Industrial Engineer

ANNA REBECCA WEISS

*** **** ****** • Sacramento, CA 95811

*******@*****.*** • 434-***-****

THE BAR BAKERY Sacramento, CA

EXPERIENCE

Nov 2014 – Present Owner & Head Baker

• Manage bakery production schedule, track inventory levels, and minimize waste

• Performed time studies and analyzed data to determine bottleneck, then optimized

space and streamlined equipment resulting in 80% productivity increase

• Use Quickbooks to ensure accurate accounting and financial management, track

sales and monitor business growth

• Develop and document best practices to maintain operational and financial

efficiency

July 2013 – Jan 2015 GENERAL MILLS Lodi, CA

Manufacturing and Engineering Associate

• Managed a team of 20 line operators: aided them in making production decisions,

ensured people and food safety through audits and quality checks, provided

guidance for personal and professional development, and aided in conflict

resolution

• Facilitated discussion between engineering, management, and operations in

performing root-cause analysis to determine top failure modes and line stops and

developed and executed improvement plan to increase line efficiency by 33%

through streamlining equipment standardization procedures

• Managed the start-up of a product reformulation project: worked with project

engineer to determine scope and design, served as a liaison between the plant and

corporate teams, and ensured a smooth transition from project planning to

implementation through training and documentation

THE BOEING COMPANY

Summer 2012 Everett, WA

777 Industrial Engineering Intern

• Engaged mechanics to share ideas on improving setup processes, utilized input to

effectively deliver tools and supplies in kits and point of use stations, and achieved

an initial 11% reduction in non-value added time, enabling $0.6M direct savings

• Developed a 14-week process improvement project timeline, conducted process

evaluation to determine which changes had the most potential for impact, and

managed deadlines to pilot five initiatives to reduce non-value added activities of

mechanics

• Identified communication gaps between key stakeholders across shifts; created

visual aids and initiated verbal tie-ins to enhance information flow

2011-2012 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Ann Arbor, MI

Peer Advisor

• Provided academic information and insight for undergraduate career planning to

potential and declared engineering students in one-on-one meetings

• Communicated personal experiences in a constructive manner that encouraged

students to make informed decisions on academic and professional opportunities

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI

College of Engineering

Master of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering, April 2013

• Engineering Global Leadership Honors Program (EGL)

• Tauber Institute for Global Operations Fellow

College of Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering, April 2012

• International Minor in Engineering, GPA: 3.68/4.00

• College of Engineering Dean’s Honor List, University Honors

• Clyde B. Johnson Scholarship, Michael Goldberg Accenture Scholarship

ADDITIONAL • Director at Large, U of M Alumni Association Sacramento Chapter

• Member: Society of Women Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, Alpha Pi Mu

• Skilled in Microsoft Office, Quickbooks, Visual Basic, C++, MiniTab, and Photoshop

• Completed culinary course at GilgioCooking School in Florence, Italy

May 2015

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