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Waukesha, Wi, Us

North Prairie, Wi

Pewaukee, Wi

-Create and maintain Master Production Schedule and associated reporting -Implement and maintain Service Parts forecast and quarterly analysis of actual vs. forecast to make needed adjustments-Coordinate order fulfillment activities including picklists, jobs, rework orders for remanufactured items, and subcontract parts-Inventory control activities that include inventory adjustments, cycle count and physical inventory planning-Implementation of Epicor ERP software from data loading to “Go Live” -Report via Business Activity Queries to transform raw data into desired reports

East Troy, Wi

-Plan and maintain the Master Production Schedule-Develop and document processes for Scheduling and ERP system-Continued roll out of ERP with Manufacturing (Work Orders(WO) & routings), RMA, and Bill of Material (BOM) implementation and support with training-Manage ERP/BOM Coordinator-Maintain BOMs and WO BOMs-Special projects and troubleshooting

East Troy, Wi

-Team Lead to implement new Intuitive ERP software, starting with Finance, Inventory, Sales Order Processing, Purchasing and Vendor management-Consult on planning, scheduling, sales orders, etc-Special projects

Manage Production Control departmentPO management and supply planning with sister company, Inventix ManufacturingERP implementation project, starting with location control, inventory control and BOM creationSpecial projects, such as assisting in physical inventory planning and scrap analysis

-Managed ERP and Scheduling Management department that consistently met budget and continually worked on process improvements with Operations Purchasing and other areas of the company-Balanced the needs of the worldwide market regions, Marketing, Production, Purchasing, Finance, and Engineering to achieve business objectives by creating master schedules that reflect end results of negotiation and compromise-Reduction of 80% to schedule change analysis by implementing a process to use live MRP data versus spreadsheet analysis-Created multiple volume and schedule scenarios for analysis in an ever changing business environment-Analyzed and influenced worldwide market forecasts and sales projections in short-term and long-term planning horizons-Lead the development of an allocation proposal that would limit and balance inventory at Buell dealerships in the United States-Coordinated the reduction of Company Owned Vehicle inventory from 3,860,000 to 1, 025,000 in two months between notification of plant closure and cessation of business-Buell representative for forecast process that would reduce forecast execution by 33% within the Unit Volume Planning group-Managed the 100,000th motorcycle production event celebration

-Created Operations Methodology flowchart and documentation to align with the existing Development Methodology-300+ internal issues documented and resolved and 60+ methodology changes made for efficiencies by the implementing and leading the AAR process -Translated AAR learning into a knowledge sharing database which held and disseminated this information companywide

-Business process representative for Buell interacting with Harley-Davidson on the development of a multi-plant scheduling system, retail sales analysis tool, and inventory management tool-Business project leader for the creation of an automated scheduling module in an electronic VIN Tracking System that reduced manual scheduling by 85 % and reporting functions by 90%-Lead schedule to MRP load automation project which reduced load time by 90%

-Expedited material orders for Operations Purchasing

-Surveyed alternate routes to a potential expansion of highway 57 along the WI peninsula-Excavated test units at the Williamsonville historic site in Door County, WI-Researched museum and county records on multiple sites for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places

-Organized, recorded, and inventoried historic and prehistoric artifacts-Researched Late Archaic and Early Woodland sites to expand existing database of local prehistoric sites-Coded regional maps for various soil types-Created archaeological models for presentations at local schools

-Designed and implemented recording system for pottery recovered from the Arizona desert-Responsible for the care, organization, and restoration of pottery from the Gottschell Site-Assisted Principal Investigator to survey and excavate the Ramaditas Site in the Atacama desert near Iquique, Chile

Mba, Business

Ba, Anthropology

Minor, Museum Studies

As, Anthropology, General Studies