Experience

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  Now Foods

  • Reno, Nevada, United States

  • Service Technician

    • May 2019 - Aug 2021
    • Reno, Nevada, United States

    Preventative maintenance, trouble shooting and repair of vitamin lines, ( bottle conveyers, desiccant dispensers, pill dispensers, capping machines, labelers, heat tunnels, and packaging machines.)

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  Kimmie Candy

  • Reno, Nevada, United States

  • Maintenance Manager

    • Apr 2016 - May 2019
    • Reno, Nevada, United States

    Manager of maintenance for food processing equipment. Maintained food coating machinery, processing and conveyor lines, and packaging machines.

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  Hectatone, A Subsidiary of Western Lithium

  • Sparks, NV

  • Logistics Manager

    • Sep 2014 - Nov 2015
    • Sparks, NV

    Second in charge of plant, purchasing of all plant and lab supplies, sourcing raw materials for production, logistics/scheduling of all in and out-bound shipments, oversaw plant safety, SDS, work station layout and equipment , quality assurance oversight, team morale boosting and instated morning warm-up exercises to boost energy and improve safety, created tracking systems to continually monitor cost savings. • Lowered weekly trucking costs by 33%, saving $176,800 annually.• Designed work station improvements, raising efficiencies by up to 20% and eliminating possible injuries.

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  Altairnano

  • Reno, Nevada Area

  • Purchasing and Procurement Specialist / Shipping & Receiving Manager

    • Jan 2009 - Sep 2013
    • Reno, Nevada Area

    Oversaw purchasing and procurement of chemicals and electronic and mechanical parts for the manufacture of lithium batteries; shipped hazardous chemicals overseas; set up and documented inventory locations for chemicals and finished goods; oversaw facility security* Managed complex chemical inventory, using barcodes to encode MSDS data and update inventory as product was used, increasing inventory accuracy and improving safety* Saved $86k by personally decommissioning chemical processing machines for shipment at plant closure

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  Burrows Paper Corporation

  • Reno, Nevada Area

  • Manufacturing Shift Manager

    • Oct 2006 - Nov 2008
    • Reno, Nevada Area

    Managed staff of 30 in manufacturing, warehouse, shipping and maintenance departments for a manufacturer and printer of food packaging; scheduled, planned and developed procedures; maintained inventory, maintained all critical control points, and ensured adherence to all federal, state and local regulations* Saved $24k in annual labor cost by incorporating fixtures, reducing set-up time by 80%

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  Plasma Etch

  • Carson City, NV

  • Production Manager

    • May 2001 - Apr 2005
    • Carson City, NV

    Managed staff of 16 assemblers, welders and technicians; set up inventory locations, bill of materials; scheduled production, purchased parts; represented company at trade shows; ensured all documentation met government requirements * Reduced cost of processed sheet metal by 60%, saving $100k annually, by setting up in-house CNC operations and negotiating with parts suppliers* Slashed crating cost by 50%, saving $150k annually, by setting up in-house process for building shipping crates

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  Aristocrat

  • Truckee, CA

  • Production Manager

    • Oct 1997 - Jan 2000
    • Truckee, CA

    Slot machine manufacturerRecruited from Wells Bloomfield at 2x salary to manage staff of 12 assembly workers during company’s infancy in U.S.; created assembly department layout and procedures for ergonomic efficiency, including conveyor system and lift tables * Increased customer satisfaction by creating foam mold that eliminated damage to machines during shipment* Cross-trained all employees to eliminate down-time and increase employee engagement

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  Wells Manufacturing Company

  • Verdi, NV

  • Final Assembly Supervisor / Ergonomic Specialist

    • Sep 1984 - Sep 1997
    • Verdi, NV

    Managed staff of 36 employees on 7 production lines; designed and incorporated work station layouts to fit each function and job requirements, increasing productivity, quality and employee morale; used time and motion studies to create standard operating procedures and balance workload across assembly team* Relocated assembly operation from Chicago to Reno* Designed final assembly layout to increase efficiency from 86% to 115% of company standards* Eliminated set-up time, lead time, manpower and scrap materials by incorporating work cells* Eliminated workers’ compensation claims by modifying parts and processes to make them more ergonomic, and incorporating morning warm-up exercises