Charles Haynie

Experience

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  Institute for People and Technology (IPaT) at Georgia Tech

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2018

  Student Assistant
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  Capstone Technology

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Manufacturing Engineering Intern

  Worked with the engineering team and other interns to redesign the help manual for Capstone's dataPARC platform.Worked with SQL and PARCview to develop reporting templates.

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  Sauced

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Waiter
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  Georgia Tech Lorraine

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Resident Assistant

  Supervised dormitory activity.Organized student events.

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  Toyota North America

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  Production Engineering Co-op

  Developed, simulated, and tested an Automated Guided Vehicle route using simulation tools (FlexSim) and the Toyota Production System. This route increased the efficiency of the process by 2 FTEs.Quantified mobile equipment interactions using proprietary safety tools, resulting in a remarkable 30% reduction in hazardous incidents across 6 manufacturing facilities.Led nationwide training sessions to equip production leaders with the necessary skills to effectively utilize the safety tools, ensuring consistent implementation and adherence to safety protocols.Redesigned the layout of a battery charging station in a manufacturing facility using AutoCAD to increase safety and improve internal traffic flow. Show less

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  The Home Depot

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

  Engineered and implemented state-of-the-art slotting software, leveraging data analytics of item dimensions, sales data, and warehouse space; realized significant space savings of $5 million within distribution centers, driving enhanced operational performance and cost savings.Prepared business case and execution plan for a $3M slotting project. Coordinated with vendors, warehouse managers, and corporate leaders to execute slotting in 9 distribution centers across the supply chain.Designed and deployed an automated sortation system for receiving products in distribution centers, reducing 3 touches in the operating process and increasing throughput by 120%. Show less

  • Senior Logistics Engineer

    Mar 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Logistics Engineer

    Jan 2019 - Mar 2020
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  EY

  Jun 2021 - now

  Led a team to develop an analytics platform for small retailers, enhancing decision-making for a major CPG client. Utilized Databricks and Python to analyze comprehensive datasets, including store, product, and sales information, uncovering key insights for strategic business applications. Leveraged OpenAI’s language models (LLM) to innovate product categorization, significantly improving data accuracy and operational efficiency.Developed custom Python scripts to automate the reconciliation of a client’s suspense accounts Show less Streamlined financial operations by managing a team of 8 consultants in an 8-month, multi-million dollar project; reconciled over $1B in bank statements to internal transactional data across 1,000+ accounts, leveraging queries and Python scripts to ensure accurate matching of transactions, enabling year-end closure and passing an external audit.Automated an end-of-year analysis process to calculate outstanding reimbursements, reimbursement probabilities, and expected payment durations, saving client analysts 1 month of manual work each month.Spearheaded the reconciliation effort of 2 years’ worth of cryptocurrency movements and bank statements from diverse data sources. Employing SQL, Python, and Microsoft Excel, closed the financial year, driving the organization towards a successful IPO.Developed and updated data visualizations in PowerBI to track IT SOX compliance progress, resulting in $200,000 savings over a 6-month project by reducing headcount on engagements. Show less

  • Digital Finance and Data Analytics Manager

    Aug 2023 - now

  • FAAS Digital Senior

    Jun 2021 - Aug 2023