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Passionate about taking on immense challenges that matter to my clients, specializing in taking complex business issues and driving simplicity in executing solutions. With a focus on SAP Supply and Demand Planning, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Strategic Development, and Execution.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Antlia Systems is a manufacturer and a leading supplier of security & detection systems. Our equipment works in all kinds of public spaces from schools and public events to bars, sporting events, and government offices. Our goal is simple. We aim to provide the security, peace of mind, and freedom of movement upon which the world depends. With more than 10.

Founded in Chicago, Antlia Displays is a leader in design, development, manufacturing, and distribution of energy efficient LED displays. We specialize in custom digital displays and signage for your unique applications. We are obsessed with finding the perfect solution to meet our client's needs and budget. Whether that be High Brightness for sunlight.

Downers Grove, IL, US

• Leading the evolution and advancement of end-to-end customer-driven supply chain solutions focused in the areas of Transportation, Operations, & Procurement
• Providing Strategic direction with tactical execution to all areas of focus within the organization
• Fostering joint collaborations with strategic suppliers and internal partners by solving real-world scenarios with what-if analysis
• Development of a broad knowledge base and understanding of the organization's data to enhance transactional profitability
• Lean Six Sigma deployment leader for the entire supply chain organization

Downers Grove, IL, US

• Provided leadership for the overall direction of Inventory Management, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, strategy, and execution for the Central Region. Building and maintaining best practices of all functions.
• Developed regional, district, and individual key performance indicators for Supply Planning. While balancing desired working capital investment profitable growth with desired customer service levels. As a result, we.
• Optimized transportation on preferred carrier selection with respect to performance and costs
• Negotiating agreements and value-added services with Key Customers and Suppliers such as Optimizations, V.M.I., Rail management, commodity replenishment, and Kanban)
• J.D.A. Fulfillment Project Lead for the conversion, design, and implementation of JDA 8.0 Supply Chain Planning and Fulfillment. Designed best practices around the data management and the day to day activities of.

US

• Coordinated Exhibits for MidPack 2011, Eye for Transport 2012
• Conduct Surveys, Focus Groups, Design Newsletter
• Create communications for APICS events and education
• Created a new Spotlight feature of local members have found in APICS

Columbia, Maryland, US

• 7 Years meeting Demand with Supply through KPI's, Sales & Operations Planning, Strategic Sourcing Relationships, Rough Cut Capacity Planning, & Logistics with a team of 6
• Lead a global team to create Best Practices, Standardizations, & Training for Material Master Data
• Evaluated and identified critical raw materials and the procurement strategies for them (Forecasts, Multiple Vendors, EOQ w/discounts, Pre-buys)
• Redefined packaging specifications to save ~250K a year in materials costs, increased export shipping efficiency by 43%, and reduced shipping expenses by 15%
• Created a local dashboard for the Supply Chain Group to centralize reports, applications and Standard Operating Procedures to perform daily, monthly, & yearly tasks.

Columbia, Maryland, US

• Consulted and created training documentation for an SAP upgrade from version 4 to 5 and a merger between divisions for the following modules: Materials Management, Production, and Sales and Distribution
• Implemented LEAN manufacturing, Six Sigma Projects, and SKU rationalization/conversions, green drum re-purchasing program and hybrid consignment of raw materials
• Facilitated a Kaizen Event using Value Stream Mapping, Spaghetti diagrams, TIMWOOD, and 5S to reduce significantly travel and congestion for the packaging operators
• Lead Annual Physical Inventories for multiple plants following ISO procedures which pass 3rd party audits for ISO & SOX compliance

Columbia, Maryland, US

• Setup and Maintained Material Masters, Safety Stocks in SAP
• Maintained Daily and Weekly LEAN Shop Floor Schedules
• Created Waterbase Scheduling tool with automatic Pareto charting of schedule deviations
• Coordinated with Sales, Customer Service, Purchasing, Logistics, Shipping and Receiving to ensure supply to our customers

Masters In Business Administration

B.S.B.A., Operations