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Pittsburgh, PA, US

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Led collaboration with business process owners and global RPA team to define processes for automation and coordinate development efforts, significantly enhancing efficiency while sustaining support levels as automation.
• Facilitated meetings to capture manual process demonstrations and business requirements, culminating in the development and continuous upkeep of detailed Process Design Documents for 30+ automations.
• Spearheaded collaborative solution design with the RPA technical team in an Agile environment, ensuring the delivery of solutions that aligned with business requirements.
• Developed comprehensive test cases, exceptions, and test plans within DevOps in consultation with process owners and developers.
• Managed a dynamic backlog of work items, led planning and estimation sessions, and drove continuous improvements in the way work was planned for resulting in 90%+ of committed work being completed within a 2 week sprint
• Delivered automation projects with a max potential benefit of $500k/yr. Benefits include early market captures, increasing velocity of month end close by 3 working days, and reduction of manual work effort by 45,000.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Communicate changes in Messer’s procurement processes and act as point of contact for US suppliers during Messer’s migration to Coupa as a purchase to pay procurement solution.
• Drive projects focused on improving P2P process by generating and delivering reports, and collaborate on invoice resolutions with plant managers and procurement team.
• Design and maintain tool used for determining risk based on unresolved payables and viewing outgoing payments to suppliers in Tableau.
• Oversee the interim governance process of savings reporting while divested business migrates to SmartSheet; assist in integrating data provided by SmartSheet into current Tableau dashboards.
• Responsible for retrieving data from multiple sources and consolidating in Tableau for use in reporting procurement KPIs to executive team.
• Collaborate with information systems team in validating data integrity in Business Warehouse and assisting in correcting discrepancies when found.

Spartansburg Pennsylvania

• Cultivated new relationships with landowners to increase the future purchasing of timber rights with contract values ranging from $10,000 to $350,000.
• Surveyed hundreds of properties to verify the accuracy of boundaries prior to timber harvests.
• Created a new process of using ESRI GIS software for generating thousands of potential leads and improving the accuracy of existing leads, while simultaneously reducing the cost of map creation and reducing the.
• Collaborated with four other foresters in coordinating timber harvests across three states while insuring that all legal, ethical, and environmental requirements were met.
• Consulted with landowners to create management plans that adhered to good forestry practices, met landowner goals, and maximized revenue for the company.

Warren, Ohio

• Operated production lines at a manufacturing plant and forge, ensuring compliance with safety protocols and maintaining quality standards.
• Collaborated with team members to troubleshoot issues and improve production processes.
• Contributed to process improvement initiatives and supported implementing efficiency enhancements.
• Maintained a clean and organized work area, promoting a safe and efficient work environment.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Maintained records of all woody plants on Ohio State University’s main campus as part of an environmental project that preserved trees that were centuries old from being cut down.
• Communicated with other departments at Ohio State to consolidate data regarding new plantings and tree removal.
• Fostered volunteer participation through various outreach activities such as guided tours and plant identification classes.

New Philadelphia, Ohio

• Assessed pipeline and drilling operations on and near district property, and performed post-timber harvest inspections.
• Assisted three other foresters in conducting an inventory of over 10,000 acres of public land.
• Analyzed inventory data and applied knowledge of statistics to determine a management plan.
• Performed duties under adverse weather conditions and on rough terrain.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.96

Additional Courses: - Advanced Data Mining and Analytics - International Emerging Markets and Enterprises: India - Global Supply.

Bachelor'S Degree, Forest Management/Forest Resources Management, 3.08

Activities and Societies: Chief Justice for the Alpha Nu Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity; Student Council Representative for Forestry.