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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

Providing career and personal coaching, conducting masterminds, and facilitating workshops, consulting on projects, strategy, and business. Working with government, Non-profits, startups, and business organizations focusing on exponential growth.• Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member, 2018• Open ExO Foundations Certification, 2024; Member since 2018• Volunteer as a PurposeWorks and Never Search Alone, Moderator for Job Search Council #1878. Assisted 150+ people find a new or better role.• Conduct 15+ workshops in-person and remote on leadership, design thinking, career development, community and grassroots building, value proposition, business modeling, Open ExO fundamentals, exponential and digital transformation. • Consulted 10+ Businesses and Organizations on intelligence, national security, design thinking, career development, community and grassroots building, value proposition, business modeling, exponential and digital transformation focusing on driving exponential growth.

Austin, Texas, United States

As a Project Manager at Applied Materials working in procurement and supply chain management. I used my project leadership and decision-making skills to optimize performance and ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of materials. My extensive background fosters collaboration and continuous improvement within Applied Materials and partners, driving innovation and growth.• Champion and advocate Industry 4.0 and modern manufacturing principles and techniques laying the groundwork to result in a 5 -7 x output increase (30 to over 400+ systems/quarter) aligning with executive vision and strategy.• Designed and Proposed AI Automation Solution: Streamlined business processes across all business units, resulting in an 87% reduction in position requirements. Verified by internal and external stakeholders at 60-100%. Aligned with executive vision and strategic goals.• Successfully managed 10-30 suppliers, overseeing a wide range of parts (1,500 to 50,000). Achieved an outstanding 98.9% on-time delivery rate and prompt corrective actions, surpassing peers who handled smaller supplier portfolios (1-3 suppliers and 1-30 parts).• Proactively implement strategy by securing early allocations between suppliers, sub-suppliers, partners, and Applied Materials BU’s, stronger forecasting to include all BU’s and Partners aligning with executive vision and strategy, and item substitution with Suppliers that resulted in no chip shortages during the COVID-19 Pandemic allowing for continue increase of output of systems in production.• As Training focal for BU, boosted completion of mandatory and required training completion rates from 35% to 95% in one year, proving a strong focus on employee development, and driving a culture of continuous learning within the Business Unit. • AI Hackathon, 2nd Round Runner-up

Austin, Texas Area

As a Project Manager at Applied Materials working in procurement and supply chain management. I used my project leadership and decision-making skills to optimize performance and ensure timely, cost-effective materials delivery. My extensive background fosters collaboration and continuous improvement within Applied Materials and partners, driving innovation and growth.

Austin, Texas Area

Part of the team to setup the first Call Center in Austin, Texas. Serve as liaison between cardholders and clients to provide the best possible customer service experience.• Promoted five times over a period of 18 months. • Continue to develop ability in Project, Change, Operations Management, Strategy, Innovation, Design Thinking, Balance Scorecard, and Business Process Improvement in over 40+ courses offered by Stanford University, IDEO, Havard Mentor Manager, and LinkedIn Learning.• A Visa Hackathon, Moderator and Coach, 2017

Austin, Texas Area

Plan activities involving production control, inventory control, process control, or shop floor control / Material Resources Planning (MRP) integrity. Maintained Oracle work order release schedule that provides material on-time to manufacturing and engineering

Austin, Texas Area

Managed the planning, scheduling, and daily activities of between 12- 70 direct reports for the Printer Repair and Kitting assembly areas within the Aftermarket Services division. Responsible for inventory control, employee reviews, payroll, quality assurance, training, and compliance with all ISO standards and company policies. • Streamlined the Printer Repair area using LEAN principles from 30 direct reports down to 4 direct reports resulting in savings of over 395K while increasing productivity by 150 percent eliminating all overtime over a period of six years with no recordable safety incidents. At the same time, decreasing MTTS from 25.5 days to less than .5 days. Reduced operational floor space by 75 percent. Quality increased from 75.8% to 99.1% verified by the Quality Assurance department.• Reduced working inventory value from 8.5 million down to less than 500k over the period of 4 years and maintained at 500k level through the last six years. Reduced inventory space from 8400 sq. ft. down to 20 sq. ft. through the institution of JIT inventory management principles.• Streamlined the Kitting area using LEAN principles from 18 direct reports down to 4 personal reducing overtime from 22% down to less than 6%, increasing productivity by 250%, increasing quality from 87.6% to 98.8% verified by the Quality Assurance Department, maintained for over 6 years. Handled multi-million-dollar projects successfully, which allowed the department to expand the product line, create additional area which resulted in increased revenue of 4 million dollars a month.

Camp Marby, Austin, Texas

As a seasoned Information Operations officer, I have a proven track record of leveraging technology and strategic communication to influence and disrupt adversarial decision-making while safeguarding our own interests. With a deep understanding of the information landscape and a commitment to mission success, I have played a pivotal role in shaping the narrative and securing critical objectives.• Strategic Influence: Expert in crafting and executing information operations campaigns to influence target audiences and achieve mission objectives across various domains, including social media, traditional media, and face-to-face engagements.• Operational Expertise: Proven ability to synchronize and de-conflict command forces, ensuring efficient and effective execution of information operations within complex operational environments.• Intelligence Analysis: Skilled in conducting in-depth cultural, social, economic, and political analysis to inform decision-making and develop tailored communication strategies.• Contingency Planning: Experienced in identifying and planning for potential threats to the United States, ensuring a proactive and responsive approach to information operations.• Global Deployment: Demonstrated ability to support operations worldwide, including the War on Terror, border security, and disaster relief efforts, both in-person and virtually.

Master In Business Administration, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Curriculum included: Business Model Innovation, Testing Business Ideas & Lean Startup, Entrepreneurship & Fundraising, Leadership.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

Activities and Societies: Student Government (SGA) Parliamentarian, Executive Cabinet Member, responsible for ensuring Senate meetings are.