Experience

PACCAR Engine Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Software Engineering Manager

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  As the Software Engineering Manager at the PACCAR Engine Company, I manage a 9-member agile team consisting of three business analysts, two full stack engineers, an MES architect, and three contract employees. We are responsible for all manufacturing systems at the plant, including MES, SAP, and .NET applications. The high-performing team has provided $200M+ in business benefit over the past two years by providing excellent customer service, custom solutions, and enhancements to business… Show more As the Software Engineering Manager at the PACCAR Engine Company, I manage a 9-member agile team consisting of three business analysts, two full stack engineers, an MES architect, and three contract employees. We are responsible for all manufacturing systems at the plant, including MES, SAP, and .NET applications. The high-performing team has provided $200M+ in business benefit over the past two years by providing excellent customer service, custom solutions, and enhancements to business applications • Responsible for Apriso Manufacturing Execution System (MES), 20 .Net applications, 27 build pipelines, and application security • Oversee all creation, enhancement, analysis, and incident resolution of MES, .NET, and CI/CD solutions • Led implementation and facilitate Demand Council meetings with plant senior management to discuss and establish enhancement priorities • Act as Executive IT Manager Delegate on-site leading IT Infrastructure, IT Operations and Application Development • Cultivate positive environment for teamwork, continuous improvement, and training through transparency, open communication, trust, and support • Support MM, WM, SD, PP, FI, CO functions of SAP in the plant to streamline processes, resolve issues, and improve production efficiency • Develop and maintain team metrics to continually improve scrum processes and team throughput to foster continuous improvement • Manage and resolve system, process, and personnel issues as they arise to find resolution in a timely manner through delegation, escalation, or immediate action • Create, maintain, and present department key performance indicators and metrics to senior management from all divisions including the CIO for system enhancement velocity, incident report/service request closures, and response times

• Lead Senior Business Analyst

  • Dec 2013 - Mar 2020

  During my time as a Senior Business Analyst, I worked directly with users and developers to investigate and solve system issues in SAP and the manufacturing execution system in a quick, accurate manner. I also acted as the Interim Application Development Manager for six months before being promoted to full time manager. I was the Technical Process Lead on all major projects for SAP, MES, and .NET enhancements • Represented business analysts and software engineers to the local… Show more During my time as a Senior Business Analyst, I worked directly with users and developers to investigate and solve system issues in SAP and the manufacturing execution system in a quick, accurate manner. I also acted as the Interim Application Development Manager for six months before being promoted to full time manager. I was the Technical Process Lead on all major projects for SAP, MES, and .NET enhancements • Represented business analysts and software engineers to the local management team facilitate upstream and downstream communication flow • Lead Quality Analyst for all developments in SAP, MES, and .NET • Communicated issues and incident resolutions to management in biweekly meetings • Implemented the Agile scrum processes for the application team and acted as scrum master • Worked with business users to define change requests and understand IT statements of work • Investigated MES and SAP inconsistencies and generated update scripts to correct data • Trained new hires and interns and assist with their learning of all PEC processes and systems • Wrote and executed complex SQL queries to gather data for all departments and created ad hoc reports in SAP to provide data per service requests • Assisted developers with .NET code reviews and collaborated on work items • Developed SSRS, Tableau, Power BI, and Analysis for Excel reports to provide data SAP HANA and MES data to associates • Investigated and assisted with resolution of system integration issues • Core member of the SAP improvement project to correct process issues in all departments of the plant (MM, WM, SD, PP, FI, CO)



ThyssenKrupp Steel USA

• Lead Technical Analyst - Production Systems

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2013

  At ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, I supported end users, analysts, and developers with the SAP, MES, Technical Warehouse Management System (TWMS), system integrations. At the time I joined TK, it was a greenfield production site and all processes had to be developed. I designed and executed test plans and documented bugs for releases of internal and vendor development across SAP, MES, and TWMS • Led all production system analysts and developers and supported their daily… Show more At ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, I supported end users, analysts, and developers with the SAP, MES, Technical Warehouse Management System (TWMS), system integrations. At the time I joined TK, it was a greenfield production site and all processes had to be developed. I designed and executed test plans and documented bugs for releases of internal and vendor development across SAP, MES, and TWMS • Led all production system analysts and developers and supported their daily activities • Constructed complex SQL queries to troubleshoot and resolve issues in SAP, MES, and TWMS • Debugged PL/SQL to find root causes for data inconsistencies and manually executed stored procedures to keep operations running • Coordinated development and testing/rollout of slab swapping to increase productivity and efficiency while cutting operating costs • Defined and Developed temporary programs to stabilize systems until patches could be implemented into production environment • Coordinated and executed testing for SAP, MES and TWMS functional operation and final acceptance Go-Live for the startup Show less At ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, I supported end users, analysts, and developers with the SAP, MES, Technical Warehouse Management System (TWMS), system integrations. At the time I joined TK, it was a greenfield production site and all processes had to be developed. I designed and executed test plans and documented bugs for releases of internal and vendor development across SAP, MES, and TWMS • Led all production system analysts and developers and supported their daily… Show more At ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, I supported end users, analysts, and developers with the SAP, MES, Technical Warehouse Management System (TWMS), system integrations. At the time I joined TK, it was a greenfield production site and all processes had to be developed. I designed and executed test plans and documented bugs for releases of internal and vendor development across SAP, MES, and TWMS • Led all production system analysts and developers and supported their daily activities • Constructed complex SQL queries to troubleshoot and resolve issues in SAP, MES, and TWMS • Debugged PL/SQL to find root causes for data inconsistencies and manually executed stored procedures to keep operations running • Coordinated development and testing/rollout of slab swapping to increase productivity and efficiency while cutting operating costs • Defined and Developed temporary programs to stabilize systems until patches could be implemented into production environment • Coordinated and executed testing for SAP, MES and TWMS functional operation and final acceptance Go-Live for the startup Show less