Supply Chain Engineer
Resume:
****.***********@*****.*** ***** Arrowhead Circle
KYLE C. HARSHBARGER Granger, IN 46530
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lippert Components, Inc., Elkhart, IN December 2013 – May 2014
Senior Supply Chain Analyst
• Identified purchasing process improvements, potentially reducing annual inventory from $110 million to $60 million
• Negotiated purchasing agreements, commonly reducing international lead time to only shipping time
• Created standard purchasing policies, allowing for proper division of work within the department
• Introduced statistical forecasting methods, improving forecast accuracy by 32%
• Taught inventory theory to the VP of Purchasing, facilitating inventory model implementation
• Initiated inter-department communication between purchasing and sales, improving purchasing planning capabilities
• Communicated with raw material inspection, allowing quality feedback with suppliers and identifying engineering improvement
opportunities
HBM Inc., Urbana, IL May 2010 – December 2010
New Product Introduction Intern
• Implemented ISO 9001 standards for electronic instrumentation design and testing engineers, improving documentation from no
procedure to ISO compliance
• Developed SAP instruction documents, improving SAP learning time from five days to four hours
Fusion Tech Integrated, Inc., Roseville, IL April 2007 – August 2009
Project Engineer
• Designed and received approval for clean-in-place air ducts in food processing plants, generating nine months of high-margin
fabrication and machining work that led to $3.5 million in revenue
• Assessed client needs for new product development that extended product offerings and generated $3,000 additional daily
revenue for the client
• Initiated weekly production meetings that improved project cohesion and on-time delivery rates from 50% to 75%
• Established department operating procedures that reduced the number of design methods from five to one
• Met fabricators on the shop floor to improve project coordination, saving on average four hours of rework per project
Transco Products, Streator, IL December 2006 – April 2007
Manufacturing Engineer
• Followed Nuclear Regulatory Code procedures, maintaining company integrity for nuclear work
• Wrote Engineering Change Requests, preserving strict nuclear bookkeeping
EDUCATION
Purdue University Krannert School of Management, West Lafayette, IN August 2011 – December 2013
• Master of Science, Global Supply Chain Management
• Taught 400-level course Logistics with topics: Inventory Management, Supply Chain Coordination, Factory Physics
• Conducted company research on a large dataset using MySQL leading to a better understanding of customer behavior
• Performed experimental research on cashier behavior regarding the style of queue used to line-up customers
University of Illinois College of Business, Champaign, IL May 2011
• Master of Business Administration, Concentrations: Operations Management & Finance
• Beta Gamma Sigma, International Honor Society
• Taslitz and Merit Based Scholarships, 2009-2010
• MBA Teaching Assistant: Data Analysis, Operations Management, Project Management, Operations Analysis
Purdue University College of Engineering, West Lafayette, IN August 2006
• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
• Drumline musician, Purdue “All-American” Marching Band
• Vice President & Outstanding Citizen Award, Tarkington Hall Halberdier Club
ACTIVITIES
Purdue Christian Campus House August 2011 – December 2013
• Worship Music Leader
Force Barbell May 2013 - Present
• Weightlifting team member and trainee
Illinois MBA Service Association August 2009 – May 2011
President
• Led TeamMBA project, allowing Eastern Illinois Foodbank to obtain $20,000 worth of food for the disadvantaged
INTERESTS
College athletics, carpentry, duplicate bridge, rugby
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