Manager Supply Chain

Aaron Prevost

*** * ****** ** #* . Madison, WI **715 . 608-***-**** . abm4pp@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Master of Business Administration Candidate Expected May

2010

Specialization: Supply Chain Management

Grainger Wisconsin Distinguished Fellow,

2008-09

Teaching Assistant, MBA Data Analysis Class,

2009-10 Facility Location Modeling

Relevant Coursework: Operations Research (Optimization

Logistics and Operations Management Modeling)

Strategic Sourcing Business Statistics and Data Analysis

Enterprise Systems (SAP ECC 6.0)

University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Bachelor of Science - Bacteriology, May 2004

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Life Technologies, Grand Island, NY

MBA Intern May 2009 - Aug

2009

Led project to reorganize product lines and align product manager's incentives with

corporate goals. Analyzed trade channel data to determine optimal SKU alignment

and improve communication and efficiencies within the marketing group

Initiated cross-promotional labeling on product packaging within ISO and cGMP

regulations to increase sales of complementary products

Analyzed pricing structure for SKUs and competitor products. Updated prices to

align with product categories, reflect value created for customers, and support

strategic objectives of the company

Stratatech Corporation, Madison, WI

Tech Transfer Associate, (Dec 2005 - Aug 2008) May 2005 - Aug

2008

Participated in error-proofing of manufacturing processes resulting in an over

two-fold reduction in deviations

Designed and implemented measures to achieve zero percent microbial contamination

in cGMP production

Assisted in process development to simplify and reduce the cost of the production

process

Created a HPLC method to measure glucose and lactic acid, which was critical to

extending shelf life of the final product from one to eight days

Production Technician, (May 2005 - Dec 2005)

Optimized tissue culture media production to reduce final product variability

Transitioned media production to contract manufacturing organization

Third Wave Technologies, Madison, WI Jun 2004 - May

Manufacturing Technician 2005

Performed HPLC, de-salt, and quantitation in support of oligonucleotide

manufacturing

Revised documents to improve process control and reduce deviations

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Excel

Performed advanced data analysis and statistical modeling

Created Dashboards that imported database data so that it was more accessible and

user-friendly

Access

Designed and maintained Access databases with SQL and VBA for media, equipment, and

tissue culture data to simplify data gathering and analysis

SAP

Classroom experience with Planning, Purchasing, Production processes

Other Programs

PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Project, Cognos, JMP (SAS Statistics Software)

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