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Colgate, Wi, Us

Brookfield, Wi, Us

Ownership of Localization initiative in Mexico, driving cross-functional teams to best cost, schedule and performance.

Brookfield, Wi, Us

Ownership of Localization initiative in Mexico, driving teams to best cost, schedule, and performance. Established and sustained process for launching NPD power tools projects in North America for global regions. · Championed process, prioritization, and execution of component Localization projects in Mexico, totaling 150 part numbers and $5M in annual freight and PPV savings. · Supported 60 SKU's in 15 NPD projects to ensure global deliverables and requirements were executed including technical literature, packaging, regulatory certifications, forecasting, pricing, and spare parts. · Facilitated and led multiple Kaizens for the Sourcing team including creating a business case template, quoting & tooling design lead time improvements, and roles and responsibilities definition.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Dual function position managing supply base for original equipment and parts & accessories, as well as new product development, for 10 electronics suppliers. Developed and executed plans to support vehicle launches including re-flash strategies, supply chain ramp up, and critical path planning. Maintained commodity strategy, identified and filled sourcing gaps, and monitored supplier performance through key metrics.· Led sourcing and business award of $15M non-reoccurring expense (NRE) for next generation infotainment unit · Co-led development of standardized master supplier agreement (MSA) negotiation strategies and tactics for entire department· Executed new supplier onboarding and orchestrated signing of MSA’s with 10 suppliers

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Managed entire product development process and cradle to grave supply chain of 5 electronic suppliers across 5 vehicles programs at 2 plants. Met financial targets and budget for program expense, capital, and piece price. Executed critical path planning to ensure program milestones were met for supplier selection, prototype builds, design verification builds, production validation builds, engineering testing, software releases, part deliveries, and PPAP.· Led cross-functional team to develop a standardized Scope of Work (SOW) process for Product Development Purchasing · Negotiated NRE and piece price reductions in amounts of $3M and 20%, respectively

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Gained extensive manufacturing experience through a 4-year engineering leadership development rotational program. Rotated through 3 different U.S. plants and held 4 positions in engineering and supervision.· Daily tactical support of machining cells and equipment, including maintenance reliability projects· Led capacity improvements of machining equipment through CNC programming updates that increased delivery by 20%· Supervised 50 union employees on assembly line, including successful launch of new model year engine· Developed double rate delivery and staffing schedule for engine assembly line that eliminated all overtime, saving $15K

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Gained extensive manufacturing experience through a 4-year engineering leadership development rotational program. Rotated through 3 different U.S. plants and held 4 positions in engineering and supervision. · Championed warranty, audit findings, and CoP (conformity of production) CARs (corrective action reports)· Project lead for cross-functional strategic team to improve product and process flow and the redesign of the Paint Shop layout· Designed, implemented, and managed a Kanban system for Paint department that reduced production lead time by 2 hours· Project manager for capital project that eliminated 2 red ergonomic scores with paint bucket manipulator installation

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Intern working in Quality Management System (QMS) in the corporate H-D Continuous Improvement department. Project lead on updating all corporate H-D QMS work instructions. Instructor for H-D internal QMS courses, including the roll out and implementation of a new QMS class structure.

London, Gb

Intern for water filtration manufacturing line, including the setup of a new product assembly line. Led documentation of work instructions and standard work. Designed a parts presentation with a cost savings of $14K. Assisted in DOE (design of experiments) for Hybrid DI water filtration system.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Industrial Engineering/International Business

Industrial Engineering