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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Acquired by Shopify

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Remote

2020 program ownership of pod transfers: a logistical project between 41 Amazon Robotics fulfillment centers redistributing 400 million units of inventory at a cost savings of $164 million to the network. Translated findings from transportation data trends in Q1 to improve utilization/ reduce transportation spend by $4.3 million for Q2-Q4. Used analysis to.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Led operational readiness testing during a new building launch, collaborating with engineering, IT, and 3P contractors. Created and executed peak stress test plans including an accelerated two week ramp up of business critical equipment. Outbound team performed overall best in class for six of eight launch weeks in comparison to all new 2018 AR Sortable.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Developed a team of five Area Managers and 300+ hourly Associates through the launch of a brand new fulfillment center. Performed failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for site material handling equipment and worked with local RME team to systematically reduce jams over 500%, resulting in $400K annual savings. Claimed 1st place in the Amazon’s AR.

Seattle, WA

Led manufacturing operations for plant producing $80 million/year in sales. Oversaw 80 hourly + salaried employees encompassing raw material, machining, finishing, and maintenance. Directed root cause corrective action (RCCA) quality team meetings, resulting in record low 0.15% production scrap rate. Managed $1.5 million quarterly operating budget and.

Portland, OR

Led department overseeing 100+ million dollar annual throughput of investment cast products. Managed performance for 30 hourly employees across 4 cross-functional teams. Developed recovery plans and pipeline projects to meet quarterly productivity, variable cost, quality, and output goals. Facilitated change management during the implementation of a new.

Princeton, KY

Assisted production manager with daily operations for 49 union employees and 4 shop supervisors. Established production plans while scheduling employees per the union contract. Improved atomization process productivity by an average of 11.5%, creating an argon gas savings of $26,000/month.

Princeton, KY

Created a new quality procedure to identify and control critical parts for super alloy powder production. Utilized benchmarking to ensure best practices and produce key characteristics. Implemented a 3rd pass screening process to increase product yield an additional $60,000/month.

Seattle, WA

Supervised 10 shop employees, with up to 20 at quarter ends. Met $1,135,000 Schedule 11 To Dock metric every week during rotation. 20.3% departmental productivity increase from Q1 to Q3 in FY13. Aided in rolling out a new scheduling system to increase clarity and remove week end and quarter end spikes. Completed a capital project for a laser part marker.

Seattle, WA

Managed a $234,340 capital improvement project with an annual savings of $201,300 due to improved quality, reduced set-up/run times, and labor reduction. Led a team of outside contractors and Boeing engineers, driving the completion of action items and schedule reductions. Created a MRP system tooling module to improve die maintenance and product quality..

Strongsville, OH

Constructed a prototype and test set-up for a pump control/ level alarm device that was patented for future production. Created quote and approval drawings using AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor. Used ERP software to structure bills of material, manufacturing routings, and vendor information for purchase orders. Performed testing and design calculations to.