Alexander Mckinnon (Msc.) Email & Phone Number

Ontario, Canada

Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada

• Leading strategic planning sessions to align corporate, plant, and departmental goals and priorities• Developed training curriculum for VPO Management System and Autonomous Maintenance used at MTL site and within the North America business unit.• Trained, evaluated, and signed-off plant wide CI projects and initiatives (Autonomous Maintenance, 5Why program, Lean Six Sigma, etc.).• Coaching SMT on strategic thinking, optimization of management and reporting system (MCRS) routine, and implementation of servant leadership behaviors to develop autonomy of front-line employees. • Influencing and supporting junior and senior leaders to ensure team buy-in and implementation of CI projects and initiatives

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Highest team engagement score (97%) of any team in all 18 breweries• Lead commissioning of electrode steam generator. Resulted in x4 reduction in natural gas consumption and greenhouse gas emissions KPIs for plant. • Lead cross functional team to upgrade CO2 collection system and optimize preventive maintenance plan to reduce CO2 related risk hazard alerts to zero for fermentation cellars.• Implementation of predictive maintenance technology for steam traps, NH3 & CO2 compressors, and critical water plant pumps.• Managed equipment maintenance, upgrade, and end-of-life replacement through SAP and multi-year CAPEX plan.• Completed Brew master certification and Capstone project (Increased Brewhouse throughput by 20% for value brands by optimizing High Gravity brewing recipes)• Completed Utilities Capstone project (5% reduction in steam utilization for CIP of brewkettles)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Led a team of unionized employees to optimize production efficiency.• Improve operations by identifying opportunities and proposing solutions utilizing management system tools and methodologies to ensure key performance indicators and targets are achieved or exceeded.• Execution of health and safety programs and enforce critical aspects of safety and quality involved in brewing/ beer operations.• Manages department resources and track via SAP and manpower scheduling.• Training and coaching of the workforce to support productivity, quality, and safety.

Mirabel, Quebec, Canada

Managing the business development project for the sale of bulk and/or bottled natural spring water.• Creating business case for bottled and bulk spring water sale.• Developing relationships with prospective suppliers and clients.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Coaching and managing a team of 9 employees a pharmaceutical and cosmetics primary packaging plant.• Maintaining and developing Quality Operations plant KPIs.• Maintaining and supporting plant related Quality Systems such as, but not limited to: • Procedures, Non-Conformance, Risk, Change, Investigations, and CAPA management processes.• Point of contact for customer complaints/inquiries for laminate tube manufacturing customers.• Support and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada

• Responsible for meeting and improving success Parameters (KPIs).• Coaching and mentoring a team of 10 employees to improve efficiency and standardize operational procedures such as GMP, HACCP, and 5S.• Working with director of operations to implement Six Sigma practices and co-ordinate safety training for employees.

Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada

• Supervised three QA/QC lab technicians to ensure timely and quality lab results.• Implementation and auditing of GMP program.• Wrote and implemented SOPs for product quality standards and evaluation methodology, including product blocking program.• Developed routine lab testing procedures for QA/QC laboratory.

Master Of Science - Ms, Wine Biotechnology

Activities and Societies: Stellenbosch SAB Intervarsity Brewing Team

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Food Science And Technology

Master'S Degree, Wine Biotechnology (Bsc.)