Experience

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  Bureau of land management

  May 2006 - Aug 2007

  Wildland firefighter

  • Helicoptered into two fires and prevented the destruction of natural resources in Zion National Park and Southern Utah• Directed a fire engine during the suppression of a fire that burned over 10,000 acres and closed Interstate 15

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  Boeing

  May 2008 - Dec 2008

  Procurement internship

  Prepared the plant in Salt Lake City (SLC) for a Boeing Lean Assessment and analyzed potential cost saving projects as part of a $13M cost-saving initiative• Improved the Supply Chain and Procurement Department’s score for the Lean Assessment by one score • Developed supplier relationships by documenting Boeing SLC’s relationship status with 100 top part and process suppliers• Offered a full-time offer after internship

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  Bd

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

  Reporting analyst

  Developed SAP modeling and VBA analysis tools for the Supply Chain/Materials group. Documented local quality policy procedures and facilitated the identification, collection, and entry of enterprise quality data• Unified inventory metrics for 13 worldwide manufacturing plants by developing a standard inventory turns report• Led the data conversion process for an SAP upgrade for all enterprise data within a $700M division• Coordinated the creation of over 100 products with a forecasted value of $70M Show less

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  Im flash

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2011

  Procurement agent

  Negotiated prices and terms of agreements, procured inventory and non-inventory parts, coordinated supplier business and inventory reviews, and supported production for capital equipment worth over $250M for two separate process areas.• Prevented a charge of $200K while mending a relationship with our largest supplier• Reduced the overall cost of spare parts by over $100K by adjusting inventory levels with supplier’s cooperation• Salvaged the supplier relationship with a $2M sole-sourced vendor by creating a communication process for outstanding parts • Saved an estimated $200K in lost production time by expediting crucial parts from suppliers Show less

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  Brigham young university

  Aug 2011 - Apr 2013

  Byu mba student
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  Cummins inc.

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Indirect purchasing intern

  Led 8 strategic initiatives for the Indirect Purchasing Department. • Saved $750K by organizing and executing 2 sourcing events for services and products valued at $10.5M • Created an Indirect Purchasing Communication Strategy for the US and Canada operations• Negotiated and completed 3 contracts valued over $4M

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  Cummins inc.

  May 2013 - now

  Lead the customer service, forecasting (along with buy plan), shipping, and logistics teams. • Led the Engine Business Unit managed demand process for the Jamestown Engine Plant (>$2B in revenue)• Directed the order management activities through the largest decrease and increase of Heavy-Duty customer orders within the same year (2020) without missing a single chassis schedule for top OEM customers.• Improved the export and overall average ship waiting time from 1.9 days in 2018 to 1.29 days in 2019. Reduced export wait time from 7.9 days in 2018 to 5.5 days in 2019. • Improved OTD to Cummins customer (St 500 to CRD) from 76.4% in 2018 to 92.1% in 2019 Show less Manages the procurement activities for machinery, machine spares, and material handling equipment for the US supporting all Cummins manufacturing and distributor locations. • Led the development of the world-wide sourcing strategy for machinery involving all mfg. business groups • Achieved the highest savings in machinery, machine spares and material handling equipment in the last five years in 28 different savings projects in 2014. • Negotiated over several contracts including multiple business critical supplier for Cummins. • Completed 6S training along with one 6S project. Show less

  • NA Network Supply Planning Leader

    May 2022 - now

  • Order Management/Customer Services Leader

    Feb 2019 - Jun 2022

  • Materials Manager

    Jul 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Operations Manager

    Oct 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Indirect Purchasing Manager

    May 2013 - Oct 2015