David Trask

• Established a culture that prioritizes building a robust supply chain that delivers products on time, to the quality specifications required, and at a competitive cost • Leed global resourcing and contract negotiations to drive cost improvement by using low-cost country sourcing, cost breakdowns, contract incentives and total cost of ownership • Explore new suppliers and establish relationships that bring new capabilities and improved processes that improve the supply base

• Drive a culture that prioritizes safety and quality that rewards continuous improvement activities to improve productivity and efficiency • Research, justify, and implement new equipment and technologies to help drive efficiency improvements • Monitor staffing levels and equipment capacity to meet customer demand while developing staff and implementing systems and new technology • Establish a budget and annual plan for the department and review costs and variances for the department by evaluating buy versus make and what resources are used • Work closely with design and marketing to identify process and component changes to improve the quality, value and performance for the customer

• Collaborate with suppliers, engineering, accounting, manufacturing, marketing and sales to drive additional value creation throughout the supply chain • Create a sourcing strategy for the electronics group which includes both short and long-term opportunities and weaknesses in the current supply base, and identify emerging technologies to prepare for future challenges

• Locate, analyze and evaluate sources for electrical components, cables, assemblies and motors • Maintain open purchase orders to ensure that pricing and delivery are sufficient to allow manufacturing to operate efficiently • Support cost reduction, lead time reduction and improve inventory turns through supplier negotiation and supply agreements • Communicate through multiple departments to resolve billing, freight, quality, design, and system issues

• Schedule and plan items in oracle from raw materials state to finished inventory by purchasing raw material as necessary and managing the flow of material through manufacturing work centers • Direct and schedule assemblers and machinist to meet customer requirements and inform management of capacity issues • Involved in preproduction projects with design and purchasing from introductory stage to product launch to evaluate manufacturing impact for new products • Communicate with marketing to analyze sales history and forecast future demand while meeting planned inventory levels

• Set safety stock levels and entered monthly forecasts • Supported internal customers by transferring inventory to locations worldwide and identifying expedites based on government contract deadlines • Maintained critical expedite list to support sales and purchasing activities

• Manage materials to meet production and service needs for sidecars and windshields using JIT, lean techniques, and MRP • Analyze supplier performance and communicate with suppliers to work on continuous improvement projects involving quality and shipping • Use AS400 to view pricing, daily and weekly forecasts, BOM, inventory levels, make shipping transactions, and enter releases through EDI • Prepare monthly materials presentation on financials, safety, inventory DOH, and supplier performance

• Involved in multiple projects identifying aging claim balances, ceded premium balances due and prepared support to supervisors for monthly billing • Clearing received monthly wire transfers from account receivable balances • Interpreted insurance certificates in order to set up loss packages • Ran reports and presented materials to support management in general ledger account reconciliations • Used MS Excel to analyze data spreadsheets, create pivot tables, and design formulas • Mentored by fellow employees to constantly learn and adjust to new concepts and processes

Center for International Education Student Peer Adviser

Bachelor Thesis: The Connection between Economical Success and Ethical Responsibility in the work of a Management Consultant Full year studying abroad at international university, interacted with students from around the world