Collaborating with customers to understand and identify how to integrate 3D printing into workflows.

For more than 2 decades, Forecast 3D has been providing industrial 3D printing, short-run manufacturing, and high volume production services to empower companies to speed their product development cycle. I'm proud to be part of this amazing team! We will provide the best solutions for plastic & metal parts, prototype & production!

At Stratasys Direct Mfg. I helped customers in 5 Midwest states. I travelled within my territory to consult customers in-person to provide best solutions for hundreds of different applications. Developed 2 stagnant regions, prospecting and growing business segments in Aerospace and Agriculture. Hosted plant tours for the Eden Prairie, MN facility for new customers. Presented SDM capabilities for onboarding new Stratasys employees quarterly. • Hosted hundreds of events to present company solutions and products to engineering, purchasing and quality departments to educate on new materials and processes, saving them valuable time in research and product development.• Worked with program managers to budget and create timeline benchmarks for successful product launches, created a plan for every part.• First responder for any issues regarding quality or delivery.• Acted as voice-of-customer on internal calls which resulted in consistently meeting expectations.

Provided excellent customer service to key accounts. Advised on new opportunities for plastics manufacturing, from prototype to production. Collaborated to ensure on-time and expedite requests. Worked with manufacturing business units to ensure the product that we shipped met customers' requirements.• Coordinated projects from ideation to production, including continuous improvement during product lifecycle, which saved customers time and money.• Hosted plant tours for new accounts and quality audits, educated customers in manufacturing technologies.• Traveled to advise on new projects or resolve any conflicts or issues with current production.• Implemented Lean Manufacturing solutions and DFM to promote cost save opportunities for both customers and employer; resulting in over $500,000 in savings.

I learned a lot in the 3 years that I was in strategic sourcing. It helps me have deeper empathy and understanding of my current customers' needs in my sales role. I understand first-hand what it's like to work with great (and not-so-great) suppliers. It helps me ensure that the company I'm working for is the former, not the latter. I worked hard to find a solution for the first assembly opportunity. Creating a new business unit for company (assembly) which created jobs and revenue. For my customer, this increased profit margin, reduced project shop-floor space, and solved inventory issues. Consulted for critical and custom parts for cost-save and quality solutions.• Introduced and promoted multiple launches of high level assemblies.• Qualified hundreds of suppliers with lucrative and beneficial contracts.• Identified, proposed, and implemented $150k in cost savings procedures in one year.• Led problem solving efforts for various weekly RMA's, SCAR's, and QC issues.• Installed 3 inventory control systems; VMI, Kanban and consignment with preferred suppliers to manage hundreds of part numbers.

• 80% Project Management; I supported sales efforts by quoting projects, following projects from start to finish. Utilizing QuickBooks, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook. I was the first point of contact for orders that were going through the shop. • 20% Sales; I was able to initiate sales calls once my project management duties were completed. I was able to quickly generate enough sales for the company to transition to full-time sales.

Basically the librarian of all CAD data. I would receive or download CAD, use multiple software to translate the files for quoting or job kickoff. Back in 2001, this could be quite the effort!• Created a file transfer matrix to keep track of files received, revision level, and order information.• Complex translation to output usable files.• Fixed errors in 3D CAD geometry.

Excell was a small 5 person shop. Everyone was cross-trained. I finished SLA prototypes, made RTV tools, shot urethane parts. Fully finished and painted parts. This is where I first implemented lean manufacturing, before I even knew what it was!

I learned about 3D printing and manufacturing while creating presentations, corporate literature, and working on website design.

I really started pushing a broom for my father's company when I was 12, but I don't see that skill here on LinkedIn. Most of the homes that we built were in the 1/2 million dollar range, from framing to finishing. Summers, vacations, and anytime I could get in-between school. I acquired a great work ethic (no such thing as a sick day in carpentry) and learned about a variety of other trades while on the job.

Summer job as a graphic designer for MDM. I created MDI's 1999 catalog using Quark software.