1. Workflow signals
Bottlenecks
Approvals
Reporting gaps
Where the friction shows up first
Industrial Engineering Cal Poly SLO Class of 2026
Open to 2026 roles in operations, supply chain, and industrial engineering
Patrick Ong
I build clearer systems for operations, reporting, and AI-assisted automation.
Industrial Engineering student at Cal Poly with KLA experience improving procurement reporting, workflow visibility, and cross-system automation with Python, Power BI, and AI-assisted workflow tools.
- Seeking 2026 internships and full-time roles
- Best fit: operations, supply chain, procurement, systems
- Approach: map the workflow, then automate the repeated work
- KLA Procurement intern and senior project lead
- 80% -> 87% Contractor course completion lift
- 12-15 hrs/mo Manual reporting time removed
- Python + AI support Automation tooling for finance, ops, and reporting workflows
How I improve a workflow
2. System context
Snowflake
SAP
SharePoint
Where the data, docs, and status already live
3. Automation build
Checks, dashboards, AI supportPython, reporting logic, and repetitive work reduction.
4. Team outputs
Finance
Procurement
Reporting
Ops
Cleaner handoffs and faster visibility
5. Business impact
12-15 hrs/mo backLess manual reporting and fewer repeated checks.
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How I Work
Systems thinking first
I start with the workflow, then connect the systems, then automate the repeated work.
The common thread in my work is reducing friction. I map where information gets stuck, fix the handoffs, and build the reporting or automation layer that helps teams move faster with less manual effort.
Map the workflow first.
Find bottlenecks, handoff gaps, approval friction, and rework before deciding what to automate.
Workflow mapping
Root cause
Time studies
Connect the systems that already run the work.
Tie together reporting, ERP, data, and workflow tools so teams spend less time chasing updates manually.
Snowflake
SAP
SharePoint
Power BI
Use AI where it removes real repetitive work.
Apply Codex, Claude agents, and automation tooling after the workflow is clearly defined, so AI supports the system instead of replacing the thinking.
Codex
Claude agents
RPA
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Featured Work
Recent experience
Operational work with measurable outcomes.
These two KLA projects best represent the type of work I want more of: workflow clarity, reporting automation, and better operational visibility.
Built a contractor compliance pipeline that improved visibility and cut reporting effort.
80% -> 87%
course completion lift
Daily refresh
moved from monthly reporting
12-15 hrs/mo
manual work removed
Designed an automated reporting flow across Linux VM outputs, SharePoint, Python, Excel, and Power BI.
Linux VM
SharePoint
Python
Excel
Power BI
- Built mismatch and visibility checks that pushed data quality close to 100%.
- Surfaced incomplete, inconsistent, and missing contractor records more clearly.
- Made status tracking easier for a global procurement workflow.
Mapped a complex approval flow and built the baseline for redesign.
9.6 days
supplier submission cycle
38.3 days
time-to-fill baseline
5 directions
improvement paths proposed
Led a Cal Poly senior project on KLA's Staff Aug and SOW process in Beeline, from intake through final approval.
Intake
TAPFIN
Beeline
DocuSign
Approval
- Identified sequential approvals, intake quality, and visibility gaps as key causes of delay.
- Traced rework and information loss across Beeline and DocuSign.
- Coordinated weekly stakeholder workshops to refine recommendations.
Additional experience: Odin Diagnostics CRM and dashboard design, PokeChef shift operations, Tesla production and quality inspection, and student leadership through Grow Crew and Home Greens SLO. I increasingly apply the same systems mindset with AI tools to remove repetitive work across reporting, finance, and cross-functional operating tasks.
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Selected Projects
Systems beyond the internship work
Projects that show how I think through systems, data, and execution.
Different domains, same pattern: understand the process, structure the system, and make the result easier to operate.
Automated Package Size Sorter
Designed and built a package sorting system that detected size, routed items, and supported operator monitoring.
Signal: combines controls logic, sensing, and operator usability into one working system.
Senators Stock Transaction Database
Built a relational database that made congressional stock disclosures easier to explore and compare.
Signal: turns messy public data into a cleaner model for analysis, comparison, and decision support.
Maglio Inc. Process Improvement
Studied a CNC setup process to find where time was being lost and where process changes would matter most.
Signal: shows how I move from observation and data collection to a practical process change.
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About
Background
Grounded in operations, with a strong bias toward better systems.
I am a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Industrial Engineering student graduating in June 2026. I am most interested in operations, procurement, supply chain, and the systems that keep work moving.
I like starting with a messy process, a visibility gap, or a workflow that takes too much manual effort. Then I work backward from the friction and forward into something clearer, faster, and easier to run.
Codex
Claude agents
Snowflake
SAP
RPA
Power BI
Python
SQL
Excel
Tableau
SharePoint
Power Automate
Six Sigma Green Belt
- School
- Cal Poly SLO · B.S. Industrial Engineering · June 2026
- GPA
- 3.4 · President's List · Dean's List
- Coursework
- Enterprise Analytics, Operations Research, Production Planning, Data Management, Statistics
- Outside of work
- Motorcycles, mountain biking, and life around San Luis Obispo
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