Eric First

Experience

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  Cherry Hill Department of Recreation

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2017

  Lacrosse Instructor

  - Organized, set-up and ran drills at township youth lacrosse camp- Built relationships with campers to assess strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement - Assisted the Cherry Hill East Varsity Lacrosse Coach in teaching campers new skills

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  The Camp Spot

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Management Intern

  - Performed inventory management functions, including reordering of stock, inventory quality control, filling customer orders and acquiring items for special orders- Developed and implemented new procedures to streamline warehouse order fulfillment- Analyzed results from the company’s bill of materials system to improve efficiency in production

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  Bagel Boss of Roslyn

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  Customer Service and Quality Management Employee

  - Oversaw inventory control and quality control functions including monitoring of food shipments, quantities and quality of inventory and advance food preparation - Executed various aspects of customer service including taking customer orders, order satisfaction, food preparation and coordinating home and corporate food deliveries

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  AWEARness Ceramics

  Jun 2020 - May 2021

  Co-Founder

  - Established e-commerce store for handcrafted ceramic art business- Targeted potential customers using market segmentation strategies to enhance advertising effectiveness- Managed inventory on multiple online platforms and evaluated shipping options and costs

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  University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

  Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Teaching Assistant - Technology Applications in Supply Chain Management

  - Assisted professor in teaching 45 students how to use an SAP ERP system using interactive simulations- Educated students on functionality of ERP systems in business operations and provided help with classwork- Created class assignments and responsible for all class grading

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  Giant Food

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Supply Chain Analyst Intern

  - Evaluated and updated 90 product anchor locations in warehouse management system to maximize product selection efficiency- Tracked and reported on tractor trailer usage patterns using yard management system and Samsara to increase capacity of truck assignments by 200 routes during high volume weeks- Alleviated jockey truck congestion by calculating optimal trailer placements for daily first-round shipments- Reviewed store quality control claims to assess potential areas of improvement in the supply chain Show less

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  Raytheon Technologies

  Jun 2022 - Jun 2024

  Operations & Supply Chain Leadership Development Program
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  Collins Aerospace

  Jun 2022 - now

  • Senior Analyst, Corporate Strategy

    Jun 2024 - now

  • RTX OSCLDP Rotation #3: Operations Team Leader

    Nov 2023 - Jun 2024

  • RTX OSCLDP Rotation #2: Operations Strategy Analyst

    Mar 2023 - Nov 2023

  • RTX OSCLDP Rotation #1: Production Control Specialist

    Jun 2022 - Mar 2023