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• Project Lifecycle Management: Oversee end-to-end project lifecycle from initiation to closure, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, quality assurance, and customer satisfaction.• Budget & Resource Allocation: Manage project budgets, optimize resource allocation with cross-functional leadership, and monitor financial performance to ensure cost-effectiveness and maximize ROI.• Risk Management: Identifying potential risks and proactively developing mitigation plans to minimize project disruptions.

• Responsible for creating and implementing a lean manufacturing system (based on the Toyota Production System) at WKW’s Portage location.• In charge of creating the entire product process flow for automotive and industrial products and plant layout for the entire building• Created, implemented, and manage the employee waste reduction program, which is designed to harness the improvement ideas of all plant personnel and create an efficient, ergonomic, and safe workplace

• Taught interactive, week-long lean boot camp classes and A3 problem solving classes to management and engineering positions• Held focused workshops with engineering and management positions to concentrate on creating Leader Standard Work• Led 5S blitz activities with management, quality, maintenance, and hourly team members to simplify, organize, and improve the production work cells in order to bring stability to the manufacturing floor• Gemba walks with engineering, quality, and management to identify wasteful activities and to look for practical shop floor improvements

• Champion Summit Lean Manufacturing System (SLMS) implementation and compliance, whichis based on the Toyota Production System• Audit two international manufacturing plants and six domestic manufacturing plants onalignment to SLMS standards and develop remediation plans• Conduct Kaizen activities aimed at waste reduction, improved efficiency and ergonomics,safety, and work balance• Implement SLMS tools on new program launches, from raw material in to finished product out,to ensure successful program start up• Teach lean manufacturing classes at plants which include Advanced SLMS and Standardized Work• Train new plant lean manufacturing engineers as well as top management as required

Worked directly for the President of Summit Polymers on special projects, as assigned. The special projects list included: • Developed poka-yoke training for all ten plant locations, which include the U.S., China, and Mexico • Hosted semiannual short term business planning meetings • Created lean manufacturing training for Adobe CaptivateWorked with the corporate lean manufacturing team to meet manufacturing goals. The project list included: • Champion Summit Lean Manufacturing System (SLMS) implementation and compliance, which is based on the Toyota Production System • Audit two international manufacturing plants and six domestic manufacturing plants on alignment to SLMS standards and develop remediation plans • Conduct Kaizen activities aimed at waste reduction, improved efficiency and ergonomics, safety, and work balance • Implement SLMS tools on new program launches, from raw material in to finished product out, to ensure successful program start up

• Champion Summit Lean Manufacturing System (SLMS) implementation and compliance, which is based on the Toyota Production System• Conduct Kaizen activities aimed at waste reduction, improved efficiency and ergonomics, safety, and work balance• Teach plant SLMS classes including Basic SLMS, Advanced SLMS, and Standardized Work• Design and construct Assembly workstations, as well as Paint and Molding Work in Progress (WIP) racks• Implement SLMS tools on new program launches, from raw material in to finished product out, to ensure successful program start up• Lead Utility Route design and implementation• Managed employees’ schedule and project list (one to three employees, depending on launch schedule). Other managerial tasks included annual reviews, reviewing timesheets, and creating/managing department budget

• Perform audits of study protocols, laboratory procedures, data, and reports to determine the level of compliance with applicable domestic and foreign Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and study protocols• Responsible for reviewing laboratory investigations and deviations• Maintain accurate Quality Assurance reports of inspections and Quality Assurance Master Schedule• Communicate effectively with Study Directors, Principal Investigators, management and Sponsors• Initiate process improvements that create more efficient processes

• Design studies in Watson LIMS for all Analytical and Kinetics groups at MPI Research o Also responsible for logging samples into Watson designs as well as any other data transfer/data customization required• Responsible for helping with process improvement in the Lab Sciences division• IATA and DOT trained; also trained on FedEx processing program and equipment• Follow SOP/FDA/GMP/IACUC regulations• Accurately log in biological samples, formulated samples, reference standards, blank matrix, reagents, and bulk test article into LIMS system

• Accurately log in biological samples, formulated samples, reference standards, and bulk test article material into LIMS system• Design studies and log samples into the analytical program Watson• IATA and DOT trained; also trained on FedEX processing equipment and programs• Ship biological samples, bulk test article, and formulated samples domestically and internationally• Archive, ship, or dispose of study material per SOP/FDA/GLP regulations• Order and maintain inventory of blank matrix and other departmental supplies• Follow SOP/FDA/GLP/GMP/IACUC regulations

• Taught behavioral management and life skill programs to autistic adults• Performed data entry regarding behavioral/life skill programs into the CAPPS data program• Ensured well-being of residents• Safely and accurately gave autistic adults their medication (including Schedule II narcotics)