• Provides effective support and process engineering services to customers by analyzing grain and seed cleaning processes and equipment, recommending improved methods, PM programs, optimization opportunities and reviewing key quality targets and actions.• Acted as a core team member of a $170M oats production start-up team, ensured members understood their roles, demonstrated the value of their responsibilities, providing actionable feedback while focusing on improvement and encouragement, achieved sustainable 10 ppm target for the gluten-free production process.• Provides general technical assistance to operations staff concerning the following: seed and grain handling, drying, conditioning, air flows, heat exchange, electricity and power, programmable logistical controllers (PLC), steam generation/use and liquid treatment movement/storage.• Revised and enhanced spare parts inventory management and spare parts tracking processes, attained greater stuff accountability and consistent traceability, which stemmed in zero inventory discrepancy. • Acts as a Courageous Safety Leader by adhering to safety and environmental rules and procedures, leading Safety Investigations, participating in Visible Felt Leadership and Safety Tours.

• Managed all the planning and coordination of production operations and maintenance involving safety, quality, continuous improvement and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) resulted in the lowest in European Business Unit (BU) production cost.• Supported implementation of KPI metrics strategy, KPI UPbase® Uptime Measurement Software, and daily management tracking resulting in second place in European BU for OEE.• Effectively managed hiring processes by increasing the number of employees by 50% for a doubled production capacity, and led the team of 30+ full-time and 100+ temporary employees. • Adapted production quality plans, preventive maintenance and reliability programs, product sampling methods, testing procedures, reviewed current SOPs and developed new processes to ensure continued improvement within the production facility.• Demonstrated effective analytical, problem solving, planning and organizational skills while working in operations and on projects.

• Implemented and maintained all processing/packaging technologies for the plant including the management of capital projects within operating budget of up to $2M per annum including: · Optical sorting, printing and labeling process· SAP Warehouse Management System· Bagging, palletizing, and wrapping unit.• Led and coordinated timely installation and commissioning of the process, power distribution system, automation system, and steel structure in $41M “greenfield” seed plant construction project.• Exhibited leadership skills including the ability to direct, evaluate and recognize staff; including the ability to motivate and share skills and knowledge with others. Sustained a very low rate of staff turnover and a high staff retention rate.• Promoted continual process improvements resulting in third place in European BU for the primer DuPont Sustainable Solution Audit plus fostering a positive work environment.• Conceptualized and initiated a systemized action-item accountability and tracking process for the central safety committee which led to implementation of 46 safety programs (Contractors Safety, Mechanical Integrity Quality Assurance, Incident Investigation). • Completed annual budget and operational plans, built community relationships and managed rapid site growth.

• Maintained safe operation of plant equipment, maximized plant reliability, reduced equipment downtime, and increased production line efficiency. Built a 24/7 production maintenance team from scratch.• Organized plant equipment maintenance and maintenance of all utilities including:· Processing and packaging lines, augers, conveyors, aspiration system, power distribution, HVAC, sprinkler systems and generators· Liquid dosing units, batch treater, electro-pneumatic and continuous weighing, vibratory and pneumatic transports Various product cleaners, graders, triers, vacuum transporters, frequency inverters, process control sensors, PLC, SCADA, and servo-gear units.• Oversaw contractors and vendors selection and prepared technical requirements; negotiated three years of free service for two forklifts.• Led and coordinated Total Productive Maintenance and Autonomous Maintenance deployment; as a result, the Availability of the bagging line improved by 8 percent. • Applied strong time management skills and ability to multi-task working with various stakeholders such as contractors, vendors, and authorities in multiple production expansion and improvement projects.