Hello, I’m Cooper.

I work on manufacturing systems, data, process improvement, and automation.

I’m a manufacturing analyst with experience in ERP systems, data analysis, costing, forecasting, process improvement, Python development, API integration, and internal tools.

Over time, my role has expanded from reporting and analysis into building systems and workflows that make information easier to use and day-to-day work more consistent.

About

What I do and how I think about the work

My background is in manufacturing analytics and ERP-based operations. I have worked with OEE and KPI reporting, costing and gross-margin analysis, budgeting and forecasting, part processing, data quality, and process improvement.

More recently, I have taken on more software and systems work using Python, SQL, ERP APIs, HTML, and lightweight deployments to automate repetitive tasks and make operational data easier for people to use.

I like problems where the business already has the information it needs, but the process around that information is still manual, fragmented, or hard to follow. My approach is usually to understand the workflow first, use the existing system of record, and improve the process with the simplest practical solution.

I’m especially interested in Data Analyst, Systems Analyst, Business Systems, Program Management, and operations-focused roles.

Experience

Career history

Manufacturing Analyst Vantage Plastics 2022 – Present
  • Own and improve manufacturing and business workflows spanning ERP reporting, operational analytics, part processing, costing, forecasting, accounting support, and internal systems.
  • Build Python/API-driven internal tools and dashboards, including production/OEE and equipment visibility tools plus a daily Accounts Receivable automation that organizes invoice follow-up and generates populated customer email drafts for review.
  • Support financial operations through general ledger posting, account balancing and reconciliation, manufacturing costing, gross-margin and profitability analysis, and maintaining accurate ERP financial and operational data.
  • Build and maintain forecasting files and budgeting tools used to organize financial and operating assumptions, improve reporting consistency, and support planning.
  • Help establish repeatable standards, KPI/OEE processes, reporting workflows, and controls that improve consistency across manufacturing and business operations.
Sales Engineering Intern Vantage Plastics 2021 – 2022
  • Built and implemented an Excel-based quoting system that standardized the quoting process, reduced manual errors, and improved consistency.
  • Improved data-entry workflows and worked across departments to increase ERP utilization.
  • Presented technical and operational information to customers at plant visits and national expos.
Football Coach Standish-Sterling High School 2022 – Present
  • Develop and lead training plans, support game strategy, mentor players, reinforce accountability and teamwork, and communicate with coaches, players, and parents to keep the program aligned.
Leadership

People and process leadership

At work

I have helped establish OEE and KPI standards, created repeatable reporting and forecasting processes, improved ERP-driven workflows, and built tools that make processes more consistent and easier for others to follow.

Through coaching

Coaching has given me experience developing people, communicating expectations, reinforcing accountability, working with different personalities, and helping a group stay aligned around shared goals.

Selected Work

A few examples of problems I’ve solved

These examples are anonymized. They are included to show how I approach real work, not to suggest that these are the only types of projects I can take on.

Manufacturing analytics

Machine Performance Dashboard

I built this to make machine and shift performance easier to understand without pulling information from several places. It brings OEE, performance, quality, availability, scrap, quantities, and shift comparisons into one view.

Python • ERP API • HTML • Raspberry Pi

Generalized machine performance dashboard

Operations visibility

Equipment Status Dashboard

This view was designed to make plant-wide equipment status easy to scan. It gives a quick picture of machine state, setup or manpower conditions, and OEE without needing to dig through a separate report.

Python • ERP API • HTML • Raspberry Pi

Generalized equipment status dashboard

Business process automation

Accounts Receivable Reminder Automation

This process runs daily. It identifies past-due and soon-due invoices, groups them by customer, pulls the contact and invoice information, and creates populated .eml drafts so the AR user can review and send rather than sorting customers and typing the same information every day.

Python • ERP API • Automation • HTML

Generalized accounts receivable reminder automation dashboard
Skills

Technical and business experience

Data & Systems

Python, SQL, ERP APIs, ERP systems, data analysis, reporting, data quality, forecasting

Manufacturing & Finance

OEE, KPIs, process optimization, lean manufacturing, part processing, costing, gross-margin analysis

Internal Tools

HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, Raspberry Pi, workflow automation, internal applications

Leadership

Process standardization, cross-functional coordination, coaching, mentoring, public speaking, customer communication

Education

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science, Cognitive Science • 2018–2022
Computational focus spanning computer science and human psychology, with coursework in data processing and machine learning / AI.

Contact

Let’s connect

I’m interested in data, systems, business systems, program management, and operations / process improvement opportunities.