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Virginia Beach, VA, US

Hampton, Virginia, United States

Hampton, Virginia

• Direct all PHC Industrial activities at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS).
• Maintain PHC Industrial financial projections. Prepare proposals and process billing for shipyard projects.
• Provide Construction Oversight services for NNS Facilities’ Value Stream projects. Coordinate contractor work with NNS production and maintenance departments, ensure compliance to project specification documents.
• General Contractor for multiple commercial renovation and construction projects in Virginia and North Carolina.o Establish and maintain project scheduleso Report to Architect/Engineers and end-customers on project.

Newport News, Virginia

• IE Standards and Tools
• Directed and developed a diverse group of industrial engineers and operations research professionals. This team was responsible for operation and production standards and methods; grouping and routing guidelines.
• Worked closely with all of the NNS Industrial Engineering organization (Integrated Smart Shipyard, Process Tools Integration, Capacity Planning, Value Stream Management, and Field IE) and the rest of the Integrated.

Newport News, Virginia

• I am a Shipbuilder!
• Managed multi-million dollar capital projects for equipment utilized in the production and overhaul of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines for the United States Navy. Established project plans, cost.
• Facilitated Facilities and Waterfront Support Division’s nominations for corporate Model of Excellence awards. Collaborated with nomination authors and presented nominations to Operations’ Division working committee.
• Manufacturing and Shops Project Plan process team lead, collaborating with other team members on continuous improvement of Project Planning process for the Plant Engineering Department.

Virginia Beach, VA

• Managed annual distribution of $250M of cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and dermis tissue and post production processing of over 400K grafts annually.
• Directed annual physical inventory count of tissue at all locations. Collaborated with Finance on inventory cycle count project to replace annual inventory.
• Super user for SAP Distribution transactions, establishing a stock replenishment process for LNH-NW. Implemented process for post-production processing of cryo-preserved skin at LNH-NW. Created test scripts for and.
• Coordinated with client services and production planning teams to fulfill client orders.
• Established departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), monitoring monthly and implementing continuous improvement activities where needed.
• Participated in FDA audits, providing adequate representation of Good Tissue Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices with no non-conformances noted.

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Directed planning, assembly, and logistics of $30.5M annual volume of OEM medical pendant systems to major Medical Technology companies such as Stryker, Steris, Hill-Rom, and ConMed.
• Managed the transfer of an Ondal proprietary spring arm product line to Sandston from parent company in Huenfeld, Germany, bringing an annual sales volume of $2.0M to the U.S. Planned production and material supply for.
• Partnered with customer R&D and manufacturing engineering on customer proprietary service head design. Lent manufacturing expertise in order to ensure manufacturing readiness and on-time release from production.
• Collaborated with Ondal Sales and R&D colleagues on costing, sourcing, and production feasibility of new products and transfer of additional manufacturing volumes from parent company.
• Planned annual company Operations manpower budget and intercompany sales volume based on sales forecast. Managed annual capital expenditure budget planning and project execution.
• Participated in regular business strategy and planning meetings with executive team (President, Director of Finance, Director of Sales, Quality and Safety Manager).

• Collaborated with Logistics Manager on the successful implementation of the Warehouse Management module of SAP in the U.S. Key user for SAP Production Planning module.
• Production and materials planner for Central Axis product family and customer material refurbishment program. Communicated with counterparts at parent company to ensure on-time deployment of material.
• Established production employee performance based bonus program.
• Maintained inventory levels at 5% under corporate targets, without service interruption to customers. Presented quarterly forecasts and results directly to Ondal CFO.
• Reduced locally sourced material costs 6% by resourcing and negotiating supplier agreements.

Emporia, Virginia

• Utilized Continuous Process Improvement to maintain the most efficient operation of building components and distribution of building products to 50 projects in Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia, and West Virginia, saving.
• Implemented engineering work scheduling procedures to improve on process efficiency, work quality and department throughput. Managed engineering and production of wall panels and roof trusses in compliance with.
• Managed loose lumber and warehouse inventory in conjunction with division purchasing and department supervision, keeping inventory at “just in time” levels while assuring a safety net for last minute orders. Saved the.
• Ensured facility compliance with corporate safety and OSHA regulations as Plant Safety Champion. Recorded zero OSHA recordable injuries.
• Planned and installed 100K square foot trim components distribution center, including interior door hanging and subassembly cell. Utilized process flow to minimize touches and keep hourly labor at minimal levels.
• Managed auxiliary plant personnel, including customer service representatives, human resource coordinator, and truck drivers.

Lead production engineer for all F-150 forward model programs at Norfolk Assembly Plant. Scheduled and supported all phases of prototype builds. Managed facilities projects necessary to enable plant to accommodate additional product content.

Designed and released various cost savings and quality improvement ideas in F-Series Exterior Ornamentation and Handles/Locks/Mechanisms/Glass subsystems. Supervised vendors in troubleshooting and resolving issues identified in warranty claims, customer surveys, and internal plant audits. Presented warranty issues and resolutions to upper management.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Stanford Football Team Equipment Manager; Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Xi Delta Chapter charter member.

Master Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: National Consortium for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) Fellow

Certificate, Six Sigma

Courses included Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, Six Sigma Black Belt