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● Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve the most efficient outputs and managing communication between different members.● Leading turnkey projects at multiple plants, from the creation of the CAPEX, to punch list item closure and closing document updates.● Overseeing daily operations by making schedules, coordinating with the plants and contractors to Fast-Track tasks and reduce downtime, along with overseeing budgets, purchase orders, and projected investment plans for the following three years.● Increasing the Mid-West region's output to meet our annual EBITDA target.● Assisted Joplin's plant in installing a new PET bottle line (36MM) by liaising with over five contractors daily to ensure the project was completed on time ● Leading all secondary packaging material trials across NA's network of 34 plants. This involves liaising with internal and external stakeholders, setting up trial dates, and making sure the necessary resources have been allocated to successfully complete the trial. ● Assisting Sikeston's plant in their Wastewater project as an interim PMO by conducting by-weekly meetings with all the contractors to review the schedule and action log along with keeping all the stakeholders informed by sending out the weekly meeting minutes.

Maintained and updated the forecast tool, budget tracker, and Gantt chart to ensure we stayed within the approved budget.● Oversaw the coordination of mechanics, electricians, and contractors during the installation of new machinery.● Supported the Fort Worth plant's installation of a new Can line (38MM) by dealing with several contractors daily to ensure the timeline was being followed; this included recording invoices, POs, progress reports/payments, and punch list items.

● Managed cold and hot-filled trials in several US and Canadian facilities involving PET bottles, closures, carriers, and paperboard.● Assisted daily with ACE workflow and data requests.● Collected and filtered all the NA network’s data, which helped to create the Assembly spec sheet. This sheet seeks to increase the packaging engineering team’s productivity and shorten the lead time for delivering the necessary data to the customer.

- Establishing strategic goals and objectives, overseeing daily activities, assessing performance- Propelling business growth by transforming our platform from a hotline to a website and ultimately to an application- Conducting a budget analysis in order to execute a new marketing strategy- Managing daily client transaction records, compiling balance sheets, and reconciling bank statements

- Spearheaded the utilization of R language to execute data analytics operations- Streamlined the management of Microsoft Office and led Project Management efforts for diverse projects

- Slashed the total scrap rate of McFlurry spoons by 7% by eliminating bottlenecks in the production process that caused false rejections due to crowding on the conveyor belt- Spearheaded the development of an automated inventory system to meticulously track all raw materials and finished goods, replacing manual methods- Executed multiple quality control experiments to optimize the composition percentages of plastic sheets, resulting in reduced costs while maintaining exceptional quality- Conducted a comprehensive cost benefit analysis to justify the addition of an extra grinder, enabling the efficient separation of grinding processes for white and black products, thus maximizing the utilization of scrap parts- Revamped standard operating procedures (SOP) to streamline tasks and enhance ease of execution for new hires- Engaged in weekly gemba walks to proactively identify and exploit opportunities for continuous improvement