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Detroit, Michigan, US

Detroit, Michigan, US

Detroit, Michigan, US

Midland, Michigan, US

• As a sourcing specialist in logistics purchasing, my responsibilities include being the primary point-of-contact for rail purchasing by managing relationships with both strategic rail suppliers and key internal.
• Improving shipment automation by loading necessary shipment information into an online database (OTM)
• Continuous improvement by identifying reoccurring errors, and establishing solutions for all future shipments
• Optimizing rail car routes by finding most cost effective lanes to use

Midland, Michigan, US

• In this role I served as an implementation lead for Dow’s “End to End Business Planning Program,” helping to facilitate the adoption and integration of a new cloud based MRP system (OMP) for the Polyurethanes Business.
• Co-lead the business through a multimillion-dollar project that increased time savings, improved supply chain visibility, and upgraded Dow’s financial reporting and cost-decision tools
• Assisted 15+ production planners and schedulers through months of data cleansing, training, demos, and work process changes to ensure a seamless transition
• Performed software testing through 6 sprint workshops, continuously improving the software by identifying defects and recommending enhancements for specific business needs I was able to see the project from its.

Midland, Michigan, US

During this internship, I was tasked with evaluating Dow Polyurethanes "Get it Right" metrics. Any internal errors experienced in the order entry process counted against this metric. Through data analytics and work process review, a primary cause to these errors was identified, and fixed. By the end of this internship, there was an error reduction of 76%.

Monroe, MI, US

Interning at La-Z-Boy has taught me a lot about the field of supply chain. At La-Z-Boy, I specifically worked in corporate procurement, designing a new supplier portal that they launched in mid July, 2016. This portal was designed to improve the ease and effectiveness of information flow with La-Z-Boy suppliers and improve partnership and collaboration..

Plano, Texas, US

Kodiak group is a local engineering firm in Grayling, MI, that develops solutions for companies that come to them with problems. I worked part time here, and my responsibilities included assisting the project managers with their large tasks. Here I was acclimated with an engineering environment and I developed useful engineering skills such as.