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Dembie

MOSS

MAKES A
difference

Operations Forecasting Manager
Ameristar – Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Setting an example for teamwork

Optimistic, thoughtful, and always willing to go Those nurturing instincts may have evolved from
out of her way to help other members of the team, Dembie’s love of nature . She lives on a small farm
Dembie Moss is the kind of person people want and finds the tranquility therapeutic . So much so,
to be around . As Operations Forecasting Manager her dream is to design a special garden for senior
for the perimeter security company Ameristar citizens, with wheelchair-friendly paths featuring
in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dembie has forged genuine flowers, vegetables, benches and a greenhouse for
friendships with colleagues and considers working colder months . “And, of course, it would have an
with them to be one of the highlights of her day . Ameristar fence for security!” she jokes .
While Dembie finds the forecasting aspect of It’s that same eye for innovation that drives her
her job to be the most intellectually compelling, success at Ameristar . Going forward, she would
it’s the coworkers and culture that enhance her like to help the Supply Chain group advance the
experience tenfold . “My teammates keep the MRP system for better planning and scheduling at
adventure going,” she says . the component level, as well as create forecasts
for the stocked components .
One teammate who has observed Dembie
growing in her role is Lisa Malone, Senior Director Whether it’s imagining a garden oasis for the
of Supply Management . “If I had to use one word senior set, generating forecasts for Ameristar
to describe Dembie, it would be teamwork,” says or innovating supply chains, Dembie feels most
Malone, who has known Dembie for 12 years and at home in the process of collaboration . As
is now her supervisor at Ameristar . “Through Senior Director Malone states, “She represents
this time, I have noticed complete dedication dedication to the highest degree, setting the
to helping people in this organization . She is example for what teamwork represents .”
regularly the first person to raise her hand to Dembie describes Ameristar as a great place
help a colleague or manager solve a problem . She to work—and isn’t shy about the company’s
always has the best interest of the organization .” potential . “Watch for us in the coming years as we
She then adds, “This isn’t a characteristic that is leave our mark in the ASSA ABLOY community and
trained or taught, it’s inherent in her personality .” the world .”

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