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Wake Forest, Nc, Us

Wake Forest, Nc, Us

Pleasanton, California, Us

Leading cross-functional teams through a phase gate process to execute substation expansions for a major public utility company. Responsibilities include stakeholder communications, directing project team, risk mitigation, schedule compliance, and managing project budgets (>$10MM).

Working with client to design and construct a new ministry center >$16MM. Consulting on (2) land sale initiatives (27 acres) and new site acquisition (30 acres). Supporting conceptual and detail design work, civil site planning, modeling project schedule scenarios, and cost management. Provided risk mitigation options to address COVID challenges. Prepared project cash flow analysis at client's request. Worked with clients to create business plans, investment proposals, technology roadmaps and expansion plans. Utilized continuous improvement tools to analysis business performance and to identify opportunities for improving productivity. Provided recommendations on technical options to improve process capability and performance as well as minimize waste. Created models (expenses, capital, cash flow) to determine feasibility of multi-seat beautician complex ($2MM estimate cost). Created a business plan including detail financial models for $5MM healthcare facility. Supported development and conducted beta testing of a new online training system for a client.

Longmont, Co, Us

Leading cross functional project team transferring multi-million-dollar business to Raleigh Facility. Team responsible for process mapping, IT development, equipment transfer, process startup, order entry process, warehouse expansion/setup, SAP setup, and accounts receivable conversion. Provides weekly briefing to executive management team on schedule adherence and challenges. Coordinates project accountability meetings with project leaders to ensure project deliver financial savings built into the annual operating plan.

Managed a team of engineers upgrading automation systems for a pharmaceutical plant that was being re-commissioned. Responsible for performing assessments of legacy control systems, recommending systems to be updated, generating design documents (FDS, SDS), installing equipment, generating software for new compounding skid, and generating/executing commissioning and validation protocols

Contract PM leading an IT risk mitigation project for a local pharma company. Responsible for upgrading plant MES software, virtualizing the server platform, creating a web based application, mitigating business risks, validating new systems, and managing the change control process. Leading a team of (6) IT and (2) validation professionals and working with local and international stakeholders. Project was delayed due to competing priorities.

Zebulon, Nc, Us

Led Should Cost exercise which identifed $3.2MM of cost reduction opportunities. Secured funding for a new vision system project and identified opportunities for reducing product waste streams. Complete several facilities improvement projects.

Led a cross functional team (~200 associates) manufacturing disposable labware products (tubes and pipets). Team produced ~600 million units annually using extrusion and injection molding technologies. Manage >$50MM budget, executed cost reduction projects for >$2MM of savings and championed new vision and automation technology. Developed technical roadmap to achieve over $6MM of savings (26% cost reduction for pipet line). Active in talent aquistion and management processes.

Led a cross functional team (~100 associates) manufacturing disposable labware products. Managed $25MM budget, implemented >$2MM of cost reduction projects. Led private label line extension project which increased volume by 25%. Implemented CI projects that increased productivity by 35%, 25% and 17% on three different product lines.

Corning, New York, Us

Project Development Manager: Led cross functional team of engineers, optical scientists and technicians developing new low attenuation fiber for long haul applications. Worked with R&D scientists to identify technical options for reducing attenuation. Team developed new furnace design to control the fictive temperature of the glass resulting in improved 1550nm attenuation performance. Previous positions included department engineering manager, engineering section supervisor, product development engineer, project manager, operations shift supervisor, and senior controls engineer.