Industrious professional with expertise in warehouse management, inventory control, and logistics. Skilled in leading and motivating teams to perform efficiently and optimally. Proven track record of developing and implementing successful strategies to improve processes, reduce costs, and increase productivity. Achieves cost savings through improved inventory control and streamlining of processes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Manager
Denver Transit Operators
02.2017 - 09.2024
Warehouse/Material management professional with 20 plus years' experience working in the Commuter/Railroad industry
Successfully directing the activities warehouse clerks/ materials associates
Managing all aspects of a multimillion dollar parts and shop supply warehouse, including fulfillment, transaction, quality and inventory accuracy
Supplying all company employees and departments with their needs
Utilize Lean principles to drive improvement in warehouse and material management
Assuring Warehouse clerks are complying with DTO policies, DTO safety policies and warehouse SOP's
Compile and maintain computerized records such as material inventory and status and location of materials using computer-based inventory management functions
Revamped warehouse training manual
Reducing training time from six weeks to three weeks
Develop and implement SOP's to maintain safety, reliability, and operational standards
Assistant all DTO departments in closures in NCR's
Monitor warehouse labor assuring not to exceed budget
Monitor and control movement of material and parts
Assisting in establishing yearly budget for supplies and tools for the warehouse
Assisting in establishing yearly budgets for all parts and tools for repairs and calibration for all departments within DTO
Create requisitions providing part and tool failure reasons for procurement department to proceed with creation of purchase orders
Working directly with procurement to assure repairable and calibration parts are turned in a timely manner
Direct working relationship with multiply DTO vendors and carriers
Ability to make recommendations for stocking levels based upon lead times and usage
Maintain a positive and efficient relationship regarding procedures, invoices, receiving, workflow, and financing with Procurement personnel
Materials Manager
GE (General Electric) Transportation
01.2012 - 01.2016
Material management professional with fifteen years' experience working for a fortune 500 company
Successfully directing the activities of 5 materials associates
Managing all aspects of a $30 million parts and shop supply warehouse, including sourcing, purchase orders, warranty, fulfillment, transaction, quality, and inventory accuracy to support our customer (Union Pacific Railroad)
Utilize Lean principles to drive improvement in warehouse and material management
Reduced excess Inventory cost by 10% on a $30 Million inventory
Implemented process changes to drive physical inventory accuracy from 80.00% to 94.4%
Maintained inventory availability of 97.98% by forecasting parts usage and on time delivery
Redesign of parts/supply warehouse using LEAN concept
Calculated min/max based on part usage, part availability and in transit time
Confirmed and approved all cycle counts
Worked with suppliers to reduce individual cost of consumable/shop supply items as much as 46%, saving $130,200
Projected and managed annual budget for all shop consumables saving 3.75% of $500k budget
Ensured safety compliance utilizing risk assessments and GEMBA walks resulting zero injuries
Ensured warehouse compliance with all GE, UPRR, Federal, State and local regulations
Identified and drove improvement opportunities including but not limited to: design/implementation of the two-bin system, point of use and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), using Lean, 5s and 8 Step Problem Solving
Technical Director
GE (General Electric) Transportation
Denver
01.2008 - 01.2012
Directly managed Union Pacific Railroad supervisors and indirectly directed Union Pacific Railroad craft to repair GE locomotives at the Union Pacific service site in Denver, Co
Confirmed correct amount of manpower was assigned for shift and locomotive
Engaged Railroad Union Craft and supervisors in daily safety meetings
Assured all FRA, UPRR and GE guidelines and Process were followed
Assured SOP where being followed on GE Locomotives during maintenance and heavy repair
Assisted in technical aspects to confirm locomotive was being repaired correctly