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Greater Orlando, Florida, United States

Horsham, Pennsylvania, Us

Oakland, Ca, Us

Senior Product Supply leader responsible for the operations of 10 manufacturing locations with 1,000+ employees, supporting the Clorox Litter, Food and Charcoal divisions as well as the Eastern Clorox Aviation department.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Product Supply leader and representative on business unit leadership teams, responsible for the end-to-end supply chain for the Litter, Food and Charcoal businesses. .

Oakland, Ca, Us

Plant Manager of a drug and medical device manufacturing facility. Led significant improvements in plant performance in the areas of safety, budget management, cost savings, customer service and employee engagement. Achieved a one-year milestone with 0 OSHA reportable injuries. Implemented company best practices in many areas, including World Class Operations continuous improvement methodologies.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Plant Manager of a liquid bleach manufacturing facility. Continued a World Class Safety record, over 5 years without an OSHA recordable at the facility. Led year-on-year improvements in facility performance metrics - total plant costs, cases/labor hour, cost/case, OEE, cost savings, case fill and service rate. Successfully managed through Union contract negotiations and maintained grievance free work at the facility. Maintained and supported focused efforts in Continuous Improvements and Lean journey at the facility.

Oakland, Ca, Us

Project manager and engineering change leader focused on product packaging and process manufacturing improvements. Responsibilities include cost savings, supply assurance and brand maintenance project implementations. Department leader for Specialty products division managing 6 Senior Engineers with packaging, process and data systems focus.•Led the Production Services Specialty team to deliver over $14 million in cost savings projects in 2011/12. •Acted as the main liaison to the Specialty businesses from the Production Services team. Coordinated with key business leaders to implement projects and drive results.•Part of a team that led the integration of Burt’s Bees into Clorox Production Services, on-boarding personnel, projects and work models.•Leader for the team in implementing a new project tracking and resourcing system and improving governance and oversight of product specification system. •Led a team structure change to combine processing and packaging focused engineers into one team supporting the Specialty businesses.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Operational manager of high-speed Aerosol production facility. Accountable for the safety, quality, efficiency, customer service and financial objectives of the Aerosol Production Facility.Manager of ~ 75 full time employees over a 24 hour/day 7 day/week operation. Department consists of 6 high speed aerosol production lines, 1 custom re-packing line and associated propellant filling and liquid batching production areas. Fostered a culture of cooperation, open communication and management involvement in the department to empower the production teams to achieve positive results. Shepherded the department through a change in front-line leadership organization to improve the continuity of production results and accountability of leadership. Utilized engineering and maintenance expertise to promote a collaborative relationship with plant maintenance team to achieve excellent preventive maintenance attainment and accelerated mechanical issue resolution.Supported the implementation of a Continuous Improvement process through the department. Utilized CI tools to improve performance and reliability of the department.Led the department waste and scrap reduction initiative.Demonstrated year on year improvement of results in OEE, Labor cost, Customer Service and quality KPIs.Member of Reckitt Benckiser Global Aerosol Technology Expertise Committee.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Manager of strategic supply capacity and manufacturing re-organization projects in Manufacturing Engineering department in Supply function. Utilized engineering, supply chain and project management expertise to develop supply sourcing analyses for multiple product ranges and production facilities.Developed a full scale factory construction plan for the production of OTC cosmetics upon company acquisition of new product line.Performed supply sourcing analysis and provided executive recommendation of supply strategy for multiple product lines including: Clearasil, Lysol with Bleach, Airwick Freshmatic, Airwick Scented Oils and Old English Furniture Polish.Performed full plant relocation analysis for all RB Aerosol and Angle Neck liquids products.Developed and received capital approval for construction of a new high-speed aerosol production line dedicated to the new Airwick Freshmatic product.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

New Product Development and major project manager in Supply function. Multi-functional team leader focused on streamlined project execution in order to get products to market fast and flawlessly. Lead teams consisting of Brand Managers, Sales, Manufacturing, Logistics, R&D, Engineering on projects from product ideation/development through design to manufacturing sourcing strategy to production, shipping and sales. Main Supply team liaison for the brand teams. Brands supported include: Lysol, Airwick, Easy-Off, French's, Electrasol, Jet-Dry, Veet, Spray 'n Wash, Woolite.Managed numerous new product launches including: dCON No View, No Touch Mouse Trap; Chore Boy Soap Pad; Lysol Air Purifier; Lysol Air Sanitizer; Electrasol Advanced Gel; Veet Gel Cream; Veet Shower Gel; Easy-Off BAM; Various Lysol, Electrasol, Airwick new fragrance or format line extensions.Managed complex supply sourcing situations including sourcing from exotic locations; Managed major cost savings initiative projects as required. Ensured projects were implemented quickly to ensure maximum savings for the business. Led a cross-functional task force to review, analyze and change the standard Product Change Process for the company. Coordinated development and documentation of the new process, obtained management buy-in and approval. Developed training materials and acted as the main trainer for the business, training brand, sales, and supply team members.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Functional Manager of Maintenance and Building Services Team. Managed the plant capital project budget. Managed all capital projects in terms of design, quotations, budgeting and implementation. Managed maintenance, utilities and depreciation portions of overhead spending budgets. Involved in day-to-day plant operations including production scheduling, line utilization studies, preventive maintenance scheduling, quotations for new production and optimizing production efficiency. Managed $2 million project to install manufacturing systems (processing and packaging) for several products transferred from one facility to another. Re-commissioned and improved 3 packaging lines. Designed the processing area and systems at the new facility and managed their implementation. Managed $2 million internal facility overhaul project. Included relocation of plant utilities, including boilers, air compressors and RO water system; relocation of washroom/change-room facilities; various demolitions and rebuilds to optimize plant material flow and packaging line layout. Managed $1.5 million project for implementation of new processing system and packaging line for dishwashing gel. Designed both processing systems and packaging lines to support production, obtained quotations and set budgets for capital expenditure requests, implemented project and completed start-up.Developed and implemented $750k improvement project for rinse agent liquid line. New packaging machinery enabled automation of multiple tray packaging previously performed manually. Resulted in $825k annual labor savings.Site champion for Global operations cost reduction project. Facilitate brainstorming sessions, compiled ideas and tracked/managed projects to timely implementation.

Slough, Berkshire, Gb

Managed processing-related capital projects at several North American manufacturing facilities ranging from $50,000 - $2.5 million:Part of a team that designed, implemented and managed the installation of a fully automated USP DI water generation, storage and distribution system. Involved in system design and equipment specification and approval process. Designed utility supply piping, hired contractor, and supervised work. Specified and purchased new chiller system. Specified and purchased condensate recovery system and managed the installation.Purchased and managed the installation of a new liquid bleach bulk storage tank. Designed the 10,000-gallon storage tank and new automation program to meet all State of NJ requirements regarding hazardous chemical storage.Developed a master plan for bulk raw material storage at a manufacturing facility. Compiled information regarding raw material usage and storage requirements and worked with plant staff to devise a strategy to reorganize raw material storage arrangements. Created project scopes and designed new piping system to implement the reorganization plan.Researched alternative, cost-effective technologies for VOC emissions control in order to replace an existing thermal oxidizer at an aerosol manufacturing facility. Managed the transfer of manufacturing systems (processing and packaging) for several products from one facility to another. Supervised the decommissioning and relocation of processing systems and packaging lines. Designed the processing area and systems at the new facility and managed their implementation. Processing included bulk raw material storage and batching processes.