CYNTHIA DERRY

*** ********* **** **** • South Abington Township, Pennsylvania 18411 • 607-***-**** • ac449r@r.postjobfree.com SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Strong leader, planner, and decision maker educated in principles and practices of project management and business continuity planning.

• Leverages engineering background to contribute in-depth understanding of business operations.

• Extremely organized and systematic; uses all available tools and methodologies, including Six Sigma (green belt certified, black belt trained), Kepner-Tregoe analysis processes, and training as process hazard analysis facilitator.

• Exceptional ability to collaborate with team members and teach new concepts in an effective manner.

• Experience in training professional and hourly personnel; creating instructional materials, planning and executing training, and evaluating for effectiveness.

• Knowledgeable in Word, Excel, Visio, Minitab, PHA Pro, and Access, SharePoint, and EMMIE. EDUCATION

M.S., Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Management, Elmira College, Elmira, New York Relevant Courses: Crisis Management, Disaster Recovery, and Organizational Continuity; System wide Compliance Planning and Strategies for Emergency Management; Organizational Risk and Crisis Management in Both Public and Private Enterprise; Health Services and IT Issues in Emergency Management for the Non-Medical Emergency Manager; Homeland Security B.S., Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois MASTER’S PROJECTS

• Developed emergency plan for YMCA in Corning, New York, replacing 20-year-old plan.

• Provided consulting for Unity Health Care in Washington, D.C., related to development of disaster readiness plan.

• Completed consulting project for Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania, training hospital staff in procedures involved with emergency plans. Designed and conducted whole hospital exercise simulating patient surge in emergency room. Staff preparedness was assessed and recommendations were outlined. EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

2013-current

Project Management and Disaster Recovery Professional Provides disaster planning, mitigation and recovery contract services to small businesses, small municipalities, and organizations

• Provides recovery analysis and project management assistance.

• Reviews emergency management plans for primary schools and hospitals.

• Plans, implements, and evaluates full scale exercises to evaluate emergency plan effectiveness. H20 PARTNERS, Austin, TX and HUNT, GUILLOT & ASSOCIATES, LLC, Ruston, LA 2013 - 2016 CDBG Eligibility Manager

Served as FEMA Public Assistance and Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Specialist

• Member of a team that developed and documented program policies and procedures for New York State.

• Researched and analyzed federal and New York State regulatory requirements

• Managed a team of eligibility analysts that reviewed sub applicant FEMA Project Worksheet records

• Recommended eligible projects to the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery for submission to HUD for funding.

• Analyzed requirements and designed key training solutions to enable analysts to meet customer goals. FEMA Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grants Program Manager Focused on monitoring and closing out active Project Worksheets enabling recovery after Tropical Storm Lee.

• Monitored progress towards completion of municipal project activities.

• Completed the close out procedures for FEMA approved project worksheets, requesting reimbursement of funding.

• Tracked project expenditures with related documentation.

• Collected and organized documentation and turned over to municipality.

• Identified potential hazard mitigation projects.

• Collected surveys, studies and data to apply for hazard mitigation funding. CORNING INC., Corning, New York 1991-2010

Division Project Leader

Focused on division improvement efforts as leader of process projects.

• Designed and managed division’s process hazard analysis and elimination program in U.S., Germany, China, and South Africa. Evaluated the current state of process, equipment, and workforce. Identify potential weaknesses; developed plans to eliminate problems in future and avoid major hazard events.

• Led Six Sigma team that recommended manufacturing and tooling improvements to reduce product defect and generated $2 million in cost savings.

• Developed die quality feedback system through Six Sigma DSGN methodology and linked extrusion performance metrics to manufacturing attributes, producing predictable die performance.

• Directed Six Sigma team that proposed vendor process improvements to reduce defects during time in South Africa. Samples Business Project Leader

Identified areas for improvement and implemented new processes and systems.

• Designed warehouse and inventory management system using ABC classification; consolidated ware storage areas and implemented ware tracking and inventory control systems, reducing order and shipping errors by 15%.

• Developed sample order management process, which reduced product lead time from 46 to 21 days.

• Established workflow analysis and operations audits, reducing manufacturing costs 33% per piece.

• Decreased finishing part per million defects by 20% through workflow redesign, shift optimization, personnel training program, improvements to quality systems documentation, production meeting implementation, and improved goal communication and tracking.

• Achieved 33% reduction in crack defects through root cause identification and then implementing sustainable solutions. Optical Engineering Project Leader

Oversaw process development projects related to significant new business expansion.

• Implemented manufacturing process for new, state-of-the-art amplifier technology.

• Exceeded customer expectations in timing and product capabilities, projecting $5 million in new business. Manufacturing Finishing Operations Leader

Created finishing and firing department for sample manufacturing; implemented new production line.

• Built finishing process capable of meeting 1,500 pc/day, meeting customer requirements for new product platform within established time constraints.

• Hired, trained, and qualified 20 hourly operators for two daily shifts in support of $8 million in new business. Samples Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor

Directed efforts of team that supported manufacturing of low-cost extrusion samples and new product development.

• Supervised 11 employees.

• Created new product manufacturing process acceptance criteria to improve transition from research to production.

• Established sample production audit system, enabling repeatability of process setups and reducing setup time by 20%. Product Development Engineer

Managed small business expansion projects.

• Decreased production startup time from 24 hours to three for new product through raw material characterization and rheology analysis.

• Developed manufacturing process for three new products; maximized production set points and determined process capabilities, specifications, and training operations on new quality requirements.

• Led technical team in pilot line development for ceramic coated product, managing process development, equipment vendor selection, and procurement for projected $2 million business.

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