Operations Engineer

Operations Engineer — Apex Manufacturing Systems

Atlanta, GA | July 2023 – Present

• Optimized plant layout designs using AutoCAD for 3 production lines, improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by 16% and increasing daily throughput from 1,200 to 1,400 units.
• Facilitated root-cause analysis sessions for 14 operational bottlenecks, implementing Lean corrective actions that reduced cycle time by 22% and saved $45,000 in monthly labor costs.
• Managed vendor performance reviews for 12 supplier accounts, utilizing custom SQL tracking dashboards to reduce SLA compliance issues by 28% and eliminate late shipments.
• Coordinated with cross-functional safety teams to implement 8 process safety safeguards, achieving a record-breaking 365 consecutive days without a recordable safety incident.

Associate Operations Engineer — Vanguard Logistics Partners

Savannah, GA | June 2021 – June 2023

• Simulated warehouse transit workflows for a 150,000 sq ft facility using Arena, identifying 3 key routing bottlenecks to reduce order fulfillment cycle times by 19%.
• Audited inventory discrepancies across 5 regional warehouses, correcting over 2,400 transaction records in the ERP database to improve inventory tracking accuracy to 99.8%.
• Automated daily operations reporting using Excel VBA macros, reducing team administrative reporting overhead by 12 hours weekly and accelerating daily dispatch times by 15 minutes.
• Directed a team of 8 warehouse technicians to redesign material handling paths, reducing internal transportation distance by 35% and saving $18,000 in annual fuel expenses.

AutoCAD, Arena simulation software, SQL, Jira, Confluence, ERP systems (SAP), Lean Six Sigma, Root-cause analysis, Process optimization, Supply chain logistics, Vendor management, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Value Stream Mapping, Excel VBA

Facility Layout Optimization

Role: Lead Operations Engineer

Tools: AutoCAD, Arena, Excel

Redesigned the assembly line configuration for a 75,000 sq ft facility, reducing material transit bottlenecks and improving throughput by 24%.

ERP Inventory Integration

Role: Operations Engineer

Tools: SQL, SAP ERP, Jira

Led a database cleaning and mapping project for 15,000 active SKU records, reducing inventory shrinkage by 18% over a 6-month period.

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (2022)
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) (2023)

• Languages: English (Native), German (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Operations consultant for regional food bank distribution network (2022–present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice