Project Manager Supply Chain

Aaron S. Lords

** ********* **. #** ***** Junction, VT 05452

802-***-**** ******@*******.***

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project Management Systems Architecture and Design Process Improvement

Lean Management Strategic Planning Demand and Supply Planning Yield

Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

International Business Machines Corp., Essex VT 2002 to Present

Manufacturing Engineer (2006 to Present)

- Drive competitiveness on global scale in yield management and defect

density improvements in fabrication process.

- Captured new business opportunities by developing new model to

accurately project yield targets and costs for emerging business

segment.

- Generated cross functional collaboration with development of new

process and system to generate and distribute division parametric

targets to Supply Chain, Finance and Manufacturing.

- Applied Lean techniques to reduce overall client response time by 80%.

Integrated Supply Chain: Yearly Strategic Plan Project Manager (2004 to

2006)

- Established targets and metrics for Supply Chain performance.

- Coordinated manufacturing, engineering and tactical marketing inputs

to generate the division's annual plan for supply, revenue and costs.

- Established processes and controls to improve data integrity and

shifted resources from data administration to value add analysis of

demand and inventory planning.

- Delivered plan with 99% coverage to objectives and record revenue

targets.

Integrated Supply Chain: Business Solutions Architect (2003 to 2004)

- Developed new business process to accurately report volumes, set

pricing agreements and manage financials for an external customer with

consigned assets within IBM manufacturing facility.

- Drove changes to Engineering and Quality business processes to ensure

external customer's asset management in compliance with the contract.

- Reduced inventory levels on critical purchased parts by 70% with no

impact to serviceability.

System Analyst (2002 to 2003)

- Drove enhancements to standardize inputs and ensure data integrity

in division parametric system.

- Developed tool for sales to quote customer cycle times instantly to

customers.

National Kidney Foundation of Utah, Provo UT 2000 to 2002

Non-Profit organization dedicated to prevention of kidney disease.

Controller/Database Manager

- Kept accounting records and managed multiple Access databases

(donors, patients, doctors, volunteers)

- Prepared taxes and annual reports

- Organized fundraising and education events, including a golf

tournament, honorary dinner and summer camp for youth

- Provided and coordinated volunteer service for kidney patients

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

Indiana University - Kelly School of Business

B.S. of Business Management - Information Systems Management

Brigham Young University - Marriott School of Management

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