Michael Purk

Michael Purk

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    NetSuite Implementation Consultant at Crowe

  • Education

    • Saint Viator High School

      2015 - 2019
      92.3/100 unweighted; 99/100 weighted

      Activities and Societies: Student Council President, 3 Sport Athlete all four years, Captain of Football Team, Lion Award recipient 6 out of 12 sports seasons (awards hardest worker on the team), Spanish Honor Society * Led Class ceremonies and gave speeches such as at the Junior Ring Ceremony; * Collaborated and negotiated with the School President regarding student liability issues and with the Cafeteria Service Manager regarding possible decreased sales revenue to install the first ever student used microwave that could also be used for new hot lunch items * Installed the first ever player-only meetings on the team to address issues identified by the players that needed to be escalated to… Show more * Led Class ceremonies and gave speeches such as at the Junior Ring Ceremony; * Collaborated and negotiated with the School President regarding student liability issues and with the Cafeteria Service Manager regarding possible decreased sales revenue to install the first ever student used microwave that could also be used for new hot lunch items * Installed the first ever player-only meetings on the team to address issues identified by the players that needed to be escalated to the coaching staff Show less

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

      2019 - 2023
      Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Supply Chain Management, Technology and Management

      Activities and Societies: - James Scholar - Dean's List: Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022 * Apart of the top 10% of incoming freshmen based off of high school GPA and ACT

  • Experience

    • Egg Harbor Cafe

      Aug 2016 - Feb 2017
      Host, Food Runner, Stocker

      - Prepared telephone orders and stocked supplies weekly- Guided guests to their seats, took care of any guest problems, and checked guests out after eating- Brought food out to hundreds of guests a day and helped waiters with any miscellaneous needs

    • Travelliance

      Jun 2017 - Aug 2019
      Outbound Call Representative, Assistant Project Manager

      - Interacted with hundreds of hotels across the country while looking for room availability (OCR)- Collaborated with airlines to book hotel rooms for distressed passengers and airline flight crew (OCR)- Entered and updated information into databases to assist constant hotel room bookings (OCR)- Sorted mail by area code, made office deliveries and pickups, restocked supplies throughout the office, and assisted all branches of the office with miscellaneous needs (APM)

    • Old Orchard Country Club

      Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
      Golf Course Staff

      - Completed property maintenance tasks including painting and maintaining golf course- Provided guest services; managed the driving range and created an effective system for transporting and cleaning golf carts

    • Mariano's

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
      Summer Operations Coordinator

      - Oversaw 20+ vendor relationships and $80-$20,000+ direct store deliveries to ensure distributor and vendor harmony with Marianos- Supervised and executed reclaim process to minimize storewide shrink and maximize food availability for food pantries- Partook in the information and product flow of all goods in the store through executing purchasing orders on company software, managing backroom inventory, and handling all Direct Store Delivery and vendor invoices

    • Davies Molding

      Jun 2021 - Jan 2022
      Industrial Engineering Intern

      • Conducted over 50 time studies to standardize product costs, identify operator process inefficiencies, and pinpoint ergonomic risks• Restructured operator process to increase a product’s output by 6% and decrease operator process time by 22%• Created Excel VBA Macros to decrease time study data transfer process by over 95% from an average of 633 seconds to 31 seconds• Justified new equipment purchase through analyzation of profit margins, Cost of Goods Sold, and an 18-month ROI calculation Show less

    • Davies Molding

      Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
      Plant Operations Intern

      • Led end-to-end implementation of new maintenance ERP system deployed across 1300 plant assets, 90 inventory stock locations, and 30 scheduled Preventative Maintenance programs• Enabled plant-wide digital inventory management system and trackable asset upkeep preventing maintenance repair bottlenecks • Managed 600 production schedules to ensure on time procurement of raw materials and prevent delayed customer orders

    • Crowe

      Aug 2023 - now
      NetSuite Staff Implementation Consultant

      - Pioneered the use of AI prompt engineering to develop VBA automation code, reducing manual data sorting time from 250 hours (across five people) to 25 hours individually, saving significant time and resources. Applied this approach successfully on two additional projects to streamline data efficiency.- Supported and led various implementation work streams such as WMS, Accounts Payable, Amortization, Payroll, CRM, & Order to Cash

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Catholic Heart Work Camp, Saint James Parish on Jun 2015
      Catholic Heart Work Camp, Saint James ParishAssociated with Michael Purk