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Denver, Colorado, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Achieved shared NPD team goals – launch date, start-up costs, contribution margin, delivery performance, quality, volume, while looking to reduce cycle time.• Managed a variety of high-volume/high-complexity NPD projects at various stages on multiple teams at any given time. Key responsibilities included setup and maintenance of new parts in several systems; coordination of PPAPs to align with key project milestones; issuing tooling, PPAP, and production POs to ensure on time arrival of new material; expediting material when needed; collaboration with demand planning for forecast adjustments; working closely with internal production teams to understand their requirements for pilot and initial production runs; handoff of NPD items to buyer/planner team once in steady state.• Acted as purchasing agent for returnable packaging; performed analysis on number of packs required; worked with engineering team on vendor selection for a variety of sub-components; coordinated delivery of sub-components to 3rd party vendor for pack build.• Orchestrated Bill of Material changes by managing obsoleting inventory to coincide with arrival of new material based on each SKUs velocity.• Successfully launched over 100 NPD projects for a variety of retail, trade, eComm, and commercial customers, of which 95% were on time or ahead of schedule.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Project manage action plans tied to strategic initiatives for seven commodity teams. These projects focused on the supply base and included capability building, exits, resourcing of components, quality improvements, and risk mitigation. Allocate internal resources to complete necessary action items within project timelines. • Involved with commodity and supplier strategy development to achieve yearly commodity team goals.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Contracted through Delta Faucet Company

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

I primarily specialized full cycle recruiting for placement in sales, logistics (materials, purchasing, quality), and engineering roles in the capital equipment and general manufacturing industries.

Greater Memphis Area

-Maintain data integrity for global aftermarket planning system (Xelus)-Lead multiple projects from inception to completion; facilitates project planning sessions with internal stakeholders to determine the scope and objectives of each project; work with business stakeholders to establish project performance goals; design project plan and tracks performance against performance goals and timeline-Identify, track, and work with others to resolve project issues-Monitor and communicate project status to project team-Conduct research and analysis; provide input into the design and development of project plans and timelines-Manage project risk; use quality tools to identify areas of risk; work with others on the team and outside the team to identify alternatives or solutions-Document and share team learnings with other teams; draw on other project team experiences to enhance the success of the project-Identify and assign appropriate resources to accomplish various project tasks; guide and coach team members through various stages of the project; provide developmental feedback to team members

- Planned and maintained daily supply chain operations in materials for critical suppliers and customers- Aligned strategy to ensure daily KPIs were met by working closely with demand management, forecasting, operations, and supplier management and development functions- Tracked daily performance metrics to identify trends to continuously improve on time customer delivery while minimizing customer pain (backordered days of sales & backorder dollars)

Self motivated student on target for graduating with a bachelor’s degree in International Business with Summa Cum Laude honors designation and a Six Sigma Black Belt Certification. Experienced professional with over six years of service in the United States Army.

Awarded the Army Achievement medal for the supervision of six soldiers and the maintenance and repair of equipment which resulted in the 384th Military Police Battalion maintaining a 97% Fully Mission Capable status throughout the entire Patriot Warrior 2009 exercise.

• During second deployment to Iraq, was part of a 12 member team selected from over 1300 soldiers to operate and maintain the Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment; this involved the operation of a blimp-like system (worth over 1 million dollars) used to monitor the perimeter and surrounding roads and villages for enemy activity. Over the span of this deployment was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the Army Achievement Medal.• During first tour of duty in Iraq was part of a three member team that repaired over 110 power generators, resulting in a savings for the United States Army of over $300,000. Was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and Mechanics Badge Award.• Awarded a Certificate of Appreciation and a Certificate of Achievement for the successful movement of over 13,383 pieces of equipment from February to May 2005 while supporting the Directorate of Logistics, Port Support Activity (Beaumont, Texas). This port was the busiest in the nation in terms of deployment and redeployment of major combat units to Iraq. The Department of the Army also selected Team Beaumont as the Best in the Army for individual and team accomplishments.