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Northfield, Il, Us

Scope of position: Rack, conveyor and fork truck systems design and start-up. Develop and implement Maintenance and MHE systems/programs/improvements for over 40 Operations branches.Work projects from start to completion, manage multiple projects of medium or high complexity. Responsible for oversight of Branch Technicians and maintenance of conveyor systems, and Material Handling equipment along with budgeting yearly expenses of such. Accomplishments:● Developed and structured the Computer Maintenance Management System (Maintenance Connection) for branch maintenance scheduling and monitoring. Established Preventive Maintenance schedules for Material Handling equipment and conveyor systems in Operations branches for Maintenance Technicians. ● Oversight of maintenance for Operations branches equipment, Material Handling equipment and Conveyor systems. Oversaw bid specifications for Preventive Maintenance and provided guidance for new installations bids.● Managed specifying, bidding, and purchases of heavy equipment for all branches such as Balers, Fork Truck Battery charging, strap machines, etc.● Managed equipment installation for building start-ups and coordinated operations set-up. Developed designs and bid specifications.● Fleet Management of nearly 3500 Fork trucks and equipment across network.

Chicago, Il, Us

Scope of Position: Manage design and implementation of various installations, layouts and process flow improvements for approximately 40 Distribution CentersProvide support to various Corporate Center project teams for design and implementation of new concepts for project scheduling, equipment procurement, facility layout and material handling / logistics analysisManage project resources regularly and numerous other resources in project teams.Accomplishments:* Analyzed, planned and directed the shutdown of the Tire Distribution Center in Atlanta, GA and relocation into the Retail Replenishment Center in Jacksonville, FL. This involved throughput analysis and layout design, review of design specifications and materials with vendors and team members; scheduling, coordinating, and managing teardown of one building and installation in the other. This was coordinated successfully with other business units and accomplished with minimal interruption to the company and within a tight timeframe.* Led the engineering, design, and implementation portions of a prototype project for an internet based "MyGofer" concept store. This involved working with cross functional teams to invent pick logic concepts, strategies, and warehouse designs. Led the implementation of the warehouse design within team budgets alongside Marketing, Construction and various other departmental teams.* Partnered with Industrial Engineering team to re-slot the entire ".com" Distribution Center in Manteno; This involved gathering SKU data from multiple teams, analyzing and developing pick module storage strategies to maximize space utilization and then justifying and presenting recommendations to business leadership. Managed the pick module and conveyor expansion at the Manteno facility and facilitated the activities within the DC to assist with the re-slotting.* Developed designs and bid specifications; implemented equipment installations across the Distribution Network.

Norwell, Ma, Us

Scope of Position: Managed designs and implementations of layouts and process flow improvements for four distribution centers and three warehouses throughout North AmericaProvided routine support to Operations for project scheduling, equipment procurement, facility layout and material handling / logistics analysis; Manage four project resources regularly and numerous other resources in project teams.Accomplishments:* Designed, managed, and coordinated Distribution Center office renovation. This involved developing the bid packet, managing multiple vendors, city planners, and internal departments. Project execution required the coordination of department relocations, building shutdown, and start-up as part of this project.* Led the design, planning, and execution of the rebuilding of the distribution center in Monterrey, Mexico. Championed the rapid recovery which enabled production one month after a fire destroyed the previous facility. This was accomplished with minimal vendor knowledge, minimal Spanish language skills and minimal knowledge of financial constraints between countries. Managed all vendors, resources, and budgets to ensure a rapid recovery. This rapid recovery ensured minimal disruption to our sales in a newly established market.* Performed an extensive analysis of various dunnage materials for the North American business which provided the data necessary for the company to decide on the most cost effective material and save over $.5 Million annually.* Performed long term strategic analysis and plant designs for the US, Mexico and Australia Distribution Centers. Drafting support for the European Distribution Center.Analyzed, designed and installed two Distribution Center expansions and two Warehouse Expansions. * Analyzed, designed and installed a specialized processing area targeted at increasing the Distribution Center's carton through-put through segregation of order types. This installation saved the company over $100,000.

Scope of the position: Provided design and implementation of physical layouts and process flow improvements for the parts distribution center; supervised eleven direct reports of the warehouse and receiving docks.Accomplishments:Led the design and start-up of the central storage warehouse for Cellular Sector production material. Researched and evaluated vendor equipment for the Warehouse. Worked with project team to define and configure inventory control and order fulfillment software (Dispatcher CS). Wrote training manual for new software system. Hired and trained all employees on new process as well as two new supervisors to take over warehouse.

Scope of position: Provided repair and calibration support to numerous Air Bases. This involved equipment as simple as meters to equipment as sophisticated as missile guidance alignment units. During my five year enlistment, I did receive promotion to the rank of Sergeant and had one airman report to me.

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Engineering

Electronics