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Phoenix, Az, Us

Irvington, New York, Us

• Developed extensive Operations Manual for current and future operations of 50 acre greenhouse expansions in 5 states• Negotiated corporate contracts to encompass volume discounts and to eliminate supply chain disruptions; estimated savings of $1.5M• Measure the effectiveness of all internal and external processes to achieve 80% OEE on production and packaging operations across 6 sites• Provided timely, accurate and complete performance and statistical reports on the operating condition of the company to achieve 99% order fulfilment

Satellite Beach, Florida, Us

Run daily warehouse operations for order picking, inbound, and outbound deliveries. Implemented cross dock operation, streamlined labor force, stabilized inbound dock schedule, developed KPI for all positions. Implemented new warehouse configuration to optimize area and reduce cross-over functions in same areas.

Satellite Beach, Florida, Us

Daily operations of a foam manufacturing warehouse. Planning per order, building orders, scheduling inbound/outbound shipments. Strategic planning for the production and storage areas of the warehouse as well as optimized equipment needs. Prioritized repairs and worked cross functionally with corporate and local maintenance. Assisted with the transition to operations manger in preparation for closing the plant due to company being bought out.

Buffalo, Ny, Us

Report to the VP of Supply Chain while overseeing 4 salaried direct reports, and 53 indirect reports across 3 facilities while based in a 50,000 square foot facility. Manage a full P&L of $4M/year.• Major KPI’s include on-time dispatch, cases per hour, inventory accuracy, and turnover• Increased on-time dispatch from 35% in 2018 to over 85% consistently• Boosted cases per hour from 325 in 2018 to now above 425 consistently• Grew pallets per hour from 10 in 2018 to 15-18 per hour consistently • Decreased damage from $120k in 2018 to $44k in 2019• Raised inventory accuracy from ~96% and to now consistently 99.7% or above• Lowered physical inventory write-off from over $40k in 2018 to $2500 in 2019• Decreased turnover from 82% in 2018 to less than 2%• Reduced OT from 20% in 2018 to 12% monthly • Designed and managed 12 month warehouse expansion project saving $1.2M per year• Negotiated carrier contracts and reduced costs by $250k annually • Developed and implemented a voice picking strategy and z-picking layout which increased productivity 10% and decreased errors by 35%• Implemented daily safety discussions, safety team, and monthly safety committee meetings resulting in a reduction of injuries in the warehouse – currently at over 550 days with no LTI

Hays, Ks, Us

Plan, organize, and teach a course aimed at 5S/Lean and how to incorporate into businessesInitiate interactive activities that further understanding and create a positive learning environmentEncourage students to achieve their goals through open communication, positive feedback, and support Apply active learning methods and utilize various instructional strategiesMeet bi-weekly with students to discuss progress in class and academic improvementInstruct on concepts such Process Mapping, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Strategic Planning, Costs of Quality, Kaizen, and Error Proofing

Satellite Beach, Florida, Us

Reported to the Division President while overseeing 10 salaried direct reports, 98 indirect reports, and 200 drivers in a 500,000 square foot facility. Managed a full P&L of $3M/year.• Major KPI’s included cases per hour, OTIF, errors, damage, and customer service• Increased cases per hour from 800 to 1000 cases per hour in 12 months through lean process tools • Surpassed OTIF target of 97.7% by hitting 98.4%• Achieved picking errors less than 0.08% • Attained damage goal by hitting $8000/month vs goal of $12,000/month• Realized 98.5% customer satisfaction scorecards for Walmart and Target• Redesigned the pick path by creating z-picking, ABC Analysis, weight, and new layout for racking• Developed a Safety Team and re-wrote guidelines reducing safety incidents by 15%

Seattle, Wa, Us

Reported to the Regional Manager while overseeing 6 salaried direct reports, 107 indirect reports, and 210 drivers in an 80,000 square foot facility. Managed a full P&L of $500,000/year.• Major KPI’s included orders per hour, overtime, on-time delivery, cost, and delivery windows• Increased orders picked per hour by 27%, with 99.7% route accuracy, through new layout and totes • Surpassed overtime target of 15% by coming in below 10% YOY• Achieved 98% on-time delivery• Realized 98% same day delivery metric• Decreased cost per Fresh delivery from $40 to $18 vs $20 target through new delivery schedule, and totes• Exceeded Fresh delivery window target of 2-hour windows with 97.5% on-time by hitting 98.3% • Designed entire conveyor system for site

Nashville, Tn, Us

Reported to the Regional Operations Manager in an individual contributor role in a 280,000 square foot facility.• Project managed $12MM automation project for our Pill Pockets operation which reduced labor by 75%• Partnered with development team to re-formulate product producing a cost savings of over $1.2MM/year• Conducted SMED and Kaizen events which led to production efficiency increases of 25%• Increased accuracy by 85% by redesigning inbound operations and inventory locations• Major KPI’s included bags packed per minute, cases per hour, and inventory accuracy• Reduced changeover from 17 minutes to under 10 to increase bags per minute packed• Increased cases per hour from to 42 through process mapping and redesigning end of line set ups• Surpassed inventory accuracy metric of 98.7% target to 99.3% through Red Prairie implementation

Masters, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Associates, Computer Engineering