Solomon Barber

Experience

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  Seongbo Information High School

  Mar 2007 - Aug 2009

  English Second Language Teacher

  *Designed, launched and managed charter ESL program for 1,200 student school in compliance with local district educational standards.*Created and implemented marketing to target local economically disadvantaged families.*Managed to $160K annual budget and directed staff of four.*Developed curriculum, lesson plans and test design and classroom management processes.

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  WorkSafeBC

  May 2011 - Sept 2011

  Business Process Improvement Analyst

  *Planned and managed WorkSafe BC Fatal and Serious Investigation Policy Project with $430K budget.*Completed root cause analysis on delayed payments to over 4,000 employer constituents for $27.8 M financial incentive program. *Key leadership role in the planning and initiation of system wide server for procurement of IT resources to over 4,000 users across BC province.*Implemented enterprise-wide SharePoint system for nearly 1,000 potential internal clients; scope included defining user requirements to final test and rollout. Show less

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  Daimler Truck North America

  Apr 2013 - now

  •Manage $22.7 M in vendor accounts, responsible for managing relationships and negotiating financial settlements for field failures resulting from part quality defects.•Responsible for initiating and managing root cause investigations for vendor field quality failures, working with supplier and DTNA quality engineers to determine corrective action and financial liability. •Manage relationships with dealers and customers to increase recovery on warranty costs associated with vehicle repairs.•Initiated root cause analysis and negotiated settlement to reduce electrical harness costs between from 2013 to 2014 by 35%, saving company $1.7 M. Show less

  • New Product Planning Project Coordinator

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Senior Tooling Analyst

    Feb 2018 - Jun 2021

  • Warranty Analyst II

    Apr 2013 - Feb 2018