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Kent, Washington, United States

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

Reno, Nevada, United States

Let's Do That | Activity/Event Planner Web ApplicationTech Stack: Bootstrap | Django | React | REST API | Docker | Microservices | PostgreSQL | HerokuLet's Do That is an activity/event planner application utilizing the Yelp API to provide users with an enhanced and immersive activity searching and planning experience for themselves and their friends and family.• Designed an interactive and user-friendly front-end using React components for single-page application.•… Show more Let's Do That | Activity/Event Planner Web ApplicationTech Stack: Bootstrap | Django | React | REST API | Docker | Microservices | PostgreSQL | HerokuLet's Do That is an activity/event planner application utilizing the Yelp API to provide users with an enhanced and immersive activity searching and planning experience for themselves and their friends and family.• Designed an interactive and user-friendly front-end using React components for single-page application.• Pulled data from Yelp API to integrate into microservices to display dynamic content based on user input.Repository: gitlab.com/pillow-case/lets-do-that Show less

Reno, Nevada, United States

CarCar | Automobile Dealership Management Web ApplicationTech Stack: Bootstrap | Django | React | REST API | Docker | Insomnia | Microservices | RabbitMQ | PostgreSQLCarCar is an automotive dealership management application that allows a company to manage vehicle inventory, sales, and customer information.• Updated prior design to eliminate excess functionality and improve user experience with React Bootstrap.• Incorporated microservice system design using Django to… Show more CarCar | Automobile Dealership Management Web ApplicationTech Stack: Bootstrap | Django | React | REST API | Docker | Insomnia | Microservices | RabbitMQ | PostgreSQLCarCar is an automotive dealership management application that allows a company to manage vehicle inventory, sales, and customer information.• Updated prior design to eliminate excess functionality and improve user experience with React Bootstrap.• Incorporated microservice system design using Django to structure an efficient and resilient back-end.Repository: gitlab.com/vikesrule/project-beta Show less

Reno, Nevada, United States

Conference Go! | Conference Management Web ApplicationTech Stack: Bootstrap | Django | React | Docker | Insomnia | Monoliths | Microservices | RabbitMQ | PostgreSQLConference Go! is a conference management application that allows users to create and maintain a database of conferences in various locations, including presentation and attendee administration. • Restructured an existing monolith back-end into a microservice architecture to improve scalability.• Created a… Show more Conference Go! | Conference Management Web ApplicationTech Stack: Bootstrap | Django | React | Docker | Insomnia | Monoliths | Microservices | RabbitMQ | PostgreSQLConference Go! is a conference management application that allows users to create and maintain a database of conferences in various locations, including presentation and attendee administration. • Restructured an existing monolith back-end into a microservice architecture to improve scalability.• Created a pub/sub system using RabbitMQ to provide user account data to each microservice.Repository: gitlab.com/vikesrule/fearless-frontend Show less

Reno, Nevada, United States

• Project Manager for $20 million system installation for mezzanine storage at distribution center, which increased item storage capacity by 20%.• Reduced worker processing time by 10% in item putwall area by timestudy data and analysis of operating methods to eliminate extra walk time and item handling.• Improved picking cart ergonomics for workers by utilizing lightweight design with updated casters for better mobility, which led to a 5% increase in picks per hour.• Helped manage… Show more • Project Manager for $20 million system installation for mezzanine storage at distribution center, which increased item storage capacity by 20%.• Reduced worker processing time by 10% in item putwall area by timestudy data and analysis of operating methods to eliminate extra walk time and item handling.• Improved picking cart ergonomics for workers by utilizing lightweight design with updated casters for better mobility, which led to a 5% increase in picks per hour.• Helped manage Fetch Robotics fleet of roller top picking robots by assisting with design of pathing as well as tote unload/retrieval areas by analysis and correction of common issues observed.• Added new picking totes which allowed for increase in max pick capacity by nearly 150%.• Assisted software team with identifying and addressing push-tray sortation system issues, reducing sorting errors by 30%.• Reduced daily conveyor jams by close to 50% by helping improve conveyor photo-eye placement and conveyor timing release systems. Show less

Austin, Texas Area

• Employed as Industrial Engineer for warehouses operations staff.• Main duties included facility layout planning, data analysis, performing time studies, managing bin storage capacity for each facility, researching and evaluating potential warehouse technologies, and providing facility reporting to management.• Implemented secondary shipping location to overcome space constraints at primary shipping warehouse. Increased weekly shipping output by 25%.• Analyzed storage capacities… Show more • Employed as Industrial Engineer for warehouses operations staff.• Main duties included facility layout planning, data analysis, performing time studies, managing bin storage capacity for each facility, researching and evaluating potential warehouse technologies, and providing facility reporting to management.• Implemented secondary shipping location to overcome space constraints at primary shipping warehouse. Increased weekly shipping output by 25%.• Analyzed storage capacities for all warehouses, and included growth projections to calculate when new storage options would be necessary to help facilitate planning for acquisition of new warehouses.• Created and developed written standard operating procedures for all functions within the operations team.• Improved the carton labeling for all items to reduce unnecessary information, standardize label placement, and provide clearer handling instructions to warehouse workers.• Project lead to reduce costly palletization of small/single items, leading to cost savings of $10k per month and overall reduction of single-item pallets by 60%.• Provided numerous weekly reports to management, including storage capacity, palletization metrics, SLA data for shipments, and receiving & shipping productivity.• Worked with small team to improve data visualization for operations staff, including providing displays at each work area with relevant data such as an SLA dashboard in shipping, Receiving Container daily outlook, item transfer request portal for inter-warehouse item movement, and a scan gun usage report to show warehouse worker productivity. Show less

Little Rock, Arkansas Area

• Employed as Industrial Engineer for distribution centers and online fulfillment center.• Project Manager for $14 million system installation at online fulfillment center for new merchandise picking tower and packing station. Responsibilities included keeping track of all project expenses, coordinating work with several outside contractors, keeping an up-to-date punch list of unfinished tasks, holding meetings with all project personnel to discuss weekly goals and resolve any outstanding… Show more • Employed as Industrial Engineer for distribution centers and online fulfillment center.• Project Manager for $14 million system installation at online fulfillment center for new merchandise picking tower and packing station. Responsibilities included keeping track of all project expenses, coordinating work with several outside contractors, keeping an up-to-date punch list of unfinished tasks, holding meetings with all project personnel to discuss weekly goals and resolve any outstanding issues, and sending out a weekly recap to company management regarding current project status. Project successfully reduced order fulfillment time by 45%.• Assisted in transition to new Dematic picking system by creating standard operating procedures, teaching operations support staff how to utilize system, and working with Dematic team to identify and repair identified issues with the software or hardware.• Main daily duties included facility layout planning, data analysis, oversight of employee incentive program for distribution center workers, performing time studies, updating standard operation procedures, and reviewing facility and equipment changes.• Prepared numerous reports for management to utilize to better run facilities by running SQL queries in Access, pulling data from company servers, and exporting to Excel for analysis.• Timestudy data was utilized to improve worker productivity, which increased by 10-15% in each distribution center by improvements created by changes in equipment and operational area layouts.• Performed ROI calculations on material changes for management to assist in evaluation and purchasing of new material handling equipment and devices.• Traveled extensively to company distribution center locations throughout the southern United States, working with management at each location and preparing an engineering recap for upper management of each visit. Show less

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Industrial Engineering

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