Experience

ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Purchasing Specialist

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  I'm currently working in purchasing and am in control of making sure our plumbers, fitters, and tinners on job sites have material when they need it. I meet and work with our vendors and wholesalers closely to make sure they are meeting the needs of our company. I am currently in charge of the following: ordering material, matching confirmations to purchase orders, monitoring back orders, setting up couriers, ensuring accuracy of purchase orders, and returns to our vendors. It requires extremely strong organization and communication skills, which have always been strengths of mine.



UnitedHealth Group

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant Service Advisor

  • Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

  Consistently exceeded metric goals placed in front me. Obtained perfect quality audit score the first full month on the phones. Responsible for assisting employees of UnitedHealth Group with any and all questions pertaining to their employment. This position was an inbound only call center where I had to find solutions to assist employees. Consistently exceeded metric goals placed in front me. Obtained perfect quality audit score the first full month on the phones. Responsible for assisting employees of UnitedHealth Group with any and all questions pertaining to their employment. This position was an inbound only call center where I had to find solutions to assist employees.



Action Fastenings

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager / Purchasing Manager

  • Nov 2013 - Jul 2016

  Developed, lead, and executed new purchasing strategies & negotiation tactics to close deals and increase net profit while forecasting levels of demand. Our buying group we are a part of went from number 305 out of 345 in 2014 to number 3 out of 345 in 2015. We moved from the bottom 12% to the top 1% because of my strategies. Supported four outside salesman’s efforts to increase revenue for our company. Saw an increase in sales from $2.6 million in 2014 to $3.2 million in 2015, which was a direct result of my efforts. Responsible for all purchasing, inventory control, inside sales, account management, forecasting, business strategies, and vendor relationships while providing leadership to the warehouse and office manager positions. Organized and streamlined our Quick Books data, setting min’s and maxes for ordering purposes on thousands of sku’s. This had a positive impact on inventory levels and made purchasing much more efficient. Interviewed, hired, and guided the development of our warehouse manager and tool repair technician positions.



DISH Network

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Service Specialist III

  • Aug 2012 - Oct 2013

  Consistent top 5% specialist within the company and was promoted several times in a little over a year. Install and troubleshoot Dish systems and provide outstanding customer service to new and existing Dish clientele. Recognize customer needs and have been recognized for proficiently selling Dish Smart Home Services. Consistent top 5% specialist within the company and was promoted several times in a little over a year. Install and troubleshoot Dish systems and provide outstanding customer service to new and existing Dish clientele. Recognize customer needs and have been recognized for proficiently selling Dish Smart Home Services.



LA Fitness

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fitness Sales Representative

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Provided superior customer-service to existing and new clientele while also meeting aggressive membership goals. Provided superior customer-service to existing and new clientele while also meeting aggressive membership goals.



Overtime Sports Network

• Edina, MN

• Volunteer Director / Producer

  • Nov 2011 - Mar 2012

  Director of live high school hockey games streaming online through OTSN.TV through use of a NewTek TriCaster Studio and Timewarp replay machine. Our team consists of two commentators, two camera men and then I direct and put together the production while incorporating replays throughout the games. Director of live high school hockey games streaming online through OTSN.TV through use of a NewTek TriCaster Studio and Timewarp replay machine. Our team consists of two commentators, two camera men and then I direct and put together the production while incorporating replays throughout the games.



Gemini Athletic Wear

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Team Leader

  • May 2011 - Feb 2012

  Responsible for streamlining production and saw revenue increase from $700,000 in 2010 to $1.2 million in 2011. Custom embroider hockey jerseys for numerous WCHA, high school, and other hockey league teams. Responsible for streamlining production and saw revenue increase from $700,000 in 2010 to $1.2 million in 2011. Custom embroider hockey jerseys for numerous WCHA, high school, and other hockey league teams.



SportsEngine

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Statistician

  • Nov 2010 - Mar 2011

  I cover over 300 Minnesota and Wisconsin high school boys and girls hockey teams and play a serious role into the success of their Hockey Hub web site properties (mnhockeyhub.com, mngirlshockeyhub.com). My work consists of taking score sheets and entering them into a live scoring software application called SPORT NGIN LIVE. I enter data on a play-by-play basis to recreate the game play-for-play and build player stats for each player. Additionally I collect scores from other sources if coaches do not submit their game statistics.



Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

• Volunteer Intern

  • Oct 2009 - Mar 2011

  Video taped and took photos of the 2010 MIAC Cross Country Championships for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Controlled the clock management and score keeping for the 2010 MIAC Men's Hockey Showcase. Stat runner for the 2010 Women's Division I Basketball Championship. Broadcast and oversaw the live video webcast of the 2010 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Coordinated the event management of the 2009 MIAC Men's Hockey Showcase. Video taped and took photos of the 2010 MIAC Cross Country Championships for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Controlled the clock management and score keeping for the 2010 MIAC Men's Hockey Showcase. Stat runner for the 2010 Women's Division I Basketball Championship. Broadcast and oversaw the live video webcast of the 2010 MIAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Coordinated the event management of the 2009 MIAC Men's Hockey Showcase.



Hamline University

• Volunteer Intern

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Assisted Sports Information Director at Hamline University. Constructed game day media guides for Hamline University using QuarkXPress. Assisted Sports Information Director at Hamline University. Constructed game day media guides for Hamline University using QuarkXPress.



Calix

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant Optics/Hardware Engineer

  • Nov 2005 - Feb 2009

  Led integrated development strategies on new product development qualification test procedures on Delta Modular Optical Network Terminal optics modules for future cost savings and return on investment. Ensured customer satisfaction by performing calibration procedure and functional tests on developed products. Performed Battery Backup test procedures on uninterruptible power supply units. Performed laser driver and RF calibration procedure tests on Modular Optical Network Termination optics modules over temperature. Custom built racks to support Calix’s next generation Optical Network Termination and Optical Line Termination servers. Maintained a technical notebook and wrote, analyzed, and executed various test plans to completion



University of Dayton

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2003 - Aug 2005

  Conducted calibration tests using various laser sources in an attempt to accurately calibrate an Advanced Visible and Near Infrared (AVNIR) hyperspectral camera in the spatial and spectral dimensions. Conducted calibration tests using various laser sources in an attempt to accurately calibrate an Advanced Visible and Near Infrared (AVNIR) hyperspectral camera in the spatial and spectral dimensions.