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Boston, Ma, Us

Global, Global, Oo

Develop and deploy standard tools and requirements for supplier change requests across business unitsCo-lead kaizen events to establish global process alignment of Supplier Quality workstreamsCreate and standardize reporting templates for KPI reporting and strategic planning across global Supplier Quality team

Global, Global, Oo

Responsible for the global support of SQE responsibilities including audits, supplier qualifications, and SCAR issuance/closure for Enterprise Solutions, Field Services/Spares and Issaquah business unitsLead the review and update of 176 supplier qualification files to align records with Life Science supplier requirementsActively participate in cross-functional global project teams to lead supplier qualifications, monitoring and developmentManage continuous improvement activities such as supplier labeling requirements and supplier qualification process

Chicago, Us

Responsible for the global support of SQE responsibilities including audits, supplier qualifications, and SCAR issuance/closure for Enterprise Solutions, Field Services/Spares and Issaquah business unitsLead the review and update of 176 supplier qualification files to align records with GEHC Life Science supplier requirementsActively participate in cross-functional global project teams to lead supplier qualifications, monitoring and developmentManage continuous improvement activities such as supplier labeling requirements and supplier qualification process

Manage process improvement resulting in $25,000 savings and 6-week lead time reduction per unit on major product lineSupport standardization of key SQE procedures across 10 SBU sites Manage SCAR responses resulting in a decrease in supplier escapes and supported a 99.7% annual supplier quality ratingCollaborate with cross-functional sourcing teams to manage Quality requirement flow downs and ensure compliance

Increased efficiency of work transfer risk mitigation analysis for alternate sourcing with 70% completed in 7 days of noticeImplemented supplier rationalization strategy resulted in improved performance level in 61% suppliers managed Led UTC Supplier Gold program initiatives, managed supplier selection and assessments to support sourcing needs

Managed work assignments for 12 bargaining unit employees across three shifts in the Heat Exchanger Cores area Facilitated daily inventory planning reviews for operations during work transfer from the WLOX facility to HSM facilityIncreased customer satisfaction and burn down overdue by 60% before transition complete Completed 90% offload/transition of fin form production from WLOX facilityClosed out 75% NCM’s aged more than 30 days and reduce number of repeat NCM’s by 20%Close out NCM’s more than 30 days and reduce number of repeat NCM’s by 20%

Implemented vision system inspection to reduce inspection time by 10% and implement level II mistake proof risk of shipping incorrect serial numbers on highest volume Ram Air TurbineEnhanced record retention to electronic form to increase customer response time by 75% for Quality and Shipping documentsConsolidated Non-Product Crib management for all shop consumables from multiple sources to a single source to reduce cost and inventory levels by 50%

Accelerated program to develop a deep knowledge and gain experience across UTC's various business units. Consisting of three eight-month challenging and rewarding rotations throughout UTC's Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing and Quality departments.Rotation 1: Lead Vendor Management, Pratt and Whitney in East Hartford, CTRotation 2: ESO Special Projects Coordinator, UTAS in Rockford, ILRotation 3: AMS Shop Supervisor, UTAS in Windsor Locks,CT

East Hartford, Ct, Us

Led vendor management for approximately 20 vendors for two overhaul and repair business unitsManaged offload and specific repair needs for production to support customer satisfaction, shop TAT and support EBIT initiativesEnhanced and standardized Non-Product Purchasing/Requisitioning process to increase first time yield by 50%Closed out $1 million of overdue purchase orders for two overhaul and repair business units

Managed consolidated BOM pricing for proposal packages to support proposal activityStandardized information flow of purchase parts to reduce duplicate updates by 50%Organized ITAR/ECCN information for purchased parts to ensure trade compliance within businessCreated standard pricing catalog for purchase parts to eliminate duplicate quoting efforts and increase buyer efficiency by 25%

Windsor, Connecticut, Us

Developed a consolidated vendor database in order to align internal resources when negotiating with vendors to support a 20% total spend decreaseAnalyzed Metal Industry vs. Barnes Pricing to ensure competitive raw material pricesReviewed RFQ- Supplier Quote Analysis to assist in developing LTA’s Led efforts in transferring reference documents from manual to electronic files to improve accessibility by 50%

Tutored in various Engineering concepts such as Calculus I and II, C++, MatLAB, Thermodynamics I and Dynamics.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And International Business

Bs, Mechanical Engineering