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Salt Lake City, Ut

American Fork, Utah, United States

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

• Implemented formal processes for product change management with contract manufacturers.• Orchestrated packaging / compliance changes and initial production runs to launch machines in Asia.• Identified and eliminated production errors by identifying root causes and overhauling machine BOMs.

Park City, Utah

• Led efforts between product development team and contract manufacturers to bring new consumer electronics products to market, 50% of 2019 spent in China.• Managed supplier relationships as the company's sole Mandarin speaker.• Drove quality improvements by identifying and correcting process and product design issues. • Ensured that quality requirements and production schedules were met by suppliers. • Oversaw onboarding and first production run of five suppliers in China, growing supply chain from one supplier to six.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Developed new product line, consisting of seven designs for mass manufacture.• Overhauled supply chain, resulting in 15% reduction in raw material costs.• Revamped the manufacturing process, reducing throughput time by 25%.• Created prototypes, conducted field testing, analyzed feedback, and refined designs.• Trained production team and ensured proper implementation of new procedures and equipment.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Expedited FlexWare onboarding process by coordinating efforts between vendors, supply chain, and labs.• Created vendor product evaluation tool to improve communication between labs and vendors.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Product and Brand Management• Led company to 30% revenue growth year to year.• Repositioned brand to target high-end consumers while retaining roots in core ski community.• Leveraged high-degree of direct customer contact to deliver a unique ski creation experience.• Formed partnerships with key retailers to create product awareness while maintaining margins through direct-to-customer sales. • Researched market trends to establish key product features and messaging.Operations and Engineering• Led production team in manufacturing 350+ pairs of one-off skis, without a single pair returned for defects.• Reduced ski production cycle time by 22%, while increasing throughput yield by 15%.• Forecasted seasonal sales volume to maintain optimal inventory and headcount.• Recruited, trained, and led production team members.• Established key performance metrics and conformity standards. Product Development• Developed the process to manufacture premium custom skis in-house. • Designed and fabricated ski-building machinery that was not commercially available.• Created custom ski shapes for every customer.

Montebello, Ca

• Designed and built mechanical systems for a prototype airship.• Tested and analyzed new materials and system designs.• Ensured that supplier components were built to spec.• Oversaw installation of new mechanical systems and assisted ground crew in field tests.

Arcadia, Ca

• Designed pressure vessel shells, internals and attachments.• Ensured that all designs adhered to API and ASME code.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Activities and Societies: Entrepreneur and Innovation Association, Director of Operations

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Bruin Mixed Martial Arts Team