AMY M. LEE, MBA

South Chicago Suburbs • 779-***-**** • ac01h8@r.postjobfree.com • linkedin.com/in/amy-m-lee

Accomplished Supply Chain Engineer with expertise in process improvement, data analysis, and project management. Excellent analytical and organizational skills for driving continuous process improvement, problem solving initiatives, and organizational change. Ability to manage small to large scale projects from defining business requirements to implementing solutions. Proven success in training development and delivery. Recognized for building customer, vendor, and internal company relationships. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Process Improvement Process Optimization Project Management Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Presentation Creation Metrics Reporting & Development Design Drawings & Engineering Notice Reviews Training

Change Management Strategic Planning Relationship Building Cost-Reduction Initiatives Data Analysis

Six Sigma Methodology DMAIC Continuous Improvement Lean Methodology Demand Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Belcan, Joliet, IL 2017-Present

Supply Chain Engineer III

Draws up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.

Plans and prepares schedules for production.

Analyzes production specifications and plant capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements and presents to management.

Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.

Analyze and track KPIs to prepare production reports.

Monitors, analyzes and reports performance of production & production support activities, utilizing information derived from material and production control systems.

Ensures all parties are fully cognizant of production status and that work planning and execution objectives are integrated and communicated.

Coordinates and expedites the placement of purchase orders and/or delivery of material.

Interfaces with Purchasing, Engineering and Vendors to coordinate the ship out of vendor material.

Schedules, expedites and coordinates the delivery and movement of critical material, including material transfers and conditional material releases.

CATERPILLAR, INC., JOLIET, IL 2014-2016

Checking Analyst

Reviewed engineering and design drawings to ensure accuracy and conformance to established standards and best practices. Managed the teams drawing quality metrics and reported them to engineering management.

Lead monthly drawing quality meetings with 20+ engineers, reviewing team metrics, improvement opportunities, error resolution and root cause analysis.

Utilized Microsoft Access and Excel software to maintain monthly metrics and drive continuous improvements to data reporting.

oCollected monthly data and reported on over 25,000 engineering changes and their error rates.

oUpdated Visual Basic Code within Access to allow for changes to reporting structure.

Completed process documentation and training when process gaps were identified through metrics analysis.

oReduced drawing quality fundamental errors (most severe) by 2% to meet the 2016 year-end goal of 4%.

oError free rates improved from 69% to 73% for system teams supported.

oContinuous improvement efforts resulted in a cost avoidance of $369,600 thru August 2016.

Subject Matter Expert on Built-In Quality (BIQ) initiatives and implementation.

Implemented controls for improvement by carefully reviewing releases and ensuring teams were using standard parts when possible to avoid excessive rework costs in the future.

CATERPILLAR, INC., JOLIET, IL 2008-2014

Product Change Control Engineer 2

Production Team Supervisor and New Product Introduction (NPI) Team Lead.

Analyzed future demand to forecast effectivity of engineering changes.

Improved the velocity of Product Change Control process by creating standard work documents for all job.

Worked with teams in other facilities to set up and coordinate engineering changes utilizing SAP.

Worked with product groups and operations to expedite changes that impacted product safety, liability and customer satisfaction by following CPI (Continuous Process Improvement) projects closely.

Led facility-wide Six Sigma Green Belt projects through all phases of the DMAIC process. Results were:

oReduced inventory by $1.5M.

oEliminated off-site storage facilities and on-site trailers for a monthly savings of $11,000.

oImproved inventory efficiency from 41% to 83%.

oReduced scrap costs by 70% in six months.

oDelivered a one-time cost savings of $550K.

Resolved escalated design, release, procurement, assembly, and logistics issues through demand management, strong follow-up and collaboration.

CHEMSTRESS CONSULTANT COMPANY, JOLIET, IL 1995-2008

Project Coordinator

Managed day to day activities of the CAD Department. Supervised employees work, gave direction, training and support and acted as liaison to customers. Documented all processes and kept track of department projects utilizing access database. Checked all work to ensure it followed engineering standards and modeling practices.

Achieved on-time customer delivery of Pro/E, Capt and manual detailing work.

Checked all work to ensure it followed engineering standards and modeling practices.

Created process flow diagrams to aide in implementing Lean Manufacturing.

Provided office layouts and designs for local Chemstress Clients.

Worked with customers to design factory shop floor layouts and office layouts.

Worked on consolidation project to improve manufacturing efficiency and on time delivery utilizing Primavera Project Planner.

Performed data analysis and process documentation to aid customers with meeting quality requirements of ISO9000 and MQ2005

Drafted and revised project specifications, job proposals, and design projects.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL - Master of Business Administration, Management

Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Interior Architecture

National Career Readiness Gold Certification (2017), Microsoft Office Specialist - Excel (2017)

Caterpillar Advanced Supervisor Program (2013), Caterpillar Supervisor Year One Training (2012)

Caterpillar Production System Assembler Qualification (2011), DMAIC Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (2010)

Caterpillar Production System Certification Core Courses (2009), Primavera Project Planner (2000)

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) (2017)

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) (2017)

APICS - Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) (2017)

Agile Certified Scrum Master (CSM) (2017)

Certified Business Analysis – IIBA (2017)

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