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I was privileged to be a founding member of this commercial printing and manufacturing facility. Combining new technology with AI and ingenious materials, I was able to help the company get off the ground. I wore many hats, including: -New product development, engineering, and testing -Materials sourcing and qualification -Facilities management -Design for manufacturability and automation -Custom equipment specs, validation requirements, and installation -Business analysis and strategic planning -Anything else required for the business

Lifetouch is a wonderful organization with a fulfilling purpose. Where else can you see smiling faces all day long? As a manager and leader, I ran the daily plant support functions including facilities, maintenance, purchasing, warehousing, IT, and engineering. I championed the Continuous Improvement initiatives and Quality improvements that lead to some amazing achievements for our team.Some of my daily activities included:-Lead Kaizen events, Value Stream Mapping projects, 5S implementations, and A3 projects-Set daily and weekly KPIs and established a model cross-functional team leadership-Responsible for a challenging facilities and production budget-Completed major $1MM building renovation on time and under budget-25% reduction in utility costs over a 3 year span

At the Lifetouch corporate facility I enjoyed success in several areas of process engineering and product development. Some of my accomplishments include:-APQP seasonal testing for 3 major product lines-Cross functional teamwork with production, sales, marketing, finance, and software engineering-Millions of dollars of savings in product and process engineering projects-Awarded company Einstein Award on 3 occasions for multiple projects-Received Lean Six Sigma practitioner certification as part of a Management Development Team-Recieved the company OMDP certification (Operations Manager Development Program)

Skyline is an exciting place to work. With a wide assortment of printing, woodworking, metalworking and painting, it was a young engineer's dream. I found a home there focusing on improvements to the fabric banner product line. Because of great management and team members I was able to enjoy many successful projects.Here are some resume highlights:Analyze processes and procedures and implement improvements while utilizing Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques. Lead Kaizen and Value Stream improvement teams, focusing on single-piece flow, level loading, visual factory and Poka Yoke. Collaborate with internal and external support groups, such as design engineering, purchasing, customer service, marketing, vendors, RMA and other technical teams. Investigate, justify and implement capital expenditures, including planned layouts, installation, and training. Oversee product development and testing while creating a viable manufacturing plan. Design, build, and implement specialized manufacturing equipment. Maintain BOMS, Engineering Change Requests, and Routings in SAP.Process Improvements-Researched and recommending laser projection system for more accurate measuring and cutting.-Programmed and implemented specialized Excel tools for sizing of fabric patterns, increasing first pass yield to nearly 100% and nearly eliminating defects.-Directed process improvement team to create a Small Banner Cut Cell in the fabric finishing department, which would increase throughput by more than 50%.-Established SOPs and created new tools to ensure customer satisfaction-Developed a shock-corded tube jig for an improved product line, which increased product sales by 15%.Product Improvements-Championed a strategy team to develop an improved fabric line.-Fabric graphics represent 15% of company sales.-Qualifying and managing new suppliers to develop engineered fabrics.-Spearheaded critical design improvements to the company’s main product line.

In my short time at Lauren I was a valued employee and challenged in ways that helped me to grow. I served as a value stream leader, as a lean process engineer, in multiple product development ventures, as a research and development expert, in machine design and build, and on the ISO14001 development team.