Project Management

Kara Thorpe

**** ******* ******* ** #**** Houston, TX 77090

713-***-**** ****.******@*****.***

Project coordinator and production scheduler with over fourteen years experience in manufacturing. Versatile professional with experience in scheduling, purchasing, budgeting, accounting, environmental reporting, inventory management, and quality documentation. Experienced in managing cross-functional project teams and office personnel.

Summary of Skills

Expert user Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Visio

Intermediate user: Crystal Reports, ePDS, SAP, QuickBooks, MAS 200/MAS 90, Primavera P6

Proficient in C++, HTML, Visual Basic

Conversational fluency in French, Spanish, German

Professional Experience

Production Planner June 2012 - Present

TriStar Electronics, Houston, Texas

Achievements:

Streamlined resources to reduce average delivery time and cost of projects by 8%.

Implemented agile project management methods.

Implemented end-of-project procedures; created Lessons Learned database

Employee of the Quarter for First Quarter 2013.

Duties:

Forecast material and labor requirements for panel shop and kitting department. Maintain Kanban and JIT inventories.

Panel shop project management: troubleshoot production delays, act as bridge between production and all project stakeholders, generate project documentation, project reports, and maintain certification documentation

Facilitate formal stakeholder production meeting and daily scrum meetings.

Coordinate project quotes with engineering, production, and sales teams.

Ship UPS, FedEx, DHL, and freight shipments; Receive as required.

Design and update company wiki.

Office Manager March 2012 – June 2012

Houston Bathworks, LLC, Houston, Texas

Reduced material cost by 25% through consolidation of remodel projects.

Reduced fuel cost by 15% through change in appointment scheduling method.

Purchased production and office supplies.

Reported daily installation activity and sales revenue.

Production Office Manager July 2001 – March 2012

Luxury Baths by Arrow, Houston, Texas

Processed and prioritized production orders based on custom matrix. Calculated raw material usage per order.

Forecasted usage and purchased production materials. Tracked material and production costs.

Completed monthly environmental reports and maintained all safety documentation

Purchased all material for the manufacturing and installation departments; established inventory database.

Communicated production needs and progress with management team.

Invoiced customers for work completed.

Processed new customer orders.

Professional Associations

Project Management Institute of Houston 2015

Member

Greater Southwest Composite Materials Association 2006 - 2008

Treasurer 2006-2007

Secretary in 2007-2008

Education

University of Houston Downtown August 2014 – Present

Houston, Texas

BBA in Supply Chain Management in progress. Graduation date December 2017. GPA 3.67

Lone Star College System, Houston, TX September 2012 – May 2014

Houston, Texas

Relevant courses completed: Business Principles, Managerial Accounting, Principles of Management, Business Communication, Information and Project Management, and Business Logistics

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