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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Project Manager with 6 years of IT/Logistics Project Management experience.

Experience in successful process improvements, cost savings and developing productive teams.

Proven track record of identifying wasteful practices.

Accurately manage multiple Facility WMS system conversions, Construction Projects, and Productivity Improvement projects.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Agile Project Management

MS SQL

Master Certificate in Project Management

CORE COMPETENCIES

Performance Management

Collaborative Team Leader

Operational Performance Metrics

Process Improvement

Analytical Thinker

Cost Reduction and Timely Budget Control

Inventory Accuracy Specialist

Win-Win Negotiator

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Distribution Center Supervisor/Office Depot, Itasca,IL 2017-Present

Warehouse Supervisor

Supervised 15-20 hourly employees in efficiently pick and ship 10-13,000 cases per night

Project Coordinator, Insight/United Airlines, Elk Grove Village, IL

Project Coordinator 2016 – 2017

Worked with a PM team for managing a Major Airlines IT Refresh Project for all Airports World Wide for PC, LAN, WAN & Wi-Fi updates.

Developed project presentations, worked with Sr. Project Managers on overall project from start to finish for 23 airports and 1 major hub.

Multi-Site deployments taking a prescriptive approach consisting of best practices to plan, design, test, and control implementation of complex technology.

Established expectations and goals for project teams.

Tracked progress against timeline, milestones and revise as needed.

Sprint planning and release status meetings with various levels of internal and external stakeholders.

Anticipated and managed risk/change effectively in rapidly evolving global business environment.

Ensure the change management process was utilized in order to maintain profitability and ensure customer satisfaction.

Assist in resolution of complex issues within the projects or functional areas supporting the project.

Successfully help establish post-implementation review and project sign off process.

Tec Services Consulting, Naperville, IL 2016 – 2016

Information Security Project Consultant

Information Security Project for multiple Computer Labs, assisted in setting up a new lab with all PC updates, software installation/upgrades and re-imaging all PC’s in 5 Computer Lab sites.

CAPITAL ONE (formerly HSBC N.A.), Salinas, CA & Rolling Meadows, IL 2003 – 2014 Principal Project Manager, 2010 – 2014

Managed multiple operational and strategic projects, serving as primary coordinator and driver of results across facilities, operations, and third parties to build business cases and implement productivity improvement projects.

Collaborated with third party vendor implementing Six Sigma Project and a new high-volume color printer (~$16M investment), communicated with senior management ensuring on-time delivery of solution.

Improved Statement mail processing productivity and Warehouse material delivery.

Led ~$2M construction project reducing resource needs in Pomona, CA; served as liaison to construction team and coordinated integrated strategic decisions.

Performed analytics and designed solution for “paper dust mitigation” issues that improved air quality per OSHA standards in statement processing area leading to more efficient production processes.

Led Project Team in Researching, Selecting and implementing a new Warehouse Management Software (WMS) system for multiple warehouse sites. New WMS System integrated with purchasing system.

Produced a first-year savings of $400K and a 5-year savings of $4.5M versus using PeopleSoft WMS.

Led team to design new Statement Processing production area and Install new Color Printer for improved customer satisfaction in printed material look and design.

Improved operation with duplex printing on plain white paper versus cost of pre-printed paper.

Warehouse Manager, Salinas, CA, 2005 – 2010

Managed two warehouses for credit card statement processing facility.

Consolidated facilities and streamlined operations through analytical rigor, increasing productivity and reducing costs.

Conducted vendor analysis on specialized warehouse management system vendors, and guided system selection team consisting of IT, Operations, and SME personnel to identify and select HK Systems as vendor of choice.

Developed analytical tool of spot prices and quotes for variety of shipping and logistics order types, increasing frequency of bidding out jobs and selecting the appropriate vendors.

Generated annual savings of $49K.

Assessed sub-optimal production material delivery process and overhauled steps to better estimate daily resource needs, increasing productivity by 15% by reducing machine downtime and improving operator labor efficiency.

Integrated warehouse operations after consolidating facilities, working with team to close facility and migrated workload across remaining facilities, which resulted in significant overhead cost savings for the department.

Purchasing Manager, Warehouse and Distribution, 2003 – 2005

Interfaced with Purchasing and Marketing managing three Operational Statement Processing warehouses, one company-owned Distribution Center, two Copy Centers, and coordinated relationship with third-party logistics provider.

Managed two Supervisors and an hourly staff of 16 warehouse and clerical personnel.

Oversaw construction of warehouse expansion, redesigned new layout system and operating procedures while developed interim work-around measures keeping operations running smoothly during the expansion to a highly-automated and modern facility with 28-ft high usable space utilizing narrow-aisle man-up turret equipment.

Analyzed current paper recycling processes and conducted market-pricing research and best practice studies.

Identified opportunities to separate and efficiently sort product for recycling, improving recycling from a break-even process to generating $30K to the bottom-line annually.

Converted outdated warehouse management systems to PeopleSoft; improving data availability; automating activities, and developed new analytical processes for the firm.

DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES, SOLEDAD, CA 2000 – 2003

Materials Supervisor

Oversaw raw materials and shipping operations for packaged salad manufacturing firm, including receiving, cooling, storage, inventory management, and intra-plant shipping; and assessed performance through yield reporting.

Supervised hourly staff of 25-30 consisting of clerks, forklift drivers, foremen, and laborers.

Coordinated with IT to design systems and implement RF technology, improving shipping accuracy from 98% to 99.7% through use of bar coding and tracking of cycle times and raw materials yield rates.

Evaluated storage container repair procedures, identifying and implemented moving repairs in-house at an annual cost savings of $600K.

Realized savings by sourcing and managing inventory of repair parts, hiring and training additional resources, and developing operating procedures.

EDUCATION:

ITIL Foundation Training, Tec Services, Naperville, IL

Agile Project Management, Capital One Training Program

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI

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