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Laguna Niguel, CA, US

Ann Arbor, MI, US

• Strategic leadership and end to end performance of 7 food production, warehousing and distribution facilities in the western US delivering food and supplies to over 1,500 restaurant locations in 16 states. $700M P&L.
• Built a strong team of operations leaders skilled in building talent, driving operational efficiencies and servicing customers.
• Implemented and managed KPI’s to drive continual improvement across the business.
• Led the turnaround of 2 underperforming operations requiring the replacement of management teams and rebuilding customer trust. Improved EBITDA at one site from a $4.2M miss to beating expectations the following year.
• Improved employee engagement across region from 57% to 76% and reduced turnover from 68% to 45%.
• Reduced OSHA recordable rate across region from 10.3 to 3.9. Reduced preventable accident rate from 7.6 to 5.8.

Ann Arbor, MI, US

• Site leader of a $180M revenue food manufacturing and distribution facility in Ontario, CA servicing 415 customer locations. 6 Direct Reports and 160 Employees across Production, Warehouse, Transportation.
• Focus on Food Safety, Employee Safety, Employee Engagement, Customer Service and Profitability.
• Improved EHS and Food Safety audits scores, reduced OSHA recordable rate from 9.3 to 5.2.
• Improved employee engagement from 60% to 89%, turnover from 42% to 16%.
• Reduced customer complaints and claims by 45%, improved on time delivery from 91% to 98%.
• Recipient of 2019 Director/Supply Chain Center of the Year award based on operational improvement and results.

El Segundo, CA, US

• Identification, selection, qualification and day to day management of contract manufacturing operations for a $800 Million line of Nutritional products including Protein and Electrolyte Powders, Food Bars and Vitamins.
• Development and execution of short and long term sourcing strategies and contractual agreements based on supplier capabilities, capacities, performance and total cost.
• Drive quality, service, cost and throughput improvements through effective partnerships with contract manufacturing sites, improvements to equipment, processes and procedures and regular presence in the operations.
• Ensure compliance to USFDA cGMP’s, domestic and international regulatory requirements and company policy.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate waste, improve efficiency and reduce total manufacturing and supply chain costs.
• Resolve technical, quality and operational issues in a timely manner and facilitate communications between parties.

Ada, Michigan, US

• Site leader of a remote, fast paced, technology driven fulfilment center handling over $250 Million in annual revenue, 1 million customer orders and 1,000 SKU’s. Also responsible for warehousing and logistics at the.
• Managed $11.5 Million budget and 150 team members.
• Created an environment of high employee engagement, development and retention through effective management communications, improved performance management and cross functional continuous improvement projects.
• Improved customer experience and satisfaction through significant reduction in order to deliver times, improved order accuracy and reduced damage complaints.
• Improved handling procedures and expectations at final mile parcel sort operations resulting in reduced damage claims.
• Transitioned from a 1 shift, 5 day operation to a 2 shift, 7 day operation to expand capacity and achieve aggressive click to deliver goals.

Ada, Michigan, US

• Led team of 8 Quality Engineers responsible for protecting the $4 Billion Nutrilite Brand of Dietary Supplements from risks in the supply chain and enabling a consistent supply of quality product to our global.
• Implemented a robust system for Supplier Qualification, Performance Monitoring and Continuous Improvement.
• Restructured department in alignment with staff strengths and desires resulting in added value and improved partnerships with internal and external business partners.
• Speaker at Orange County Regulatory Affairs (OCRA) events attended by FDA officials and industry veterans.

Ada, Michigan, US

• Lead team of 18 quality assurance professionals at the Nutrilite Botanical Processing plant. Responsible for Product Safety, Process Control, Equipment and Process Validation, Change Control, HACCP Planning, Laboratory.
• Responsible for compliance to 21 CFR Part 111. Management Representative for an in depth, month long USFDA audit.
• Hosted audits from State of California, Australian TGA, Korean KFDA, Halal/Kosher Rabbi and Contract Customers.
• Used experience and learnings in the plant to establish a set of engineering standards for the sanitary design of facilities and equipment which was used globally for all new or expanded food and supplement plants.
• Hired and mentored several high potential and high performing team members.
• Maintained a strong quality culture, discipline and sense of pride as we transferred equipment, processes and people to other company locations and eventually closed the operation.

Ada, Michigan, US

Selection, qualification and development of global suppliers of electromechanical devices. Lead Supply Chain Advanced Quality Planning including Risk identification and mitigation for new products to ensure customer expectations and quality controls were integrated into product design. Partner with domestic and international suppliers to improve quality.

Grand Rapids, MI, US

Developed and maintained relationships with key customers and suppliers. Responsible for purchasing and contract negotiation. Provided daily leadership and direction to operations department leaders and staff to ensure project timelines were on track to meet customer agreements. Planning of inbound raw materials, production work in process and finished.

Grand Rapids, MI, US

Lead a team of quality engineers and technicians in changing quality culture from detection of defects to prevention by eliminating near defect processes and implementing real time process capability. Developed and implemented policies and procedures to improve the quality system of the company. Established KPI’s to evaluate trends in product quality and.

Grand Rapids, MI, US

Process development and improvement, cost estimating, reverse engineering, design and build of tooling and automation.

Bachelor Of Science, Quality Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Manufacturing Engineering

Associate Of Arts And Sciences, Cad Drafting And Design