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Greater Los Angeles, California, United States

-Oversees activities of rug production including rug cutting, sewing, quality inspection, packaging, and fulfillment-Establish operational procedures (SOPs) for all production operations for continuous process improvement-Confer with department heads to ensure coordination of production activities with other functions such as warehouse, printing operations, replenishment-Manage hours for cost per rug and prepare work orders for repairs and requisitions for replacement of equipment-Participate in planning personnel safety and plant protection activities while driving plant safety culture-Allocate resources effectively, fully utilize assets to produce optimal results, and trigger corrective actions when necessary-Prepare monthly reports by developing, collecting and analyzing production data to reduce inefficiencies and increase throughput without reducing quality

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

- Conducted Time Studies to develop and establish company labor efficiency standard. Standards were used across all plants to monitor daily manufacturing goals and progress. - Created and implemented 5S visual standards and work instructions for various manufacturing processes used across all plants. - Identified and eliminated scrap reduction waste which had a cost savings of $88,000 per year. - Led plant-wide transition from manual cutting to fully automated cutting with the use of Zund© machinery, which will decrease labor cost by a projected $295,000 a year. - Created and implemented companywide 6S Audits with the partnership of the Safety Department in the efforts of standardizing plant processes and layouts with the goal of getting to a world class facility while maintaining employee safety at the forefront of the operation. - Reduced external fulfilment defect rates from a 0.90% baseline to a 0.35% which had yearly cost savings of $155,000.

Santa Clarita, California, United States

- Led transition to company owned tools at all work centers from personally owned tools and applied 5S Visual Management Standards. - Conducted and presented time studies to aid in developing and implementing capital improvement projects to provide cost savings and improve throughput. Once improvements were identified, solutions were implemented with the collaboration of the Manufacturing Engineering and Programming Departments. - Trained employees on the principles of 6S and how to successfully report audits to increase overall plant score to a company mandated goal of 90%.

Canoga Park, Ca

- Led monthly inventory counts to ensure operational accuracy and consistently scored at or higher than the 90% minimum company goal. - Presented new product ideas and sales strategies which resulted in developing and introducing sales tactics used across the market.- Drove operational compliance by ensuring at least a 90% score through monthly internal audits while consistently obtaining a 95% or higher score throughout tenure. - Fostered a growth mindset by developing and coaching individuals to promotions in various corporate roles.

Austin, Texas Area

As a Product Advisor, my responsibilities included engaging customers, familiarizingmyself with all product and services knowledge and performing personal trainings. Iinteracted directly with customers, providing them end-to-end solutions for their personaland/or business needs.

Austin, Texas Area

Geek Squad team members are required to have a diverse skill set that includes the ability tojuggle multiple demands at once, interface with customers spanning a wide range of skillsets, and maintain oneself up-to-date on the latest technology the store offered. In any oneday, I would have to perform various tasks such as diagnose or check in device. I also had tounderstand and assist customers who knew very little about computers to ones who werebuilding their own systems. I used that knowledge to help fellow employees by trainingthem through Best Buy’s Learning Lounge software and in-person, hands-on interactions.

Bachelor'S Degree, Systems Operation Management

This program focuses on developing skills for problem-solving, critical thinking, communication and the use of constantly changing.

Economics & Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General

Dean’s Honor Roll for three consecutive semesters. Graduated with Associates Degree for transfer in two fields, Economics and Business.

Computer Engineering