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Maple Grove, MN

Brooklyn Park, MN

• Wurth Adams is the leader in Inventory Management and Industrial Distribution. Wurth excels as the premier distributor of supply chain solutions, delivering C-parts, specialty fasteners, production consumables, safety.
• Managed the daily operations of 4 distribution centers.
• A member of the leadership team that implemented a state of the art Automated Storage Retrieval System.
• Implemented a 6S program throughout all distribution centers and ensured process and procedures developed by other functional areas are implemented within all warehouses.

Anoka, MN

• As the top supplier and marketer of cake decorating solutions, DecoPac serves the world’s major retailers and independent bakeries and holds key licenses to both premiere entertainment brands and professional sports.
• Trained as a Lean Master in 2014 and facilitated the development of the Lean Transformation Plan including value stream maps to identify key opportunities to eliminate wastes and improve performance.
• Led the implementation of a new Shipping PLC system, new cubing software, carton on demand system and converted the shipping system from “pick-to-tote” to “pick-to-carton” successfully.
• Reduced picking errors by close to 90% and has taken daily order throughput from 2,883 to 4,011, an increase of 41%.
• Ensured that the warehouse maintained its excellent American Institute of Baking and Safe Food Quality rating by enforcing good manufacturing practices.

Anoka, MN

• Collaborated with the Purchasing Department to create a daily production schedule.
• Managed production schedule and product flow within the department. Increased units per labor hour from 273 to 390, a productivity increase of 42% in 2 years.
• Managed the facility’s safety program, receiving the Meritorious Achievement Award in Occupational Safety from the Minnesota Safety Council in 2011.

Mounds View, MN

• Owens & Minor is the leader in Custom-Designed Solutions for healthcare manufacturers and providers. From distribution and transportation, to inventory management, to custom kits and data analysis, Owens & Minor.
• Directly supervised a team of 25 forklift and receiving operators in a union environment.
• Managed all aspects of material flow through the distribution center, controlling $15M of inventory and ensuring 24/7 availability of materials, accurate stock rotation and cost effective storage.
• Consistently ranked in the top 10% out of 30 Distribution Centers for optimization of product placement.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• FedEx is the leading small package carrier in the world delivering superior service worldwide.
• Managed a team in the newly created Home Delivery Division.
• Hired and trained a crew of 30 delivery drivers and 20 package handlers.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Technology Management, Management

Activities and Societies: National Association of Industrial Technology (President)

Mini Masters Of Lean Enterprise