Sarah Shanahan, MSM, ITIL

Experience

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  Briggs & Stratton

  Oct 2005 - Nov 2015

  Managed the team who was responsible for creation and maintenance of all part masters and bills of materials for the Product Division of Briggs & StrattonManaged staff and budget responsibilitiesManaged data flow, critical data, and assisted with developing master data ownership strategiesWas responsible for managing the Products Divisions end product serial labels and the associated data that is printed on itFunctioned as the business lead for PLM for B&SFacilitated cross functional team meetings and executive meetingsDeveloped global project prioritiesDetermined and deploed sub project teams on approved PLM projectsPresented to senior leadership on PLM progressFunctioned as the business process lead for engineering, manufacturing, service, customer facing data and new product development processes Was the Global Continuous Improvement Function Leader for all of the Products GroupWas the primary Business Owner for SAP system security and data access for Engineering Show less Developed relationships with all IT users and stakeholders, Served as the primary IT conduit between the various regions and functional areas of the companyCollaborated with the various executive team members to develop technology and process strategiesProactively improved business processes and growth through technology enablementDeveloped merit and business case documents that match the business goals and followed the financial approval processManaged staff and budget activitiesDeveloped and drove the strategic technology needs of the businessDeveloped communication strategies and standardized reporting processes and tools, was accountable for delivering IT projects and programs within the portfolio worldwide Show less Recently started an analysis of the global data management structure of Briggs & Stratton to reduce complexity of systemsIdentify process standardization opportunities for the organizationCreate and present case examinations of tactical process improvement projects to senior leadershipManage resources to implement process consolidations across the organizationImplement numerous process improvements ranging from engineering to manufacturing to save the company $1.5 million dollars in two years Show less

  • Manager- Engineering Services Products Group

    Nov 2013 - Nov 2015

  • IT Manager-Integrate-Manufacturing/New Product Development/Service

    Nov 2012 - Nov 2013

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2011 - Nov 2012

  • Project Manager- Testing Facility Construction Project

    Jul 2010 - Jan 2011

  • Process Improvement Coordinator

    Jun 2009 - Jan 2011

  • Data Maintenance Coordinator

    Oct 2005 - Jun 2009
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  D&H Industries

  Dec 2015 - Dec 2016

  Master Scheduler

  Was responsible for managing the press shop machine schedules and employee staffing schedules Facilitated on time delivery of customer orders Transitioned the company from scheduling on a white board with post it notes to digital real time scheduleFacilitated bill of material standardization meetings as well as press consolidation activitiesLead activities to begin utilization of collaboration platforms to better streamline business functions

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  Milwaukee Tool

  Dec 2016 - now

  • Group Manager Engineering Process and Infrastructure

    May 2024 - now

  • Senior Manager- Product Development Process Team

    May 2023 - May 2024

  • NPD Process Manager

    Apr 2020 - May 2024

  • NPD Administrstor

    Dec 2016 - Apr 2020