Jeff Ussing

Experience

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  US Army

  Jan 1991 - Jun 1997

  Forward Observer

  • Supported the maneuver commander’s objectives by coordinating and directing all indirect fire support assets• Communicated battlefield intelligence, such as enemy locations, strength, and activities to higher command• Maintained situational awareness of friendly and enemy forces• Successfully executed Operation Joint Endeavour as a member of the Implementation Force (IFOR) in support of the NATO-led, multinational peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina from January 1996 to September 1996 Show less

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  Ramar Electronics, Inc.

  Aug 2000 - Sept 2006

  Supervisor/Consultant

  • Mentored and directed retail and technical staff• Performed fit-gap and cost analysis on IS/IT system purchases and operation• Completed installation, configuration, acceptance testing, troubleshooting, and repairs on IS/IT systems for residential and small businesses clients• Developed and reported key performance metrics that tracked forecasted sales cycles, inventory and efficiency

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  Advanced Molding

  Sept 2006 - Feb 2008

  Quality and Inventory Control Manager

  • Authored quality manuals, standard operating procedures, and employee handbook• Executed test plans and documented blueprints, parts lists, and production reports in accordance with California Air Resources Board requirements• Lowered stock carrying costs and prevented very costly stock-outs on long lead materials by implementing a functional MRP engine in Microsoft Excel• Improved communication by transferring all procedures to a paperless processes

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  Jacobs Technology

  Jun 2008 - Apr 2011

  Engineering Technician II

  • Set up testing environments and completed test procedures on military equipment• Executed tests in accordance with military standards for chemical and biological agents• Increased efficiency by implementing queries that improved the detail, relevancy and retrieval speed of equipment test data

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  Exelis (Now part of Harris Corporation)

  Aug 2011 - Apr 2016

  • Drove on-time delivery of first seven shipsets (3 substructures of the System Demonstration Test Articles) of the US Marine Corps’ CH-53K, Heavy Lift Helicopter• Developed scheduling and tracking system for the division’s most complex system• Developed and implemented an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to track progress and meet Department of Defense (DoD) project reporting requirements

  • Business Operations Analyst II, Analytics for Operations

    Feb 2014 - Apr 2016

  • Production Planner/Scheduler II

    Aug 2011 - Feb 2014
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  Albany Engineered Composites

  Apr 2016 - Dec 2017

  Business Operations Analyst II, Analytics for Operations

  ► Data Warehouse Management and BI Development • Designed, developed and implemented data warehouses to support descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analyses • Designed and deployed ETL processes and change management – including automated ETL for an ERP implementation from Deltek Costpoint to SAP with zero migration errors • Conducted ad hoc business intelligence and analytics projects • Developed, implemented and managed an intranet Business Intelligence (BI) portal► Divisional ERP Project Manager, Infor LN Implementation • Coordinated divisional requirements with the corporate ERP implementation team ($3.3B revenue) • Developed common corporate processes and conducted functional gap analysis • Recommended ERP and business organization structure • Evaluated enterprise data hygiene and recommended actions to improve quality► Deltek Costpoint SME • Coordinated best practices within the materials domain for all functional areas • System administrator for all modules within the Materials domain • Worked with engineers and planners to achieve 100% accuracy of BOMs and routes • Coordinated with configuration management to ensure product definitions were complete and accurate • With Costpoint consultant, conducted week-long, best-practices review of module implementation vs business processes and implemented all recommendations• Developed and deployed SQL queries, reports, and dashboards instrumental in identifying and resolving 100% of the data hygiene issues► Business Analysis • Developed key performance metrics, both ad hoc and automated analyses • Large data set analyses (~200 million records) • Forecasted labor, equipment, and facilities requirements Show less

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  Hexcel Corporation

  Dec 2017 - Apr 2020

  Data Analyst

  • Developed forecasting data models and dashboards to identify trends in net requirements data – reducing forecasting errors from ±20% to ±5% for six plants representing ≈$600M revenue• Developed Power BI reports used to manage quality assurance and control processes• Conducted analytical study of forecast variability to improve safety stock set points – explored existing data, determined natural population segmentation, selected analytical methods and designed dashboards• Deconstructed an existing Extraction, Transformation and Load (ETL) process – implemented process improvements reducing data process time from four days to 12 hours, thereby keeping ERP and forecast data synchronized• Implemented advanced planning and scheduling system – designed web-based tool to manage master planning data and automated ETL and EDI Show less

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  Red Delta Group

  Apr 2018 - Feb 2025

  Co-Founder

  • Developed a web-based SaaS Risk, Issue and Opportunity (RI&OM) management tool, implemented processes outlined in the US Department of Defense’s Risk, Issue, and Opportunity Management Guide for Defense Acquisition Programs• Developed a web-based project cost reporting and analysis tool for a client in construction and extractive industries – integrated the tool into the client’s existing web-based management and ERP systems

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  QinetiQ US

  Oct 2020 - now

  • Senior Technologist

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Senior Analyst

    Oct 2020 - Mar 2022