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Draper, Utah, United States

American Fork, Utah, United States

Alpine, Ut

───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────Implemented a new project and portfolio system with extraordinary results───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────➤ Led a team of two to implement a new Workfront instance in 64 business days. The implementation included a number of significant facets: ● Set up and configured the system 30% faster than baseline, including defining team-based roles for over 200 users ● Created and administered a role-based training program and, employing elements of gamification, inspired nearly 80% of users to voluntarily complete an average of 5 hours of training within two weeks! ● Facilitated the setup and subsequent oversight of over 450 new projects in the system (accompanied by more than 9,200 tasks and 1,250 documents) ● Architected and implemented 8 new workflows which addressed significant needs of multiple departments including R&D, Engineering, Supply Chain, HR, and Legal➤ Designed and implemented over 30 workflows that effectively handled more than 7,000 requests; facilitated the setup and management of over 1,000 projects in the system — all within the first 7 months after launch of Workfront➤ Created a purchase request workflow that saved over $90k per year in labor, reduced problems by 50%, and reduced time-to-receipt by an average of two days➤ Designed and implemented a process that cut fixed asset accounting time by 75% and brought the process up to the standard to which publicly-held companies are audited➤ Led a team of 9 to create and implement an employee-suggestion program

Provo, Utah Area

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ➤ Led a team of 18 to audit and correct over 2,400 Bills of Material (BOMs) in under 40 business days ⇨ Completed the project 2 weeks early (125% ahead of schedule) ⇨ Exceeded the 97% accuracy goal by nearly 2% ➤ Developed new processes and systems to maintain BOM integrity and reduce inventory adjustments───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Provo, Utah Area

Senior Quality Analyst (2014 - 2016)Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (2012 - 2014)Senior Test Engineer (2010 – 2012)─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Improved product quality, developed and revitalized business processesLed out with Lean Six Sigma, project management, root cause analysis, and workflow tools─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ➤ Promoted Lean Six Sigma methods to improve designs, processes, and product testing ⇨ Created training in areas of Six Sigma, Lean, and cultural change; taught and mentored multiple teams and individuals ➤ Investigated product failures at global locations ⇨ Determined root causes; implemented corrective and preventative actions on more than 15 different product breakdowns ➤ Led a cross-functional team of 18 to investigate a large-scale product failure ⇨ Helped prevent over $1M in further losses ⇨ Delivered repaired product to the customer 3 times faster than standard ⇨ Implemented corrective actions and system improvements ➤ Created and helped implement flexible and customer-focused processes and workflows to improve efficiency and mistake-proof systems ⇨ Identified the need for multiple improvements, wrote charters, gathered management support and led the projects ➤ Spearheaded a cross-functional team of 25 in a product-design project for a fast-paced new customer order───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Provo, Utah Area

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ➤ Created new product designs to satisfy evolving customer and business needs ➤ Developed new designs using SolidWorks as the 3D modeling tool ➤ Managed the Industrial Design work on new and existing products to maximize visual appeal and to optimize ergonomics───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Provo, Utah Area

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ➤ Created solutions for customers' product-design challenges ➤ Tested designs to ensure they met or exceeded customer expectations───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Provo, Utah Area

Product Manager (2008)Product Development / Design Engineer (1999 - 2007)─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Headed the development team for an $2M project to design and launch a revolutionary new product─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ➤ Applied Lean and Six Sigma principles (as a key team member) ⇨ Resulted in the most-profitable quarter in 20 years of company history ➤ Orchestrated an expedited start-up of a $10M business (as part of a team of 3) ⇨ Facilitated the launch as a product designer and a manufacturing engineer ➤ Encouraged and demonstrated creativity by playing a key role in securing 4 patents ➤ Interacted with sales, marketing, accounting, and manufacturing to map multi-year corporate business strategies ➤ Hired, and managed the work of 4 engineering assistants ➤ Created 3D models, drawings, bills of material, and standard operating procedures for multiple products and processes───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

North Salt Lake, Utah Area

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Developed and tested new productsManaged product families as a design, manufacturing, and packaging engineer─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ➤ Implemented formal design reviews to incorporate design changes that saved over $100k per year ➤ Designed, prototyped and successfully developed 6 new product lines and over 30 new parts ➤ Created detailed designs of new products using SolidWorks───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────