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Zionsville, Indiana

Keep family alive and well while staying active in community organizations. Manage the family budget and household supply chain; identify and qualify suppliers, procure materials, manufacture required products, provide expertise in reading, writing, math, and humanities, optimize schedules, and motivate all family members to contribute to the overall health and well being of the organization. Develop and optimize negotiating skills to secure win-win for all stakeholders.PTO President and VP of Fundraising for Northpoint Elementary SchoolSecretary for Kingsley Junior High PTOTechnology Lab and classroom volunteer for Northpoint Elementary

Built comprehensive document management capabilities for the GE Healthcare Global Quality organization from the ground up in less than two years; established team, standardized processes, simplified documentation structure, and enhanced IT toolsEstablished document change control processes and led the Executive level document review and change control board attended by CQO, VPs, and functional GMsEstablished job requirements, evaluated, hired, trained and managed a team of 8 documentation leaders responsible for facilitating the creation and managing the lifecycle of global quality system documenation across mulitiple sites

Scheduled $1.5 billion in annual production output across 3 product modalities and 10 mixed model production linesTranslated demand plans and high level forecasts into executable model specific production plans while optimizing the use of material and human resources. Gathered and utilized critical cross functional planning data from sales, fulfillment, engineering, materials, and production to ensure 100% on time delivery of high demand products and new product introductionsCreated computer-based capacity modeling and automated scheduling tools to quickly analyze bottom line financial impact of different demand plans and production scenarios; tools used to evaluate staffing and output options to drive short and long-term business decisionsFacilitated planning meetings with Plant GM, demand managers, fulfillment, engineering, product development and modality leaders to establish goals and consistently meet business level expectations

Shortened monthly supply chain planning cycle time by 50% for 30 sites across seven countries; reduced inventory and increased the organization’s ability to quickly respond to changes in customer/market demandsDesigned and led the development of the Global GEHC Lean Dashboard, a web-based material planning and scheduling tool integrated with Oracle MRP

Greater Milwaukee Area

Honed consulting management skills including the identification of client needs, proposal development, and project planning and managmenent Assumed Director of Operations role for $30M manufacturer of motorcycle subassemblies while providing producton planning expertise to support ERP system implementation. Established regular operating mechanisms, metrics, and functional teams to ensure successful changeover to new systems and processes

Developed capabilities in project management, project planning, facilitation, process mapping, six-sigma statistical analysis, financial analysis, IT system analysis, and performance measurementEnhanced manufacturing industry expertise by contributing to the development of Lean Response, Site Selection, and Supply Chain Management practice areasLed lean manufacturing, operations improvement, supply chain analysis, and ISO 9000 projects

Master Of Science (Ms), Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Industrial Engineering And Economics