Functional Skills

Project Management
Process Design / Re-engineering
Manufacturing Improvements
Program Management
Benchmarking

Software Skills

Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel Macros
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Project
Microsoft PowerPoint
Smartsheet

Certifications

CLSSBBCertified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
PMPProject Management Professional
Six Sigma Black Belt

Sector Experience

Business Services
Consumer Goods
Life Sciences & Pharma
Manufacturing
Transportation & Logistics

Languages

English

Experience

Propel Consulting Services Management Consulting
President
1/2022 - Present
CPG Client:
- Operational Excellence workstream lead
- Impacted product yield loss 95% through refined manufacturing processes and structured operator training
- Reduced pre-production processes through 40% cycle time reduction
- Reduced pre-production return to inventory costs 85% by properly preparing raw materials

DoD/Transportation Client:
- Design for Excellence (DfX) workstream lead
- Assessed existing processes, implementing DfX Modalities
- Instituted Dfc - standardizing product offering, reducing SKU's 86%
- Lead DFsc effort resulting in 75% cost reduction through COTS implementation with additional benefit to DFManufacturing of 62% cost reduction
- Implemented DFt impacting system testing 11%, improving finished product shipping 10%, reducing delivery schedule 25% with a resulting $16M revenue earlier than planned
- Redesigned component testing through DFt, improved throughput and troubleshooting cost 46%

Charlotte's Web Product Management / Strategy
Continuous Improvement Manager
9/2019 - 11/2021
Oversaw the institution of a continuous improvement culture for a 140-employee manufacturing and retail organization. This including managing cross-functional projects for order fulfillment, manufacturing, R&D, and quality control.
• Measured, analyzed, and optimized manufacturing, quality control, and order fulfillment value streams.
• Forged cross-functional teams to diagnose operational inefficiencies and implement improvements, including 5S workstation redesign.
• Initiated projects to align

Front Range Ventures Start-Up
Owner
12/2009 - 9/2019
Launched a successful residential, commercial design, and construction services operation with 6 full-time project managers and 30 sub-contractors.
• Evaluated market demand to project annual revenue with a 96% accuracy rate and drove 20% YoY financial growth.
• Designed comprehensive pre- and post-construction processes to ensure operational efficiency and effective project management; with less than 3% project-cost variance.

General Electric Company Product Management / Strategy
Team Leader
3/2006 - 3/2009
Led a team of 15, with 4 direct reports, responsible for major contracts with companies such as the Union Pacific Railroad. This included managing $70M operating budget, conducting financial and impact modeling, and providing service-change recommendations.
• Initiated partnership with Engineering to reimagine material composition of critical locomotive parts, ultimately slowing depreciation and extending equipment useful life.
• Mobilized engineering, manufacturing, service, and risk management