Experience

Rudi's Rocky Mountain Bakery

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning Manager

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  Boulder, Colorado, United States Channel inventory management, product scheduling, raw materials procurement, process and systems improvement



Invitae

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Planner

  • Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

  Boulder, Colorado, United States Member of Oncology Supply Chain team that creates catalog and custom next-generation sequencing assays that are purpose-built to identify mutations and gene fusions from clinical sample types. By combining novel enrichment chemistry, automated informatics and a user-friendly workflow, the products remove the bottlenecks associated with using next-gen sequencing in a translational setting.



NOV

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Planner

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

  Houston, Texas, United States Using Oracle ASCP, approving purchase requisitions, scheduling, and closing work orders, reconciling shop performance to standards (JCV) for fabrication and assembly shops. Chosen to lead the planning for a major project to manufacture trailered control units. Managed planning for motors and generators, leading weekly production meetings to prioritize sales order demand on-time delivery and forecast build for motors and components. Monitoring and completing disposition of non-conformances.



The Hain Celestial Group

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Demand Planner/Analyst

  • Mar 2018 - Jul 2018

  Austin, Texas Optimizing supply chain through CPFR with Hain's largest national wholesaler, with focus on forecasting and planning for promotions of Hain products with key accounts. Focused on Distributors national inventory levels to support promotions.



United Natural Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Demand Planner

  • 2016 - Mar 2018

  Austin, Texas Area Planning promotion lift inventory for key national retailer stores in the SW region Demand Planning lead for Category Management project at national retailers Corporate HQ



Grocers Supply

• United States
• Wholesale
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sr. Demand Planning Analyst

  • 2015 - 2016

  Houston, Texas Piloted a process of forecasting at the SKU level for assigned customer groups. Managing a process of ad changes. Maintaining data and producing reports to facilitate customer collaborations. Weekly conference calls with retailers regarding promotional activities.



AMOT

• Norway
• Hospitality

• Sr. Production Planner | Inventory Management | Demand Planning | Supply Chain

  • 2013 - 2015

  Responsible for order promising, lead time quotes, shop order planning and scheduling for assembly shop in Houston and machine shop in Georgia, and special projects in a make to order job shop for specialty valves. Improved KPI's for 2014; on-time to customer request improved from 68% to 82%. On time to planned delivery improved from 79% to 89%. Average number of days difference between customer request to planned delivery improved from 6.0 to 1.9 days.



McDaniel Hill Cafe

• United States
• Restaurants

• General Manager | Team Leadership | Supply Chain

  • Mar 2009 - Jun 2013

  Richmond, TX Designed and opened a neighborhood family restaurant business. Developed business plan to secure SBA loan, designed layout, managed the menu design, staffed and managed a 100 seat restaurant



Baker Hughes

• Norway
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Planning Coordinator | Process Implementation | Inventory Management | Executive Decision Making

  • Sep 2003 - Feb 2008

  Implemented S&OP to collect demand plan data tied to monthly rolling business plan. Created process and tools to reconcile demand with supply side capacity, backlog and inventory. Reconciled dollars to units and aggregated to product line groups. Provided reports for monthly executive review.

• Forecast Manager | Parts Forecasting | Implementation of SAP ERP Systems | Procurement Strategies

  • Jan 2000 - Sep 2003

  Enabled SAP Demand Planning for forecasting spare parts requirements for two Baker Hughes divisions. Managed monthly forecast updates to drive across 12 month MRP horizon.

• Planner Buyer Forecaster | Continuous Improvement | Process Reengineering | Inventory Strategy

  • Jan 1994 - Dec 1999

  Used forecasting models and inventory balancing techniques to improve customer service levels for MRO items. Led lead time reduction project team of buyers for critical path components of 390 assemblies. Instituted supplier stocking strategies for critical lead time component for sister plant. Member of start up team for new operation in West Africa, responsible for establishing warehouse and parts management process.