Business Analyst

• Oct 2016 - Present

Buyer

• Feb 2016 - Sep 2016

• Sourced goods and services for a county-wide, billion dollar governmental agency and its numerous water reclamation facilities including the largest wastewater treatment facility in the world (Stickney WRP). • Responsible for the full life-cycle of an end-users request for goods and/or services including requisition creation, solicitation of vendors, analysis of responsible bidders, contract award, purchase order creation and final delivery with goods receipt. • Created RFP contract documents for major capital improvement projects to be submitted and approved by a board of county-wide, publicly-elected government officials. • Supported an on-going testing initiative for the data migration from SAP to a future e-procurement software. Show less

Strategy and Planning

• Feb 2012 - Dec 2015

• Provided essential, goal-based status information to the CEO, COO and CFO regarding company-wide operational performance for our 6 facilities with over 400 employees.• Responsible for gathering, analyzing and reporting all operational metrics, which included payroll analysis, material volume changes and production capacity monitoring.• Conducted P&L analysis on commercial industrial accounts to help determine their profitability.• Analyzed outside and internal logistics haulers and developed a hierarchy matrix which reduced logistics cost by 9%.• Worked with our logistics department to set up performance-based goals and developed tracking tools which lowered driver payroll by $2,000 per week.• Worked with maintenance and logistics to reduce fuel consumption by 700,000 gallons annually via driver route optimization, truck parking restructuring and heavy equipment operational efficiencies.• Managed vendor relationships across all departments by helping negotiate rates, approving invoices and track spending trends to keep overall costs down. • Helped maintain our ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates by rigorously adhering to the ISO program and participating in re-certification audits.• Implemented a Job Hazard Analysis program assessing the safety and potential hazards of 42 different jobs spanning 6 departments. This program also acted as a key training tool for new hires.• Experience with OSHA and environmental compliance regulations in an industrial environment. Show less

Facilities Manager

• Jan 2008 - Feb 2012

• Responsible for all aspects of operations dealing with a 4 acre, 35 employee facility running 24/7.• Reduced operating expenses by $10,000 per month within first year of management while increasing production by 15%.• Acted as on-site customer liaison for in-house commercial industrial accounts which included material value negotiation, payment terms and contract structuring.• Coordinated with in-house logistics to receive and ship over 100 truckloads per day and turn-over 55,000 tons of scrap inventory monthly. Show less

General Manager

• May 2004 - Dec 2007

• Responsible for the operations of a boutique health club in Chicago’s West Loop with a staff of 30 employees and annual net revenues over $750,000. • Implemented sales programs and incentives which doubled membership within the first year. • Created a “Business Membership” which offered local businesses discounted membership and training rates. • Set-up and managed our annual “Taste of Randolph” booth which included hourly fitness demos, membership giveaways, informational sign-up sheet and 14 day trial memberships to local residents. Show less