Experience

Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Retired

  • Feb 2021 - Present


Dematic

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Solutions Consultant

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2021

  Applying operational considerations in material handling solutions, through mechanical design, machine control, and warehouse control system interaction. Role involves building and developing customer relationships, setting strategy, and developing solutions through financial model application. Applying operational considerations in material handling solutions, through mechanical design, machine control, and warehouse control system interaction. Role involves building and developing customer relationships, setting strategy, and developing solutions through financial model application.



Storage Systems Midwest, Inc.

• Material Handling Solutions Specialist

  • Mar 2016 - Jan 2017

  Provide system solutions of sortation, conveyance systems, storage, ergonomic, and productivity aids in a consultative, solution based format. Execute site visits to determine customer needs and provided beneficial solutions that reduce operational costs, enhance productivity, complement safety, and meet business processing requirements. Provide oversight and management of projects as necessary to enhance and benefit the business and relationship with the customer. Includes analysis of cost effectiveness to meet KPI metrics as viewed by the customer. Show less



Dematic North America

• Senior System Engineer

  • May 2013 - Mar 2016

  * Working with internal and external customers, leads the development of the functional specification and system arrangement (equipment) within budget and on schedule. * Ensures project milestones and customer deliverables expectations are met. * Serves as main coordinator for internal engineering resources. * Serves as main coordinator for subcontracted engineering resources. * Ensures all technical disciplines are working together toward common goals and on compatible schedules. * Writes and conducts acceptance test plans (in house and on site). * Ensures the development of system operator manuals and customer training programs. * Conducts internal project review meetings. * Attends customer monthly project review meetings. * Provides input regarding team member performance. Show less



JCPenney

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Automation & Sustainability Project Manager

  • Feb 2010 - Apr 2013

  Provide leadership in the areas of Automation and Sustainability for (18) Supply Chain facilities.Automation: Goods To Person System• Validate conceptual design for multi-shuttle storage system, conveyor system, sortation, and pick-to-light technology.• Coordinate the analysis, justification, development, and installation of a Good-To-Person system in the Atlanta JCPLogistics Facility.• Perform liaison role for coordination between Dematic engineering team and the groups of Atlanta JCPLogistics operations/engineering, JCPenney IT & Business development.• Assist in coordinating integration of the new warehouse material handling system (WMS-Manhattan Associates) to the Dematic Warehouse Control System (WCS).• Develop a productivity reporting system derived from Goods-To-Person picking metrics that would enable high efficiency with pay-for-performance systems.Sustainability• Create a Green Team Website to host interaction and metrics reporting between the (18) Supply Chain facilities of JCPenney.• Coordinate interaction and dialogue between Green Teams to achieve an 8% energy reduction across Supply Chain (13 million KWH) compared to a 2008 baseline.• Provide continual interaction with the JCPenney Home Office recycling team and facility Green Teams to drive recycle revenue, reduce waste haul and landfill costs. • Develop accurate store and logistics recycling metrics to drive a recycle recovery rate of 73% towards zero waste compliance.• Direct facility lighting upgrade plans for (5) facilities with typical payback ROI of (5) years, internal rate of return (18%) and 2.7 million KWH saved.• Installation of energy consumption metering systems (IDR) on primary and substation gear that allows continuous utility billing validation as well as load monitoring and electrical system health.• Provide alternative energy solutions such as the solar array project at the Manchester facility to supply 17% of renewable energy. Show less

• Facility Engineering Manager

  • Mar 2005 - Feb 2010

  Provide infrastructure and operational support through direction of the engineering staff at the Milwaukee-Wauwatosa facility.Facility Infrastructure and Supporto Develop detailed snow plowing and facility cleaning bid packages for Procurement execution at the Milwaukee facility.o Design and execute trailer lot improvements in traffic flow and security for consolidated trailer check-in.o Implement facility fire protection improvements for areas as specified by Factory Mutual and Wauwatosa Fire Inspector.Facility Material Handling System Supporto Provide technical design assistance to other supply chain facilities on separation hanger conveyor design and control.o Provide process and methods assessment to drive receiving and outbound workstation layout revisions.o Complete Rockwell Factory Talk implementation on sortation system controls such that controls flexibility is enhanced and annual contract cost are eliminated. Engineering Staff Guidanceo Provide mentoring for a reporting Industrial engineer and facility engineer on staff. Set realistic and obtainable facility and process improvement objectives that promote the staff’s personal and career growth.Health And Safety Supporto Provide Health and Safety Committee assistance to support H/S objectives. Track DART rate and ensure OSHA related program compliance.Energy Reduction And Green Team Strategieso Participate within the Milwaukee JCPLogistics Green Team and assist in driving recycling and energy reduction objectives with promoting publications. Provided a comprehensive facility recycling inventory. Show less

• Sr. Industrial Engineer

  • Jun 1989 - Mar 2005

  Provide Industrial Engineering Analysis and Efficiency evaluation to drive cost effective results to the operational bottom line at the Milwaukee-Wauwatosa JCPenney Facility.Process Improvementso Review methods, physical layout, and associated processing costs and recommend material handling improvements in the JCPenney Order Fulfillment, Store Support Center, and Furniture Distribution businesses. o Provide Engineering development and maintenance of Engineered work measurement standards many of the activities at the JCPLogistics Center. Health And Safety Supporto Provide knowledge in OSHA compliance and support the Health and Safety committees in classification of injuries and DART rate. Provide engineering recommendations and implement solutions to mitigate injury risk. Show less

• Industrial Engineer

  • Oct 1984 - Jun 1989

  Provide and apply analytical skills to the operational process in JCPenney order fulfillment process