Experience

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  Ivie technologies, inc.

  Jul 2012 - Jun 2017

  Production manager

  Lead the facility in day to day operations. Responsibilities included: inventory management, quality control, operations planning, and problem solving.

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  Atl technology, llc

  Apr 2016 - Jun 2016

  Intern

  Followed the DMAIC method to reduce scrap by designing a fixture to hold material during transit from one process to the next.

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  Parker hannifin

  Jun 2017 - now

  Responsible for negotiating favorable pricing and business terms with 40+ suppliers and $83M+ in spend across plastic injection molding, seals, ferrous and non-ferrous castings, CNC machining/grinding, forging, splined products, fasteners, and stamping/fine blanking commodities/categories. Managed and coached 70 - 80 team members across three different value streams and multiple shifts producing complex transmission assemblies. Coached natural work teams in problem solving, quality management, and continuous improvement principles to empower employees to make improvements in their work areas. Responsible for Lean Operations at the largest Motion Systems Group plant in North America. Coached teams and implemented the Parker Lean System in both Operations and Enterprise functions. Led, facilitated, and organized over 25 kaizen team events resulting in improvements across safety, quality, delivery, and cost. Responsible for leading Lean and Six Sigma projects during a 2 year rotational development program. Rotations focused on learning areas such as Value Stream Transformation, Standard Work and Motion Kaizen, Problem Solving and Front Line Leadership, Lean Enterprise, and Six Sigma.

  • Sourcing Manager

    Dec 2021 - now

  • Value Stream Team Leader

    Apr 2021 - Nov 2021

  • Plant Lean Leader

    Jul 2019 - Apr 2021

  • Lean Leadership Associate

    Jun 2017 - Jun 2019