Danielle Sontag

Partnered with engineering, IT, solution architects, security, compliance, procurement, and supply chain to manage large-scale technical initiatives while securing commitment from stakeholders and customers. Built and drove complex project schedules and identified gaps/risks, scope, budget, LoE, and resources.

• Developed project intake process and implemented project tracking software Monday.com to centralize work, bridge silos, and obtain detailed plans.
• Evaluated obsolescence procedure, developed current and future state workflows, and created and implemented project plan resulting in successful risk mitigation of $250K a day of incremental labor cost for work stoppage.
• Identified WO cost approval delay and implemented a project to develop a BOT, which increased end user awareness of items in queue resulting in fewer material shortages presenting an average of $900 a week in cost avoidance.
• Established and executed FedRamp project relating to Nuclear DRMS storage, alleviating manual processes and freeing resources resulting in ~1,610 hours a year saved or 1.5 hours per contract.
• Listened to the voice of customer (VoC) to identify 42 continuous improvement projects containing charters, scopes, plans, resources, budgets, & stakeholders.

Ensured alignment between business needs and technical solutions based on data, reports, KPIs, and processes. Developed test scripts and communication and conducted SIT, UAT, and hypercare testing. Functioned as a key liaison between BUs.

• Educated and trained Nuclear Supply Chain on updating SAP delivery dates without causing a version release (triggering a rerelease of approvals), which reduced manual tracking and decreased unforeseen material delays, expediting fees, and resource waste, resulting in a 6-hour week reduction per buyer.
• Managed freight enhancement creating visibility into freight spend, reduced blocked invoices by 500%, improved ability to pay suppliers timely, reduced Account Payables manual processing time, and saved over 1250 hours annually.
• Spearheaded EDI vendor onboarding process, established standard operating procedure, and assisted with ticket resolutions.
• Devised purchase info record (PIR) process and RACI to provide data integrity, permit multiple suppliers for material, and enhance usage through rounding profiles, freight conditions, and lead times.
• Volunteered as Supply Chain Safety Lead, presenting to entire department on safety related issues inside and outside work.

Supported and updated project plan. Captured meeting minutes and followed up on action items. Refined procedure process flows. Coordinated companywide logistics.

• Adhered to project schedule and hit milestones to execute successful go-live implementation of SAP and Quorum.
• Produced communications and designed impactful, informative, stakeholder presentations for C-level executives.

Steered major cultural shift within the business by being a catalyst for change and exemplifying the culture of continuous improvement across the organization. Coached, trained, and mentored leaders on implementation tools. Performed diagnostic, design, and pilot sprints and drove milestone deliverables. Determine root causes through A3 and DMAIC problem-solving activities.

• Analyzed processes and procedures and devised KPI metrics for eight departments to enhance performance, quality, and efficiency.
• Headed data-driven, problem-solving sessions (PSS) for compliance resulting in 20% capacity unlock per employee weekly.
• Cultivated complex data analysis, reduced waste, and increased efficiencies for internal IT team resulting in ~$1.2M savings with an additional 33% increase internationally in productivity during scale-out.

Oversaw entire value stream including providing estimates, ordering material, overseeing builds, implementing closeouts, and interfacing with customers.

• Helped establish start-up into a million-dollar gross revenue company in 2 years.
• Executed S&OP that forecasted leads and developed plans for sales, inventory, project lead time, and financials.

Prepared Statements of Work (SOWs) and SOPs. Solicited RFQs and RFPs within FAR and DFAR regulations, assessed proposals, approved contractual agreements, developed, negotiated, and released subcontract agreements (SCAs), tracked POs, and reconciled orders.

• Presided over domestic and international government procurement projects following MMAS, each valued over $1M, with 100% on-time delivery.
• Piloted inventory optimization and systemization, increasing throughput by over 400%, creating $108,000 yearly cost savings.
• Introduced a new material request system to increase purchasing productivity, saving $540,000 per year.

Supported multiple product lines, enhanced shop floor control, maintained on-time production, analyzed production schedule, optimized material usage, forecasted material and SKU demand, ensured adequate stock levels, and conducted total productive maintenance (TPM). Implemented Make, Buy, and Bill of Material (BOM) planning activities associated with MRP transactions.

• Orchestrated cross-functional team to develop Capacity Planning Tool to ascertain hiring strategies, allocate personnel resources, and level-load manufacturing schedules across a multitude of facilities nationwide.
• Constructed implementation schedule outlining equipment movements and requirements for manufacturing floor redesigned.
• Generated kanban inventory and Just-In-Time (JIT) practices, which redefined the plants' operations and product flow increasing higher throughput and inventory turnover creating a cost reduction of $608,470 yearly.
• Eliminated over-purchasing and decreased fabrication processing time by analyzing material consumption resulting in $582,050 yearly cost reduction.

Participated in a two-year, six-month rotational program designed for high potential candidates who aspire to pursue future operations leadership positions.

• Reduced GPSIIR/IIR-M contract price by $5M through extensive FAR research and B2B contract negotiations.
• Designed new assistance program for vendors, strengthening supplier relationships and improving repair cycle time by over 60%.
• Led production team to optimize production flow by consolidating materials and eliminating excess inventory by 70%.
• Eradicated $5M of erroneous inventory by reconciling records with actual consumption and maximized inventory by analyzing production requirements, reducing $50K in excess inventory costs.