Owner of Sew In Tune, Inc., a full service sewing machine service and repair business and fabric shop. Certified Repair Technician and Certified Eleanor Burns Instructor.

- Manage an evolving CPI program. In the last 3 years there were over 300 participants closing 90 projects, resulting in $6.2M+ in savings.- Implemented a Poka Yoke / Mistake Proofing suggestion program. - Developed a rewards program for both CPI and Poka Yoke programs.- Received $127K in state and federal grant money for the Colorado Existing Industry training grant and the Advanced Technical Training Grant.- Implemented a data card tracking system to track status against objectives.- Implemented a training / certification tracking program resulting in all departments being consistently at or above 98%+ completion on required training and certifications. - Moved outgoing audit from a find and report operation to a find, report, and fix operation, significantly reducing outgoing defects.