Thomas Smelyanets

Operations @ Etched

Fremont, California, United States

About

Experience

  • Operations at Etched
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Weee! (Full-time · 2 yrs 10 mos)
    • Operations Manager
      Oct 2023 - Nov 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Assistant Operations Manager
      Jan 2023 - Oct 2023 · 10 mos

    • Operations Management Trainee
      Feb 2022 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr

      Achieved 100% accuracy in physical inventory audit. Optimized staffing model for warehouse resulting in $75,000 saved Y0Y. Reduced frozen goods outbound operational labor costs by 25% in Bay Area Warehouse from Q1-Q2 2022. Increased picking and packing rate by 45% through training and revamped forecasting model. Restructured labor team in Midwest Warehouse resulting in 99% accuracy in inventory control quality assurance audit. Reduced facility-wide labor cost to sales by 4% in Midwest Warehouse. Reduced labor cost per unit by 10 cents per unit in Midwest Warehouse. Increased facility throughput by 7 units per hour in Midwest Warehouse. Accomplished near-perfect refund percentage (<1%).

  • Development and Operations Intern at Biolux Research
    Jun 2019 - Oct 2019 · 5 mos

    Led Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis for OrthoPulse products. Reduced flash in injection molding by 23% post-conducting finished products inspection. Led design and construction of Biolux HQ shipping/receiving, storage, and quality inspection facilities.

  • Assistant Manager at Chick-fil-A Restaurants
    Oct 2017 - Sep 2018 · 1 yr

    Led all front-end customer service operations. Increased employee attendance rate by 18% by restructuring staffing and scheduling model according to sales volumes. Achieved 2 promotions within 10 months of arrival (general employee to front lead, front lead to assistant manager).