Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt trained by DuPont & Six Sigma Green Belt mentor. My work is focused in logistics network modeling, capacity planning and supply risk management as well as other business improvement initiatives in supply chain, marketing and sales.

Work History

• Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
• Sr Business Improvement Analyst
• July 2011 to Present

• I'm Six Sigma Black Belt trained by DuPont and currently working on my BB certification which I should get February 2013. I work as a project manager supporting sales, marketing and supply chain. I'm currently heavily involved in a distribution transformation project in addition to mentoring those working on green belt certification through Pioneer. When it comes to project management I'm a firm believer in McKinsey's "engagement" philosophy.

• Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.
• Supply Planning - Emerging Leaders Program
• July 2010 to June 2011

• I provided support to soybean and corn acreage planning in North America. I was also leveraged in cross-function projects in logistics, soybean production improvement projects and other ad hoc responsibilities.

  I was also participating in Pioneer's Emerging Leaders Program where I spent 25% of my time networking and learning with leaders in other areas of the Pioneer business and visiting/working at production locations across the midwest. I also co-developed the interface structure and process used in the program that enables those selected to participate to meet the program requirements and expand their knowledge of the business.

• State Beauty Supply
• Business Consultant
• May 2009 to May 2010

• My work focused on a broad spectrum of projects including sales effectiveness, marketing and operations on the distribution side of the beauty industry.

  By focusing on sales effectiveness with outside reps I was able to change our approach and turn around what was years of declining sales into positive growth and record sales. I implemented an online marketing strategy and placed more focus on our in-store product positioning to increase our profitability.

  I also able to implement positive change operationally by decreasing our on-hand inventory by 50% without compromising sales and service. By leveraging demand forecasting for inventory. This on-demand strategy enabled the business to sustain these process changes and become more flexible by increasing their cashflow.

Education

• Drake University
• Entrepreneurial Management
• 2008 - 2009

• Dean's List & Received Presidential Transfer Scholarship (2007-08 & 2008-09)

• University of Iowa
• Organizational Management (Transferred Out)
• 2005 - 2007

• Transferred to Drake University after the Fall 2007 semester

  Deans list & recipient of University Tuition Scholarship

  Received Presidential Honors Commendation from the University of Iowa my Junior year, October 19th 2007