Experience

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  Boeing

  • Business Operations Specialist - Work Movement

    • Sep 2018 - Present

    -• Responsible for the successful execution of the Boeing work movement process for external work movements as required by the Federal Aviation Administration• Act as an integrator between the supply chain organizations (Strategy, Sourcing, Core Supply Chain) to ensure clear and effective communication of our strategies and plans to help drive educated work movement decisions• Work directly with Procurement Agents, First Line Managers, Senior Managers and Directors to develop plans that will help protect Boeing production line as well as actively work all mitigations necessary in a timely matter to support the production system• Participated in a cross functional team that created a Risk Review Board that provides each work movement a full risk assessment and identifies all potential risks to ensure the timely creation of a mitigation plan tailored to each movement• Conduct audits of the work management system, maintain work management records updated and help drive necessary improvements in support of the business• Participated in multiple process workshops to identify process improvement implementations • Team lead helping onboard all new members as well as continuing education and mentorship to current members regarding the work movement process and all other requirements from leadership or federal regulations• Participated in the Boeing Supplier of the Year Award 2019 event held in Los Angeles as part of the core development team and volunteered to lead breakout sessions for Boeing Vice Presidents and attending suppliers• Secretary for the Puget Sound North Chapter of the Boeing Women Inspiring Leadership Boeing Resource Group 2020 – 2021• Participant of the 2020 Intern Planning Team for on-boarding and welcoming the 2020 interns to the company

  • Procurement Agent - Strategy

    • Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

    • Performed as the primary Boeing Commercial Airplanes Supply Chain focal for the Boeing AvionX organization for three key avionics development projects from business case and trade study to implementation of contract/agreements • Supported all proof of concept and prototype designs by procuring specific component level packages and building relationships with suppliers to ensure timely delivery and clear communication amongst the teams • Acted as a project manager by integrating and coordinating strategies and schedule milestones across enterprise business partners including but not limited to engineering, contracts, finance, sourcing, supply chain, global engineering, and the legal department • Procurement focal for all hardware and software statement of work identified in three key avionics development projects • Reviewed proposals and selected or recommends suppliers for procurement decisions • Created, reviewed and executed Proprietary Information Agreements, Requests for Information, Requests for Quote and Requests for proposal for hardware and software procurement packages• Project manager responsible for the successful planning and execution of the first ever Boeing AvionX supplier conference held in Charleston, SC. with more than 100 participants• Actively worked with diverse teams to identified risks associated with contractual terms and conditions in specific Boeing documents • Developed a new process and form to help track all credit card purchases made by the procurement team • Held a series of workshops for each category strategy with all applicable stakeholders across Boeing Business Units to define, design and develop executable category strategies• Participated in the “Invest in Spain” supplier event in Seattle, WA. as a bilingual ambassador to Boeing Supply Chain to help asses and review suppliers from Andalucía, Spain

  • Procurement Agent - Honeywell Avionics BFE Operations

    • Aug 2015 - Oct 2016

    • Functioned as the integrator between Supplier and Boeing Engineering during the development stages of specific Avionics Systems software packages by ensuring that all internal stakeholders had their concerns and interests acknowledged and incorporated where appropriate while maintaining the established project schedule• Created, scheduled, processed and released purchase orders for specific Honeywell Systems hardware• Led a handbook project targeted to help reduce the learning curve of new buyers by capturing tribal knowledge and best practices in one place • Lead a quality improvement initiative for a continuously damaged and rejected hardware antenna with estimated savings of $200,000 • Monitored supplier schedule, quality, delivery and financial performance• Successfully managed emergent orders by negotiating expedited requests with suppliers and monitoring the order through the delivery process• Participated in multiple Supplier Readiness Assessments on-site in Kansas City with multiple stakeholders to review any potential improvements and/or review current production schedules• Communicated across functions and programs to manage risks, issues and performance to plan for the Olathe Kansas Honeywell site

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  PAWS - Progressive Animal Welfare Society

  • Lynnwood, WA

  • Companion Animal Shelter (CAS) Office Intern

    • Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Lynnwood, WA

    •Work directly with the CAS Director in the annual project of “World Spay Day” by leading and directing the participating clinics in the Seattle Metropolitan Area via email and phone call. •Daily updated and maintained the Excel database for the World Spay Day 2015 project.•Perform administrative duties and coordinate email correspondence for all internship inquiries as well as specific research projects for the CAS Programs Manager.

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  City Closers, LLC.

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • MBA Intern

    • Mar 2014 - Jul 2014
    • Greater Seattle Area

    • Configuration management of the company Transaction Management System Database• Performed benchmarking research of competing firms • Designed an internal research project on employee satisfaction using surveys.• Administrator for the company's client-vendor database designed on Microsoft Excel.• Responsible for designing and publishing customized websites as part of the client service package.

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  Volunteers of America Western Washington

  • Everett WA

  • Marketing Intern

    • Mar 2014 - Jul 2014
    • Everett WA

    • Assisted in the creation of a direct marketing campaign to provide mediation services for the Latino Community.• Collaborated in research for the new Fair Housing Branch in the Puget Sound area.• Designed marketing material, including flyers and posters, for several company projects.• Provided support for the ongoing bilingual mediation campaign targeted to local attorneys in the Northern Washington area.

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  Electrotecnica de Piedras Negras, S.A. de C.V.

  • Piedras Negras, Mexico

  • Engineering Office Manager / Buyer

    • Jun 2010 - Oct 2012
    • Piedras Negras, Mexico

    • Acted as a project integrator by coordinating with suppliers, manufacturers, customers and internal departments like engineering and finance in order to meet schedule needs.• Creatively designed an information management system that efficiently sorted engineering documents such as requisitions, purchase orders, modifications and project descriptions.• Responsible for processing company payments and invoices• Assistant to the Head of Engineering.• Performed supplier assessments in regards to product quality, production capabilities, delivery availability, etc. and submitted the outcome reports to management. • • Responsible for researching new suppliers and negotiating with current suppliers to explore cost savings while meeting project demands as well as and applied project management skills to adjust for specific requirements for completion of the project• Successfully managed emergent orders by negotiating expedited requests with suppliers and monitoring the order through the delivery process.• Performed delivery inspections to ensure the shipments were accurate and all materials were accounted for. • Resolved shipment errors with suppliers by providing alternate solutions while minimizing schedule impact.

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  The Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

  • Austin, Texas Area

  • Office Administration Intern

    • May 2007 - Aug 2007
    • Austin, Texas Area

    • Managed documents, presentations, records and spreadsheets using Microsoft Office Suite• Completed customer requests in person or on the telephone by answering and referring inquiries• Helped organize various office activities such as meetings and conference calls