Experience

Tricam Industries

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Logistics Analyst

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Tricam is a leading consumer products company that specializes in the design, engineering, marketing and manufacturing of hardlines products such as Gorilla Ladders. •Act as the liaison between company stakeholders, carriers, and cross functional departments to successfully implement cost savings initiatives and/or resolve issues • Partner with key stakeholders and functional groups to plan, coordinate and resolve supply chain related issues in alignment to company policy • Lead freight processes including recommendations for technology, rate negotiation, carrier identification, dispute resolution, and ensuring overall customer satisfaction • Analyze supply chain reports, metrics and KPI to effectively track spend, savings and identify potential corrective action plans • Implement metrics and associated KPIs for performance of supply chain network and vendors • Proactively review policies and procedures to reduce costs through continuous improvement programs of distribution operations • Manage transportation for all outbound and Inbound shipments, ensuring distribution activities are performed in a timely and accurate manner • Coordinate and schedule high level shipments to meet and exceed customer expectations while optimizing loads by consolidation • Help develop and implement global transportation cost analysis and savings programs for year-over-year savings • Serve as a point of escalation for issues involving international shipping as well as domestic transportation • Anticipate and resolve day-to-day issues, complete root cause failure analyses, and take corrective actions • Strategize with various internal business units and vendors to identify opportunities for continuous improvements to the current supply chain network Show less



DecoPac, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Supply Chain Specialist

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2020

  DecoPac is the World’s leading supplier of cake decorations to professional cake decorators and bakeries.Responsibilites:Understand the scope of the supply chain process and related activities Working knowledge and experience of the process for acquiring goods and/or services at the best possible cost of ownership, in the right quantity, prices and time with all required documentation.Review inventory demand requirements to schedule purchase orders and meet customer needsDetermine production capacity needed to meet the changing demands for our products Ability to identify and recommend various modes of transportation methods to ensure customer demand is achievedWorking knowledge of procurement process for requesting and receiving bids/quotes from competing suppliers/vendors based on production specifications, terms and conditions.Basic financial understanding of analyzing the costs associated with a bid/proposal/quotation for a sourced product for the purpose of attaining best cost/best value for that product. Process financial data and documents to support purchasing and warehouse operationsConduct business analysis on KPI reports as well as take actionWorking knowledge of the processes required to develop, execute and sustain plans, policies, programs and practices that control, protect, deliver and enhance the value of data and information systems. Support cross functional methodology and understand the cause and effectsResponsible for ensuring regulatory documentation complianceMaintain purchasing documents, related files and records for future reference and useAbility to arrange priorities daily, weekly, monthly to meet the demands of the supply chain stakeholders.Understand the process of improving various aspects of the business resulting in increased profits, improved product or greater customer satisfaction. Present ideas for process improvement; apply LEAN principles Show less

• Associate Supply Chain Specialist

  • May 2017 - Aug 2018

  As an associate supply chain specialist, I was responsible for the following:-Managing over fifty domestic/international vendors.-Develop effective, and meaningful relationships with my vendor contacts to drive value for both companies. -Planning, ordering, and managing the inventory for the general supplies and print categories. (Over 2500 unique SKU’s)-Team member on new product development meetings where I am responsible for sourcing, quoting, planning, and safety testing of new products.-Planning end to end supply chain management, where our KPI's challenge our team to lower inventory cost, lower shipping/handling costs, and to maintain a 100% service level. -Responsible for the items I purchase RTP (reasonable testing program) where I determine the level of testing required to be compliant. -Worked with CHR on importing best practices, as well as managing international HTS codes. -Manage the print category for all of the companies physical advertising needs. -Responsible for weekly/monthly/yearly reports to aid in planning of inventory and planning strategies.-Training new team members.Key Projects:-Lead project to move away from corrugate in the warehouse. Worked with outside firm to reduce our heavily manual stocking process. Workers would open cartons and pull out the selling units so that they could be picked. This project will completely change our stocking process, where our main goal is to reduce corrugate waste and labor utilization by 50%. - Vessels reporting optimization. Automating a very manual process that creates a live database for all international shipments. Also tracks freight costing so we are able to create reports as a tool to plan more effectively. -Process map our new item set-up process to call out pain points in the process. -Numerous product improvements to reduce labor and shipping costs. Show less



Medtronic

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Supply Chain Contingent

  • May 2016 - Sep 2016

  Part of the Global Supply Chain Excellency team; Task: Member of DMAIC team to analyze data regarding tariff classifications on products being imported and exported. This system proved inefficient and a very large backlog was created. Result: Reduced manual intervention in tariff classification, and increased efficiency in classification requests. Task: Deduce a proper solution to backlogged inventory in two different distribution centers. After Covidian merger, there is/was a massive backlog of inventory that needed to be dealt with. Result: Worked in a team that worked the solution from all angles to figure out the most appropraiate and efficient solution to either re-work, re-stock, or scrap all of the back log. Task: Member of the corporate governance meetings. In charge of hosting meetings to ensure that all business units were aligned on a proposed change in the supply chain. This includes, logistics, tax, regulatory, and other business units. Result: Coordinate meetings so that these changes could be made, assign action items that need to be completed before some business units agreed to proposed changes, and follow up with appropriate individuals to ensure that the changes were being followed/carried out. Show less



University of St. Thomas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Building Manager at Tommie Central

  • Jun 2014 - May 2016

  "Tommie Central: Tommie Central is the main information desk for the Anderson Student Center. Located on the main floor, Tommie Central is staffed during normal building hours of operation. Tommie Central staff can assist you with the following: Check out of recreation equipment for 85 & Scooters Sale of discount tickets Locker rentals Reserve Bowling Center lanes Campus & Building information Check out of camping and sporting equipment" (Taken directly from the University of St. Thomas webpage) Becoming a student Building Manager of the Anderson Student Center takes all of the above obligations and then much more. As a building manager, I am responsible for every event in the building so that they have the equipment they need, the space prepared to the guests specifications, the buildings inventories, regular operations, student interactions, proper space usage, and much more. I am one of six student building managers at the University of St. Thomas, and we report directly to our buildings director. Show less



Alliance Bank

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administrative Coordinator

  • Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

  Analyzing various financial statements such as tax returns, audits, property appraisals, and company prepared balance sheets/expense reports. Transforming and spreading that financial data into worksheets that our lenders will utilize in upcoming meetings with the clients. Also took part in crafting several different spreadsheets via Microsoft Excel to visualize cash flows. I also supervised and maintained the organization of all physical files. Analyzing various financial statements such as tax returns, audits, property appraisals, and company prepared balance sheets/expense reports. Transforming and spreading that financial data into worksheets that our lenders will utilize in upcoming meetings with the clients. Also took part in crafting several different spreadsheets via Microsoft Excel to visualize cash flows. I also supervised and maintained the organization of all physical files.



City of Woodbury, Minnesota

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Parks Department

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  I am responsible for managing and caring for all of Woodbury's public locations (parks, well houses, trails, water towers, etc.) Here, every day work is anything but typical. For one hour, I could be string trimming trees, then the next I could be moving a trailer load of chairs and tables from one building to the next. This job has required me to always stay on my toes and be prepared to quickly transition to whichever task must be finished next. I also have been able to improve my teamwork skills through working with various partners, small teams, as well as being a small member in a large scale project such as the construction of the brand new soccer field house at Belienberg Sports Center. Show less



SSPYSA, WSA, and CGSA

• Soccer Referee

  • May 2008 - Aug 2014

  As head official, I was in charge of starting matches on time, and ensuring they finished on time. All the while being aware of all the rules that go into each match of soccer. I also gained valuable people skills by dealing with rude parents. Finally, i learned a great deal of responsibility by being able to know the rules of soccer, with all of the new rules each year, and by re-certifying my skills before each fall season began. As head official, I was in charge of starting matches on time, and ensuring they finished on time. All the while being aware of all the rules that go into each match of soccer. I also gained valuable people skills by dealing with rude parents. Finally, i learned a great deal of responsibility by being able to know the rules of soccer, with all of the new rules each year, and by re-certifying my skills before each fall season began.



Davanni's Pizza & Hot Hoagies

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kitchen Worker

  • Oct 2013 - Apr 2014

  Clearing tables, washing and putting away clean dishes, preparing dough, preparing pizzas as well as cooking and cutting them, preparing gourmet salads, preparing hot hoagies, as well as developing valuable customer service and retail skills by working the registers and taking orders. Clearing tables, washing and putting away clean dishes, preparing dough, preparing pizzas as well as cooking and cutting them, preparing gourmet salads, preparing hot hoagies, as well as developing valuable customer service and retail skills by working the registers and taking orders.



CBL floors

• Tear out crew

  • May 2011 - Sep 2011

  I learned a great deal about manual labor during my time with CBL. I learned that the day is not over, until the job is done. I was not just responsible for removing old carpet, we were also responsible for disposing of the carpet in the most efficient and environmentally sound way possible. After all of the carpet was removed, we would clean our workspace before the installation crew came to do their job. I learned a great deal about manual labor during my time with CBL. I learned that the day is not over, until the job is done. I was not just responsible for removing old carpet, we were also responsible for disposing of the carpet in the most efficient and environmentally sound way possible. After all of the carpet was removed, we would clean our workspace before the installation crew came to do their job.