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Peabody, Ma, Us

North Reading, Ma, Us

- Developed and maintained a functional production forecast for Teradyne’s commercial division for current quarter +4—managing quarterly inventory facility-wide, regularly liaising with upper management to review inventory, liabilities, and demand plans, and tracking and analyzing production data across two divisions; consistently boasts a 99% on-time delivery rate since joining Teradyne - Worked closely with cross-functional teams to implement four new product lines—addressing a need to plan inventory that would support new builds and serving as the intermediary between marketing and production teams that monitored inventory, tested equipment, evaluated procedural efficacy, and ensured production planners were ready for all orders - Spearheaded the successful transition of physical production operations from China to Malaysia—planning buffer inventory to support the transfer, organizing all qualifying builds at the new facility, tracking equipment and inventory, and reducing overstock/outdated materials to ensure a smooth kickoff with limited downtime - Cultivated and managed relationships with contract manufacturers in Asia, overseeing EAR compliance while providing direct guidance and support for setting and prioritizing goals, navigating operational challenges, and mitigating obstacles in alignment with delivery timelines, resource availability, and demand- Led the transition from just-in-case (JIC) to just-in-time (JIT) planning methods in a post-covid environment, responding to a request from marketing to prepare an additional four quarters of drive that addressed the impact of harsh lead times—working closely with purchasing/commodity managers to cancel and/or push out orders while adapting to unprecedented and extreme changes in both global supply chain and managerial policies; efforts minimized negative impacts to existing inventory

Peabody, Ma, Us

- Provided a strategic direction for supply chain planning that included developing outcome-based forecasts, creating and prioritizing purchase orders, establishing metrics to improve inventory management and labor utilization, and working cross-functionally with finance, technical, ordering, engineering, purchasing, and procurement teams on new product introductions (NPIs) and engineering change orders (ECOs) - Implemented systems and methodologies designed to dramatically improve supply chain planning through effective process-level management, quality control, and replenishment efforts supported by complex data analysis and continuous improvement activities- Demonstrated experience with expertise in managing the SAP service process, further developing new end-to-end solutions in SAP Service Cloud to bolster supply chain activities in support of delivering fast and personalized customer service and increasing overall efficiency- Leveraged the use of data visualization tools, tables, views (Microsoft SQL Server), documented standard operating procedures (SOPs), and produced swimlane diagrams to organize and track critical inventory and production-level information used to inform short- and long-range business plans - Established departmental priorities in alignment with goals for productivity and performance, establishing educational materials and leading training sessions to ensure a fully qualified workforce with access to the tools and resources required to deliver against organizational goals

Peabody, Ma, Us

I was brought on to help develop the entire end-to-end service process. The company was new to SAP and the needed somebody dedicated to the Service Module to help IT create custom SAP transactions that would fit our requirements, create dozens of end-to-end test scripts and SOP's that I would later use to train Finance, OM, Service Technicians, and Materials Management personnel all over the world. I also developed backlog and turn around time metrics for our RMA’s; and worked closely with the service technicians to reduce our TAT and the backlog count for our customers. Developed projected component usage requirements based off of historical data and entered demand accordingly. Performed cost analysis to ensure standard repair costs are up to date so that finance can accurately estimate profitability/ set fixed pricing.Using Microsoft SQL Service I helped with the Datawarehouse project. Using tables extracted out of SAP I created dozens of building blocks (views and custom tables) which I used to create complex reports that SQVI wasn’t able to accomplish. Some of my reports included WO Costs Analysis, Overall RMA Report, and WO TAT Analysis, Return to Vendor(RTV) TAT Analysis, Labor and Component (by serial number) Usage in Service WO’s, that report helped with my next one, As-Maintained BOM.Subject Matter Expert for SAP Exchange/ Repairs process.Trained global team on the new SAP solution.Forecast inventory requirements for part repairs and exchanges.Create weekly/ monthly metrics to optimize inventory and improve labor utilization.Create production and inter-company purchase orders.Facilitate problem solving for order management.Manage numerous shared files which are used for reporting and solving backlog issues.Created many Microsoft SQL Server Reports used by everybody from VP’s to Service Techs.Created end to end swim lane diagrams for the Exchange/ Repair process.

Midland, Michigan, Us

The EST team helps to increase company profits by facilitating a leaner way of doing business.Additionally it helps to decrease the carbon footprint across the globe.An EST Scheduler is responsible for the movement of goods to and from Dow's physical plants as well as the logical(virtual plant). I am responsible for working with Dow's suppliers, customers, and subsidiaries on a daily basis. Using a variety of transactions in SAP and in constant communication with the suppliers etc. I exchange, swap, or toll Dow products. If you are unfamiliar with this it then I will provide an example of a swap. For instance lets say Dow produces product K in the United States while another chemical company produces product K in Europe. Instead of us shipping product K to Dow's customers in Europe from America we would have the other chemical company create it and ship it to Dow's customers in Europe. We would do likewise for the other chemical company's customers in the United States. It creates huge savings on shipping costs as well as shortens lead times greatly.I also helped my Dow team with their transition from SAP R2 to SAP R3. This was a difficult and tedious process. My knowledge of SAP was of great value to my team in helping them with the transition.

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Us

I was a graduate assistant for the Marketing and the Management departments.I had the opportunity to teach several class sessions on subjects such as MRP and network design, and demand planning.I have helped several professors conduct research into various topics. Some of these topics range from logistical provider websites to how best transport and set up water filtration units in the Dominican Republic for families and small villages.I have also aided many professors in grading exams, research papers and homework. Some of the work I did to help them with research was in cleaning up excel data and creating excel formulas and models to help get to the information that they wanted.I also had the pleasure of presenting research on how internship programs benefit stakeholders(the university, the student, and the business) at the Society for Marketing Advances(SMA) conference 2012.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

I used SAP to create STO's and PO's. I was in contact with the customers and when they needed to add on additional product or expedite the shipping I created the STO's and PO's to make sure the product would reach them in time. I also created shipping orders with FedEx and UPS if they needed faster shipping than our carriers could provide.I worked globally with suppliers to ensure accuracy of the material's data such as the weight and volume of the unit, case, and skid. This project was projected to save the company $100K+ per year. I worked with the global parts project team to create innovative solutions to logistics and supplier issues.These solutions help to ensure that logistical planning such as utilization is accurate so the planners can minimize cost.My main daily task was to plan shipments to both local and global customers. I utilized SAP's Delivery Dashboard among other things to make sure the product got where it needed to go.My favorite project was planning the network design of the European distribution routes where the team fixed the inefficiencies in the current network design.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), History

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Economics