Jeff Snell Email & Phone Number

Gurnee, Il, Us

North Chicago, Illinois, United States

Process Improvement Plans, Project Management, Inventory Control, M3 Inventory Production Software, Cycle Counting, Purchase Orders, Re-Organizing Stock Room, Reporting and Insuring PM’s were printed and handed out and completed by the Maintenance Team in timely manner, Contractors/Vendor Management

California, United States

Close manufacturing orders, reporting labor hours, cycle count, primary procedure writer, test new scripts used on hand held scanners, GMP auditor, and general Inventory functions. Cycle counts items within the Company, investigates variances and reports results. Make adjustments as necessary to reconcile the inventory.

United States

Made sure all Safe Quality Foods (SQF), were followed. Also made sure weights and product looked up to standards.

Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States

Managed inventory and systematic destruction of disaster recovery (DR) tapes following transition to digital backups in 2015 and cloud backups in 2019. Processed ~1,000 old tapes per day through degausser to erase content before sending for shredding, reducing to 10 per day as inventory decreased. Performed quarterly audits of DR vault.* Learned about mainframe to perform all backups for scheduling backups and monitored processes to perform backups for mainframe and UNIX systems.* Trained 3 new team members in responsibilities and procedures. Performed initial setup to demonstrate for new team and monitored their performance to catch any errors.* Assumed numerous new responsibilities in response to layoffs, such as completing print jobs, breaking down reports for users, processing physical payroll checks, and mounting tapes for servers.* Developed program / process to run a report to find scratch tapes during times of low inventory, enabling librarians to add tapes to ensure adequate supply for evening backups and minimize chances of a system crash / shutdown.* Implemented new procedure to track requests for backup tapes / data restoration through a ticketing system, enabling users to indicate urgency and monitor ticket status; new procedure streamlined task of pulling tapes and performing restorations while documenting for audits.­* Passed audit and improved efficiency, reducing turnaround for requests by at least 50% and eliminating chances of accidentally missing requests.* Managed and resolved challenges with team member not completing or incorrectly completing tasks; established effective methods of communicating expectations, resulting in decrease in rework and easing tension among team.

Walgreens, Mt. Prospect, Il / Deerfield, Il

Disaster Recovery Coordinator / Tape Librarian / Operator, 1990 – 2002, 2007 – 2015Supervised process of pulling DR tapes from prior business day at Mt. Prospect; reviewed daily report to identify which tapes to transfer to DR vault in Deerfield. Served as lead in charge of area and point of contact for questions.* Collaborated with boss to develop annual budget for labor, equipment (number of tapes per year), push carts to move tapes between buildings, and gas / maintenance for company van to transport tapes between sites.* Retrieved tapes to perform restores in response to issues such as system crashes or accidental deletions.* Provided training to 8 people on functions of tape librarian and disaster recovery.* Developed procedures to improve efficiencies and minimize errors, such as procedures for transporting tapes between buildings as well as directions for using degausser, running scratch lists, and adding tapes to the system.­* Resolved issue of incomplete daily tasks by creating / streamlining daily checklist, ensuring completion of all key functions by requiring review and sign-off from all team members at end of day.

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Scheduled teams of 2-5 members in completing UNIX backups for various store systems, including accounts payable, intercom systems, point of sale, and warehouse inventory systems. Set up all files required for backups that integrated 2 disparate systems, requiring significant attention to detail to ensure accurate and complete system backups each day. Served on call 24/7 to address any backup issues.

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Supervised process of pulling DR tapes from prior business day at Mt. Prospect; reviewed daily report to identify which tapes to transfer to DR vault in Deerfield. Served as lead in charge of area and point of contact for questions.* Collaborated with boss to develop annual budget for labor, equipment (number of tapes per year), push carts to move tapes between buildings, and gas / maintenance for company van to transport tapes between sites.* Retrieved tapes to perform restores in response to issues such as system crashes or accidental deletions.* Provided training to 8 people on functions of tape librarian and disaster recovery.* Developed procedures to improve efficiencies and minimize errors, such as procedures for transporting tapes between buildings as well as directions for using degausser, running scratch lists, and adding tapes to the system.­* Resolved issue of incomplete daily tasks by creating / streamlining daily checklist, ensuring completion of all key functions by requiring review and sign-off from all team members at end of day.Disaster Recovery Coordinator / Tape Librarian / Operator, 1990 – 2002, 2007 – 2015 Supervised process of pulling DR tapes from prior business day at Mt. Prospect; reviewed daily report to identify which tapes to transfer to DR vault in Deerfield. Served as lead in charge of area and point of contact for questions. * Collaborated with boss to develop annual budget for labor, equipment (number of tapes per year), push carts to move tapes between buildings, and gas / maintenance for company van to transport tapes between sites. * Retrieved tapes to perform restores in response to issues such as system crashes or accidental deletions.

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

• Class A Computer Operator, supporting payroll, AR and daily billing, Mainframe.• Mainframe, UNIX and AS/400 I series batch job schedule job flow, scheduling and user support. Oversaw all areas with minimal supervision, and fully documented with Lotus Notes, then BMG Remedy. Monitored over 200 daily UNIX platform schedules for timely completion.• Worked daily and co-ordinated with other groups to resolve Store issues or delays, using conference calls when needed.• AS/400 job schedule correction as requested.• Weekly jobs included setting up for system backups for small UNIX systems and all AS/400. Also, system reboots and accelerated schedules on nights, store uploads/downloads, and mainframe and AS/400 online printer assistance.

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Broke down reports and delivered for user in all department throughout the building. Also load printers with paper ant toner, along with bring in stock and cycle counting of stock.

Waukegan, Illinois, United States

Coordinated shipping and receiving, including mailroom operations and processing UPS packages. Loaded and unloaded trucks with store inventory; delivered stock to departments and distributed merchandise for customer pickups of furniture, clothing, and home goods. Provided general maintenance, including changing light bulbs, painting offices, and other custodial duties.Combined 2 separate, small, and disordered stock rooms into a single larger area that provided better inventory control through sorting of special-order lamps and regular stock lamps. Improved safety in addition to customer service by reducing time spent to find specific merchandise by 75%.Three (3) Time Associate of the Month Award Winner

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