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Aurora, Il, Us

Aurora, Il, Us

Falls Church, Va, Us

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, Us

• Engaged with 9 facilities worldwide to create a $6.3M pipeline of cost saving projects for 2018• Developed and implemented cross-functional processes to streamline sourcing activities to low cost countries• Created a global sourcing strategy and plan for future foundry outsourcing activities• Supported, tracked, and reported global supply chain projects totaling over $7M savings

Irving, Texas, Us

• Managed multiple cross-functional projects to strategically provide supply chain flexibility and reduce overall product lead time to the customer• Created and implemented strategy and timeline for converting all compactor machines to “paint before assembly”• Directed and prioritized workload for current product engineering team, while cultivating relationship with contract engineering service to balance engineering workload

Irving, Texas, Us

• Led a machine sourcing study to select the production source for all large material handlers by financially analyzing and evaluating 15 global product sourcing scenarios• Collaborated with multiple fabrication component suppliers and global production facilities to source components, design for manufacturability, reduce cost, and improve quality for existing products and new product introductions• Developed and analyzed should-cost models to identify areas of cost reduction for fabrication components• Created comprehensive sourcing matrices for all components in multiple product lines for use in supply chain planning, new product introduction, and other strategic initiatives• Implemented cost reduction projects totaling $460K annual savings for multiple compactor products• Planned and organized the Aurora facility’s first “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” to familiarize young girls with opportunities in the field of engineering

Irving, Texas, Us

• Led cross-functional worldwide project teams to rationalize the supply base, reduce costs, and strategically increase capacity to support significant demand increases across eight facilities; reduced FY 2012 costs by $530K• Developed tools and processes to successfully meet customer demands and ensure timely delivery of quality products as part of the start-up of a new facility• Coached and trained new international team members to successfully analyze and propose quality, cost-saving, customer-focused solutions to rationalize and improve the global supply base

Irving, Texas, Us

• Reduced FY 2010 and 2011 costs by a total of $6.8M by leading cross-functional supply chain implementation project teams and providing analytic support to product managers’ initiatives• Established new global supply chains for a variety of hydraulic excavator components, including undercarriage components, linkage pins, fabrication components, and fuel and hydraulic tanks

Irving, Texas, Us

• Supported daily production operations by implementing improvements in safety, quality, and velocity• Developed standard work and solutions through collaboration with cross-functional teams and external suppliers• Improved operations and reduced costs by $686K in response to economic downturn through in-sourcing of production work• Managed capital projects for the purchase of new equipment• Planned and organized training and information sessions for annual development program meeting

Irving, Texas, Us

• Developed and provided training and visuals for operations supervisors, assembly technicians, and support staff in lean manufacturing practices and continuous improvement processes• Coordinated and lead continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives at manufacturing and logistics facilities• Created and documented processes for the introduction of a new assembly line

Irving, Texas, Us

• Managed safety, training, professional development, and productivity of fabrication and assembly teams• Increased production 60% over a period of four months in order to meet seasonal demand while demonstrating a 50% reduction in assembly defects• Improved operations through participation on multiple Six Sigma projects in operations and manufacturing engineering• Defined Manufacturing Engineering department organizational design and roles and responsibilities as part of a Six Sigma project

Master Of Business Administration, Leadership And Change Management, Hr Management

Master Of Science, Systems And Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Engineering