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Wethersfield, Ct, Us

New Britain, Ct, Us

New Britain, Ct, Us

- Surpass service level goal with 96% for the year, leading the GTS divisions, while meeting yearend inventory target.- Remodel sales territory to level load orders to DC capacity to improve on-time delivery to the customer by 7%.- Design Qlikview dashboard to identify unfulfilled orders that can reroute to another DC, increasing service by .5%- Optimize sourcing lanes, rerouting shipments to west coast DC and expanded regional replenishment from east coast DC to reduce in-transit lead time by 29%.

New Britain, Ct, Us

Responsible for the Industry 4.0 strategy for both the power tool & power tool accessory divisions and oversaw the execution of the connected factory initiative within Global Tools & Storage.- Internally designing & developing all aspects of an OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) system to meet the needs of diverse factory processes driving over $0.5M labor efficiency improvement in the 4 pilot plants.- Devising multiple analytical projects capturing and analyzing machine process data and identifying areas of improvement with over $100K in savings.- Launching factories on maintenance system (CMMS), digitizing maintenance records with $45K in savings.- Creating project templates & playbooks resulting in accelerated project plans, user acceptance & value capture.

New Britain, Ct, Us

Responsible for the deployment of a standard OEE system throughout the Global Tools & Storage business.- Managed the launch of 4 global factories on an OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) system ahead or on schedule and under budget that involved working with multiple departments in the organization.- Collaborated with data scientists to create a reporting tool from the OEE system with historical Pareto/trends & real time hourly charts using Qlikview.- Factories averaged an increase in 5% OEE leading to nearly $1M in productivity savings.

New Britain, Ct, Us

Rotation 1: Supply Chain Analyst in Towson, MD at Global Tools & Storage HeadquartersRotation Description: Worked directly under the Vice President of DeWalt Power Tools Operations as lead supply chain analyst.- Coordinated with plant supply planners to eliminate unneeded production resulting in $1.5 million out of year end inventory.- Independently created a dynamic deployment strategy between east and west coast distribution center. Eliminated production to the west coast distribution and serviced demand with overstocked inventory in east coast reducing $900K of production.- Streamlined repetitive scorecards from 5 hours to 10 minutes using visual basic programming saving over 200 hours annually in setup time.Rotation 2: Supply Chain Management in Cheraw, SC at Hands Tools & Storage FactoryRotation Description: Worked directly under the Plant Manager in supply chain back-filling the supply chain manager; managed day to day production planning as well as created new initiatives to enhance visibility and agility into supply chain.- Improved finished good inventory turns from 9 to 29 (68% inventory reduction); exceeded plant goal of 17 while maintaining 98% customer service level- Redesigned minimum production quantities while retaining labor efficiency, eliminating overproduction by $150KRotation 3: Smart Factory Project Leader in Towson, MD at Global Tools & Storage HeadquartersRotation Description: Working directly under the Vice President of Stanley Hand Tools Operations as project manager for global operations. Chosen as the first member to begin implementation in the newly created Industry 4.0 department.- See role above (Project Leader - Smart Factory, Industry 4.0) for results

Mainz, De

- Design of experiments for the automated inspection system (AIS) machine to improve consistency, therefore reducing product return- Operated, collected, and analyzed data in Excel on the AIS machine to enhance the internal algorithm- Reorganized database using visual basic to reduce complexity, decreasing set up time and assisting users in multiple departments- Performed initial calibration test and generated standard operating procedure for new medical product

Storrs, Ct, Us

- Served as Teaching Assistant for senior level Mechanical Engineering class: Design of Machine Elements- Collaborated with professor to restructure curriculum of the class- Coordinated and conducted additional review sessions on class material