysis to diagnose key factors contributing to excess inventory, resulting in a $40,000 reduction in safety stock and the identification of potential future supply chain initiatives

Lake Bluff, Illinois

• Developed roadmap for the consolidatation of the supply base by more than 45%, expectedto generate $1.3 million in direct material inflation offset, over the next three years, by making resources available for the creation of a strategic sourcing department at the Liquid Controls business unit• Established and piloted processes for strategic supplier consolidation and the prevention of supplier proliferation to be introduced across IDEX with an estimated value of $10.8 million over three years• Drafted and applied a comprehensive supplier scorecard and profiling system to drive supplier performance via quarterly business reviews and to evaluate supplier alignment with business strategy

Ann Arbor

• Organized biweekly seminars to educate a group of 30 undergraduate students on methods, techniques and ethics in engineering research and to promote professional and personal development through participation in research• Served as resource for development of students both professionally and in their research through monthly advising appointments and biweekly seminars• Facilitated relationships between students and faculty research mentors by assisting in conflict resolution and communicating expectations to both parties to reach win-win result• Collaborated with faculty members to develop presentations intended to expose students to the various types of engineering research being conducted on campus

Avon Lake, Ohio

• Diagnosed misalignments in the tire position to reduce manual intervention during production resulting in significant reductions in downtime and increased throughput across the plant• Implemented solutions to reduced errors in toe, camber and caster positioning to improve worker efficiency and machine utilization on the production line, leading to recognition by upper plant management• Inspected and documented condition of electrical panels and prints essential in the transportation of vehicles within the production environment resulting in decreased maintenance times

Fraser, Mi

• Designed, installed and maintained machine vision systems used to inspect product quality in local manufacturing environments, working closely with clients to design each system to their specific needs and standards• Used C# and Visual Basic programming languages to create vision system scripts for evaluating inspection criteria of parts thus improving part rejection accuracy• Constructed electrical, lighting and camera fixtures with extreme precision to improve vision systems' capacity to distinguish features in assembly environment• Increased production capability for several small scale prototypes through optimization of manufacturing processes• Documented manufacturing processes to increase repeatability and uniformity of prototype fabrication across various production conditions to reduce training times for new operators

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial & Operations Engineering, Graduate

Activities and Societies: Tauber Institute for Global Operations Fellow, Student Intern at ChEM Reuse Program, Engineering Common Read.

Bachelor Of Science In Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Graduate

Activities and Societies: Member of the Engineering Global Leadership Honors Program, Member of Pi Tau Sigma International Mechanical.