Katy Sheffield

 Accelerated new production readiness by securing raw material supply and aligning supplier schedules, reducing time to first-article parts.  Mitigated schedule risk by coordinating material availability across suppliers during early design phases.  Partnered with engineers to ensure seamless supply chain alignment for production ramp-up.

 Consolidated unique materials across programs, reducing complexity and improving pricing leverage.  Built Power BI dashboard to aggregate demand forecasts, enabling data-driven supplier decisions.  Enhanced sourcing visibility by linking material demand, cost, and forecast for long-term planning.

 Reduced cycle count time by 40% and routing complexity by 5% through lean inventory optimization projects.  Aligned manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams to implement BOM and routing changes efficiently.  Improved inventory accuracy and manufacturability via data-driven process redesign.

 Developed standardized onboarding and training, cutting new-hire ramp-up time by one week.  Improved employee retention and team performance by coaching based on individual strengths.  Hired, trained, and managed 20+ employees while optimizing daily retail operations.

 Increased first-pass yield by 15% and throughput by 10% through SOP updates and quality trend analysis.  Improved machine uptime by 10% via troubleshooting, maintenance, program edits, and 5S improvements.  Reduced rework and boosted team productivity by refining acceptable quality standards.

• Worked patiently with customers to draw the vision of their custom project, paying special attention to limitations of our equipment in the workshop to ensure customer satisfaction, on time delivery and within quoted price range

Minor in Business Analytics

Coursework: SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, Blueprint Reading I & II, Introduction to Metallurgy, Codes and Regulations.