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Minneapolis, Mn

Lead the development and implementation of a Manufacturing Engineering and Procurement department that contributed to the rapid growth of Code42's storage and security products. Key roles and accomplishments included: ➤ Vendor on-boarding, contract, purchasing and tech stack management.➤ Year over year 18% cost savings driven by a focus on evaluating value, right sizing, contract negotiation, redundancy elimination and ROI.➤ Cross functional collaboration with business partners… Show more Lead the development and implementation of a Manufacturing Engineering and Procurement department that contributed to the rapid growth of Code42's storage and security products. Key roles and accomplishments included: ➤ Vendor on-boarding, contract, purchasing and tech stack management.➤ Year over year 18% cost savings driven by a focus on evaluating value, right sizing, contract negotiation, redundancy elimination and ROI.➤ Cross functional collaboration with business partners to identify and document all SaaS applications and subscriptions, tech stack and budget. ➤ Creation of a strategic sourcing policy for high spend categories including hardware technology, IT, SaaS and marketing.➤ Development of Bill of Material, ECO, Procedure, RMA, regulatory compliance and quality processes.➤ Compliance management including SOC and FedRamp to comply with industry and security standards.➤ Collaboration on new hardware and manufacturing design for production integration for private and public cloud.Skills: Software as a Service (SaaS) · RFP/RFQ · ROI · Contract Negotiation · Process Improvement · Jira · Data Analysis · Business Analysis · Auditing · Requirements Analysis · CRM · ERP Systems · Regulatory Compliance · RMA Show less

Shoreview, Mn

Lead the strategic design, development and manufacturing transition of printed products based on customer requirements, budget and lean manufacturing strategies. Key roles and accomplishments included:➤ Developed budgets, planned resources, and managed financial metrics used to drive continuous improvements.➤ Drove a culture of compliance for lean product development and manufacturing, as well as applied advanced methods for engineered waste. ➤ Lead cost saving initiatives… Show more Lead the strategic design, development and manufacturing transition of printed products based on customer requirements, budget and lean manufacturing strategies. Key roles and accomplishments included:➤ Developed budgets, planned resources, and managed financial metrics used to drive continuous improvements.➤ Drove a culture of compliance for lean product development and manufacturing, as well as applied advanced methods for engineered waste. ➤ Lead cost saving initiatives driven by waste reduction and lean manufacturing.➤ Site management for seven US manufacturing sites as a remote employee.Skills: Cost Benefit Analysis · Waste Reduction · Lean Manufacturing · SAP · Business Analysis Show less

Bloomington, Mn

Lead the development and implementation of a Manufacturing Engineering department that contributed to the design and manufacturing of biometrics security hardware and software. Key roles and accomplishments included: ➤ Development of Bill of Material, ECO, Procedure, RMA, regulatory compliance, and quality processes.➤ Collaborated with engineering on hardware design and manufacturing readiness for fingerprinting and iris scanning technology. ➤ International contract… Show more Lead the development and implementation of a Manufacturing Engineering department that contributed to the design and manufacturing of biometrics security hardware and software. Key roles and accomplishments included: ➤ Development of Bill of Material, ECO, Procedure, RMA, regulatory compliance, and quality processes.➤ Collaborated with engineering on hardware design and manufacturing readiness for fingerprinting and iris scanning technology. ➤ International contract manufacturing readiness, transition, and support.➤ Chaired the Cost Reduction Committee, which provided $400K annual cost savings through waste reduction, product design reviews and Kaizen Events.➤ Federal government clearance to collaborate on design and implementation of biometrics hardware solutions for airport, prison, and immigration services.➤ Applied FMEA/statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and to determine potential risksSkills: Product Design · CAD Design · MRP/ERP Systems · Regulatory Certification · Agile - PLM Show less

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Automotive And Manufacturing Engineering, 3.52 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Dean's List, Golden Key Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Automotive Technician, 3.5 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Honor Society Ford Asset Certification

Associate Of Applied Science, General Education, 3.5 Gpa