Jeremy Townsend

Experience

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  Discount Tire

  Aug 2003 - Jul 2018

  *Lowered costs by having the right product at the right time by analyzing inventory records lowering special orders, and eliminating inventory overhead. *Manage a team of 15 employees; provide performance feedback, assist with their long term career growth, and help them achieve their dreams*Lived by founder Bruce Halle's message and encouraged employees to be honest, work hard, have fun, be grateful, and pay it forward.* Conduct the hiring of employees; candidate reviews, interviewing, process of offers, and on-boarding.*Private flight to San Francisco award winner for $200,000 in the first month of grand opening sales* Design the weekly schedule for the team utilizing the Kronos system, ensuring proper staffing is available.* Utilize 5s methodology to reduce non-value-added steps to improve and develop new lean standard work.* Collaborated with Executive Leadership; provide analytical statistics/strategies on how to reduce costs and improve sales based on location demographics*2014 Lake Tahoe Award Winner * Manage inventory via SAP system* Execute liaison function between suppliers and company to control inventory costs and overhead.* United with customers to ensure a positive experience. Solve complex warranty issues and processed RMA's as required.* Exercise WIGS to plan our Safety and workflow continuous improvement processes.*Broke sales records year after year* Skilled using vehicle schematics (wiring diagrams), parts lists, and drawings to perform repairs.*Oversaw and maintained excellent EHS compliance Show less *A leader and motivator of people responsible for recruiting, development, and performance management*Perform analysis on multiple integrated processes and workflows to ensure the outcome of project efforts remain client-focused, consistent, and effective*Oversee and manage a staff person with responsibility for setting objectives, ensuring proper training and development, and providing coaching and feedback*Provides expert direction and guidance to process improvements and establishment of policies*Travel from store to store to collect data to eliminate steps and waste to effectively lower bay times Show less

  • Senior Store Manager

    Jan 2012 - Jul 2018

  • Sales And Marketing Specialist

    Jan 2009 - Dec 2011

  • Workflow Coordinator

    May 2005 - Dec 2008

  • Technician

    Aug 2003 - Apr 2005
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  ASA Entertainment

  Aug 2005 - Jan 2009

  Pro Skater

  *Sponsors: Current; Eulogy Wheels, Bones Bearings, USD Skates, Kekoa Bogata Past; K2 Sports, Razors, REMZ, Zone In CBD, Skatepile, SkateBarn, Fiziks, and Kaltik Hardware*Amateur qualifier ASA World Finals 98-2005*Attended the 2000 China X-Games as a demo skater*Guest - Woodward East, Pennsylvania *Consulted and modeled for developer Sierra Online for Rollerblading VideoGame concept *Best Buy Demo skater with Matt Hoffman and Bucky Lasek*2nd place World AM Finals Sacramento, Ca 2005*Profile in Construct 2 DVD* 2008 LG ASA World Finals Competitor Seattle, Wa*AIL Elite/Pro Competitor Woodward West 2009-2011*2nd Place Spokane Jam 2010*Multiple K2 product promo videos. Cover model for yearly product handout*One Minute One Spot Highlight on Be-mag *Reviewed and produced multiple product reviews for Be-mag.com*4th Place Mile High Battle 2015*Invited by Red Bull to try out for Crashed Ice in Denver, Co*1st place 2016 Veterans Cup Santa Ana, Ca*2017 WinterClash Pro attendee, Eindhoven, Netherlands *Modeled for Essentia Water 2017*Organized, Promoted, and Hosted for over 20 years, i.e., Street Battle Seattle, Beat the Chump Show less

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  The JTE

  Feb 2016 - now

  Content Creator and Consultant

  *Attended CES2020-2022 as DOP for RideplayTV*Photographed the Green Tortoise of San Francisco for marketing purposes.* Successfully collaborate with a variety, of personalities & work styles; Sinclare Broadcasting Group, Gametime, Turo, K2 Sports, Sublue, Seattle Boat Show, Blue Tees Golf, Rideplay.TV, and The Mike Tice Foundation.*2nd Annual Hollywood African Prestiges Awards Red Carpet Photographer* Develop web pages, graphic elements, and info-graphics for email newsletters* Author technical reports on product reliability, safety, & usage. Provide this information via an online publication to the public.*Shot edited 3 full-length VHS/DVD pro skate videos and contributed to 15+ titles worldwide*Conspire with K2 Engineers to test products and provide improvement ideas towards the final product.* Travel to China as a representative for the K2 Corp. to improve sales; product demonstration, promotion & customer relations.*Document musical tour directed talent while shooting DVD and or music video* Clandestinely met with Design Engineers guiding the development & improvement of their products via Sierra Entertainment.* Write, produce, design, and edit creative material for commercials & DVDs for online promotion via Adobe Premiere.* Photograph, manipulate, & color-balance images using Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom.* Administer photography services for special events; weddings, parties, school portraits, real estate, and extreme sports.*360 Matterport Show less

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  Turo

  Apr 2016 - Aug 2019

  Photographer

  *Communicate with clients via telephone or by email scheduling photoshoots*Procure shooting locations *Conduct all photo shoots in a calm and professional demeanor.*Crop, manipulate and perform color-balance for final images.*Maintained exceptional file management.*Upload deliverables through an AWS online portal.

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  Boeing

  Jul 2018 - now

  *Assists in the development and integration of programs, plans, strategies, and processes to meet business goals for authorization, such as sourcing strategy for the commitment of work, cost imperatives, deployment analysis, and impact mitigation.*Coordinate standard work/playbook across FSCC’s*Co-develop and manage metrics for FSCC and One List leaders.*Ensure Program targets are visible, and enablers are prioritized to meet commitments.*Document and authorize enablers for unit hour and flow reduction.Portfolio/Project Management *Ensure enablers are documented and functional teams are aligned and committed.*Ensure schedules for project plans and ensure baseline management.*Develop and integrate schedules to the appropriate level of detail to meet Program targets.*Coordinate with Change Boards for PRRs.*Manage, track, and report progress to the integrated project plans to LeadershipEnsure integrity of all MPPs.*Conduct Schedule Impact Analysis, forward-looking risk mitigation from ECD slides/changes. Show less *Directly manage and maintain functional tests relating to 737 Hydraulic Power, Landing Gear, and Pneumatic systems*Investigate and perform deep dives to improve First Pass Test Quality using a Lean Mindset working closely with Mechanics, Design Engineers, and Leadership*Knowledge of working documents such as Engineering/Manufacturing Bill of Materials, Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause Corrective Action*Support Production Build Plan (LSCC, Flow Days, Chicken Tracks, Firing Orders, Wing Laydown, Final Assembly, Pre-Flight & CDC).*Manage test scheduling in a Just-in-Time (JIT) environment.*Conduct Liaison Support of manufacturing by monitoring NCM, SATs, ETAC, PARs, control file, and Non-conformances*Knowledgeable with Mechanical Engineering applications such as PDM, CAPP, OWI, NCM, IVT, CDS & CMES Redars/Bold*Regularly reading and interpreting engineering technical information (i.e.; drawings, electrical schematics, and datasets).*Review of BPGs, BPIs, MEMs, PDS-Bs, and PROs.*Perceive Aircraft Systems, components, and integration as it relates to system tests.*Induce change incorporation, production processes, to clarify & resolve reducibility issues.*Incorporate Change Management into production (Committed Change, Misc. Change, Customer Introduction, & Rapid Revisions) related to testing configuration. Show less

  • Program Management Specialist

    Feb 2022 - now

  • ILO

    Aug 2020 - Feb 2022

  • PE; 737 Functional Test Mech. Eng.

    Jul 2018 - Jul 2020
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  RIDEPLAY tv broadcast network

  Nov 2019 - now

  Host

  Creative director, producer, editor, and host of Rideplay.tv's hit show, Golftics. www.Golftics.com

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  Jtown Visuals

  Feb 2021 - now

  Real Estate Photographer

  Specializing in Residential and Commercial Real Estate photography including video walk-throughs, aerials, Matterport, and floor plans. www.jtownvisuals.com