Innovative Transformations LLC.

Consultant for Long Island Manufacturing Extension Partnership at Stony Brook University.  MEP provides subsidized funding for Nassau and Suffolk county Manufacturers through the Dept of Commerce’s MEP-NIST.  LIMEP assists small to medium-sized manufacturing companies to develop business growth and increase competitiveness through optimization of their manufacturing processes and products, training and workforce development.

Consultant for LIMEP

Helping Connecticut businesses realize their maximum potential via Operations Transformation

Connecticut Manufacturing Ambassador #500

Our mission is to deliver exceptional sustained value to our customers by teaching leaders at all levels how to continuously deliver breakthrough results with strategic kaikaku and innovative breakthrough kaizen.

CEO and Owner

Data Device Corporation

Director Of Operations

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions

Sr. Production Manager

United Technologies Aerospace Systems (Formerly Hamilton-Sundstrand)

Implemented mixed model production line for all legacy products, incorporating all of the latest ACE elements.   Achieved and maintained the ACE Silver level for Air Management Systems Operations Business.

Continuous Improvement Manager

MTU AENA

•	Led MTU’s HPC Component Integrated Product Team (CIPT) for the NGPF partner program with Pratt and Whitney.
•	Presented engineering changes to the Systems Integrated Product Team (SIPT) for approval on behalf of the Munich HPC Module Team
•	As an ACE council member and lean transformation expert, led MTU AENA to achieve ACE Gold on August 25, 2010.  Identified the gaps and worked the closure plans.  Revamped the company’s approach to QCPC, Quality Clinic Process Charting to bring them into full compliance with ACE Gold requirements.  Developed and then delivered the advanced training and administrative and software support systems required to achieve gap closure.

NGPF, HPC Deputy CIPT Leader

Goodrich

•	Managed entire shop operations in a union environment for the production of gears, shafts, bearings and valves for hydro-mechanical pump assemblies.  Responsible for a team of 62 employees (4 production supervisors who supervise a total of 50 union employees, 7 manufacturing engineers and one materials manager),  budgeting, delivery, manufacturing engineering, quality control, tooling and other related operations.
•	Main responsibilities included managing customer expectations, delivery performance, overall operating costs and budget, inventory, quality, methods and personnel associated with lean manufacturing.  
•	Utilized strong leadership background in lean, operations and supply management to improve performance in on-time delivery, work order velocity, first pass yield, product cost and to continually drive out waste in order to generate capacity for organic growth.

Director of Manufacturing

Sikorsky Aircraft

Outsourced the S-76 helicopter to Keystone.  Drove a 40+ member team with weekly meetings and aggressive schedule.  Plan was executed flawlessly in 3 months, 3 months ahead of schedule.

Drove the rapid recovery of the main gearbox to support the production build schedule.  Utilized daily support at production meetings and kaizen events in underperforming areas and suppliers to pull all late parts into plan.

Recruited by Goodrich in December 2006 to join their leadership team.

Transformation Manager

Pratt & Whitney

2 year assignment to develop lean leadership at the executive level of the company.  Delivered quarterly report outs to P&W President and his executive team.

Prior to this role, held many different roles at P&W:  Manufacturing Engineer, Tool Designer, Design Engineer, Continuous Improvement Specialist, Supply Chain Specialist and Supply Chain Manager.

High Impact ACE Team Leader

-Are you a manufacturer struggling with meeting delivery promises consistently?

-Do you rely on overtime to catch up when falling behind?

Is missed revenue a recurring issue?

Do you often find yourself altering production plans to prioritize quicker, lower-priority orders to make up for revenue shortfalls?

(Keep reading)

I've been in your shoes, facing these challenges at various companies.

In the past, we would use a mix of overtime and "pull-ins" of lower-priority orders to meet delivery and revenue goals.

However, this approach often led to late deliveries for some customers, early deliveries for others, and supply chain disruptions due to shortened lead times for replacement parts.

Here's the good news:

You can meet both customer and shareholder expectations without constantly modifying production plans, ensuring continuous, sustainable high-level results.

If you're a manufacturer who is…

❌ Frustrated with missing delivery commitments to customers and revenue promises to shareholders.

❌ Exhausted by asking employees to work endless overtime, burning them out in pursuit of sales and revenue targets.

❌ Seeking a more predictable and reliable way to run your production lines that consistently satisfies customers and shareholders.

Then I have a solution that will end your woes once and for all.

Introducing "Zen Sales to Shipments"

By leveraging "Zen Sales to Shipments" for your business, you will:

✅ Eliminate worries about missing commitments to customers and shareholders.

✅ Establish yourself as a reliable market leader, consistently delivering excellent results.

✅ Enhance employee retention by maintaining steady, predictable work hours that don't burn out your team.

Discover everything you need to know in our "Zen Sales to Shipments" system.

Please visit our website to schedule an initial consultation with us, or click on the Zen Bootcamp button on our home page to become a certified operations transformation leader at your company.

www.innovativetransformations.org

Nicole Snurkowski

Zillow

Senior Software Development Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (ShowingTime)

Pendragon AI

• Authoring blog articles on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools, techniques, educational resources and tutorials

• Developed an open source full-stack Natural Language Processing (NLP) tool for lyric content generation, using Keras and TensorFlow, LSTM layers, and a modular Python and REST API architecture for model training, prediction, and user content processing

• Created an open source library of Machine Learning (ML) utilities for Scikit-Learn and TensorFlow, including execution time monitoring/alerts, CPU info, and accuracy/loss charting

• Obtained the Google TensorFlow Developer Certificate, demonstrating knowledge in Deep Learning, Computer Vision, NLP, and Time Series Prediction

Principal

STP Investment Services

• Reduced turnaround time on financial reporting by 80% and improved data visibility by designing and implementing application frameworks and data stores for user-customizable reporting and dashboarding tools, using C#, SQL Server, and Web API

• Prototyped Machine Learning models for investment fund analysis using supervised learning algorithms with Scikit-Learn, Jupyter Notebook and Python

• Improved code quality and project efficiency by providing leadership on development standards, automated unit testing, and agile best practices

• Provided guidance on, and implementation of, security best practices including application hardening and credential security at the application server and database layers

• 2019 STP User Conference presenter: "Machine Learning and Financial Applications"

Senior Software Architect

MSCI Inc.

• Improved site stability and reporting throughput by developing a scalable report processing server utilizing a C# Windows Service and SQL Server request queue, with a Web API REST interface for job management and status information for use in Angular applications

• Increased reporting efficiency for customers by developing a commentary content management system, using C#, Web API, Ninject, Entity Framework and LINQ

• Conducted web application and source code vulnerability scanning, assessed and prioritized issues, and implemented critical fixes, using IBM AppScan Enterprise & Source editions

Senior Developer

Anexinet

Software Architect
• Designed a resource planning application for a major utility finance department using C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server, with integration to relational and warehouse data

Manager, Independent Contractor
• Developed a hybrid mobile app for financial advisors, using PhoneGap, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery

Architect

Infogenium Software LLC

• Developed a native iOS universal app for business data management using Objective-C and SQLite for local data storage, and cloud data sync/storage using ASP.NET and MySQL. Leveraged AES-256 encryption for data security and SHA-256 hashing for credential security.

• Implemented cloud infrastructure hosting and management with AWS including EC2 auto-scaling server instances, RDS Multi-AZ database storage for high availability, and S3 binary file storage

Founder

Siemens Healthineers

• Developed a patient tracking system using Silverlight, Expression Blend and WCF web services with XAML and C#, leveraging the MVVM design pattern and automated unit tests

• Domain expert and developer of speech recognition functionality for radiology report dictation using the Nuance Powerscribe SDK and JavaScript

Senior Software Engineer

Comcast

• Achieved over $3 million in annual cost savings, with future revenue from increased network bandwidth, by developing a customer facing ASP.NET application using C# and SQL Server for the online ordering/activation of new equipment for Comcast’s digital broadcast transition

• Comcast Enterprise Technology (CET) Excellence Award winner - Spring 2009

Lead Developer

ARAMARK

• Designed a patron management and Point of Sale system utilizing a .NET SmartClient interface connected to a secure Web Services layer and SQL Server

• Improved the customer experience for software installs and upgrades by implementing ClickOnce for the distribution of custom production applications

Project Lead

I am a Software Developer and Architect experienced in the design and development of custom Web, Cloud, Data and AI solutions.  I am skilled in agile methods and secure coding practices, and passionate about leveraging technology and collaborating with my team to solve real-world problems. 

Languages: C#, Python, SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript

Web: .NET, ASP.NET, REST APIs, HTML & CSS

Cloud: AWS, EC2, S3, RDS

Data: MS SQL Server, DynamoDB, MySQL, SQLite, Database Design

AI: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP, Scikit-Learn, Keras, TensorFlow, Generative AI

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