Teresa Michelle Cowherd

 

 

Summary

PROJECT MANAGER

·   Highly trained and experienced Project Manager with extensive experience managing large capital equipment and construction projects across multiple sites. 

·   Extremely detail oriented and organized with excellent process building and improvement skills. 

·   Project Management Institute – PMP Training (Completed 35 hours of PM coursework in 2016).

·   Achieved Six Sigma Green Belt certification from the General Electric Company in 2000.

·   Achieved Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification from the Kroger Company in 2010.

·   Proficient user of:  MS Project, Word, Excel and PowerPoint applications and experience working with SharePoint websites.

 

EDUCATION

 

University of Louisville, Speed Scientific Engineering School

·   Masters of Engineering – Industrial Engineering – 8/1993.

·   Bachelor of Engineering Science – Industrial Engineering – 8/1992.

 

 

WORK HISTORY – CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS

 

ROBERT HALF & ASSOCIATES, (Louisville, KY)         MAR 2016 – MAY 2016.

Robert Half provides specialized staffing services for accounting and finance professionals.

Program Business Coordinator

·   Responsible for monthly financial reports, payroll reports, managing vendor agreements and contracts, performed duties as a logistics coordinator for travel, coordinated invoices, prepared expense reports, purchase requisitions.  Supported 60+ associates performing duties as assigned.

 

INGRAM MICRO MOBILITY, (Louisville, KY)                        NOV 2015 – JAN 2016.

Ingram Micro Mobility is the world’s largest wholesale distributor of information technology products.

Business Resource Planner.

 

TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY, (Georgetown, KY).                         JUN 2015 – JUL 2015.

Toyota’s largest manufacturing facility outside of Japan with an annual capacity of 500,000 vehicles.

Assistant Project Lead

·   Created the project plan for Toyota’s Alabama Engine plant utilizing Microsoft Project.  This project plan was utilized to establish Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) compliance. During this assignment, my task was document the computer programming requirements and work daily with the developers to prioritize the tasks and to track the completion of the deliverables.  The project plan which was created, resulted in an annual savings of approximately $546K from reduced tax costs after the initial implementation.

·   Developed Design User Requirements (DUR’s) for enhancements to (8) existing computer modules for Toyota’s Trade Compliance software system.  This assignment consisted of understanding the way in which the users were trained to utilize the system and develop a list of enhancements for each module that had been requested by the customer.  These duties were temporary in nature due to the restructuring of the project team and the loss of 2 key developers to the project team.

 

 

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), (Louisville, KY).       NOV 2012 – DEC 2014.

Third party market leader in cell phone tower construction, management, and maintenance for AT&T.

Business Operations Specialist

·               Established security access for new contract employees and trained the users on using AT&T’s proprietary computer systems required to perform the work requirements.

·               Managed a manual check approval process for remitting payments to jurisdictions (i.e. electrical, building, and zoning permits) for the IL and NC markets.  During this assignment, responsible for routing over 2,000 checks.

 

Humana, (Louisville, KY).                                     AUG 2012 – OCT 2012.

Worldwide health benefits company offering insurance products and health and wellness services.

 

Project Facilitator - Humana Pharmacy Solutions (HPS)

·   Worked closely with Project Managers and Programmers to identify potential risks to the project schedule. Assisted in collecting project updates and sending updates to senior management.   Hired primarily for summer vacation and maternity leave coverage.

·   Facilitated meetings and tracked critical milestones on the behalf of the Project Manager.  Followed up with individual project team members and ensured the completion of project tasks.

 

 

NON-CONTRACT ASSIGNMENTS

 

The Kroger Company (Distribution Division), (Louisville, KY).           JAN 2001 – MAY 2012.

World’s largest grocery retailer, with fiscal year 2012 sales of $96.8 Billion.

Minor Capital - Project Manager (The Kroger Company)

·   Managed multiple construction projects at multiple Kroger logistics sites totaling approximately $1.5M.  Responsible for all phases of project management which included:

·                Wrote the initial requests to senior management for project funding;

·                Created the scope of work for each project;

·                Created all of the on-line bid documents;

·                Selected vendors to participate in all on-line bidding opportunities;

·                Created all contracts and executed the terms of each of the agreements;

·                Initiated the project and conducted all safety meetings at the work site;

·                Created, managed all project budgets, & dispersed payments in accordance to all contractual agreements;

·                Created status reports weekly, reviewed and reported weekly the project schedule;

·                Projects that did not meet Kroger’s requirements, created the punch lists & managed to completion.

·   Examples of projects managed, budget approximations, and locations:

·                (2) HVAC installations ~ $360,000 (Dallas, TX & Shelbyville, IN).  Performed all the duties required to install 2 HVAC systems that would solve temperature control issues.

·                Compressor Installation ~ $250,000 (Shelbyville, IN).  Performed all the duties required to install a new compressor to replace an existing one in preparation for in climate weather.

·                Asphalt & Concrete Replacement ~ $800,000 (Clackamas, OR; Portland, TN; Bluffton, IN; Goddard & Hutchinson, KS.  Created a detailed work plan for each site regarding asphalt and concrete replacement.

·                Mezzanine Replacement ~ $ 75,000 (Tolleson, AZ).  Performed all the duties required to repair a badly damaged mezzanine.

 

Logistics Project Analyst / Manager (Peyton’s) – Peyton’s was a subsidiary of the Kroger Company until the merger ~ 2004.

·  From 2004-2008 served as the Logistics Manager that generated $26.4 Million of online auction volume which resulted in savings of $3.3 Million.

·  Assisted the Senior Project Manager (PM) in the development and implementation of 2 automation projects located in Cleveland, TN & Bluffton, IN totaling $60 Million and $78 M, respectively. 

 

 

General Electric Company, (Louisville, KY).                       JUN 1996 – DEC 2000.

International manufacturer servicing a variety of industries including appliance, energy and aerospace.

 

Technical Leadership Program Engineer

·   Selected to complete a rigorous curriculum of Manufacturing classes and (4) rotating, job assignments. 

·   Forecasted and managed the procurement quantity of steel required for dishwasher production. 

·   Developed the company’s first in-house Playbook displaying all features and product cost of the entire washer and dryer line manufactured at Appliance Park.

·  Supervised 50+ hourly, union employees & managed all activities required for refrigerator production.

·  Developed a routing template that analyzed and optimized courier routes in direct support of servicing the customer’s appliance repairs.  The project implementation resulted in a reduction of courier route mileage and lowered the company’s operating costs by $8.5 million. 

 

Ford Motor Company, (Louisville, KY).                   JAN 1994 – JAN 1996.

1 of the world's largest automakers, owns a small stake in Mazda, and operates more than 65 plants worldwide.

Production Supervisor

●        Supervised 50 hourly union employees on rotating shifts – 1^st & 2^nd.  Managed all activities in the Trim department that included associate safety, product quality, and productivity.

●        Responsible for training new employees and creating work standards for producing defect-free vehicles while maintaining the required production rates for the Explorer and the Ranger.

●        Responsible for communicating and training hourly workers of workplace, parts, and process changes on a daily basis provided by the Superintendents, Parts department, Human Resources, and et al.

●        Worked with vendors to identify & resolve any defects prior to induction into the assembly plant.

 

United Parcel Service, (Louisville, KY).  MAY 1990 – AUG 1991.

The world's largest package delivery company & leading global provider of specialized transportation & logistics              .

Industrial Engineer Intern 

·   Designed the 1^st prototype Air Cargo Reservation System that allowed UPS’s customers to request empty storage space on flights from all outbound gateways from the initial design conception to the finished product. 

·   Gained valuable experience in Computer Systems Design & Analysis and created destructive test cases for UPS’s domestic fleet of aircraft. 

 

REFERENCES:  Available upon request.