Leighton Bennett
Lynchburg,VA
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
INTEGRATED BUSINESS SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGER
BGF INDUSTRIES, INC.
01.2020 - Current
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Optimized machine costing and efficiency and pushed for upgrading equipment for better production quality
- Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
- Support global SAS report implementation
- Propose and manage software upgrades and conduct risk assessments to evaluate performance.
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER
BGF INDUSTRIES, INC.
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Designed facility planning and materiel handling projects for new/old equipment (CAD)
- Identified problems and recommended new processes to improve performance and reduce costs.
- Conducted time studies for various manufacturing processes, optimizing workstations and reducing cycle times.
- Optimized machine costing and efficiency and pushed for upgrading equipment for better production quality
- Executed daily industrial engineering activities, including working with teams to design and implement new manufacturing processes and layouts
- Assisted on installing a new/upgraded production monitoring software to track production and quality as well as improving operator interactions with new technical equipment
- Created new reporting capability to improve live production visibility for managers while implementing a new ERP system.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Systems Engineering -
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
01.2016
Skills
- Project Management
- Project tracking
- Budget Control
- Data Analysis
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Microsoft Office Proficient
- AutoCAD/Autodesk Inventor
- Minitab Statistical Software
Timeline
INTEGRATED BUSINESS SYSTEMS PROJECT MANAGER
BGF INDUSTRIES, INC.
01.2020 - Current
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER
BGF INDUSTRIES, INC.
01.2017 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Systems Engineering -
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
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