Engineering, Logistics, & Supplier Development Professional Profile

Reputable leader and strategic thinker with a successful background orchestrating global supply chain technical and operational projects. Highly focused on adhering to organizational missions and philosophy while positively impacting bottom line and daily performance in the engineering arena. Proactive problem solver with the ability to customize solutions in logistics and manufacturing at all levels of the organization. Results oriented with a wide variety of experience.

Areas of Expertise

Project Management

Continuous Improvement

Data management and migration

Analytics reporting

Safety & Quality Control Standards

Contract Negotiations & Management

Cost Reduction & Avoidance

Root Cause Analysis A3, 8D

Inventory Management

New Product Introductions

Automotive Manufacturing

Research and Product Development

Maximizing Production Yields

ERP execution and implementation

Outsourcing & Offshoring Processes

Professional Experience

A&I Insurance and retirement Winchester, Ky.

•Licensed in Kentucky Property, Casualty, Life, Health (July 2018)

•Sales and strategy (November 2019 – Present)

Tier 1 Enova Premier Automotive Supplier Paris, Ky.

Production Control Manager (October 2018 – November 2019)

oDeveloped and implemented weekly plant production scheduling system and processes

oDeveloped component forecasting utilizing cloud based machine data collection

oManaged and executed weekly MRP within CMS ERP demand planning for Toyota and Volvo wheel assemblies and components

oSupported sequential pull process for Toyota and Volvo wheel assemblies

oManaged daily KPI lean processes

oManaged Engineering change and new product introduction processes for Toyota and Volvo

oDeveloped business analytics reports and dashboards utilizing Qlik Sense and Excel

oDeveloped process to supply non-production components and assemblies to other Toyota entities

oManaged production control specialists and material handler team leads

oLead yearly physical inventory and reconciliation

oResolved inventory variances and finance invoicing / billing issues

oProject tracking via Wrike software

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, NA Lexington, Ky. (EASI Inc.)

Process Improvement Engineer (July 2016 – August 2017)

oDeveloped and implemented spare parts order tracking process utilizing business analytics and Excel

oDetermined and ordered equipment spare parts for new Toyota model production

oUtilized Peoplesoft for spare parts order process

oSupported NPI processes

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Ally Team Supply Chain Solutions Richmond, Ky.

President and Owner (August 2010 – June 2016)

oPerformed time and motion study for garment production

oConsultant for Lexmark warehouse operations (consolidation, BTS to BTO $3M inventory reduction, scrap analysis, EOL, ETN process design)

Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Ky.

Senior Engineering Manager Global Service Operations (September 2000 – July 2010)

oProvided spare parts for printers in production and post production utilizing SAP, PDM software

oDeveloped and implemented parts obsolescence process for printers

oDeveloped and executed parts scrap process (100% error free, $2M scrap), extensive use of SQL queries

Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (cont.)

New Product Introduction Engineer, Laser Printers (October 1996 – August 2000)

oNPI team lead for printers ready for production (Tooling, pilot runs, documentation, product test)

oLed sourcing team to identify new development and manufacturing partner for laser printer)

oMoved manufacturing operations and development from Taiwan to China

Senior Manager Logistics and Strategy Global Service Operations (January 1993 – September 1996)

oManaged notebook production to end of life (scheduling, planning, surplus parts disposition

Senior Manager Engineering Records and System Implementation Global Service Operations (January 1991 – December 1993)

oManaged engineering release department for all Lexington based products

oOutsourced department to product managers control

oAssisted in development of new Engineering release system

IBM Lexington, Ky.

North America Distribution Manager (December 1977 – December 1990)

oManaged internal and external warehouses for tooling, finished goods, and components

oManaged department for planning, ordering, Engineering changes, inventory management and accuracy

oDeveloped and executed production planning to identify surplus and excess resulting from schedule changes

oInstallation for molding operations for printer production

oExecuted CFM continuous flow manufacturing for printer production

Stepper motor automation

oAssisted in design and implementation of VR stepper motor automation

oAssisted in design and implementation of PM stepper motor automation

oPayback 6 months for in house production

Product development

oAssisted in design and production readiness of new printer

Education and Professional Development

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Ky.

oCompleted in 4 years, 3.7 GPA

Software Competencies

oCMS, Qlik, CADAM, SAP, Microsoft Office, CATIA, SQL, JD Edwards, AS400, SAP-Crystal reporting

oBusiness analytics, data wrangling, Wrike project tracking

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