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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

St Paul Park, Minnesota, United States

From designing to printing (3D printing), launching a business to offer custom options for everyone to support their team and their children in sports!www.custom3dsports.com

Oakdale, Minnesota, United States

• Managed area supervisors and full department, including customer call intake, product intake, repair technicians, support technicians, inventory/materials team, packaging/shipping team, department engineer and data.
• Drove staffing needs, leading to sustained improvements in labor efficiency and turnaround time (TAT) for repaired devices.
• Led cross-functional improvement projects, including Kaizen events for TAT… Show more
• Led cross-functional improvement projects, including Kaizen events for TAT reductions, repair backlog reductions and layouts for building consolidations.
• Implemented and sustained improvements in safety, quality and cost.
• Managed and reported on department budgets (quarterly and annually), metrics and strategic goals.

• Managed five business analysts (BAs) at multiple locations, three providing global SAP support/enhancements and two supporting a single plant (all manufacturing applications).
• Led a $15,000,000 global MES solution implementation project for electronic device history records (eDHR), serving as the training lead and managing the operations BA’s needed for the project.
• Participated as the manufacturing knowledge expert in St. Jude/Abbott SAP integration efforts, ensuring seamless… Show more
• Participated as the manufacturing knowledge expert in St. Jude/Abbott SAP integration efforts, ensuring seamless operation and quality compliance.
• Guided team in divestiture efforts for major product line, coordinating the transition of supply chain and manufacturing teams, data and processes.
• Facilitated learning and growth opportunities between global BA’s, enhancing team capabilities and project outcomes. Show less

• Served as subject matter expert representing manufacturing on global standardization projects, leading initiatives for process improvements and training global manufacturing teams.
• Managed projects for implementing global standards, including the development and delivery of training to enhance manufacturing efficiency and compliance.

• Managed three operations engineers, in initiatives for direct labor training, shop floor analytics, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitated global cross-functional team in creation of new line clearance procedure, standardizing across multiple product lines.
• Managed updates to direct labor training requirements, incorporating nine global sites into one shared process.
• Acquired project for implementation of internally developed metrics solution and course-corrected project scope… Show more
• Acquired project for implementation of internally developed metrics solution and course-corrected project scope and implementation methods in order to complete project effectively within required timeline. Show less

• Developed and implemented standards for direct labor training, procedure content and data collection, coordinating the setup of procedures and documentation for new product line releases and facility moves.
• Designed manufacturing layouts for moving nine product lines to new facility, including working with external architects and contractors for coordination of facility needs to meet layout needs.
• Initiated documentation of process for inactivation and clean-up of "dead" products… Show more
• Initiated documentation of process for inactivation and clean-up of "dead" products, including leading team in determining obsolescence of hundreds of part numbers from prior generational changes. Show less

Plymouth, MN

• Supervised 76 direct labor personnel in assembly of self expanding stents, including cutting, fabrication, and assembly of the top-level assembly along with subassemblies and final packaging lines.
• Established standards for operator levels and requirements, working with HR and value stream supervisors to deliver operator goals, mapping, and growth opportunities, including job description updates.
• Oversaw resolution of daily production issues, staffing levels, and monthly production… Show more
• Oversaw resolution of daily production issues, staffing levels, and monthly production goals. Show less

• Reduced inventory and lead time through use of Kanban systems for subassemblies and raw materials.
• Implemented standards for production metrics on production lines (5S and Standard Work).
• Facilitated and participated in Lean Kaizen Events implementing 5S, process flow, layout improvement, and standard work implementation improving production efficiencies and quality plant wide.
• Conducted Lean Tools training (including 5S, Standard Work, Kaizen Events, and Visual Controls) for… Show more
• Conducted Lean Tools training (including 5S, Standard Work, Kaizen Events, and Visual Controls) for Supervisors, Engineers, Technicians, and Operators. Show less

Plymouth, MN

• Developed production floor layouts for multiple product lines and helped coordinate the movement and implementation of the new layouts, including future capacity planning.
• Standardized operations training materials, including production processes, manufacturing documentation, and tracking of training.

New Brighton, MN

Conducted Six Sigma projects with a major customer, applying DMAIC tools. Implemented Lean assembly lines for cost savings, including updating layouts, facilities, work instructions and general/specific training (for operators, engineers and management). Developed and implemented plant-wide process flow with ergonomic and efficient work cells. Developed.

Bs, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)

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