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Mounds View, Minnesota, United States

Designed and implemented lean standardization program. Oversaw Lean Six Sigma improvement initiatives in customer quality. Advised business teams on and implemented process improvement opportunities. Assisted with the creation of multiple A3s and kaizen event planning. Worked to improve customer support system. Worked with multiple organizations and cross functional teams on lean initiatives. Mentored employees on continuous improvement processes.Oversaw multiple… Show more Designed and implemented lean standardization program. Oversaw Lean Six Sigma improvement initiatives in customer quality. Advised business teams on and implemented process improvement opportunities. Assisted with the creation of multiple A3s and kaizen event planning. Worked to improve customer support system. Worked with multiple organizations and cross functional teams on lean initiatives. Mentored employees on continuous improvement processes.Oversaw multiple groups on a large lean initiative, including setting and maintaining the program’s schedule, managing meetings, and coordinating the implementation of identified improvement opportunities. Show less

Mounds View, Minnesota, United States

Managed the development, certification, and deployment of vital documentation for physical and software products. Created deliverable schedule for projects. Allocated engineering resources for projects.Worked with a team of engineers, software developers, and test engineers to ensure schedule was met.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Coordinated with customers and management to ensure the production of quality products. Designed and oversaw quality guidelines for programs. Worked with suppliers to ensure quality of incoming products. Worked to identify and vet suppliers for programs. Led and managed team of 10 direct reports to help them serve to their full potential. Worked on new product development quality assurance. Performed quality audits for engineering processes. Performed quality audits… Show more Coordinated with customers and management to ensure the production of quality products. Designed and oversaw quality guidelines for programs. Worked with suppliers to ensure quality of incoming products. Worked to identify and vet suppliers for programs. Led and managed team of 10 direct reports to help them serve to their full potential. Worked on new product development quality assurance. Performed quality audits for engineering processes. Performed quality audits for business processes. Mentored new quality engineers. Show less

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Worked to ensure plants had and maintained Lean Six Sigma Compliance Led a team of engineers to update sites layout to improve processing efficiency and reduce unnecessary work and movement. Worked with managers, contractors, unions, and external vendors to coordinate the facilities work flow. Received multiple employee recognition awards for outstanding work for process improvements and reducing priority mail failure rates. Daily used Excel, MiniTab, SQL, and wrote VBA… Show more Worked to ensure plants had and maintained Lean Six Sigma Compliance Led a team of engineers to update sites layout to improve processing efficiency and reduce unnecessary work and movement. Worked with managers, contractors, unions, and external vendors to coordinate the facilities work flow. Received multiple employee recognition awards for outstanding work for process improvements and reducing priority mail failure rates. Daily used Excel, MiniTab, SQL, and wrote VBA scripts in excel to automate and reduce time for report generation. Maintained and updated AutoCAD drawings for the facility as part of improving operational efficiency. Assisted in hiring and staffing placement of over 40 individuals. Performed staffing analysis of over 300 roles in order to determine optimum plant staffing configuration and reduce plant-staffing costs. Created and gave daily presentations on package delivery status, failures, and solutions to upper management. Documented and created standard operating procedures (SOPs) for multiple plant operations. Gave training and instruction to new employees. Performed daily deep dive data analysis of process failures to identify root causes of the failures and implemented corrections for the failures. Provided oversight on facility improvement projects, including proposing facility upgrades, new construction, and monitoring the project’s progress. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Worked to ensure plants had and maintained Lean Six Sigma Compliance Led a team of engineers to update sites layout to improve processing efficiency and reduce unnecessary work and movement. Worked with managers, contractors, unions, and external vendors to coordinate the facilities work flow. Received multiple employee recognition awards for outstanding work for process improvements and reducing priority mail failure rates. Daily used Excel, MiniTab, SQL, and wrote VBA… Show more Worked to ensure plants had and maintained Lean Six Sigma Compliance Led a team of engineers to update sites layout to improve processing efficiency and reduce unnecessary work and movement. Worked with managers, contractors, unions, and external vendors to coordinate the facilities work flow. Received multiple employee recognition awards for outstanding work for process improvements and reducing priority mail failure rates. Daily used Excel, MiniTab, SQL, and wrote VBA scripts in excel to automate and reduce time for report generation. Maintained and updated AutoCAD drawings for the facility as part of improving operational efficiency. Assisted in hiring and staffing placement of over 40 individuals. Performed staffing analysis of over 300 roles in order to determine optimum plant staffing configuration and reduce plant-staffing costs. Created and gave daily presentations on package delivery status, failures, and solutions to upper management. Documented and created standard operating procedures (SOPs) for multiple plant operations. Gave training and instruction to new employees. Performed daily deep dive data analysis of process failures to identify root causes of the failures and implemented corrections for the failures. Provided oversight on facility improvement projects, including proposing facility upgrades, new construction, and monitoring the project’s progress. Show less

Took part in Scrum/Agile software development process. Collaborated with customers to define and implement customer requirements resulting in less bloated and more customer focused products. Researched and implemented new methods for automating and streamlining software testing process. Worked with a cross functional team to test and successfully implement the Scrum development process. Took part in interviewing and hiring of new employees. Worked with various technologies,… Show more Took part in Scrum/Agile software development process. Collaborated with customers to define and implement customer requirements resulting in less bloated and more customer focused products. Researched and implemented new methods for automating and streamlining software testing process. Worked with a cross functional team to test and successfully implement the Scrum development process. Took part in interviewing and hiring of new employees. Worked with various technologies, SQL, Selenium, HTML. Set up and oversaw automated software testing. Led a team of test engineers and contractors to deliver product on time and bug-free. Worked with management to create and implement the schedule for software testing and verification resulting in meeting the defined delivery schedules. Trained new team members in the operations of complex software Researched and became subject matter expert on various topics Show less

Bloomington, Minnesota

Mentored new test engineers. Created and gave training for new engineers. Created test plans for the testing of new products. Created and managed product testing schedule to ensure timely delivery of products. Worked with government and private contractors to determine customer needs and define product requirements. Mapped requirements to test cases to ensure are requirements were tested and validated. Designed and taught classes on operating various complex systems:… Show more Mentored new test engineers. Created and gave training for new engineers. Created test plans for the testing of new products. Created and managed product testing schedule to ensure timely delivery of products. Worked with government and private contractors to determine customer needs and define product requirements. Mapped requirements to test cases to ensure are requirements were tested and validated. Designed and taught classes on operating various complex systems: vacuum chambers, thermal and moisture control systems, vibration tables, and custom company software. Served as test director, overseeing teams of engineers and technicians during critical product testing and verification stage to ensure proper product operation and meet delivery schedule. Took lead and became an expert in the operations of numerous environmental test systems including: vibration table, thermal chambers, vacuum chambers, and EMI. Show less

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Medical Industry, General Management, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Member of Medical Industry Leadership Institute Has an emphasis on Marketing and the Medical Industry •.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Engineering, 3.0

• Group lead for Senior Design Project on using neural networks to identify hand written characters • Related Coursework: Software.