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• Optimize reliability of legacy bakery equipment
• Initiated and completed capital projects to increase production yields and facility capacity
• Orchestrated asset replacements of $2MM with only 1 day downtime, 8 days ahead of schedule and $325K under budget
• Facilitated Capital improvements at sister facilities within our distribution network.
• Verified designs and initialized new technologies into the dough manufacturing process
• Managed the controllable expenses and labor pertaining to maintenance and facility upkeep

Boise, ID, US

• Direct resources to complete facility improvements which result in maximized productivity, ensuring that all machinery is working properly.
• Complete work orders and documentation for planned maintenance work, confirming that all materials are available when needed.
• Perform Root Cause Analysis and documentation for unplanned maintenance work.
• Develop daily preventative maintenance procedures for production employees; have currently developed over 300 preventative maintenance procedures.

Boise, ID, US

• Evaluate and make recommendations on candidate employees.
• Coordinate employees, contractors, and materials for downtime maintenance.
• Respond to emergency maintenance and identify root cause equipment failures.
• Coach employees to develop mechanical and personal skills.

• Translate Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams into physical systems.
• Apply forming procedures to sheet metal to construct rigid structures.
• Provide technical services to complete process improvements on schedule and food safe compliant.
• Design and construct food processing machinery
• MIG & TIG welding of Mild steel, Stainless steel, and Aluminum; sheet metal and structural
• Stick welding on Carbon and Stainless steels; piping and structural.

• Manage employee activities for effectiveness, quality, and safety adherence
• Construct and modify steam transport and thermal recovery systems
• Maintain/modify/repair food processing equipment systems, troubleshoot process, minimize loss
• Increased profits by identifying discrepancies in bid estimate process
• Provide logistical expertise in maintenance and installation sequencing
• TIG & MIG welding of Stainless steel

• Collaborate with management to ensure compliance with customer demands
• Design/layout /install sanitary piping and food process equipment configurations for optimal product flow
• Layout and install non-condensable extraction system in vapor recompression evaporator systems
• TIG purge welding of Stainless Steel sanitary piping

• Observe and modulate process parameters for optimizing recapture yield and purity
• Investigate production mishaps, perform failure analysis, and implement workplace safety standards
• Implement capital improvements to optimize production capabilities and streamline production
• Reduced product loss through continued education on the importance of process adherence
• Identified overcharge of steam generation through faulty instrumentation

• Prepare developmental prototypes for use in experimental research
• Documented research data for standardization of product quality
• Monitor product variance to isolate and control process functionality
• Set production priorities to accomplish dynamic objectives

• Develop process sequencing/scheduling of contract production
• Mediate interdepartmental conflicts through strong communication and negotiating skills
• Introduce new procedures to improve efficiency in the product manufacture
• MIG & Stick welding structural steel

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Aided Manufacturing

Bachelor'S Degree, Applied Physics

Associate'S Degree, Computer Aided Manufacturing Technology