As a Project Manager, I lead supply chain integration projects for mergers and acquisitions within Diageo's North American and global M&A pipeline. I’m also responsible for delivery of projects in the strategy pipeline. My responsibilities include developing integration strategies, conducting initial supply chain due diligence, providing supply chain inputs for business case development, and managing end-to-end integration execution and project closure. I am accountable for delivering COGS to meet the objectives outlined in the business case and for providing regular updates to stakeholders.

Manufacturing Network Optimization within the Conagra PMOProject Manager primarily responsible for defining project business case and scope, assembling project team members, establishing meeting frequency and cadence, building project timeline, and communication to leadership. Duties also include establishing a baseline, scoping multiple scenarios, building risk profiles, and presenting to company leadership for review and approval. Key point person for mitigating roadblocks, communication plan for internal and external stakeholders, working with Finance on P&L and cash flow projections.

Category Ownership – Project Manager for $1bn Business Unit to help achieve Strat Plan and KPI targets outlined in AOP. Internal and External projects include but not limited to New Product Innovation, Capital Projects, Graphics initiatives, Quality Improvement, and Supply Risk Mitigation. Drive collaboration between Marketing, R&D, Sales, Quality, Operations, Planning, etc.New Item Commercialization – Lead cross functional teams from project initiation to launch using established project management methodologies. Includes project planning, milestone, risk management, constraints, mitigation and contingency planning. Creation and activation of new SKUs in Master Data interface and collaboration with DMO. Progress monitoring through project trackers, notes, SharePoint, and other communication methods. Stakeholder Management – Guide category through Stage Gate process to ensure project is tracking properly and risk are properly elevated to stakeholders and category leadership. Responsibilities include weekly project meetings, project escalation Cross Functional Alignment – Initiate and facilitate communication to resolve project conflicts and drive key decision making to close feedback loops. Collaborate with Business Development and key Operations partners to ensure cost, manufacturing constraints, capacity, trial and scale up quantities are properly outlined. Proposal of ingredient and packaging formats to allow faster speed to market and simplification. Negotiation between Business and Operations team when conflicting KPIs arise.

Category Ownership – Project Manager for $1bn Business Unit to help achieve Strat Plan and KPI targets outlined in AOP. Internal and External projects include but not limited to New Product Innovation, Capital Projects, Graphics initiatives, Quality Improvement, and Supply Risk Mitigation. Drive collaboration between Marketing, R&D, Sales, Quality, Operations, Planning, etc.New Item Commercialization – Lead cross functional teams from project initiation to launch using established project management methodologies. Includes project planning, milestone, risk management, constraints, mitigation and contingency planning. Creation and activation of new SKUs in Master Data interface and collaboration with DMO. Progress monitoring through project trackers, notes, SharePoint, and other communication methods. Stakeholder Management – Guide category through Stage Gate process to ensure project is tracking properly and risk are properly elevated to stakeholders and category leadership. Responsibilities include weekly project meetings, project escalation Cross Functional Alignment – Initiate and facilitate communication to resolve project conflicts and drive key decision making to close feedback loops. Collaborate with Business Development and key Operations partners to ensure cost, manufacturing constraints, capacity, trial and scale up quantities are properly outlined. Proposal of ingredient and packaging formats to allow faster speed to market and simplification. Negotiation between Business and Operations team when conflicting KPIs arise.

Category Ownership – Project Manager for $1bn Business Unit to help achieve Strat Plan and KPI targets outlined in AOP. Internal and External projects include but not limited to New Product Innovation, Capital Projects, Graphics initiatives, Quality Improvement, and Supply Risk Mitigation. Drive collaboration between Marketing, R&D, Sales, Quality, Operations, Planning, etc.New Item Commercialization – Lead cross functional teams from project initiation to launch using established project management methodologies. Includes project planning, milestone, risk management, constraints, mitigation and contingency planning. Creation and activation of new SKUs in Master Data interface and collaboration with DMO. Progress monitoring through project trackers, notes, SharePoint, and other communication methods. Stakeholder Management – Guide category through Stage Gate process to ensure project is tracking properly and risk are properly elevated to stakeholders and category leadership. Responsibilities include weekly project meetings, project escalation Cross Functional Alignment – Initiate and facilitate communication to resolve project conflicts and drive key decision making to close feedback loops. Collaborate with Business Development and key Operations partners to ensure cost, manufacturing constraints, capacity, trial and scale up quantities are properly outlined. Proposal of ingredient and packaging formats to allow faster speed to market and simplification. Negotiation between Business and Operations team when conflicting KPIs arise.

New Product Commercialization - Deliver key milestones and objectives to meet company financial targets and goals. Manage relationship with supplier to ensure proper design and specification adherence. Cross functional teamwork - lead packaging projects to drive project milestones for on time delivery of objectives. Working with business and operations team members to identify opportunity areas to complete project ahead of schedule and budget. Trial and Testing - Plant trial testing of new packaging materials and concepts to minimize startup curve and lower risk of new item launches. Use synergies and key learnings from previous projects to help successfully implement new packaging.Specifications - Create primary, secondary, tertiary and finish goods packaging specs to assist in proper item commercialization. Work to ensure successful item activation and proper bill of materials. Review and approve packaging graphics that meet the required regulatory requirements. Validation and Testing – Testing and validation of packaging concepts through lab measures utilizing ASTM and ISTA procedures. Cross Network Programs – Work to develop standard operating procedures and run rules for the Packaging department’s interaction with Procurement and Suppliers. Lead projects across business units and categories to meet industry wide requirements for top customers.

New Product Commercialization - Deliver key milestones and objectives to meet company financial targets and goals. Manage relationship with supplier to ensure proper design and specification adherence.Cross functional teamwork - lead packaging projects to drive project milestones for on time delivery of objectives. Working with business and operations team members to identify opportunity areas to complete project ahead of schedule and budget.Trial and Testing - Plant trial testing of new packaging materials and concepts to minimize startup curve and lower risk of new item launches. Use synergies and key learnings from previous projects to help successfully implement new packaging.Specifications - Create primary, secondary, tertiary and finish goods packaging specs to assist in proper item commercialization. Work to ensure successful item activation and proper bill of materials. Review and approve packaging graphics that meet the required regulatory requirements.Validation and Testing – Testing and validation of packaging concepts through lab measures utilizing ASTM and ISTA procedures.Cross Network Programs – Work to develop standard operating procedures and run rules for the Packaging department’s interaction with Procurement and Suppliers. Lead projects across business units and categories to meet industry wide requirements for top customers.see less

Commercialization Process - Packaging of controlled brands, private brands, and foodservice items. Primary responsibilities include design, develop, validate, and test packaging components to ensure proper functionality in the manufacturing environment. Channels include retail, club, foodservice, and industrial packaging. Work with cross-functional team members to ensure projects are executed on time. Plant Trial and First Production – support qualification and commissioning of packaging during startup. Cost Savings Projects - material, operational, and transportation savings by recognizing synergies and optimizing the supply chain. Executed an excessive of $1 million in cost savings to the system. Ability to generate cost savings while maintaining the package integrity. As the single point of contact for corrugated, I work with our to execute network wide synergies and to establish standard operating procedures.Validation and Testing – conduct destructive testing to determine failure modes of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging using ASTM, ISTA, and TAPPI methods. Materials validated range from but not limited to flexible plastics, rigid plastics, fiberboard, glass, and metal.Commission packaging on horizontal, vertical, hot fill, and ascetic machines. Responsible for qualification and verification of materials when modifications to the package or equipment occur. Includes new to the company and new to the world packaging formats. Packaging Sustainability–Ability to determining environmental impact of material selection during the development stages using Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) tools

Consumer Branded Snacks, Private Label Frozen

Managed Prototyping Lab –Primary responsibilities included development of new packaging prototypes and maintenance of lab equipment. Samples were constructed with a combination of ArtiosCAD, Kongsberg CAD table, Objet 3D printer, thermoformer, and 1 up seal press. Constructed all outgoing product samples and physical mockups to provide customers samples of current production capabilities. Contributed in developing child resistance packaging – ensured functionality of CR features prior to sending out to external customers, made modifications is necessary.

New Item Launches – Led projects with cross-functional counterparts to gain alignment and ensure milestones and objectives were met. Managed projects across multiple product categories. Presided over plant trials for new item launches, cost savings, and quality improvement projects.Technical testing -Leak testing, distribution testing, and headspace analyzing were conducted to establish failure modes and operating parameters of packaging. Testing was conducted to ensure seal integrity of packaging through the supply chain. Primary packaging consisted mainly of modified atmospheric packaging. Conducted long term non-invasive study to determine residual oxygen headspace levels within various storage environments.

Studied Non-Linear Dynamical Systems in relation to Chaos Theory using applications in statistics.