Dena Taylor

Managing Utec/Symbotic Purchasing

Cost Coordinator with extensive experience leveraging process analysis and improvement skills to identify areas of procedural opportunity, implement comprehensive workflow changes, and oversee engineering change management across multiple production facilities. Manufacturing industry professional skilled in advanced product quality planning (APQP), Change Approval Board (CAB), and comprehensive Bills of Materials (BoMs) for machining, specialized tools, and cut-to-length sectors of production. Cross- functional leader continuously bolstering improvement and coordination within and between departments to uphold organizational objectives. AREAS OF EXPERTISE ✓ Manufacturing Industry ✓ Process Engineering ✓ Cross-Functional Leadership SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS ✓ Bill of Materials (BoM) ✓ Request for Quotations (RFQs) ✓ Process Analysis ✓ Engineering Change Management ✓ Process Improvements ✓ Documentation Adherence • Evaluated, created, and tracked Engineering Change Control in Engineering Impact Log (EIL), supporting the elimination of barriers and instituting permanent solutions with the Manufacturing and Engineering teams. • Established GoEngineer Meetings with the Engineering team to develop module skill solutions, perform a multitude of FEA reports on assemblies, and simulate performance. • Served as the Business Alignment Leader, serving an integral role in supporting and implementing a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system to store all relevant product data..

• Worked directly with Cross functional Manufacturing/Engineering Team to develop and published compliant work instructions and procedures, also trained and performed internal audits • Performed checks against Quality Discrepancy Notices to ensure appropriate containment and successful remedy to support production via Engineering and/or Manufacturing changes were implemented • Manufacturing utilizing Lean Engineering Best Practices and Configuration Standards • Assisted team to ensure robust BOMs (Bill of Materials) and accurate EPLs (Engineering Parts Lists) were ultimately synchronized with systems. • Report on, tracked, invoiced, and forecasted future revenue for current/new products • Created reports including New Sales Release, Job Budgets, Routers, Material, Outside Processes and Assembly Routers.

Manage changes to projects through COE change process. View open issues as opportunities to improve by communication, track and resolve open issues effectively. Centralize application engineering and estimating activities. Confirm application requirements- right equipment solution for customer needs. Review and analyze projects for accurate costing reference. Prepare quote for COE Teams that meets defined scope of work and customer specifications. • Worked directly under Job Process Engineers to evaluate RFQ, Spreadsheets, FEA and create quote for Sales • Updated Quote Module with new assemblies, parts and controls to quote. • Provided Solidworks 3D pictures from Solidworks to Sales in the Quote Module and set up training to learn about current/new products • Trained New Sales Managers in the Quote Module System for Quoting Purposes • Worked with IT Manager linking BOM to Quote Module for Pricing and Instant Quotes • Worked with Engineering Managers checking and correcting BOMs for inconsistencies and discrepancies

• Testing product samples. • Negotiating prices, quantities and delivery time-scales. • Searching suppliers by various means. • Writing reports about predicted future sales. • Ensuring that products are delivered on time. • Calculating the impact of any purchases on company sales and gross margins. • Searching the market for opportunistic purchases. • Taking into account customer demand, price, quality and availability before making a decision. • Looking out for price fluctuations in the marker place. • Reacting to any changes in customer demand. • Developing effective working relationships with our suppliers. • Developing new supplier relationships • Traveling to meet suppliers • Reviewing pricing and inventory

• Managed a multi million dollar sales team throughout Fine Jewelry Departments for almost 10 years. • Experience selling and training/coaching reps. • BTB sales experience • General experience using web application tools. • Highest and most consistent sales volume and service performance while also exceeding goals in department by over 20% annually. • Other responsibilities include buying merchandise , leading sales meetings, overseeing special events, payroll, inventory, training sales team and coaching. • Recognized for personal excellent customer service, highest sales team for 10 years, building customer relations and exceeding personal sales goals.

• Practiced Excellent Customer Service and successfully had high volume sales in Fine Jewelry for 10 years. • Inventory, Counts, goals, time sheets. customer service issues • Balancing Figures and entering data and sales daily • Recruiting, Training, Coaching and developing a Successful Sales Team. • Jewelry repair, changing batteries and sizing watches. • display and arranging cases to protocol.