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Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

• Developed key reports for management regarding current backorders, manufacturingplans, and inspection priorities for daily and weekly status meetings.
• Managed 20+ product life cycle projects by monitoring inventory regarding phase-outand obsolete statuses, branding, and GTIN transitions.
• Organized production time studies in order to establish KPIs, and redefine labor codes forproduction and the cleanroom. This provided capacity planning data for Operations, aswell as verify labor and overhead costs for.
• Implemented various projects related to product packaging and shipping materials forcost saving initiatives and to adapt to supply chain issues.
• Maintained master item data for product bill of materials and routings of 3,000+ SKUs toalign with quality-controlled production work instructions and item change transitions.
• Analyzed material interruptions and adjusted production plan accordingly to optimizeproduct flow for backorders, new product launches, discontinuing items, and salepriorities.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

• Maintained MRP inventories of 200+ SKUs that include: medical devices and supplies,production components, and warehouse services.
• Set-up 100+ Finished Goods and Raw Material part numbers in ERP system andfacilitated new product line launches through sales/new product checklist processes.
• Managed 40+ domestic and international vendors, organized the process of supplierscorecards, and conducted meetings upon site visits.
• Qualified new vendors using the quality-approved processes, coordinated productlaunches during company acquisitions, and managed new product checklists.
• Conducted supplier meetings in regards to new product sourcing, pricing negotiations,product nonconformities, and corrective actions to meet quality and ISO standards.
• Collaborated cross functionally to ensure that product arrives in a timely manner, and thatSKUs meet quality standards according to controlled specifications.

University Of St. Thomas

• International students were offered participation in the “Minnesota Adventures” Program in order to accommodate new students to the University and the Twin Cities. Business skills taught in classes were applicable.
• Coordinated events and provided resources to international students during theirtransition to the university, and around the Twin Cities through the “MinnesotaAdventures” Program.
• Prepared marketing advertisements, managed program budgeting, and directed eventswith the team.
• Contributed in a monthly magazine that showcased cultural and global themes throughoutthe school year.

Dean Of Students / VP Student Affairs Offices

• As a student worker for the Dean of Students and the Vice President for Student Affairs Offices, communication skills were developed from helping prospective and transfer students during summer orientation sessions..
• Developed communication skills by helping prospective and transfer students duringsummer orientation sessions.
• Assisted families during Family Weekend events with questions regarding the studentaffairs office and the university.
• Performed tasks and administrative work upon requests of campus departments such as:creating digital signage, transcribing meeting documents, scheduling appointments, andmaintaining student records.

University Of St. Thomas

Extensive knowledge and resources of the University were obtained in order to provid excellent customer service to students, faculty, and visitors through face-to-face interactions, as well through telephone switchboard and Optix operating systems. Leadership skills were strengthened by learning various building service operations and following procedures.