Embre Smith

Embre Smith

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director of Engineering | Dad | Avid Hiker & Adventurer

  • Education

    • Rice University

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Computational & Applied Mathematics, History
    • Southern New Hampshire University

      2021 - 2023
      Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Finance & Business Administration

      Activities and Societies: Graduated Summa Cum Laude President’s List - Winter 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022

    • Texas A&M University

      2010 - 2011
      M.E. Industrial Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Institute of Industrial Engineers

  • Experience

    • Ryder Integrated Logistics

      Jun 2011 - Aug 2011
      Industrial Engineering Intern

      * Completed a number of time studies which were then utilized during a number of process improvement initiatives* Worked on a number of process improvement projects, including continued implementation of LEAN principles and staffing analysis* Assisted in facility layout development using Value Stream Mapping and other strategic modeling tools* Led an A3 group wherein we utilized past shipping data in order to better predict future order volumes. In the future, this forecast could be used to construct more efficient labor plans Show less

    • Target

      Oct 2011 - Dec 2018

      * Supported the opening of two highly automated Witron food distribution centers in Ohio and California, providing training, consulting, and on-site support to the field teams* Helped to train, assess, and coach Group Leaders at these two facilities* Developed Best Practices for and supported the network Production Controllers as they made decisions regarding staffing, planning, and scheduling.* Supported the initiative to implement same day receipt & ship in Target's food distribution centers* Supported the development of network modeling for store realignments* Helped develop and maintain the FDC network's Business Continuity Plan (emergency planning) Show less * Food Distribution Center Operations Manager responsible for the warehousing and shipping of merchandise in a 350,000 square foot highly automated facility* Responsible for the management of ~30 non-exempt direct reports* Responsible for staffing decisions and the implementation of a number of process improvement initiatives* Certified Executive Trainer responsible for the successful onboarding of new exempt Group Leaders and training of all new processes within the department Show less

      • Senior Operations Manager

        Jul 2015 - Dec 2018
      • Lead Business Partner

        Oct 2013 - Jul 2015
      • Group Leader

        Nov 2012 - Oct 2013
      • Group Leader

        Oct 2011 - Nov 2012
    • Walmart

      Dec 2018 - now
      • Director Of Engineering

        Mar 2022 - now
      • Senior Site Engineer

        Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
      • Assistant General Manager

        Dec 2018 - Jan 2021
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Vanderbilt University - Completion Certificate for Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT

      Vanderbuilt University
      Jul 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Learning Data Governance

      LinkedIn
      Jan 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Developing Executive Presence

      LinkedIn
      Mar 2020
      View certificate certificate
    • Walmart MIT SCOPE

      Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      Feb 2021
    • Jodi Glickman on Pitching Yourself

      LinkedIn
      Mar 2020
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Second Harvest Heartland on Oct 2013
      Second Harvest HeartlandAssociated with Embre Smith