Ash Schultz
Ferndale,WA
Summary
Transformation leader that helps organizations accomplish their strategic goals by changing business processes and procedures for teams at every level of the organization. Extensive experience in progressive business improvement with success in streamlining operations, building strong teams, reducing costs, boosting profits and increasing marketability. Possesses a keen attention for detail while retaining sight of the big picture: producing results while cultivating a people-first organizational culture that values life-work cohesion and fulfillment.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Impact Director
Houston reVision
Houston, TX
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Led creation and deployment of data management strategies.
- Ensured successful delivery of desired outcomes through meticulous project planning.
- Facilitated cross-functional understanding by defining roles and responsibilities within the organization.
- Monitored projects through detailed status reports.
- Developed a framework for non-profits to understand key components necessary for effective data management.
- Collaborated with grants department to develop concise reporting, analytics, and dashboards for applications.
- Monitored progress against key performance indicators set at the start of each program and initiative.
- Evaluated existing systems, processes in place for measuring the success of programs, initiatives.
- Developed and implemented strategies to measure the impact of programs and initiatives.
- Developed training materials for staff on topics such as impact measurement methods or evaluation techniques.
Options Manager
TriPointe Homes
Houston, TX
01.2019 - 10.2021
- Directed cross-functional teams to create and deploy interdepartmental projects.
- Facilitated interdepartmental project tracking via efficient cross-functional dialogue meetings.
- Reduced unresolved projects by 65% through strategic process coordination.
- Worked with business analytics team to develop comprehensive executive dashboards, enhancing strategic decisions.
- Performed in-depth analyses to identify enhancements affecting future project budgets and timelines positively.
- Analyzed business performance data and forecasted business results for upper management.
- Planned and led team meetings to review business results and communicate new and ongoing priorities.
- Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
- Successfully established a multi-modal sales learning and development system.
Senior Purchasing Agent
Meritage Homes
Houston, TX
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Ensured compliance by overseeing strategic level purchases, vendor negotiations, and quota maintenance.
- Developed, integrated, and enhanced architecture plan catalog through collaboration with external and internal architecture teams.
- Collaborated with agents to maintain adherence to predetermined budgets for architecture plans.
- Managed comprehensive timelines across sales, architects, engineering, purchasing, and executive departments.
- Created role-specific training modules for new employees focusing on architectural designs.
- Directed revision of ongoing employee training to include recent advancements in operational, developmental, and sales processes.
- Optimized collaboration among cross-functional teams by defining specific activities via updated business process mapping.
- Optimized business processes and procedures across divisions to enhance operational efficiency.
- Analyzed vendor performance, reviewed compliance, and communicated corrective action requirements to vendors.
- Provided guidance to junior team members regarding purchasing procedures and best practices.
- Researched industry developments in order to stay abreast of new products and services available in the marketplace.
- Identified process improvements that could reduce costs or improve efficiency within the organization.
Creative Director
Texas Farmhouse Homes
Houston, TX
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Created the groundwork for a start-up custom homebuilder: developed and produced successful company product lines, created operating standards & processes, developed product specifications and scopes, established vendor base, consulted on the development of brand standards, and provided initial and continuous employee training
- Reduced pre-construction timeline through the development of operating software and the implementation of streamlined processes to increase purchasing, estimating, and accounting efficiency
- Increased profit margins by 20% through the establishment of a detailed data management system to provide costing analysis, efficiently monitor construction costs, forecast trends, provide accurate budgets, and maintain competitive sales pricing
- Worked cross-functionally to develop and implement company branding standards, create original, value-engineered plan designs, and complete market research to improve standard offerings
- Developed and implemented a cost-conscious homebuyer program in order to broaden company marketability, which accounted for more than 50% of new sales in the first month of introduction
Estimator
M/I Homes
Houston, TX
01.2011 - 01.2012
Assistant Purchasing Manager
Design Tech Homes
Houston, TX
01.2009 - 01.2011
Purchasing Assistant
Design Tech Homes
Houston, TX
01.2007 - 01.2009
Assistant Sales Manager
New York & Company
The Woodlands, TX
01.2006 - 01.2007
Office Coordinator
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Waxahachie, TX
01.2004 - 01.2006
Education
Master of Arts (M.A.) - Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Adler University
Chicago, IL01.2021
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Church Ministries
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Waxahachie, TX01.2004
Skills
- Human-Centric Process and Operations
- Development
- Evaluation
- Refinement
- Data Management
- Software Set-Up
- Analytical Dashboard Creation
- Data Validation
- Workforce Training
- Ongoing System Management
- Operational Strategy Development
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Business Analysis
- Process Optimization
- Employee Training & Development
- Product Development
- Professional & Scholarly Research
- Change Management
- Project Management
Affiliations
- Associate American Psychological Association
- Associate Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology
- Associate Society for Child & Family Policy and Practice
- Associate Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation & Gender Diversity
- Member Society for the Psychological Study of Social Sciences
- Member National Association of Nonprofit Professionals
- Member Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network
- Member Project Management Institute
Websites
Certification
Workday Estimator, 08/24
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Impact Director
Houston reVision
01.2021 - 12.2021
Options Manager
TriPointe Homes
01.2019 - 10.2021
Senior Purchasing Agent
Meritage Homes
01.2016 - 01.2019
Creative Director
Texas Farmhouse Homes
01.2012 - 01.2016
Estimator
M/I Homes
01.2011 - 01.2012
Assistant Purchasing Manager
Design Tech Homes
01.2009 - 01.2011
Purchasing Assistant
Design Tech Homes
01.2007 - 01.2009
Assistant Sales Manager
New York & Company
01.2006 - 01.2007
Office Coordinator
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
01.2004 - 01.2006
Master of Arts (M.A.) - Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Adler University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Church Ministries
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
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