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Squamish, Bc, Ca

Leading business improvement initiatives focused on increasing team productivity and generatingprocessing capacity, resulting in $350,000 of cost savings and cost avoidance to date.Leveraging effective communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with all levels ofproject stakeholders, generating stakeholder buy-in and driving project success.Facilitating training and capacity planning processes for the Retail Operations group, leading toimproved business unit service levels and data availability for key processes

Kingston, Ontario

- Assisted first year engineering students with the development of technical writing and efficient communication abilities

Trenton, Ontario

- designed and implemented a wooden cable reel ejector mechanical system to improve process ergonomics- completed a nitrogen gas generation feasibility study to identify opportunities for cost savings in the industrial gas supply system- designed and implemented a water test tank to improve product testing quality and accuracy- designed storage and transportation carts for packing material to streamline FIFO material management- updated lock-out-tag-out documentation for plant machinery- managed and completed numerous lean manufacturing and continuous improvement projects

Trenton, Ontario

- completed preventative maintenance and root cause analysis on distribution center material handling equipment to eliminate damage product waste

Bachelor’S Degree, Applied Science, Mechanical

Activities and Societies: Queen's Aerospace Design Team 2015-2017

Certificate In Business