Teaching in the Alaskan bush a few miles from the Bering Sea.

Tuluksak, AK is a village in the Alaskan bush. It is reached by air, boat, or ice road. Tuluksak School has about 130 K-12 students enrolled. I teach English Language Arts to students ranging from seventh to twelfth grades.

As a member of product development teams, collaborate with research and manufacturing engineers and product managers to bring new products to the market in a timely and budget-conscious way. Understand and accurately relay specifications to existing and new suppliers. Maintain supplier quality while reducing lead times and item cost. Create and maintain bills of material and routings. Analyze commodity market information to understand price trends, Use Navision ERP system data and statistical analysis to discover inventory consumption patterns for seasonal products to set optimal contract quantities and delivery schedules in a Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) environment. Source materials and commodities ranging from steel and aluminum coil-stock; steel tube, bar, and wire; machined parts; extruded aluminum; sintered metals; cast metals; molded, extruded, and thermo-formed plastics; custom and stock fasteners; corrugated packaging; print materials and decals.

Purchased materials and services required for all commercial production. Fostered relationships with vendors and evaluated them with respect to quality, cost, lead time, capacity, reliability, materials and competitive industry information. Maintained system integrity and materials flow including handling non-conforming materials, returns, and credit requests; following up on late or short deliveries; sourcing substitute vendors and materials.