Experience

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  Georgia institute of technology

  May 2013 - Dec 2015

  Computer science teaching assistant

  - Taught students Python during 4 weekly office hours, one on one and in group settings- Taught a recitation section of 25 to 50 students to review the weekly lecture material- Wrote and developed a grading criteria for the three exams that occurred each semester

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  Chick-fil-a corporate

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Chick-fil-a foundation consultant

  - Developed a 4-year expansion plan for partnerships with Jr. Achievement Facilities across the U.S.- Determine which JAs to partner with based on Chick-fil-A presence in the area, number of students served at JA facility, and marketing goals; presented plan to Foundation CEO

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  Motorola solutions

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Lean operations intern

  - Member of the Lean Operations Team to implement lean principles throughout the manufacturing floor. Owned three major projects aimed to improve lead time and efficiency across multiple value streams during a twelve week internship. - Saved $82,500 by eliminating excess labor on single value stream by reducing work in process- Set up an accessory picking process to cut out idle time during packing; reduced lead-time by 13%- Increased efficiency by 8% and reduced head count by one, saving $96,000 annually, on a single value stream by redistributing activities between two individual stations and re-balancing the line Show less

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  Children's healthcare of atlanta

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Process improvement consultant

  - Developed a scheduling model for the Transplant and Infusion Clinic to reduce patient wait time- Recorded processing times for each of the 13 rotating transplant clinics to better determine how many patient rooms were needed during a scheduled visit- Improved the scheduling process for the rotating transplant clinics based on demand and patient processing time by utilizing simulation software

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  Motorola solutions

  Jan 2016 - Feb 2017

  Industrial engineer

  - Facilitated the packing process to expedite the move from Motorola’s Schaumburg Operations to a new facility, reducing the factory down time from five days to three days- Developed a new process that allowed for additional quality checks for critical customers to ensure that 100% of radios being shipped meet customer specifications- Analyzed efficiency of multiple value streams; created staffing models to improve efficiency by 9%- Implementing lean projects to reduce the amount of work in process and reduce excess material on the lines, reducing the number of open WIP Jobs by 7%- Collaborated with the warehouse to determine which SKUs should be floor parts based on product demand; determined how many of each SKU should be in a Kanban bin based on shift throughput- Managed the Industrial Engineering Intern during his three-month internship- Serve as the lead industrial engineer reporting to Head of Engineering, and assign projects for the Industrial Engineering team after assessing operational needs- Develop a cost model to better understand the amount of labor that would be needed for each staged project to avoid misquoting customers based on the current tax model, reporting to the VP of Operations and Director of Transformation- Leading a Lean Transformation of the Customer Quality Audit Value Stream - Leading a time study refresh to baseline the capacity of each value stream for 2017 Show less

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  Mars

  Feb 2017 - now

  Responsible for the continued development of Manufacturing Reliability Fundaments (MRF) for Chicago Line 1 Snickers Fun Size packaging assets that produce 30K tonnes annually. Directly manage team of four Process Technicians and indirectly manage Area Maintenance Technician and 36 Team Members. Team focuses on loss reduction by defining problems via data-driven analysis and implementing sustainable improvements.

  • Value Stream Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Principal Industrial Engineer- M&M’S

    Aug 2021 - Dec 2023

  • Industrial Engineer- Local Brands and Bitesize

    Dec 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Industrial Engineer- Seasonal Business

    Dec 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Process Engineer

    Feb 2017 - Dec 2018