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Jersey City, NJ, US

Southfield, Michigan, United States

• Led throughput improvement for two capacity-constrained food lines in $950M food and beverage corporation acquired by private equity firm. Implemented workshops, reduced downtime, increased line setup speed, and.
• Spearheaded manufacturing footprint optimization, resulting in recommendation to close two plants and one distribution center, with projected EBITDA increase of $15M, during operational due diligence for paper mill.
• Conducted rapid G&A diagnostic for three mid-size companies targeted for potential acquisition by private equity firm, identifying average savings of 8-14% in G&A expense through workforce optimization with specific.

Southfield, Michigan, United States

• Performance Improvement
• Created report analyzing and tracking daily downtime per shift by summarizing data from management execution system, triggering corrective actions that resulted in 12% increase in OEE.
• Led implementation and creation of standard operating procedures for complex operations in packaging and filling areas, decreasing downtime and quality issues related to these tasks.

Cortés, Honduras

• Created pricing strategy for purchasing raw materials that resulted in 200% revenue increase and produced company’s first monthly profit in seven months.
• Led cross-functional team of 20 operators and engineers in implementing Kanban system to track and solve nonconformities on plant monthly audits, resulting in 40% reduction in defects during first month of.

Irvington, New Jersey, United States

Irvington, New Jersey, United States

• Conducted quality control project to reduce plant deficiencies by tracking quality data, resulting in 60% scrap reduction and $3.5M additional profit per year.
• Developed and maintained cost management system that calculates, updates, and tracks cost of 2,000 parts (cumulative value of parts $40M).
• Oversaw end-to-end selection process for new ERP system for entire organization. Negotiated and implemented plan with expected cost of $1.2M after three years.
• Collaborated with cross-functional team to define KPIs and quality objectives, ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 certification for medium voltage department; passed 2019 and 2020 audits.

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Choloma, Cortés, Honduras

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial And Systems Engineering With Minor In Economics

Activities and Societies: Student Senate XXIX, Family Business ClubDean's List