John N. Email & Phone Number

Englewood, Colorado, United States

In my current role, I engineer final control solutions that ensure system integrity and safety given rigid constraints and operating conditions for a variety of industries. I communicate extensively with customers to gain trust and establish myself as a trusted advisor by engineering solutions collaboratively and presenting detailed solutions to customers while discussing system integration considerations, risks, costs, and overall benefits.Additionally, I have established and lead a continuous improvement team of 14 members to design and implement continuous improvement projects and processes. Responsible for a minimum of 12 concurrent improvement projects with a timeline of 6 months to 1 year per project. Increased gross profit margin by 20% on key products by reevaluating inventory strategies to result in a projected $700K+ net profit increase for the first year of implementation. Designed a tool to integrate valve assembly details in the ERP system to increase engineer productivity by 100%, improve communication with assembly technicians, minimize erroneous part number creation, and inform better inventory strategies. Modernize a pricing strategy and account assignment information to be housed and maintained within the ERP system.

In this role, I was responsible for the performance of eight employees and invested heavily in their development by acting as a coach and mentor. Planned and executed labor and volume goals for a sort-center. Created a reporting structure to measure key performance indicators. Implemented 2 labor management strategies to transfer excess labor from idle sort-center areas to active areas to increase labor key performance indicators by 5% to 10%. Facilitated a process improvement strategy within the first 60 days to increase volume visibility and volume prioritization of a problematic route leading to a 50% decline in missed shipments and eliminating over $1.3M in missed shipment costs.

Centennial, Co

In this role, I interfaced with customers on calls to perform needs assessments and determine current and future system requirements. Collaborated with teams and customers to verify process requirements and provide solutions for extreme service given narrow safety, budget, and lead-time considerations. Engineered valve solutions that ensured system integrity and safety-given system constraints and operating conditions. Communicated project scope, explained priorities, and created effective sales strategies in partnership with Outside Sales. Analyzed large data sets and developed reporting structures. Trained team members on Quickparts functionality for increased efficiency and accuracy of email correspondences.

Golden, Co

• Invested in the success of students by meeting with students one-on-one or in small groups, ensuring thorough understanding of course material, and grading all homework assignments and providing corrections.

Littleton, Co

• Liaised with students, faculty, donors, and vendors on behalf of the Arapahoe Community College Foundation.• Assisted in fundraising event planning and execution, including negotiating rates and terms with vendors and suppliers, as well as coordinating volunteer recruiting and staffing.

Englewood, Co

• Worked with customers, WM sites, and third-party carriers to forecast site needs and coordinate the removal of recycled commodities to ensure inventory levels remained less than one load at the end of each day.• Responsible for managing site inventory, product quality, freight rates and terms, payment discrepancies, and logistics coordination for multiple sites in California, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado.• Created and executed schedule plans for the removal of commodity inventory to optimize production and minimize costs.• Eliminated wait-time and dry-run charges by collaborating with key stakeholders to develop best practices, increase efficiencies and improve inventory forecast accuracies.• Partnered with local third-party carriers and ocean-freight booking departments to transport recycled commodities from domestic sites to foreign mills.• Created roughly $60,000 in yearly savings by developing new operating procedures and renegotiating terms with carriers.• Ensured shipping documentation was accurate and complied with US, Chinese, and Indian import/export regulations.• Investigated payment discrepancies and collected on all short-pays.

Commerce City, Co

• Collaborated with and managed site foremen, vendors, suppliers, and contractors to complete all project deliverables on time and under budget.• Developed and executed project schedules and objectives for concurrent projects throughout the United States.• Successfully managed multiple dismantling and demolition projects and a minimum of 65% of departmental assets within 60 days of employment.• Responsible for projects with net revenue streams upwards of $200,000 within 60 days of employment.• Created written and oral project status presentations to the owner and support staff.• Negotiated rates and terms with carriers and mills around the country for the transportation and sale of scrap metal.• Investigated payment discrepancies and collected on all short-pays.

• Promoted by company executives to pioneer and manage the company’s first logistics department.• Created project schedule to establish activity sequencing and milestone completion dates.• Successfully managed project deliverables and executed monitoring and controlling tactics to meet all milestones on-time and within budget.• Presented project status updates in written and oral formats to company management and executives.• Led a team of inter-departmental employees and freight carriers to process and transport vehicles to auction sites around the country.• Reduced average days of repossessed vehicle storage by approximately 50% through the development of new SOP’s and improved vendor relationships; resulting in a savings of more than $160,000 per year.• Notified debtors of vehicle repossession and discussed available options and courses of action.• Processed and filed required paperwork for the repossession, storage, transportation, and sale of repossessed vehicles.

• First employee in company history to achieve all performance bonuses during the first month of employment.• Served as liaison between Flatiron Financial Services, the debtor, and insurance companies to process and complete auto-insurance claims.

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Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering, 3.0