Georgia Tech Business Analyst

Andrew Dasso

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Summary

Georgia Institute of Technology Industrial & Systems Engineer with over 4 years experience in Business and Information Technology Consulting and Operations / Supply Chain Management. Bilingual and fluent in Spanish. Known for establishing a strong network, enabling quick resolution of problems and execution of remedies. Highly passionate and team-oriented with excellent customer relations skills demonstrated by consistently establishing confidence among all stakeholders. Exceptional communication skills, with a reputation for interacting successfully with both internal and external customers at all levels. Recognized for technical knowledge and engineering skills; able to quickly grasp process flows and procedures. Detail and quality oriented, displaying keen ability to extract quality data and translate into workable designs.

Professional Experience

USIG, Boca Raton, FL Oct 2008-Dec 2008

Senior Business Analyst

Advised executives on a variety of business processes and risk management services that helped identify, assess, manage, and measure the risk exposure within a variety of operational areas. Leader in project management in areas of strategic initiatives including process and control evaluation, auditing, assurance, management reporting, enterprise cost reduction programs, and involvement in integration activities relating to mergers and acquisitions. Also managed designed process solutions to address business needs by working directly with the business end users, project and technology management and their staff, to identify, define, interpret, and clarify scope of problems/issues in terms of complex business/systems requirements and processes.

Auxis Management & Technology Solutions, Plantation, FL May 2007 – Sept 2008

Sr Business Analyst / Project Manager

Clients Include: Applica, Salton and DHL.

Provided professional business and information technology consulting services, with a focus on management consulting, business operations consulting and implementation services. Managed subject matter support across the practice landscape and developed high quality client deliverables and work product, as well as supporting work streams of project engagements, practice-related business development and pre-sales activities, and participated in the creation of high value-added practice methodologies, tools and deliverables. Additional duties included: Quality assurance testing, business process mapping, documentation of business practices, data gathering, cleansing and validation, analysis of data and business practices / technologies and reengineering of current process and practices.

Rockwell Automation, Flowery Branch, GA Dec 2006 - May 2007

Business Analyst

Lead a group developing inventory control methods to increase efficiency of company’s supply chain. Also implemented optimization and statistical models to increase profit through a decrease in cost and lead times, which also increased throughput from greater market share and productivity. Additional yearly revenue from proposal: 10 million dollars. Created a self-sufficient ordering strategy through the creation of a forecasting model, gathering data from comprehensive observation from all vendors applicable and interviewing on shop floor.

Intel Corp, Atlanta, G.A Sep 2006 - Nov 2006

Business Analyst

Managed accounts at nine retail electronic stores in the Greater Atlanta region, consulting regularly with managers and store employees to achieve monthly profit goals for selected Intel products. Consistently exceeded goals and established trust and respect from store personnel through excellent management, extensive product knowledge, and exceptional interpersonal communication skills.

Intel Corp, Chandler, A.Z April 2006 – Aug 2006

Industrial & Systems Engineer

Led various MORv (model of record validation) activities and projects for Assembly Technology and Development group (ATD). Determined optimal tool configurations of new assembly and/or test technology tools, working with module engineering. Determined capability of new products on assigned tool sets by creating equipment capability models and working with manufacturing to close gaps between model predictions and actual execution.

Intel Corp, Rio Rancho, N.M Jan 2005 - March 2006

Manufacturer Engineer

Managed factory data reporting systems and applicable business processes in Intel’s supply chain. Forecasted future equipment requirements for factory layout space planning through install scheduling. Implemented strategic equipment capacity modeling to support changes in long-range factory roadmap requirements. Conducted near-term tactical performance measurements, monitoring and methods for communicating current toolset performance gaps to strategic requirements.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Bachelor of Science,

Industrial & Systems Engineering

Technical Competencies

• Arena Simulation • SAP • Adobe Photoshop • Visual Basic

• Regression and Forecasting (MINITAB) • SQL SRS • MATLAB • HTML

• LINGO Optimization Solver/Xpress • Java • MS Office 2003/2007 • MOSS 2007

• Crystal Reports • XP/Vista • Linux/Mac OSX • Excel Services

Representative Industry and Project Experience

Operational Improvements/Revenue Enhancements/ Project Management

DHL Express-

• Selected as project manager for DHL Express US Restructuring initiative for the project management office. Directly responsible for the creation of business models that captured all project statuses, milestones, KPI’s and crucial financial information for all programs. These models are now used by program managers, directors and top executives for strategic business planning. Also provided technical and business consultation services; including system and network design, programming and work flow analysis. Lead in business analysis, scope and specification reviews, system analysis and design, project management and scheduling, program testing, maintenance and training.

• Leader in Sharepoint planning, design, creation and implementation for entire DHL Express Operations.

Applica & Salton Merge & Acquisition-

• Lead in developing and managing marketing models for the entire Americas in the merger and acquisition of Salton and Applica. Created quantitative and statistical marketing business models by using MS Excels data analysis program, solver function, statistical and financial functions and Visual Basic functions. These models were used directly by the top executives, including the CFO for future marketing business planning for all products from M&A.

• Managed restructuring of entire marketing pricing business processes for Applica and Salton from merger and acquisition by creating new financial pricing models in order to capture overall business profitability and be able to compare financial statistics between all products being sold and their respective customer base. Models used by entire sales team and VP of Marketing for the Americas.

• Created comprehensive marketing model that analyzed Actual, Budget and Forecasted data over a three year span between Applica and Salton. This model helped marketing in better projecting sales figures to meet desired revenue. Model used by entire marketing team and VP of Marketing for the Americas.

• Supported with consulting help and creation of various other financial, supply chain and marketing models as required for smooth integration of merger and acquisition between Applica and Salton.

Intel-

• Provided Intel engineers with more efficient and accurate understanding of process for both HVM (High Volume Factories) and Advanced Technology Development sites by creating four separate business process flows, analyzing metric models, simplifying process flows, and aligning process flows to match metric models.

• Created a UPH (Units per Hour) model for Grohmann tool in CAM (Chip Attach Module) in Intel’s Advanced Technology Development factory. Worked closely with module engineers to learn key tool parameters and create a simulation for tool CT (cycle time). Enabled module team to forecast UPH numbers for future products to improve quality and reduce cost.

• Performed validations of FCM UPH model in CAM by taking time studies and validating model to actual execution of the tool, to help forecast UPH values for the tool for products not yet in production and prior to CAD drawings being developed.

• Increased capability of new products on assigned tool sets by creating original, useful mathematic capability models, completing three UPH models in the time it usually takes for one.

• Owned Intel Community Tool Box Project for layout and implementation of new, automated toolboxes for the world’s largest semi-conductor facility.

• Enabled weekly tool performance tracking for TF (Thin Films) and stakeholders. Created and owned indicator packages.

• Owned two lithography tools for Q3 05 LRP (Long Range Planning) analysis, SLMcu and SPLcu. Analyzed Capacity Outlook Graphs with Actual’s and uploaded findings into EMS the required UTP (Up To Production) dates for HDQ and new tool installs and also worked with layout for future space coordination.

• Designed and implemented a new gown room outside of Intel’s Sub Fab clean room for easier mobility and ingress/egress.

• Enabled more timely and efficient PM (preventive maintenance) by designing and coordinating tactical layout planning for an Intel hood enclosure for de-contamination of all Implant’s parts clean tools.

• Coordinated and facilitated placement of an Intel Nikon 208 tool to avoid space constraints.

• Planned and coordinated layout specifications for various global items for installation throughout the Intel factory.

• Created and improved various module teams share points sites for Intel Corp.

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