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Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

• Manage a team of up to 15 associates to process partial pallet deployments, often processing multiple partners’ purchase orders simultaneously in order to meet extraction deadlines• Monitor, delegate and communicate any research required to finalize purchase orders, collaborating with other departments to finalize shipments• Supporting international growth through process improvements to support the European Union DC• Created an audit tracking process to monitor 100% audit results and collect data on partner accuracy to justify eliminating the process• Led and collaborated with shift counterparts to develop a 5S/ACMe reference guide that was adopted across all company DCs to help establish organizational standards

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Served as a subject matter expert for 1 or 2 picking methods at Victoria's Secret DC6 - the Pick-to-Light (PTL) tower. This often involved communicating process failures related to inventory control in the PTL cross departmentally. Doing this, along with completing my department's responsibilities with the highest attention to detail, helped optimize the flow of the PTL and contribute towards the facility's peak season goal of 275,000 units picked daily• Optimized the flow of a Pick-to-Light (PTL) structure by slotting, utilizing PKMS warehouse management system, up to 500 SKUs in accordance to forecasted and real time demand, system and product limitations, and promotional activity• Trained and managed a group of 2-8 material handlers responsible for identifying inventory control related issues in the PTL through active inventory auditing and cycle counting• Resolved various inventory control related issues in the PTL and shared findings with other department leadership to modify or reinforce standard operating procedures• Consulted Salesforce and other promotional calendars to help develop and execute strategy for the on-time availability of promotional products• Determined PTL product placement and identified inventory control related issues through the use of production reports generated by MicroStrategy (MSI) and Microsoft Excel• Applied, discussed, and tracked corrective action plans with associates having interpersonal and/or job-related difficulties• Managed employee timecards in Kronos and ensured department budgets were adhered to by the timely and accurate use of department task codes• Served as primary point of contact for the department on the distribution of administrative information, such as monthly safety topics, company advancement opportunities, or facility updates

West Jefferson, Ohio, United States

• Operated order pickers, RF scanners, and other warehouse technologies to ensure the accurate processing of merchandise at a rate of 200 units per hour• Assisted in the operations of the break-pack and outbound departments upon request to fill labor shortages• Lift and carry merchandise weighing up to 47 lbs. regularly, and up to 60 lbs. on an infrequent basis

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Identified ~$45,000 in excess inventory from a new business line by analyzing inventory issuance trends• Led the development and execution of several integral shop floor requisitioning procedures for a new business line including the inventory issuance, RMA, and cycle count processes• Developed and sustained an auditing process for returned materials so that items that are reissued in accordance to aging procedure• Edited cycle count templates to ensure the accuracy of weekly technician and warehouse cycle counts as well as the accuracy of technician purchase orders• Conducted weekly cycle counts and returned material authorization audits to ensure inventory accuracy and compliance with supplier return policies• Assisted in the developing and receiving of purchase orders• Assisted with various other tasks including organizational/cleaning projects that helped functionality of the warehouse and returning van materials from technicians leaving the company, both physically and in shop floor requisitioning systems

Evansville, Indiana

• Supervised between 15-40 people per shift to ensure that product quality met customer commercial and government specifications and downtime was minimized• Conducted daily process audits which provided opportunities for coaching team members and revising standard operating procedures• Communicated production output, downtime, and process audit outcomes in daily production reports to drive process improvements and to show progression towards the company’s key performance indicators• Coordinated and calculated the amount of product batches run between managers and the batching department to meet daily production goals of between 75,000 – 100,000 units of organic baby food units without excess waste• Ensured plant associates complied by all company procedures requiring specific PPE and following FDA Good Manufacturing Practices• Developed plans for corrective action for employees who did not follow company guidelines and standard operating procedures

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Receive about $50,000 in invoices daily and register them with CBORD management system to ensure shipments are received and tracked accordingly• Compile and authorize the facility's chemical and paper purchase orders daily• Compose Internal Transfer Orders (ITOs) to track inventory costs moving inbound and outbound of the facility• Coordinate inventory movement and relationships between Traditions at Scott and other on-campus dining facilities• Reconfigured shelving and storage rooms to optimize the total carrying capacity of inventory space

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Managed a team of 10 students that conducted outreach to companies our chapter was gaining career and professional insight from, and organized member run skills workshops

Dearborn, Michigan

• Led the implementation of a repeatable, visual spare parts catalog in which over 2,000 items were updated to reduce mean time between repairs and waste in manpower from inaccurate requisitions• Served as a liaison between plant and staff employees and utilized a data analytics concept predictive model to validate or reject feasibility of estimated safety stock levels by analyzing a two-year issuance history, price, and lead time, to save the plant $11,456 in excess inventory and fine-tune the predictive model with information gather throughout the project• Conducted a time study to estimate manpower waste cost due to inaccurate requisitions

Cuyahoga Heights, Oh

• Working in a rotational setting with the executives at Millcraft Paper Company to learn financial, interpersonal, and operational aspects to businesses.• Analyzed 6000 item profit margins daily through Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP system and Excel that did not correlate to pricing strategies to help explain thousands of dollars in anomalies to bank auditors and clients• Performed inventory counts on over 50 orders utilizing Microsoft Dynamics AX to track the status of backlogged orders and correct the work on them• Led a project to bring all 250 employee personnel files up to code• Led a project in which calls were made to ~50 customers in order to update customer information and to gather sales data• Assisted in Millcraft's transition into Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP by manually updated thousands of product managing costs• Designed a live order tracking system for clients to utilize by cross referencing Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP data with Geofence alert system• Assisted in the process of managing item coverage in Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP• Conducted research on B-Corporations and consulted with Millcraft about changing corporate structure• Expanded corporate philanthropy givings by evaluating Millcraft's core values and deciding on additional non-profits to donate• Prepared presentation materials for the Millcraft Board of Directors meeting in June and for the Millcraft Sales Meeting in July

Columbus, Ohio Area

The MMC Scholars Program is a selective, living-learning program at OhioState that encourages a hands-on application of digital media and technology.Students share a passion for learning new technologies and exploring how toincorporate them in emerging careers.

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Bachelor'S Degree, Operations Management And Supervision, Alumni

Activities and Societies: FisherDirect Student Media, Marketing, and Communications Scholar Program (MMC) Energy and Sustainability.

Honors Diploma, Compulsory Secondary Education, Alumni

Activities and Societies: DECA Marketing Education National Honors Society Cuyahoga Falls Cross Country Team Captain Cuyahoga Falls Track.