•Used predetermined time system to establish Engineered Labor Standards supporting conversion of piece pick selection operations of multiple distribution centers to new Warehouse/Labor Management System.•Managed project teams to collect labor standards validation time studies onsite and analyze data. The result was properly updated case selection and lift truck pallet putaway/replenishment Engineered Labor Standards at distribution centers throughout the US. •Analyzed labor savings for process improvement ideas and updated methods documents accordingly.•Implemented training program and Sharepoint site of best practices for new Industrial Engineers.•Maintained AutoCAD facility drawings for all distribution centers nationwide.•Facilitated training seminars for teamsters shop stewards, supervisors, and floor associates covering Labor Standards creation, accountability with Labor Management system, and lean continuous improvement concepts.•Helped develop detailed picking system requirements for in store grocery order fulfillment based on analysis of in store and logistics selection processes and best practices used throughout enterprise. •Working with a software vendor, Kroger Digital Team, and Store Operations Team, helped identify process improvement opportunities during the launch of the first Kroger Clicklist (in store fulfillment) location in Cincinnati, OH

•Managed projects to setup value added logisticsoperations for indirect channel DCs. Responsible for floorlayout, equipment spec/procurement/install, materialflow,capacity analysis, training, and system testing.•Managed building re-layout projects in coordination withproduction management to improve space utilization andincrease throughput.•Developed process instructions inmanufacturing execution system to support finalintegration/value added logistics and re-work activities forprinters, multi-function devices, and startup kits.Processes tested and deployed for new products atdistribution centers worldwide.

•Implemented lean manufacturing principles to theproduction of glass break detectors. •Designed and applied efficiency tracking system for automated opticalinspection of printed circuit boards•Designed prototype tray feeder for the placement of integrated circuits to improve utilization of pick and place machine•Panelized printed circuit boards to increase throughput

•Worked with chair manufacturing team to design pilot andpreproduction runs for a new dental chair product•Conducted time studies to balance assembly line work•Documented work instructions for dental chair assemblyand introduced steps to incorporate ergonomic principlesinto process