MicroSynergies connects global microbial manufacturers with businesses seeking customized products for the animal health, plant health, environmental, aquaculture and companion animal business areas. We do this through business consultation, formulation support, finding manufacturers for specific product needs and by offering blending and packaging services.

Strategy, business development and organizational development consulting work.

P&L leadership of Specialty Products and Turf businesses. Consequential business improvements realized by regaining customer trust through improved quality and dependable delivery of goods and services, building an execution mindset, implementing a SIOP process, breaking down organizational silos, installing strong business processes, implementing strategic objectives and maximizing employee talents. • Turnaround of multi-year underperformance of Specialty Products (SP) business. • Improved SP Gross Margin by 14 percentage points and EBITA by 19% in one year • Improved Gross Margin for Blades businesses by 5 percentage points.• Cut recordable injury rate in half. • Improved delivery performance by 35 percentage points.• Regained “Approved Supplier” status with top customer. • Doubled business with 2nd largest customer.Expertise: P&L Leadership | Customer Excellence | EHS | Business Process Transformation | Quality Systems | Turnaround Expertise | Business Development | Performance Management | Scalability | CapEx Management | SIOP | S&OP | Talent Development | Strategy Deployment | Family Business | New Product Introduction | Quoting

Sustainable and scalable value creation achieved by engaging human potential, installing strong business processes, building a learning culture, utilization of performance management routines and building high performing teams. Oversaw sites and functions in the US, Brazil, Mexico, Denmark, France, Czech Republic and Germany. These sites produced lactic acid bacteria, bacillus spores, silage inoculants, direct fed microbials, dairy enzymes, dairy flavors and natural colors. • Integrated $185 mm acquisition with profit above plan in year one• Drove multi-million dollar master plans for sites in Germany, Brazil and US• Implemented Operational Excellence program for global Operations units at 10 sites• Created global PMO organization to manage strategic projects for 10 sites• Rated by direct reports as "Top 10% " leader in 2016 and 2017 Gallup surveys• Turned around poor performing supply chain resulting in 98% delivery performance• Received Milwaukee "Top Work Place" award for 7 years in a row• Reduced Workers Compensation claims by $392,000 over 2 year period• Achieved consistent recordable rate below Bureau of Labor Statistics for Food Manufacturers• Reached annual cost savings in excess of $640,000 for 3 years in a row at 2 sites• Formed global asset care network for 10 sites that lifted performance of maintenance teams• Reduced quality discards by $1.4 mm in 1 plant in 1 year• Established delivery record for consecutive weeks at 100% delivery performance at 1 siteExpertise: Leadership | Customer Excellence | Business Transformation | Quality Systems | ISO | Supplier Quality | Performance Management | Cost Reduction | PMO | Program Management | Kaizen | Lean | Six Sigma | Yield Optimization | CapEx Management | Business Process Transformation | Continuous Improvement | S&OP | Talent Development | Strategy Deployment | Private EquityOther roles: VP Production, Director Production, Plant Managerhttp://www.chr-hansen.com/

Drove technology updates in production processes for 75 person company while improving cost effectiveness of operations. Introduced team building practices that improved efficiency and scalability of production processes. Implemented performance management processes that increased morale, and improved employee competence and job performance. "While working at Hentzen Coatings Inc. a 100 million/year coatings company in Milwaukee WI. Barry Keller worked as our Process Engineering Manager. In his tenure Barry implemented many cost saving measures, while also taking on the responsibility of many aspects of our production process. Barry, is not only an outstanding Engineering Manager but more importantly he was an outstanding leader of people. He led by example and was a real asset to the company. In my 22 years at Hentzen Coatings, I have yet to see a person like Barry who truly walks the talk in day to day activities."Kevin Sehmer - Director of Product ConformanceExpertise: Process Improvement | Process Simplification | Government Contracts | Process Engineering | Production Management | Quality Systems | EHS | Talent Development | Performance Management | Cost Reduction | CapEx Management | Production Planning | Customer Excellencehttp://www.hentzen.com/