Experience

MHSI

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Packaging Engineer

  • Jul 2023 - Present

• Sr. Supply Chain Analyst

  • Oct 2022 - Aug 2023



Ford Motor Company

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2022

  Led market-based benchmarking analysis of competitor OEM designs. Coached supplier to walk competitive designs to Ford specs – while challenging the norms. Summarized performance metrics for use by leadership and others in my organization. Prepared and lead regular updates to Product Design & Purchasing leaders on project status. Used Teamcenter Visualization to review CAD/scan data and prepare benchmarking materials. Led market-based benchmarking analysis of competitor OEM designs. Coached supplier to walk competitive designs to Ford specs – while challenging the norms. Summarized performance metrics for use by leadership and others in my organization. Prepared and lead regular updates to Product Design & Purchasing leaders on project status. Used Teamcenter Visualization to review CAD/scan data and prepare benchmarking materials.



General Motors

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Program Purchasing Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Feb 2019

  • Analyzed tooling expenditure, most recently recovering $2.8 million in unspent funds.• Managed cross-functional Operational Excellence project that achieved $600 commercial cost savings per vehicle.• Insured high profile Cadillac vehicle equipped with company-first autonomy launched on time and in budget.• Assured that parts arrived to manufacturing plant on time for preproduction builds.• Championed the resolution of purchasing related issues such as uncontracted parts, supplier claims, late quotes, cost breakdowns and analysis.• Responsible for organizing and maintaining part level detail database critical for manufacturing footprint change of a key Cadillac product.• Active member of GM Purchasing “Workplace of Choice” workstream, tasked with attracting and keeping talent at General Motors.• Represented Purchasing organization in Vehicle Program Team meetings, instrumental in breaking down silos between Purchasing, Engineering and Marketing that could hinder product timing and cost.• Regular collaboration with counterparts in Shanghai, China. Comfortable with working outside of traditional office hours to accommodate other regions. Show less

• Assistant Program Purchasing Manager

  • Oct 2014 - Feb 2019



Aerotek

• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Planning Analyst

  • Apr 2009 - Oct 2014

  • Designed new, highly effective charts on program statuses for department leadership that are still used today. • Developed Program Purchasing organization SharePoint site that housed vital program data and training materials. Maintained the site and user security tables. • Organized data from multiple sources into effective and concise communications for executive staff review. • Managed human resources data analysis & reporting during unit restructure & budget planning. • Facilitated regular staff and global organizational wide “all-people” meetings. • Creative designer for business unit special event posters, announcements and hand out materials. Show less



Entech Personnel Services

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Analyst

  • Nov 1996 - Apr 2009

  • Served as cross-functional point of contact for material cost reduction database, working daily with Engineering, Purchasing and Program teams on an application that tracked $250 million in cost reduction ideas. • Took initiative to analyze types of suggestions to determine which were more accepted, implemented and generated the most savings. • Supported teardown & benchmarking workshops that saved $1,000 per vehicle. • Developed and directed supplier and internal training on company technical cost reduction process and use of application. • Led training sessions globally as the North American process was introduced to other regions. • Interfaced with IT department as Project Manager and Quality Assurance on all database enhancements. • Managed database Help Desk, resolving supplier issues, leading individualized training and answering any questions. • Created countless regular and ‘adhoc’ reports on suggestion performance and status. • Designed early business unit website, including first online organizational chart, using HTML Show less