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Launch Vehicle
First Stage Integration
• Facilitated NPI for Block 5-5.3 to ensure smooth integration to production and maintain workflows
• Successfully helped a booster achieve closing out fuel and lox tanks ahead of prop installs by ensuring 0 part shortages for the first time in SpaceX history
• Led weekly cross -functional meetings with production and engineering to drive changes and provide build feedback
• Helped create demand for initial refurb & satellite builds across all sites
• Provided surge support for Fairing and S2 Transfer tube
• Collaborated with Master Scheduling to drive all manifest and lane systems changes
Material Planner - Dragon 2
Composites - Heatshield, Nose Cone, Trunk, Backshell, TPS, Solar Array
• Created all initial BOM structures and maintained configuration updates for Qual, DM1, IFA, and DM2
• Built automated report for Purchasing and Engineering to track critical POs and highlight blockers, saving 40 hours per week for the team
Material Planner - Dragon 1
Composites - Heatshield, Nose Cone, Trunk, PFAPs, Solar Array
• Identified and implemented process improvement opportunities in solar array build, reducing 800 labor hours per build and saving $300K per flight
• Set up outsourcing processes for Heatshield machined core, Aft Stiffener lamination, and Trunk blade machining
• Initiated new packaging requirements for solar cells after identifying a 50-70% scrap rate, leading to the design and build of new cases with foam lining for transporting and storing diced cells.  Scrap rate reduced to 5%.
Material Planner - Raw Materials
Composites, Consumables, Raw Materials, and Hardware
• Sole planner for consumables, custom fabricated parts, composites, and NAS/MS hardware
• Designed a materials expiration alert system within MRP, allowing for simple tracking of shelf-life sensitive materials
• Initiated a new UOM (unit of measurement) clean-up tool to ensure MRP data accuracy and inventory traceability
• Developed business and technical requirements for MRP enhancements (aka "Shelf Life in MRP") to include materials expirations dates in PDS, helping save $137K worth of raw materials within 2 months
• Created a materials recertification process for all qualified composites materials, providing a low-cost & short-lead alternative for emergency builds

Managed a team of 5 in importing more than $300M worth of specialty tires, wheels, and automotive products
• Reduced $250K in freight expenses by discovering economical modes of transportation through cost analysis
• Prevented $45K in penalties and recovered $16K in duties after initiating various research projects/investigations with United States Customs and the IRS
• Led training seminars and conducted interviews to recognize talent and allocate tasks appropriately
Analyst- Supply Chain Operations
Implemented lean manufacturing practices and maintained optimal inventory levels across 28 product lines
• Depleted over $2M worth of slow moving items after presenting in depth analyses of market trends and demand forecasting to senior management
• Increased sales up to 500% by reinforcing corporate and product brand identity through strategic pricing initiatives and national stocking plans
• Identified over $5M in misallocated sales and overlooked costs through redesigning sales report data to reflect end-customer location instead of distribution point
Buyer/Logistics Coordinator - Supply Chain Operations
Acted as chief liaison between vendors and customers to ensure steady supply and delivery of 4,000+ SKUs
• Managed bottlenecks to ensure adequate inventory allocation for warehouses and major accounts: United States Government, Costco, Sam's Club, United Nations
• Designed procurement plans for international manufacturers to resolve vendors' supply and labor issues, mitigate raw materials shortages, and guarantee customer supply

Manager - Supply Chain Operations

Contributed to $380M in sales for the largest online-only furnishings retailer in the United States
• Designed new customer relationship management strategy to optimize interactions based on forecasting and KPIs for 4.8M customers
• Increased customer base by an average of 80 new accounts per month through consultative marketing
• Analyzed business intelligence to determine e-commerce market entry strategies and drive out competition

Consultant - Ecommerce Sales & Service

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