Responsible for manufacturing quality and food safety at 11 Duro Bag facilities. Responsible for customer facing quality initiatives and communication. In addition to internal quality reporting and quality improvement initiatives.

Lead and coordinate a multi-million dollar project to upgrade the carry out bag packaging for a major customer.Determine manufacturing capabilities for non-standard customer requests across multiple internal facilities.Develop and implement standard procedures to evaluate all incoming product development requests.Work with various departments to ensure new non-standard items are priced accurately and correctly.Audit supplier facilities to ensure specification compliance and improve purchased materials and products. Develop and implement new materials to improve product performance or reduce customer costs.Collaborate with customers to develop products that improve customer satisfaction. Test a wide range of customer and internal products and communicate results internally and externally.Track, analyze, and suggest improvements to upper management and facility managers for all utility spending.Visit customers to build and improve long-term working relationships.Communicate and manage all packaging and shipping specifications for all products across all facilities.Develop and communicate new processes for new non-standard job functions across all facilities.

Design and implement standard operating procedures to reduce waste and improve savings.Train associates with respect to specific projects to improve operational efficiency.Update, distribute, and provide analysis for company waste reports to upper management and facility managers.Work cooperatively with cross-functional teams internally to improve information communication. Evaluate, develop, and implement packaging procedures to improve shipping efficiencies while meeting customer expectations and OSHA standards.Work with several departments to evaluate and modify warehouse layout to optimize space and improve material and finished goods handling.SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTSMicrosoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Cape Pack Packaging Software, Flexible Packaging Specification, Flexographic Printing, Substrate Specification, Eagle Scout Award, Congressional U.S. Air Force Academy Nomination