Kristan Wojnar

Prep and prepared food in fast paced cafe and maintained clean working environment.

• Managed household of 5, including all home repairs, children's activities, and home budget.
• Volunteered as project leader for a multitude of events and fundraisers at children's schools and team activities.
• Co-chairman of St. Clare Church festival for three years and worked as Prize/Game leader for six years.
• President of the gymnastics team booster club.
• Team Manager for local Destination Imagination team for 3 years, including global competition in creative problem-solving challenges in Improv.
• Contracted and managed multiple home renovations.
• Provided care for 2 years to the elderly couple next door, including appointments, transitioning them into a nursing home, and liquidating their estate.
• Hosted exchange student for over a year and helped enroll into college
• Mentored a student from a troubled home and guided her into college enrollment.

• Greeted customers and provided product recommendations based on coffee preferences.
• Filled coffee orders for both in store and for shipping
• Created marketing information and promotions to help increases sales

• Maintained high standards of customer service during high-volume work shifts and fast-paced operations.
• Sliced meats and cheeses and weighed deli items for customers.
• Performed opening and closing duties such as restocking supplies and cleaning work areas at the end of shift.

• Developed and implemented lesson plans to teach English as a Second Language to students from kindergarten to adult including ACT/SAT prep
• Provided individualized instruction, assistance and support to ESL learners in the areas of grammar, pronunciation, writing, reading comprehension and conversation.

• Managed corporate purchases for production and new product development for a fast-growing startup MRI Coil manufacturer with a supplier base of over 200.
• Accumulated cost saving in excess of 25%.
• Commodity base included machined and fabricated components, electronics, electro-mechanical assemblies, foam assemblies, packaging, MRO.
• Supervised MRO buyer and Buyer-Planner while reporting to VP Operations, while implementing an MRPII system. Helped identify ABC components, structure, and code BOMs.
• Developed, wrote, and implemented new purchasing, operations, and quality procedures in compliance with ISO 9001.

• Managed key contracts at a Rapid Prototyping Service Bureau and Product Development group.
• Coordinated internal departments and external suppliers that provided CAD design, mechanical engineering, component and tooling procurement, and OEM manufacturing services.
• Provided purchasing support for Engineering by locating potential suppliers, sourcing custom components, and conducting basic patent, trademark, and market research for product development programs and outsourced OEM manufacturing contracts.
• Performed sales functions of identifying and developing new customers, verified invoices, resolved discrepancies, and assisted in collections.

• Managed $15 million in commodity purchases with accumulated cost savings above 6%, including switches, power cords, batteries, chargers, wire harnesses, light bulbs and sockets, and turnkey assemblies.
• Strategic sourcing of custom components while guaranteeing maximum service and quality levels from suppliers by working closely with Engineering and Quality Control departments.
• Worked with production both in Mexico and China.
• As a result of the efficient streamlining of commodity base, I was given an additional role as a buyer for Material Handling & Manufacturing Equipment (May 1998) and Shipping and Packaging supplies (Nov 1998).
• Project Leader of Product Returns (May 1998 - Nov 1998). Selected by VP of Operations to lead a team of design engineers to reduce defective product returns and coordinate efforts between the team, Quality, Manufacturing, Returns, Marketing, Purchasing, and Customer Service Divisions to improve product quality and performance, and was given Presidential Award for 'best run project' that year.
• Analyzed reports and data to identify areas of concern on domestic and internationally sourced products, determined root causes, defined corrective actions, and implemented solutions through detailed timelines and cross-functional teams.

• Invoiced sales at 118% over goal and maintained the highest first-call closing ratio in the department through excellent product knowledge and the ability to articulate ideas.
• Opened over 500 new accounts and maintained a base of 6800 accounts
• Top Sales Award 2nd Qtr 1994, Team Leadership Award 3rd Qtr 1994

• Managed 2000 accounts through cold calls and consultative meetings with providing product demonstrations and equipment training
• Top Sales Award 2nd Qtr 1993

• Designed, developed, and implemented a 3-year ESL program with instructional materials while training and evaluating seven Chinese ESL professors and instructing 800 students