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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Fremont, Michigan, United States

• Lead team of 8 salaried and over 80 hourly employees responsible for production planning, material requirement planning, warehousing, inventory management and manual repacking line
• Analyze supply chain operations and identify opportunities to improve KPIs such as Customer Order Fulfillment
• Responsible for a 24/5 manual repacking line producing 10 SKUs
• Improved efficiency on manual repacking line through labor management and standards
• Managed contract renewals and initiated new contracts with ongoing suppliers to improve ways of working and ensure business continuity

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Manage a $320M category selling through retail and grocery channels
• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and Technical functions to execute all promotions and plans
• Support product life-cycle management through launch of new item with $4.0M in annual sales
• Facilitate ensuring supply meetings with cross functions and factory to monitor and improve key performance indicators such as customer order fulfillment, waste, and forecast accuracy
• Improve service levels across customers through analyzing, planning and optimizing factory
• Validate forecast splits and distribution to ensure end to end efficiency and accuracy

Solon, Ohio, United States

• Prepared loss analysis data for factories, attended Loss Tree Analysis session in which team analyzed top losses, determined line studies to perform, and scoped projects.
• Trained supervisors on Stoppage Analysis Module reconciliation and Operational Review Tool, developed competency in team to understand top losses and how to clearly report on top losses and take actions
• Assist in the planning of Ways of Working Weeks which entails identifying factory top losses, collaborating between factory and corporate functions, and scoping projects with attainable deliverables within a one week.
• Benchmarked factory fixed overhead (FFOH) costs to identify cost savings opportunities. Analyzed five factories FFOH and worked with factories to identify best practices and potential areas of opportunities. Explored.
• Executed labor utilization time study which showed 65% utilization and over $300,000 in saving from labor optimization
• Resolved nominal speed issues on machines by studying machine capabilities and working with operators and mechanics to determine optimal running speed

Jacksonville, Illinois, United States

• Supervised 30 operators in a union factory over spray dry processing of powder Coffee-Mate
• Supported factory key priorities of safety, consumer complaints, asset intensity, and cost
• Updated and enforced compliance to standard operating procedures and equipment training standards
• Enforced Good Manufacturing Practices and safety by performing defect walks and QMS audits with operators, local committee members, and managers
• Developed individual safety plans with operators and run shift safety committee
• Built capability of operators through training and coaching using NCE tools

Fremont, Michigan, United States

• Supervised a department of 30 operators in a union factory
• Performed SMED that reduced totes clean up time by 25% to complete cleans in 354 minutes with an annual savings of $333,000
• Coordinated launch of Leadership Development Pillar working as a team to create implementation plan and close gaps for gate assessment
• Pioneered Leadership Development focus groups to determine gaps and create glide path to close the gaps
• Implemented Advanced Process Controls (APC) by researching capital project, planning electrical and mechanical installation, and training operators on new program. APC automated the separation process increasing.
• Involved in Goal Alignment preparation for gate assessment by aligning operational reviews in factory

Madison, Wisconsin

• Developed strong organizational skills by answering telephones and selling memberships
• Monitored facility access points to ensure safety and security of facility
• Checked equipment out to patrons

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Worked as a team to achieve daily sales goals
• Delivered exceptional client experiences by greeting and assisting them in their shopping

Chatsworth, California

• Adjusted labor standards for the factory by completing a time study
• Rearranged a room for better visual management
• Planned a volunteer event at a local food bank which 40 volunteers attended
• Participated in Basic DMAIC White Belt training

North Prairie, WI

• Assisted in facility planning, improving material flow and handling.
• Carried out a time study of the assembly line
• Redesigned the assembly line to implement lean practices and line balance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bs, Industrial Engineering

Spanish Language And Literature

Three week Winter Study Abroad Program