Tori Book
Pittsburgh,PA
Summary
A hardworking, detail-orientated professional who possesses versatile skills in project management, problem-solving, data analysis, and collaboration. Experience working in various industries such as manufacturing, mining, metals, food and beverage, and retail across the US and abroad.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Client Solutions Manager, Senior Project Consultant
USC Consulting Group
10.2021 - Current
- Assist in the creation and implementation of Management Operating Systems for clients around the world, focusing on continuous improvement. Works with team members from various industries to utilize best practice methodologies in planning, scheduling, execution, reporting, and workflow optimization to execute defined project plans to completion.
- Establishes strong relationships with all levels at a clients’ facility to facilitate change from the bottom to the top levels of an organization
- Acts as a liaison between clients, internal project teams, and third-party service providers
- Builds and implements a variety of tools for clients including Schedule Controls, Resource Capacity Plans, Production Reports, and Downtime & Asset Availability Trackers
- Provides Outage Management services to clients from the building of the MS Project Plan using critical path methodology and network diagrams, to designing their schedule and review meeting update procedures, and facilitating their postmortem analysis
- Works with project teams to evaluate client needs and analyze data to build data visualizations and dashboards for client use
Project Manager
InnoMark Communications
01.2021 - 10.2021
- Managed, communicated, and monitored all aspects of numerous creative projects to support customer needs. Served as the internal support between sales representatives, client, and all internal departments within the manufacturing facility to ensure that all teams and functions were efficiently collaborating.
- Managed routine monthly projects as well as numerous out of scope projects by providing work back schedules, estimates, and continuous updates to the customer on the status of completion
- Created and distributed manufacturing work orders that contain specific, pertinent, detailed information as it related to the project from receipt of materials to delivery of finished goods
- Lead milestone meetings with project owners, estimate review meetings, and utilized appropriate procedures to manage changes to projects. Assured accurate distribution channels were utilized for project rollouts
- Traveled throughout the country prior to grand openings to oversee effective collaboration and execution of project completion
Production Planner/Buyer
Siemens Industry
09.2019 - 01.2021
- Provided both Production Planning and Procurement functions to support the Siemens New Kensington Large Drive and Mobile Mining business.
- Scheduled and maintained in-house production orders for drive applications and spare parts for Customer Service in SAP. Routinely updated Customer Service Representatives and Project Managers on status of open orders
- Maintained a weekly resource and facility capacity planning tool for three facilities to ensure proper floor space and manpower is available to meet master schedule requirements
- Obtained pricing from approved supply base, issued purchase orders, and resolved supply issues through researching alternate vendors to meet customer demand.
AP1000 Operations Planner/Major Projects Production Planner
Westinghouse Electric Company
03.2016 - 08.2019
- Supported the Nuclear Parts Operation division of Westinghouse Electric Company by coordinating shipments of emergent and spare parts to support the construction of new AP1000 nuclear power plants.
- Organized and scheduled in-house production orders for cabinet systems and spare parts prior to release into workshops through SAP
- Created the regular schedule and established the process for managing multiple consolidated shipments to International and Domestic sites each month to ensure all internal parties were aligned on key dates
- Worked on a core team tasked with decreasing lead time and order turnaround on open orders, reducing backlog, and improving current processes to hit set milestones during bankruptcy
- Resolved order and quality issues by working closely with Production Floor, Engineering and Supply Chain Management departments. Routinely updated Customer Service Representatives and Project Managers on the status of open orders
- Organized and scheduled in-house production orders for cabinet systems and spare parts prior to release into workshops
- Routinely updated Customer Service Representatives and Project Managers on the status of open orders
Merchandise Order Specialist
American Eagle Outfitters
05.2015 - 03.2016
- Supported assigned Merchandise Divisions with all areas of sample management, data input/entry, and data maintenance.
- Quote entry and Order Projection passing with prior approval
- Utilized TradeStone and Island Pacific application software to conduct P.O. entry and maintenance (First Cost Updates, Middle Man Mark up, T and A changes)
- AS400 entry and maintenance (Markdowns, Ownership changes, MOOS)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh, College of Business Administration
Pittsburgh, PA04.2015
Skills
- Project management
- Microsoft Project
- SAP systems
- Data analysis
- Visual data representation
- Business solution development
Timeline
Client Solutions Manager, Senior Project Consultant
USC Consulting Group
10.2021 - Current
Project Manager
InnoMark Communications
01.2021 - 10.2021
Production Planner/Buyer
Siemens Industry
09.2019 - 01.2021
AP1000 Operations Planner/Major Projects Production Planner
Westinghouse Electric Company
03.2016 - 08.2019
Merchandise Order Specialist
American Eagle Outfitters
05.2015 - 03.2016
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Pittsburgh, College of Business Administration
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