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San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

Manage a team of five software engineers and technical product owners while leading the team's core engineering initiativesDevelop PlayStation's external facing Analytics platform to ensure our partners (5,000+ end-users) have access to relevant and timely data in the spirit of continuously improving the gaming experienceMentor and train the team on internal python scripting processes and Git versioning best practices to ensure each team member is up-skilled on core engineering responsibilities while maintaining a secure/smooth test-to-prod deployment flowDesign the architectural framework for the software and data pipelines that power and interact with custom applications allowing end-users seamless synchronization when performing tasks within these appsAs the data pillar lead within our organization's DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) team, continue to deliver insights that guide leadership in implementing better initiatives to create a more equitable workplace

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed an interactive model between Operations and Inventory Management to ensure cohesion in operational plan creation that improved forecast accuracy, labor and capacity planning at Target distribution facilitiesIdentified and implemented technical process solutions that drove efficiencies across Network Planning, Field Operations, and Sales and Operations Planning in adherence to the product roadmapDelivered continuous improvements to datasets and tools through agile development, thoroughly iterating with a myriad of cross-functional partners to unlock the most relevant value to end users with each sprintEngineered technical products and foundational datasets leveraging self-taught Python and SQL skillset to foster data driven decision making among cross-functional supply chain partnersTrained immediate team members to query in SQL and analyze data to progress their individual technical repertoires while utilizing my expertise in Target's supply chain processesDesigned and built automated data pipelines that validate accuracy and timeliness of data flows within our forecast modernization products

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Optimized operational efficiency through the supply chain while managing the Seasonal and Outdoor Living businesses by aligning merchandise financial forecasts with distribution center labor plansDeveloped tools that allowed analysts to proactively create inventory flow models by utilizing automated forward-looking purchase order data and historyConverted Inventory Management’s outlooks to operational forecasts used for labor planning in the distribution centers Trained Sr. Managers and Analysts to use the tools I created to establish a relationship between Inventory Management and Supply Chain which formed a dynamic two-way data insight structure

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Revitalized both the socks and underwear business by instituting new analytical processes that led to better inventory availability at the store, sales improvements and lower average inventory cost vs. prior yearLed total Basics Team to develop 2017 Back-to-School (BTS) key strategies and created a tool that determined the optimal number of off-shelf locations and inventory levels by examining sales velocity and capacity metrics at the store level for all BTS programsImplemented a quarterly inventory flow strategy for total Basics then trained and led our team through forecast validation to ensure all selling locations were set up and had proper replenishment forecastsCaptained transitions team and developed get-in/get-out strategies for new product launches

Bloomington, Minnesota

Led an asset utilization project by communicating with district offices throughout the country, creating new processes and efficiencies to ensure proper inventory management practicesManaged a high-level inventory project locating idle equipment, resulting in recovery of over $100K of future revenue Collaborated closely with the Supply Chain Manager to gain hands-on experience in supply chain management Supported the logistics team to ensure that fill rate metrics were achieved weekly

Acquired valuable knowledge through hands-on experience in the Sports Marketing field while being mentored by industry-leading NHLPA certified agents and interacting with NHL playersDesigned a project that created projections for National Hockey League defensemen to generate predictive depth charts