Thomas M. Schutter
Hawthorn Woods,IL
Summary
College student on leave of absence to build experience and form a stable schedule. Seeking an analyst role to leverage experience gained through internships in supply chain, project management, data analytics, and manufacturing internships alongside coursework in journalism, business, finance, and accounting. A hands-on learner interested in multiple industries including aerospace and defense, seeking opportunities to build a career providing ample opportunities for growth and vertical movement within the company.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Interim Materials Management / Supply Chain Analyst
MTI Motion
05.2025 - 08.2025
- Analyzed bills of material and routings to standardize while identifying errors and eliminating duplicates.
- Identified opportunities to eliminate outsourced processing steps within the supply chain.
- Built comprehensive inventory archives to prepare the current supply chain for simplification and downsizing.
- Worked extensively with the M2M ERP system.
Materials Management Intern
MTI Motion
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Analyzed archival list of hundreds of suppliers, working with other interns to evaluate each manufacturer for necessary quality/safety certifications and properly listed capabilities.
- Evaluated and organized thousands of prototype material stock via the Lean 5S process.
- Carried out clerical tasks by marking and pursuing any discrepancies within the prototype material inventory and preparing any excess/unneeded parts for proper storage.
Project Management/Communications Intern
Steel Partners Holdings (SPLP)
09.2021 - 05.2024
- Worked with each of 12 operating companies during my time at university.
- Project Manager for the Intern Summit with 80 interns and 130 overall attendees.
- Planning events, scheduling attendees, and arranging inter-company site visits.
- Writer and editor for articles in the SP Monthly Newsletter sent to over 2,000 employees.
- Worked with 3rd party content creators on the newsletter.
- Analyzed, reported on, and troubleshot the multi-month annual Core Values Contest with over 2,000 nominations.
- Built a SharePoint site for the Finance Department.
Manufacturing and Quality Summer Intern
Smalley Steel Ring Company
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Learned inter-company industrial quality assurance systems.
- Performed testing and quality control on parts using precise tooling and compression testers under strict manufacturing specifications.
- Ran multiple production machines on multiple jobs simultaneously.
- Manufacturer of specialty springs for Aerospace, Medical, and Industrial markets.
- Gained valuable experience working within the aerospace and defense manufacturing industry allowing me to apply learned concepts in future internships.
Education
In-Progress BA - English, Business Administration, Journalism
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IAHigh School Diploma - undefined
Lake Zurich High School
Lake Zurich, IL01.2018
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Excel
- APICS
- Supply Chain Management
- Supply Chain Optimization
- ERP Systems Proficiency
- Materials Management
Certification
Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel Associate Certification.
Timeline
Interim Materials Management / Supply Chain Analyst
MTI Motion
05.2025 - 08.2025
Materials Management Intern
MTI Motion
05.2024 - 08.2024
Project Management/Communications Intern
Steel Partners Holdings (SPLP)
09.2021 - 05.2024
Manufacturing and Quality Summer Intern
Smalley Steel Ring Company
01.2019 - 01.2020
High School Diploma - undefined
Lake Zurich High School
In-Progress BA - English, Business Administration, Journalism
University of Iowa