Summary of Skills
I am focused, organized, and detail oriented. I am a fast learner who enjoys learning. I communicate effectively, am persistent when faced with obstacles, and work well both independently and in a team. I am excellent at meeting deadlines. I am an analytical thinker who can easily grasp, evaluate, and explain complex systems. I am adept at managing multiple projects and can easily switch between projects. I have experience standing up new projects and training others to lead them successfully. I have developed and implemented data-based operational improvement strategies and KPIs. I am a lifelong learner and have acquired extensive general knowledge across a broad range of subjects. I also have experience in a wide variety of programs and professional software, which are detailed at end of this resume.
Experience
Business Data & Systems Engineer, Legacyicons.com – 05/2022-Present
Legacy Icons, 3496 76th Ave, Zeeland, MI 49464
As Business Data and Systems Engineer, I ensure smooth daily operation of the business by leading the collection of business intelligence data, maintaining company ETL pipelines and databases, and developing new processes and procedures to streamline data acquisition and manipulation. I work with the CEO and CFO to implement data-driven process changes throughout the company, conduct research, and write and test new SOPs.
In this role: I developed a new 12-digit alphanumeric human readable Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) system, which automated data capture and improved sales trend and forecast reporting. I created a linked workbooks system for company accounts that reduced bank reconciliation tasks by several hours each month, and built a Business Intelligence Dashboard that consolidated revenue, marketing, and production data into a daily executive report.
After growing into a new facility, I stepped into the role of System Administrator for all IT systems and conducted a production floor redesign and workflow schedule optimization that improved order turnaround by 50% compared to quoted estimates.
Supply Chain and Inventory Specialist – 05/2019 – 05/2022
Legacy Icons, 3496 76th Ave, Zeeland, MI 49464
As Supply Chain and Inventory Specialist, I ensured sufficient stock of ready to ship goods, raw goods, and supplies for production, which involved interfacing with both domestic and international vendors. I also created and maintained databases of product orders, current inventory, vendor lists, and researched new vendor options.
In this role: I implemented a new inventory and ordering schedule based on historical lead/transit times which led to a 15% reduction in out-of-stock order failures, and spearheaded an initiative to standardize products from our largest client that decreased their purchase order turnaround between 25% and 50% and increased throughput by reducing the amount of re-tooling in the wood shop.
I also coordinated a move to a larger facility to accommodate the company’s sustained double-digit growth.
Print Room Specialist – 02/2017 – 07/2018
Legacy Icons, 3496 76th Ave, Zeeland, MI 49464
As Print Room Specialist, I created and maintained image files, print layouts, prints, and cutter files for the manufacturing floor. I established and implemented best-practice image file handling and sizing procedures to reduce image corruption.
In this role: I drove the transition from slide cutting to plot cutting, which increased print throughput. This involved researching and repurposing production cutters not purpose built to the company’s needs and developing new and novel production files to interface with the new cutter’s firmware.
The increased efficiency afforded by this new tooling reduced my workload and I added multichannel Customer Support to my responsibilities.
In this role: I stood up a support ticketing system, developed automated ticket responses, and implemented SOPs for ticket workflows, tags, and priorities, which resulted in a <1% missed message rate and improved overall customer experience.
Ophthalmic Assistant – 09/2016-05/2019
Eyes to See Pediatric Ophthalmology, 904 S Washington Ave, A120, Holland, MI 49423
As an Ophthalmic Assistant, I performed the pre-workup for the doctor prior to examination. This included testing visual acuity, stereopsis, instilling eye drops, and taking clear and concise notes regarding patient history and symptoms on up to 15 patients per day. Seeing the doctor’s need for office management support, I stepped into a de facto office manager role where I wrote/updated office procedures, was the point of contact for vendors, coordinated a move of practice location, and developed a flag system to communicate the next patient to be seen, which resulted in shorter patient wait times and reduced payroll labor by an average of 2 hours a day.
Editorial Director, Conciliarpost.com – 06/2014-08/2017
Conciliar Post
As Editorial Director, I created the style sheet that was used for all Conciliar Post content to ensure consistency in usage and style across the site. I also copyedited/proofread 2 articles a week while advising senior editors and authors on grammatical and stylistic questions they encountered before the articles were published on the site.
Shift Leader – 10/2014-09/2016
Gordon Food Service Store, 12600 Felch St., Holland, MI 49424
As Shift Leader, I daily managed 2-6 sales associates, trained new sales associates, and completed daily operations tasks to open, run, and close the store.
Retail Sales Associate – 05/2013-10/2014
Gordon Food Service Store, 12600 Felch St., Holland, MI 49424
As a Sales Associate, I assisted customers in acquiring product needed for successful foodservice events through stocking, floor sales, and cashiering.
Education
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics – December, 2012
Berrien Springs High School, Berrien Springs, MI
Diploma – 2009
Programs / Software
- 1Password
- Adobe CC
- Amazon Seller Central
- BigCommerce
- Chitubox
- Dreamhost
- Fusion 360
- Google Cloud
- Google Workspace
- iOS
- LastPass
- LibreOffice
- Mac OS X, 11, 12, 13, 14
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Access
- MySQL
- NueMD
- Pi OS
- Power BI
- Shipstation
- Slack
- SQL
- Summa GoSign
- SureCutsALot Pro 4
- Synology Drive
- Synology DSM 6, 7
- TinkerCAD
- Trello
- Ubuntu 18, 22, 24
- Windows XP, 7, 10, 11
- WordPress