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Iowa City, Ia, Us

Coralville, Iowa, United States

Serve as manufacturing liaison to key customer. Selected for position to address on-time delivery and reporting issues. Worked to improve delivery metrics and relationship with the customer. Objectives were met and sustained.Led the implementation of production scheduling in two different value streams including program design, training, coordination. Designed sustainment metrics and work hands-on with production management, schedulers, and other key roles to ensure success of the program. As needed, work in various manufacturing roles across the organization in support of overall production goals.Manage the on-time delivery metrics for a complex, 24/7 manufacturing operation. Lead/coordinate efforts to improve on-time delivery.Serve as SAP resource for manufacturing operations and work cross-functionally to solve a wide variety of operations-related problems.Serve as member of plant leadership team.

Coralville, Iowa

Responsible for many facets of a fast-paced supply chain and logistics program. Managed packaging program; oversaw data generation and analysis and reporting; involved with trade compliance program and commodity code classification. Worked closely with Purchasing, Shipping, and Warehouse teams to meet operational and financial goals.

Coralville, Iowa

Hired and supervised receiving, material control, and data entry personnel; responsible for effective and accurate material flow between warehouse and point-of-use areas; led kaizen improvement events and improved processes; analyzed shipping, material control, and costing data. Extensive use of Microsoft Excel for data analysis. Managed logistics process improvement, analysis, import/export tracking and documentation groups.Established material handler program and established and maintained metrics for measuring inventory accuracy and program effectiveness. Designed and built the program from scratch and improved inventory accuracy by double-digit percentages.Worked with production departments to improve material control and prevent material-related hindrances to production throughput. Designed training programs and documentation to support this effort.Worked with Purchasing, Finance, and production departments to right-size inventory, disposition issues, and continuously improve processes. Created, organized, and led Corporate Material Review Board.Served as sublead for Logistics on SAP implementation, including writing functional specifications, designing and delivering training, completing configuration, and deploying the solution. Served as power-user and trainer for Dynamics AX roll-out.

Coralville, Iowa

Working with Purchasing, Engineering, Production, Shipping, and other groups; Serving as liasion between purchasing and engineering organizations; streamling the in-house machining and assembly of custom production machinery; configuring bills of material for manufacturing; establishing new processes; creating process maps and work instructions in compliance with ISO 9001 criteria; reviewing drawings and build plans for manufacturability; selecting/designing packaging; analyzing ERP data; leading and serving as a team member in strategic Purchasing initiatives; serving as team member for Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation.

Iowa City, Iowa Area

Lead 25+ member reserve unit in providing law enforcement services to Johnson County, Iowa. Responsible for scheduling, hiring, and unit coordination, including meeting with community members and coordinating large-scale events, liaising with command staff, and

Iowa City, Iowa Area

Independently patrol and respond to calls, take reports, and support full-time patrol division staff in a patrol car and on a patrol bicycle. Developed and coordinated the Bike Patrol Program. Staff community/special events and provide manpower to supplement full-time deputies as required.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

Serve as Engineering liaison to Logistics, Warehouse, Shipping, and EHS Departments, provide on-floor manufacturing support, write/maintain all assembly documents, design packaging for incoming and outgoing products, serve on operational improvement and ergonomics committees, administer rust prevention and recycling programs, create/maintain facilities maps, layouts, and plans, develop and streamline processes, conduct training.

Bse, Biomedical Engineering

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