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Founder, Business Developer and Entrepreneur

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As a professional with Engineering and Corporate experience I bring a strong technical aptitude with complex problem solving skills performing in team environments and autonomously. Through my experience, I have personally impacted several major companies. In addition, I recently traveled to over 30 countries and have grown to understand many different cultures. Being a recent transplant to San Diego, I thrive in a climate that has year-round outdoor recreational activities and sports.

Branded and deployed an online storefront consisting of analyzing, learning and utilizing suitable software which earned a 300% return on investment within 3 months

Researched, developed and manufactured a line of products to suit a wide array of consumers on a national level

Designed and implemented pricing models using Microsoft Excel to pull live shipping carrier data that encompassed thousands of constraints which yielded a 42% decrease in shipping costs

Streamlined manufacturing process by implementing 5S and Kanban techniques to reduce production time by 50%

Responsible for the strategic program design, development, marketing and account management for numerous Fortune 500 clients comprised of Aircraft and Aerospace Hull, Engine and component manufacturers

Developed spreadsheets, analyzed statistical data and led negotiations within 2 cross departmental teams that placed in the top 10 highest grossing new revenue programs within Marsh USA

Negotiated rates with carriers to reduce client premiums, while simultaneously increasing broker commissions

Individually amended global aviation insurance policy wording, an industry-wide standard used for over 50 years, closing a loophole to allow more insurance coverage for our clientele without additional cost to Marsh or our clients

Aviation and Aerospace Risk Consultant

Led a team of student Industrial Engineers to analyze and improve efficiencies of two separate mixed model value streams within the mobile radio division

Increased production throughput and line balance efficiencies by over 50%, saving a potential of $30M per quarter

Performed time studies to model, simulate, and analyze raw data to develop strategies and algorithms for locating bottleneck stations and eliminating waste

Won first place award for “Best Resulting Senior Design Project” at NIU College of Engineering

Industrial Engineering Student Consultant

Led a team of Quality Engineers to develop, innovate, and implement testing processes and instruments to allow for more thorough product analyses.

Modeled and analyzed raw data to develop strategies and solutions for defining correlations within defective products for root cause analysis

Measured and tested prototype and production samples to validate six sigma tolerances for the statistical control of production

Designed and developed products with product development team to help bring prototypes to manufacture

Corporate Quality Engineer Intern

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Kirby Young

Northern Illinois University