Dave Challis

Operations at Lightfield Energy
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  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Solar Electric Power Generation
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Operations
      • Nov 2022 - Present
    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • General Manager, Salt Lake City
      • Jun 2022 - Sep 2022

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    • United States
    • Design
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Supply Chain and Logistics
      • Jan 2022 - Jun 2022

      - Develop and execute logistics strategies- Coach and train logistics team- Monitor and manage logistics budget

    • Supply Chain and Logistics Manager
      • Feb 2019 - Jan 2022

      - Reconstruct ordering and fulfillment processes to be more efficient, scalable and customer-focused- Lead operations team in NetSuite ERP integration- Manage and negotiate small parcel, freight, and white glove carrier contracts- Work with Buying, Customer Service, and Accounting to ensure processes are precise and customer-focused

    • United States
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Corporate Operations Manager
      • Apr 2017 - Sep 2018

      - Develop procedures to comply with FDA and ISO 13485 quality regulations - Streamline and create business processes - Coordinate with engineering and R&D to build prototypes, reduce product cost and create manufacturing instructions - Define, manage and improve KPIs - Work with management team to develop strategy and regulations - Develop procedures to comply with FDA and ISO 13485 quality regulations - Streamline and create business processes - Coordinate with engineering and R&D to build prototypes, reduce product cost and create manufacturing instructions - Define, manage and improve KPIs - Work with management team to develop strategy and regulations

    • Supply Chain Internship
      • Apr 2016 - Aug 2016

      - Developed plan to increase factory capacity by 20% without increasing spending - Worked with Chinese manufacturers to improve quality - Capacity analysis of factory in Shanghai, CHINA - Test, troubleshoot and redesign new products - Worked with development team to launch new Traeger app - Developed plan to increase factory capacity by 20% without increasing spending - Worked with Chinese manufacturers to improve quality - Capacity analysis of factory in Shanghai, CHINA - Test, troubleshoot and redesign new products - Worked with development team to launch new Traeger app

    • United States
    • Automation Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Production Manager
      • Dec 2012 - Aug 2015

      - Managed all aspects of production, warehousing, and shipping - Built relationships with customers and suppliers to forecast inventory 6 months in advance - 80% reduction in inventory adjustments by designing and implementing a cycle count system - Streamlined shipping process to reduce shipping errors - Reduced failures by determining causes and improving processes - Managed BOM and work instruction revisions ● Oversee manufacturing timeline and quality of prototypes - Managed all aspects of production, warehousing, and shipping - Built relationships with customers and suppliers to forecast inventory 6 months in advance - 80% reduction in inventory adjustments by designing and implementing a cycle count system - Streamlined shipping process to reduce shipping errors - Reduced failures by determining causes and improving processes - Managed BOM and work instruction revisions ● Oversee manufacturing timeline and quality of prototypes

    • United States
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • Production and Warehouse Manager
      • Apr 2011 - Dec 2012

      - 25% increase in available warehouse storage by redesigning warehouse using lean principles - Redesigned entire factory, added 6 new production lines using Six Sigma techniques - Hired, trained, retained, and motivated 35 employees in both English and Spanish - 20% reduction in lost materials by designing a new will call system - Maintained and oversaw the maintenance of all production equipment including, automated CNC packaging machine and CNC wood cutting machine - 60% reduction in defects by designing and implementing quality control system

Education

  • Brigham Young University - Marriott School of Management
    Master of Business Administration (MBA), Global Supply Chain Management
    2015 - 2017
  • Brigham Young University
    BS, Manufacturing Engineering
    2006 - 2011

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