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Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Leamington, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for outpatient and clinical support services including: Lab, Pharmacy, Ambulatory Clinics, Cardiopulmonary, Diagnostic Imaging and Perioperative Services.

Leamington, Ontario, Canada

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Windsor

- Responsible for day to day capacity and production planning during peak season, including outsourcing plans, in plant communication strategy, and reporting, leading to a successful execution of marketing strategy and record production volumes; Dialoging with plant operations and other functional groups to ensure production expectations and decisions were both optimal and executable- Worked with software developers to successfully launch new production planning and capacity modelling functionality that provided a step change in optimization of capacity and output- Conducted in depth analysis, provided proposal, and implemented pilot reconfiguration of product consolidation area allowing for a change in the organization and execution of order aggregation - Responsible for interfacing with production departments daily to address and respond to immediate and long term opportunities to improve processes, production, labor efficiency and quality; Advisory role to continuous improvement, quality, and manufacturing engineers- Implemented labor productivity tracking tools that provided new insights and replaced legacy versions saving hours of manual work per day- Assumed responsibility for planning, communicating and budgeting labor productivity targets for each work area to develop plant labor budget- Ad-hoc reporting and analysis; Support day to day requests for information ranging across various functional departments and management levels; Turn raw transactional level data into single use and automated information for end users

Windsor, Ontario

- Responsible for the financial planning, analysis, control and reporting of income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet activities for a legal entity with 4 profit centers and sales in excess of $150M, including a fully subsided operation- Managed and coordinated activities of a team of 5 direct and 2 indirect reports responsible for the following key accounting and finance functions: o Month-end closing activities and reporting processes o Capital expenditure budgets, approvals and reporting o Asset capitalizations and disposals o NWC management, including inventory reduction, past due A/R, and supplier deferral strategies and reporting o Operational metrics and KPIs reporting and follow-up on variance to budgets as well as opportunities o Daily operating reports and income statement analytics o Cost control activities and action decks (including salary and hourly manpower approvals and walks)- Coordinated with operations and support departments to create annual budgets, monthly forecasts, monthly variance analytics, and 5 year business plans- Implemented improved, standardized financial reporting within USA & Canada business unit (NWC analytics, budget, business plans, etc.) including consolidated reporting for USA & Canada business unit (total of 7 profit centers)- Worked closely with operating team to drive cost reduction activities and improve understanding of financial impact of operating decisions- Updated and managed a comprehensive budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis database tool; including technical support for other Nemak legal entities- Performed price sensitivity and future cash flow IRR for new product quotes- Quarterly audit support (balance sheet and income statement analytics)- Coordinated with global performance and consolidation staff to ensure financial statements are properly represented on a consolidated level

Windsor, Ontario

- Responsible for monthly accruals, month end closing, review of accounts payables/receivable transactions, material and energy usage analysis, monthly performance reporting to global management, and cost analysis across 3 plants- Created, launched, and maintained daily operations performance reports (detailing labour, production, warehouse reservations, and associated daily cost variance) for 6 plants in Canada and USA- Managed material/WIP/FG costing and inventory integrity through monthly cycle counts, report generation, review with top management, and simplification of previous functions- Standardized financial data reporting methods focusing on information accuracy, accessibility, and consistency- Created processes and reports to highlight areas of the business not previously examined (i.e. monthly cost breakdown by purchase order, water usage cost, credit card spending, material cycle review, and others)- Developed internal websites to propagate information for multiple departments- Various cost saving projects involving numerous areas of business (in-house processes for document storage, energy reductions, outside warehouse elimination, and others)- Expanded understanding of practical application of industrial engineering principles in a non-traditional environment

Windsor, Ontario

- Taught tutorial material for four courses on optimization of systems, process, and financial models- Gained experience teaching and guiding students with different types of learning styles using logic, diagrams, verbal and written explanation, and others- Marked assignments, tests, held office hours, and instructed students outside of the class room

Windsor, Ontario

- Effectively utilized people, products, and equipment to achieve sales and speed of service targets in a fast paced environment- Managed manpower, and product movement in complex setting- Assisted with implementation of 5S and lean manufacturing procedures (organization of equipment and stock, eliminating wasteful actions)- Created reports to track employee productivity and other metrics

Master Of Health Management

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Industrial Engineering (Minor In Business Administration)

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