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Lake Forest, California, United States

Team Development - Increasing employee engagement through effective Daily Management, Individual SMART goal setting, and LEAN coaching.Master Scheduler - Using customer takt times to identify a level-loaded build rate (Heijunka) that drives customer On-Time Delivery, Inventory turns, and Gross Margin improvements. Calculating ideal Min/Max and Dynamic Kanban settings that are inline with Core Value Drivers and KPIs.Accelerated Product Development - Participating in Visual Project Management kaizens and managing the operations swimlanes to deliver new products at an accelerated pace.

Pomona, California

•Key responsibilities include Inventory accuracy of over 12,000 SKUs, inventory presentation for entire distribution center and process development/improvement for all warehouse functions•Leading and developing six direct reports•Develop annual continuous improvement action plans to drive Key Performance Indicator improvement •Regularly involved in PSI meetings to ensure on-hand supply meets customer demand•Utilized benchmarking and best practice to develop a cycle count program that is sustaining over 99.5% net inventory accuracy•Critical thinking and Problem solving skills that have produced perpetual profitability improvement of over $75k per year•Communicate inventory reserve needs to minimize P&L impact•Simultaneously functioned as a materials planner

• Developed inventory budget and corresponding action plan to meet annual +1 inventory turns requirement for multi-site operations• Negotiated warehousing contract with supplier to reduce on-hand inventory by $1.2M • Managed cycle count and physical inventory programs for over 12k SKUs across three international sites• Analyzed Customer Demand, Lead Time, and Minimum Order Quantities to determine efficient stocking levels of inventory• Worked cross-functionally with sales, marketing, planning and manufacturing to achieve optimal inventory levels that maximize value at a minimum total cost

Orange, California

•Developed and implemented Cycle Count procedures and FIFO processes.•Improved annual inventory reconciliation by 7% during first fiscal year.•Reduced taxes on gross inventory by 8% through E&O Management during first fiscal year.•Designed inventory metrics and data gathering processes for weekly reports to Senior VPs and all department managers.•Managed the EOL process of several product lines across multiple business units •Managed several audits with stellar results (SOX, Ernst and Young, ISO-9001, ISO-14001, and Customer audits).•Developed processes and procedures that helped change company culture and contributed to ISO certifications.

•Supervised 12 operators and the day-to-day operations of a probe and final test lab.•Responsible for the on-time delivery of $120 million in annual revenue•Responsible for making necessary adjustments to the production plan in order to meet Manufacturing Ship Dates.•Led regular stand-up meetings to communicate continuous improvement projects, production schedules and changes to procedures.•Developed methodology to track production output and maximize equipment utilization.•Defined manufacturing performance standards and reviewed the performance outcomes to set future output targets.

Placentia, Ca

•Worked side by side with clients to source, design, and print custom apparel•Resolved customer complaints by investigating problems and developing solutions

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance, General

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Fire Science/Fire-Fighting