Responsible for all cost-side analysis and strategy for rail assets. Provide rail operations expertise and data analytics to maintain competitive costs, tactically respond to market changes, and strategically develop ITE's operations within the company and through our partners.

Expanded shop scheduling tool to a network-level scope and incorporated machine learning (via scikit-learn / random forest regression) to predict future work loads before the work arrives in shop. Trained network scheduling SMEs to use the tool to drive loading decisions and predict backlogs / delays.Developed/implemented workflow process and visual Power BI status dashboard to manage timely final liability identification. Reduced uncollected liability due to late identification by 85% (~120K/yr) while maintaining repair cycle time performance and streamlining information flow.Built operations analysis tool in Power BI to provide productivity, efficiency, and utilization analytics across any combination of location, department, time frame, and work categories so that all levels of management (from COO to department supervisor) could quickly gain insight into recent operations performance.Data analytics SME (SQL, Python, VBA, Power BI) supporting operations management at a corporate and field level for business insight, KPI development and assessment, and ad-hoc analysis needs.Resource and mentor for field-based Yellow/Green Belts and location-specific projects.

Developed shop scheduling tool that incorporates historical production capacity, current work loads, and a scheduling option for rough cut capacity planning. Trained key personnel in management and operations to schedule to a level-load and see impacts of changes to load and capacity. Deployed across 10 North American sites.

-Continuous improvement leadership in the form of short-term kaizen events and long-tem projects and initiatives, both following the DMAIC process-Advanced data mining, analysis, and presentation using MS Excel, VBA, Oracle SQL, Cognos, and Python-Deployment of corporate initiatives targeting improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost.

Organized and led teams to go from an initial customer drawing through PPAP approval and product delivery. Coordinated manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, and outside suppliers to ensure on-time delivery to the customer's expectation.Supported the floor with in-process manufacturing drawings and drawing for special gages and fixtures.Coordinated upstream and downstream product and process changes.

All aspects of quality assurance for manufacturing for the automotive and heavy machinery industries.-PPAPs, 8Ds, control plans, APQP, and related documentation-continuous improvement with focus on total quality and lean initiatives

I support workstations, servers, and network infrastructure in a high-precision manufacturing environment

Tutor for math/science at high school and college levels

Technology consultant for small offices in the South Bend, IN area. Services include purchase recommendations, configuration, management, and maintenance of infrastructure.

network/server maintenance of predominantly Mac environment with Mac, Windows, and Linux servers

Troubleshooting desktop, server, and network issues for Microsoft operating systems and Cisco equipment