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San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, California, United States

Greater San Diego Area

Business Requirements Evaluations and Product Demonstrations- Conducted on-site and remote business evaluations to identify value drivers - Delivered compelling value-based product demonstrations and business solutions- Directed Customer Value Exchange Workshops to identify mutually beneficial opportunities

San Diego, California, United States

Program and Project Management for Legacy ERP System Retirement.- Developed, implemented and managed a multi-project program- Managed multiple project resources to ensure task completion and program success- Provided business analysis and mapping to ensure clear understanding for solution delivery

San Diego, California, United States

Project Management and Technical Consulting for ERP and EDI Systems Implementation- Managed multiple, simultaneous software implementations ($10M annually)- Solved complex business process issues through utilization of core software functionality- Designed and implemented custom solutions to meet business requirements

San Diego, California, United States

ERP Systems Implementation for Materials and Production Management- Implemented and Trained on MES and WMS solutions- Business Process and Gap analyses to determine implementation strategies - Defined wireless networking hardware requirements, installed and configured hardware

El Cajon, California, United States

Managed Supply Chain for Commercial Structures Business Unit ($75M/Yr. Sales)- Contract and LTA negotiations for multiple commodities worth up to $10M- Managed Supplier relationships for pricing, dispute resolution and delivery schedule- Developed Supply Chain organization, managed four direct employees

El Cajon, California, United States

Business Efficiency Improvement with Technical Buyer Responsibilities- ERP system functionality deployment to ensure adherence to business processes- Responsible for $1.2M/yr in hardware procurement- Managed five cross-site physical inventory counts from 2005 to 2008

England, Italy, Usa

The International Leadership Development Program (ILDP) focuses on recruiting high potential candidates for future Leadership positions within the GKN group. The program develops management abilities in multiple business verticals in multiple countries by moving employees to different sites around the world to undertake specific projects beneficial to those sites.- GKN Chem-tronics Inc. San Diego, USA – Worked on projects for business operation improvement including operational standards reviews and the implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles- GKN Aerospace Composite Technologies, Luton, UK – Business facilities development for the integration of new products including the design, development and installation project management of new clean room facilities and corrosive chemical cleaning facilities- GKN Driveline Firenze, Florence, Italy – Developed short and long term company manufacturing strategy and implemented Statistical Process Control (SPC) quality systems- GKN Wheels, Telford, UK – Implemented production improvement projects following Lean Methodology and Time and Motion studies

Master’S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Elected Hall of Residence House Sports Captain, Team Member of Leeds University Basketball 1st Team. Completed.

High School, All Required Education...

Activities and Societies: House Captain, Joint Captain of High School Basketball Team, Team Member of the 1st XV Rugby Team.GCSE's (Core.