SUMMARY
Accomplished Project Manager with over 10 years of experience and exemplary skills in managing various engineering disciplines, extremely detailed, outstanding problem solver, creative thinker, excellent communicator and accomplished leader in cross-functional teams. Extensive and proven background in: process improvements, engineering consulting, proposal writing, budgeting, project scheduling, NPI (new product introductions), R&D (Research and Development). Specializing in handling multiple projects (internal and external customers) simultaneously, creative cost saving solutions, praiseworthy work ethics, self-motivated and proven high performing Lean business practices. Other key strengths include:
•Project Engineering •Production Scheduling •Operations Management
•Product Development •Project Administrator •Strong Leadership
•Change Control •Strong Organizational Skills •Customer/Vendor Negotiations
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS Project, Power Point, Visio, MS Office, Excel (master), Outlook, Word, Publisher, SharePoint, VBA and VB6 Programming, SQL Server, ISCET Certification, eBackOffice, Agile PLM9, Remedy, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, QuickBooks, MISys MRP, SCRUM, ODBC tools, Lean Six Sigma, Word Press, WooCommerce
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
American Garage Door Supply, Inc., Bemidji MN 2015 – 2018
Purchasing and Fulfillment Manager
Proven Purchasing and Fulfillment Manager, for leading manufacturer/supplier of new, repaired and renovated garage door ecommerce products. Successfully managed and overhauled multiple business units through: strong project management, analytical knowledge of purchasing and supply chain systems/metrics, purchasing strategies, vendor management, manufacturing/product engineering, Sales and Production forecasting, and Inventory Control Management.
•Spearheaded and project managed the implementation and training of new MRP system in the Fulfillment group to support a 41% growth while reducing labor cost by over $56K/year
•Reduced inventory by an estimated 16% through: detailed analysis of monitored inventory usages, and review of Sales history and Production flow
•Actively used ongoing Lean Six Sigma methods saving over $10K/year by streamlining operational process, accomplishing new fast track procedures for the Fulfillment group
•Successfully negotiated hundreds of strategic procurement activities, supplier contractual agreements, and cost savings ideas averaging over $51K/year in savings
United Theory Inc., Woodbury, MN 2012 – 2013
Project Manager
Accomplished Project Manager, managing concurrent and multimillion dollar fortune 500 company owned projects for various engineering disciplines (e.g., Structural, Mechanical, Process Instrumentation and Control System, Chemical, Electrical, Architectural, etc.). Excelled in maintaining effective multi-phased projects, acting as point-person for internal and external customers, ensuring on time deliveries that were in scope and within budget.
•Used creative problems solving techniques to save 3M customer from an est. 45% cost overrun on high level PI&CS (Process Instrumentation and Control Systems) coater redesign project
•Successfully exceeded Alliant Energy customer’s expectations winning substantial portion of multi-million-dollar auxiliary boiler project
•Produced and presented multiple high-level presentation for Energizer executives winning significant portion of a new ten-million-dollar aerosol line project
•Successfully managed many concurrent, multi-site, cross-functional teams for various customers and Engineering disciplines
•Spearheaded and established unique training process for upper, middle and lower managers to develop engineering resources
McAfee Incorporated (formerly Secure Computing Corporation), Saint Paul, MN (1991 – 2010)
Product Engineer 2001-2010
Senior level Product Engineer, project managing New Product Introductions for hundreds of products releasing from development into manufacturing for billion-dollar technology company. Proven and accomplished in leading cross-functional teams, quality control, product design, process design, packaging design, leadership, and change contr...
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