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Raynham, Massachusetts, United States

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States

- Led team of 9 to support base business activities for foundry, machining, and finishing operations while championing 2 promotions, 3 GROW rotations, and 3 additional head counts- Built a team responsible for digital strategy for Raynham MAKE to deliver $350K in scrap savings and improve WIP control as the first J&J site to test internal 5G/UWB technology- Enabled and accelerated a portfolio of CIP and capacity projects expected to deliver $650K in savings and increase capacity at key process bottlenecks by 200%

Jacksonville, Florida Area

- Enabling $2MM annual savings by leading cost improvement and business continuity projects for contact lens, eye health, and intraocular lens businesses from feasibility through regulatory filings- Led cross-functional risk assessments to identify and close compliance gaps for in-house and external manufacturing of various products in ACUVUE and Blink lines, protecting $2B+ NTS- Drove reduction in product failures from 4.7% to <1% by leading cross-functional Corrective And Preventative Action for ACUVUE 1-Day Oasys, reducing required on-hold volume by 3.6MM- Ensured reliability of raw material supply chain by closing 9 major supplier change requests with full quality and regulatory review

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

- Developed and executed new product introduction plan ($75M NTS) by building production plans, interfacing with regional markets, and optimizing sourcing strategy to enable $1M+ savings- Managed global base business actions for 3 brands ($800M NTS) to deliver WW OTIF >99% - Led cross-functional Tooling Governance Meeting to ensure on-time delivery of product pipeline by reprioritizing shortfalls in production tooling capacity and reporting status to senior leadership

Skillman, New Jersey

- Drove $100K savings and 8-day cycle time reduction by managing and streamlining laboratory workflow for 500 raw materials per year- Closed safety and compliance gaps by designing and implementing cross functional (R&D, MAKE, Quality, Source) control strategy to evaluate 3,000 raw materials for elemental impurity risk and optimizing the sourcing strategy while minimizing the overall impact to the business- Protected $150MM NTS by leading cross functional team to mitigate ongoing RM supply risk- Enabled dual-sourcing of key formula ingredients by standardizing 5 test methods for qualification of propriety RM to protect $1B NTS

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Circle K International Virginia Tech Housing and Residence Life Virginia Tech Division of Student Affairs

Master Of Business Administration - Mba