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Peoria, Il

Individual contributor responsible for the development and integration of HR data analysis tools and visualizations to provide actionable insights that support the employee experience and drive operational excellence. Responsibilities include:• Collaborated with the human resources leadership team to identify and prioritize measures across organizational disciplines, resulting in a multi-general roadmap for data development and integration.• Created a SharePoint repository of human resources data from systems including Workday, Cornerstone, Taleo, Jobvite, IndustrySafe, Poppulo, VeVent, and Glint. Prepared a migration plan to transition data elements to the enterprise data warehouse.• Developed over 50 foundational PowerBI reports and dashboards used by human resources leaders and business partners to manage organizational performance and address acute challenges in recruiting, training, and retention.• Actively participated in key initiatives focused on culture, employee experience, pulse employee surveys, internal recruiting, and talent development.• Provided training and subject matter expertise within the human resources organization for data selection, cleansing, modeling, visualization, and interpretation. Completed ad hoc report requests and external benchmarks for individuals at all levels throughout the organization.

Mossville, Il

Leader within an organization focused on the full lifecycle of engineering talent and competency development. Achievements include:• As service owner, managed the US Engineering Introductory Development Programs to onboard and develop nearly 100 newly hired engineers and technologists each year.• Supervised a high performing team that consistently achieved over 90% participant and manager satisfaction.• Managed annual budget plan and forecast for two divisions totaling $30M within 5% of target. Analyzed financial data to reduce costs, track business plan variation, and create forecast scenarios to reflect changing business conditions.• Led functional initiatives to develop and launch three new onboarding programs in the US. Provided subject matter expertise for the replication and implementation of engineering onboarding programs in China and India.• Facilitated multi-functional subteam supporting an enterprise diversity project in advancing women into leadership positions. Deliverables included, but not limited to, intentional development assignments, reverse mentoring, expanded part-time job roles, and a return-to-work onboarding program for technical professionals.• Developed division scorecard and global engineering talent dashboard to monitor key talent metrics, identify organizational trends, and communicate observations and recommendations to engineering leaders. Initiated use of Tableau for enhanced data analysis and visualization.• Embedded a community of practice (CoP) across eight functional onboarding programs to share knowledge and provide more effective and efficient services.• Partnered with corporate talent analytics team to develop the first enterprise talent forecast tool which was implemented within the engineering function to project annual hiring recommendations.• Led project to maximize research and development tax credits for the extended enterprise. Delivered nearly $2M of credits for the division.

East Peoria, Il

Project leader within an organization responsible for the production planning and scheduling of two transmission manufacturing facilities. Achievements include:• Delivered nearly $2.4M in business unit savings and cost avoidance by leading multi-departmental project teams focused in the areas of improved manufactured parts availability, streamlined transmission order processing, and surplus material/inventory reduction.• Developed and implemented finished and component inventory metrics and dashboards to support the deployment of the newly created Caterpillar Production System (CPS) assessments.

Mossville, Il

Black belt responsible for project leadership in a portfolio focused on supply chain management and inventory control. Achievements include:• Contributed over $9M in business unit cost savings and cost avoidance by leading multi-functional project teams focused in the areas of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, order fulfillment standard work documentation, premium freight reduction, customer common goal agreements, returnable skid management, and accountable inventory reconciliation.• Trained over ten Green Belt team members as part of project execution and talent development.

Mossville, Il

Individual contributor within an organization responsible for the production planning and scheduling of two regional engine assembly facilities. Achievements include:• Developed production schedules and assembly line sequencing for two regional engine centers. Collaborated with individual order and logistics analysts to manage multiple order streams, variable line rates, and finished inventory levels. • Implemented new production scheduling tools, Sequencer and Demand Planner, by collecting critical business requirements, translating requirements for IT development team, and validating functionality in an application test environment.

Mossville, Il

Individual contributor within an organization conducting internal consulting in the areas of manufacturing, assembly, and logistics. Achievements include:• Performed discrete-event simulation analysis focused in the areas of layout development, process planning, material flow, and capacity planning for domestic manufacturing and assembly facilities.• Provided on-site process engineering support for Caterpillar's skid steer loader facility start-up. Created standard job procedures, developed material replenishment plans, ordered assembly tools and equipment, partnered with facility team for work area installations, and collaborated with technicians to validate process plans.

Bachelor’S Degree, Industrial Engineering, Highest Honors, Bronze Tablet Recipient, K.J. Trigger Award

Activities and Societies: Society of Women Engineers, Institute of Industrial Engineers

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management

Certificate, From Specialist To Strategist