Lead strategic projects across 3M's enterprise as an internal consultant in the Strategy and Business Development Group. Projects focus on driving growth and corporate strategic initiatives, new market introductions, pricing, portfolio management, M&A, and more.Accomplishments:-Selected to participate in the annual corporate strategic planning process-Developed the business case to advance three new products from development to commercialization-Assisted in strategic evaluation and development of 3M's recently announced ESG goals including a carbon neutrality commitment-Led the development of the quarterly intelligence report for the CEO, CFO, and other executives as well as dashboards for tracking financial performance against investment peers

Planned and developed strategies for launches of new products and geographies.Accomplishments:-Developed commercial sales training for new organic crop treatment including pitching customers, overcoming customer concerns, understanding customer profiles, and analyzing organic industry context.-Created framework for assessing and selecting wheat varieties for new treatments and new geographies.-Initiated supplier search and evaluation for crop seed in new geographies.

Provided daily production support and established methods, layouts, tools, costs, work instruction, and labor standards for the 2730 combination ripper. Additionally, I identified and implemented cost reduction, quality, safety, and ergonomic improvements within the departmental budget. Finally, I assisted in studies and improvements related to capacity, productivity and efficiency.Achievements• Managed the design, planning, and relocation of a product assembly line.• Analyzed tooling options and initiated a tooling purchase to increase work center productivity by 15% and department throughput by an estimated 25%.• Initiated and coordinated projects with product support, logistics, and a sister factory to implement critical safety improvements to product shipping configurations.• Collaborated with engineers at the technology center in India to develop work instructions, labor standards, and shipping models. • Mentored and supervised manufacturing engineering intern and manufacturing engineering technician.

Led a team of 13 production welders to safely deliver 1890 and 1895 air seeder weldments on time and at a high level of quality.Accomplishments• Analyzed production schedules and labor demands to better allocate labor, increasing department productivity by over 12%.• Engaged welders in improving process repeatability and inspection methods, reducing defects by 38%.• Programmed a quality tracking tool with VBA to enhance ability to identify and eliminate repeated errors and to communicate quality incentive progress.

Assisted in the implementation of a new factory master plan by developing layouts, planning, and coordinating the transfer of materials and equipment from external facilities to the main facility, and updating work instructions.Accomplishments:• Coordinated logistics, labor and contractors to move materials and equipment for a 23,000 square foot assembly facility.

Accomplishments• Procured new shipping labels and printers to eliminate fading issues.• Designed new hub assembly station to improve ergonomics and reduce probability of errors.• Assisted in creating a value stream map for tillage product lines.

Prepared fiberglass lab samples and conducted measurements of wind turbine blades during the manufacturing process at TPI Composites with a FARO Laser Tracker.