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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Responsible and accountable for the effective execution of new product releases, product launches, and product transfers throughout the organization. the NPI Project Specialist is a key facilitator between design engineering, product management, manufacturing, marketing, sales, quality, and compliance. Responsible for managing project task lists and timelines from engineering handoff through implementation.▪ Drive project plan development, checklists and timelines based on resource availability, organizational priorities, and cross-functional management requirements.▪ Communicates tasks and requirements within departments, regularly documents progress and results, and communicates progress to management.▪ Manage and resolve project issues by documenting, collaborating, tracking, and performing timely follow up to ensure swift resolution.▪ Conduct project kickoff meetings, milestone reviews, update meetings and project retrospective meetings.

Chaska, Minnesota, United States

Responsible and accountable for leading the implementation of a hardware and software modifications in the research and development phase for a new immunoassay analyzer instrument product line.▪ Facilitated multiple levels of daily management meetings for dozens of attendees.▪ Scrum master for team of mechanical and software engineers in 3-week sprints.▪ Established sprint deliverables with effort for team members.▪ Sustained continuous alignment of team milestones with master schedule.▪ Efficiently communicated project tracking and status via collaborative tools.

Arden Hills

Responsible and accountable for coordinating development of Hearing assist devices in the research and development phase, along with product development phases with emphasis on firmware/software development and testing.▪ Reviewed project proposals to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.▪ Evaluated status reports prepared by team leads and managed design changes or scope changes as required.▪ Applied Project management methods including sprints, crashing and fast tracking.▪ Effectively communicated reports for key stakeholders, team members and management using visual tools such as using Microsoft Project and Microsoft Power BI.▪ Active administrator for Microsoft Project and cloud-based project management server - Microsoft Project Web App (PWA).

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Responsible and accountable for the coordinated management of multiple CAT Certified Power train and component Rebuilds.▪ Oversaw the project life cycle of CAT machinery Power train Plus rebuilds with an average cost of $400,000 and timeline of 6-14 weeks.▪ Collaborated with resource managers and office administration to discuss Potential risks, opportunities, bottlenecks and budget.▪ Forecasted future rebuilds to predict future demand and resource allocation▪ Responsible for all rebuild registration documentation submissions to CAT.▪ Reviewed Ziegler CAT Facilities to expand Machine and Component rebuild business.▪ Lead and supported continuous implementation of CAT Certified Rebuild procedures at Ziegler to ensure process adherence.

St. Paul, Minnesota

▪ Interacted with senior management on construction projects at Fortune 100-500 Companies.▪ Managed inventory of equipment/tools and project materials.▪ Worked directly with on-site project managers and clients.▪ Provided high-quality customer service to clients, vendors and subcontractors. ▪ Sustained safe working environment and enforce job-site safety programs.

Bloomington, Minnesota

Responsible and accountable for the Implementation of RF tracking techniques in the warehouse.▪ Monitored daily warehouse activities for process improvements.▪ Reorganized warehouse inventory to prepare for Radio Frequency implementation.▪ Planned warehouse for Solar Eclipse inventory purchasing software implementation.▪ Executed customer orders and managed parts inventory.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

▪ Managed incoming calls for manufacturer recalls and rebates for Thompson Center.▪ Provided information to customers and submitted data on client’s behalf.▪ Delivered professional and high-quality customer service.

Bachelor'S Degree, Supply Chain & Operations Management

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Varsity football and hockey. Peer mentor for fellow classmates with special needs