David W Casteline

http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcasteline

**** * ******* ****** * 480-***-****

Chandler AZ 85226 acumhb@r.postjobfree.com

Data Analyst and Reporting Specialist

Project support professional with extensive experience in capital fund acquisition, performance tracking and reporting, and project portfolio oversight and accountability, with proven expertise in financial review and control. Trained in Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt methodologies as well as PMP, with some LEAN and TQM exposure as well.

EXPERIENCE

American Express Global Business Travel, Phoenix, AZ 2010-2015

Portfolio Manager, Capital Investments and Benefits, GSD PMO

Managed a global portfolio of investments dedicated to improving the people, processes, or underlying technologies of the Travel Services provided by American Express GBT

Managed a global portfolio of project investments of between $10-$15 million annually, with typical benefit validations of between $15-$25 million

Produced for senior leadership a concise monthly reporting package based on both system provided and direct inputs from project teams that was trusted for its efficiency, quality, and data integrity. It included Year-To-Date performance against plan and variance commentary as well as indicated opportunity for other investments or potential corrective action needed to address concerns

Partnered with Finance to provide all needed project investment tracking and forecasting.

Created and ran a global save validation process that effectively engaged the proper people and roles, engaged the proper financial systems and databases, and provided needed information on the returns being generated by the project teams.

Annually led teams through the request and approval process to obtain these strategic investments..

American Express Global Business Travel, Phoenix, AZ 2005-2010

Senior Industrial Engineer, GSD

Responsible for data analysis and project support. Engage various reporting and database systems to gather meaningful information and success metrics of active projects, collate that into succinct snapshots or scorecards, and then relay them along with analysis and commentary to project leadership.

Produced and analyzed regular performance scorecards and project success metrics to aid in validation of project benefits and guide engineering efforts to successful outcomes.

Monitored general performance metrics of the telephonic service personnel to identify potential new projects or areas of opportunity to be addressed within the Re-Engineering department thus maintaining a pipeline of projects that could be resourced as priorities dictated.

Responsible for training junior engineers in these practices as well as providing input in various aspects of project development and execution.

Only Engineer/Analyst trusted to produce the "Champion - Challenger" report which tracked middle and senior leadership performance against annual goals as measured by key metrics.

David W Casteline

Intel Corporation, Chandler, AZ 2000-2003

Industrial Engineer – Layout

Produced regular, viable layouts for Etch, Diffusion, Implant, RTA, and C4 areas of the plant. In owning these layouts, was required to respond to customer requests about their content and viability

Successfully coordinated between trades and management on critical tool placements which allowed for FAB productivity to match expected start up curve for microchip output

Successfully integrated all applicable rules, codes, standards, and guidelines as well as sought the approval of key stakeholders including Safety, Micro, Copper Segregation, and Factory Management. Failure would have created issues in compliance, regulatory demands, and possible product contamination.

Supported global counterparts with lessons, methods, and engineering opinions on subject matter that is common to many sites as well as benchmarking density and flexibility metrics. This collaboration allowed a quick dissemination of best known methods and for the greater group to benefit from the experience of all.

Chesapeake Display and Packaging, Winston-Salem, NC 1998-2000

Capital Projects Manager

Identified opportunities for potential improvement in productivity, efficiency, or labor cost. Developed those opportunities into viable capital projects using standard catalogue equipment or by partnering with OEMs to develop custom machinery. Determined ROI obtained funding approval, and managed the expenditure and installation of equipment costing anywhere from $10,000 to $1 million dollars.

Coordinated the successful installation of a scrap conveyor system in primary plant and was rewarded by being responsible for the installation of another system at a sister site.

Industrial and Cost Engineer

Produced labor cost estimates for prospective client contacts by breaking actions down in to small units that had assigned labor costs values. These estimates were then rolled up with assembly line layout suggestions for maximizing throughput while minimizing headcount and delivered to Sales for client contract negotiations.

Coordinated company wide (5 domestic sites) reporting of productivity metrics for Management and Sales on a weekly basis with the aid of individuals at each site and using MS excel application

Additional internships supporting mechanical and industrial engineering skills during education. Details can be provided.

EDUCATION

Pennsylvania State University State College, PA

BS Mechanical Engineering

PSU University Scholars Program

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