Alexander Klink
Alameda,CA
Summary
Versatile Industrial Engineer with experience uncovering and eliminating weaknesses in manufacturing processes and equipment. Constantly seeks novel production technologies and methods to reduce waste and enhance revenues. Adept at applying forward-thinking ideologies to revolutionize industrial manufacturing tasks. Committed to continuous personal growth and contributing to team success.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Director
A&A Health Services
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Founded performance- and merit-based evaluation system to assess staff performance.
- Forge strong relationships with board members, providing regular updates on organizational progress and soliciting their expertise when needed.
- Created promotional materials and provided insightful information to social media, websites and print media to educate public.
- Exercised appropriate cost control to meet budget restrictions and maximize profitability.
- Reduced overtime and double-time costs by 10% through appropriate hiring, training and retention of new employees
- Led recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize utilization of existing talent and capabilities.
- Championed diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within organization to create more inclusive work environment.
- Managed diverse team of 30+ professionals, fostering collaborative work environment for increased productivity.
- Evaluated program outcomes using data-driven metrics, identifying areas for improvement and implementing targeted interventions.
- Built and maintained strong company teams by hiring and training qualified staff to create positive and productive work environments.
Assistant Program Director
Progress Foundation
10.2021 - 04.2023
- Ensure practice of Social Rehabilitation among staff and clients within program and promote agency philosophy throughout mental health community.
- Chair weekly staff meetings and call special clinical and administrative meetings when necessary.
- Managed 10 staff members, directly supervised 5, and facilitated program structure and transitioning of up to 14 clients per 2-week period.
- Conduct or ensure supervision of program staff including conducting regular, ongoing supervision, at least monthly.
- Reduced program operations costs by $1500 per month through analyzing nutritional requirements for clients and restructuring program budget with supervision from Program Director.
- Develop and maintain cohesive partnerships with network providers.
- Certified Mental Health and Rehabilitation Specialist “MHRS.” Facilitated comprehensive training and supervised implementation of training modules applicable to suicide and crisis assessment, medication reconciliation, and healthcare operating systems.
- Assisted program manager with developing budget and schedule.
- Identified risks to develop mitigation plans.
- Oversaw staff schedules and assignments to handle programming demands.
- Created and enforced programming standards to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.
Mental Health Residential Counselor
Progress Foundation
10.2017 - 10.2021
- Facilitated social rehabilitation in inpatient residential crisis unit to develop coping mechanisms for symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, cultural stress, and substance use.
- Performance of intake interviews; group, individual, and family counseling; treatment plan development and implementation; developing and maintaining contact with clients’ therapists and related treatment programs.
- Exceeded expected intake of new client treatment episodes by 30% over 2018-2021 fiscal years.
- Participated in trainings for utilizing current harm-reduction and individual/group counseling methods to improve quality of social relationships, develop healthy daily routines and gain insight into essential independent living skills.
- Communicate effectively among multidisciplinary networks of care to collaborate on effective treatment modalities.
- Managed 30+ daily office calls, client related emails, and variable client interactions/crisis interventions during shift.
- Established goals and treatment plans through collaborative process with patient utilizing advanced counseling skills, evidenced-based practices and assessments.
- Provided guidance to new Residential Counselors during their onboarding process, supporting successful integration into team environments.
- Assisted in recruitment and selection of student leaders.
Industrial Engineering Senior Design
CSU East Bay
01.2021 - 07.2021
- Worked with client company in Ghana, Africa to identify plausible scaling strategies by analyzing current production planning, product process flow, inventory control, planned marketing strategies, and waste-reduction practices.
- Collaborated with 10+ food storage solution vendors to align style and functional consistency with other marketing materials.
- Provided deliverables with options to increase product life by 50%, while minimizing initial costs to scale business approximately 20% year over year through planned project concepts utilizing research and studying information.
- Developed design deliverables that elevated, differentiated, and functioned on-brand and on-strategy.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Minimizing downtime and maximizing revenue by providing top project quality control and alternative planning.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Created and implemented project plans for new or improved industrial processes.
- Worked closely with industrial professionals to expand upon acquired training with practical knowledge.
Facilities Planning and Design
CSU East Bay
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Obtained approval of concepts by submitting rough drafts to management and client.
- Planned project concepts to reduce production costs by average 15% through researching and studying information such as current system layout, workflows, and waste.
- Developed personalized layout and improved process and workflow models to reduce average manufacturing time by 7%.
- Offered friendly and efficient service to all customers, handled challenging situations with ease.
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Worked closely with project manager and marketing team to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently complete projects.
- Initiated process improvements by conducting thorough analyses of existing workflows identifying deficiencies that could be addressed through targeted interventions.
- Collaborated with company leaders to support consistency and best practices.
Assistant Finance Officer
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity – Upsilon Psi
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Assisted Main Financial Coordinator in managing organization budget.
- Helped create interdepartmental budgeting and event coordination.
- Reduced internal costs by 15% through application of departmental budgeting and detailed collection of quarterly dues.
- Managed meeting coordination between committee chairs.
- Completed in-depth analyses of risks to control company profile, enhance systems and track legal concerns.
- Oversaw deployment of strategic business plans to accomplish accounting, compliance and revenue targets.
- Coordinated effectively with department heads during budgeting process to ensure accurate forecasts were developed and adhered to throughout fiscal year.
- Managed relationships with vendors effectively, negotiating favorable payment terms that improved overall cash flow management.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
Philanthropy Chair
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity – Upsilon Psi
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Elected by peers to plan and execute philanthropic and community-based events while facilitating public relations.
- Facilitated communication between organizations in development, funding, and sponsorship of various philanthropy events, raising 10,000+ dollars for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
- Coordinated events such as St. Jude’s Relay for Life Cancer walk fundraising for Alzheimer’s Association and St. Jude's.
- Wrote funding requests and grant applications to obtain additional funds for operating needs.
- Conducted thorough evaluations of grant proposals, selecting those best aligned with organization's objectives and capacity for support.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
California State University East Bay
Hayward, CA05.2022
High school diploma -
Seaside High School
Seaside, CA06.2013
Skills
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications
- CPR Certified
- Knowledgeable in Crisis Counseling and Harm Reduction techniques
- Adaptive in fast-paced environment
- Effective Communication
- Proficient with AutoCAD design and drafting
- Systems Organization
- Regulatory Compliance
- Quality Control Development
- Process flow analysis
- Manufacturing Processes
- Inventory Control
Accomplishments
- Conducted Facilities Layout Planning utilizing a cellular model to improve process and product flow.
- Utilized study of Human Work Systems in relation to anthropometric measurement methods to improve ergonomic standards of working offices and treatment monitoring areas.
- Maintained above 3.0 GPA in courses for Statistical Analysis and Operations Research.
- Obtained “MHRS” licensing through over 8,000 hours of direct clinical processes management (i.e., treatment planning, collecting information for crisis assessments, providing direct and individualized mental health counseling) in collaboration with clients served.
Activities
- Coming from a military background, and growing up on a decommissioned Army base, I have become accustomed to a certain view of mental health.
- I have volunteered with veterans who experience post-traumatic stress and witnessed first-hand how it can affect the lives of themselves and the loved ones around them.
- I am currently pursuing ways that I can optimize access to healthcare and supportive services through engineering practices that focus on eliminating waste and reducing operational cost. 5 years’ experience in studying advanced healthcare systems within hospital and residential care.
- Recently, I was lucky enough to support the future of engineering through the MESA Day competition, in which I supported young engineers in the development and quality control of simple designs under certain constraints. This also included application of game coding in simple designs.
- While in school, I was able to work with packaging manufacturers and food manufacturers (IBC Packaging and Casa Sanchez) to optimize facility layout and analyze bottlenecks for work-flow improvement.
Timeline
Executive Director
A&A Health Services
04.2023 - 06.2023
Assistant Program Director
Progress Foundation
10.2021 - 04.2023
Industrial Engineering Senior Design
CSU East Bay
01.2021 - 07.2021
Facilities Planning and Design
CSU East Bay
01.2020 - 07.2020
Mental Health Residential Counselor
Progress Foundation
10.2017 - 10.2021
Assistant Finance Officer
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity – Upsilon Psi
01.2015 - 01.2016
Philanthropy Chair
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity – Upsilon Psi
01.2014 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
California State University East Bay
High school diploma -
Seaside High School