Responsibilities● Direct all operational divisions including production, supply chain, quality, innovation, engineering, maintenance, warehouse, and logistics● Create operational metrics to track progress against quarterly and annual company goals● Introduce lean manufacturing principles to improve operational efficiencies and reduce overall production costs● Develop equipment expansion plans to ensure operational capabilities are in line with company growth strategy● Ensure compliance to all regulatory requirements and customer quality expectations● Create, manage, and audit annual operational budget● Attract, develop, and retain high performing teams across all operational departments● Promote an environment of personal growth and development among all company staff● Develop and maintain supplier relationship to ensure the most cost effective pricing and delivery of raw materials

Responsibilities● Lead a team of engineers and maintenance personnel to support daily operations and capital expansion projects● Research and implement new technology to support and improve brewing and packaging operations● Identify and eliminate operational inefficiencies and areas to reduce COGS and increase profit margin● Develop spare parts inventory for all necessary critical spare parts on all equipment● Source and implement a functional CMMS for spare parts, asset, and work order tracking● Develop and enact strategic plans to guide the direction of all operations at Boochcraft● Identify and implement new processes and technologies to continue to drive research and development● Build redundancy to eliminate single points of failures for critical process and operationsKey Project Assignments● Increase brewery capacity from ~40K BBL/yr to over 100K BBL/yr● Improved packaging operations and operations with the design and installation of an upgraded packaging line● Increase product quality and shelf stability with the introduction of post fermentation centrifuging of product● Design of a yeast propagation system which reduces COGS over $300K annually● Cost reduction of over $350K annually by identifying and sourcing alternate packaging materialsuppliers● Increase juicing yield over 100% with the introduction of new juicing technologies and processes● Direct sitewide capital project expenditures to ensure on time and accurate spending within site budget ($4.3MM)

Responsibilities• Identify and implement new technologies to support and deliver increased operation volume demands• Support new product introduction with the development of new manufacturing processes and procedures• Provide technical solutions for all customer requests and requirements• Deliver cost savings through manufacturing excellence focused initiative projects• Author and audit process critical documentation including SOP’s, SWE’s, and LOTO procedures• Minimize downtime risks with the adoption of a Reliability Centered Maintenance strategy• Audit and manage all on site equipment repair and maintenance activities and procedures• Preemptively address machine equipment issues with the implementation of a Predictive Maintenance program• Develop Autonomous Maintenance routine tasks to increase machine reliability and operator involvement• Establish sitewide OEE metric tracking on all equipment lines and machine cellsKey Project Assignments• Develop a new Management of Change system to document and manage all sitewide changes• Direct sitewide capital project expenditures to ensure on time and accurate spending within site budget ($5.3MM)• Establish safety critical PM procedures and tasks to ensure all equipment is safe to operate

Responsibilities• Guide the strategic direction of all packaging operations at Stone Brewing• Identify and coordinate improvements within the packaging organization• Responsible for reporting and improving all packaging related key performance indicators• Coordinate efforts to increase overall equipment effectiveness• Provide operational leadership and support to a team of 50 across 24-7 operations• Establish clear performance and behavioral expectations for all employees• Reduced cost of goods sold through cost savings initiative projects• Make recommendations to senior leadership for short and long term strategic goals to support the company’s business objectives• Foster an environment of continuous improvement and led the introduction of lean, 5S, and short interval control methodology to all production operations• Accountable for the development and adherence to annual departmental budgets• Develop and implement policies and procedures that strengthened the company’s competitive position by ensuring safe work conditions, improving manufacturing efficiencies, and introducing rigorous quality standards• Audit and revise standard operating procedures to ensure safe and proper practices• Provide technical solution expertise and problem resolution for all operations• Oversee all packaging related capital expansion projects

Responsibilities• Manage large scale capital expansion projects in order to increase quality, capacity, safety and efficiency• Manage on-site contractors and oversee the installation and commissioning of new equipment and systems• Develop and present project proposals, schedules and cost estimates for small and large-scale projects• Construct request for proposals for new equipment and services• Oversee complete project scope to ensure the project stays within budget and schedule• Work with vendors to design systems, process and equipment for use in brewery and packaging hall operations• Author technical operating procedures for new equipment and systems• Work with interdepartmental groups to continuously improve the brewing and packaging processKey Project Assignments• Design, install and commission a new yeast management center ($1M+ project scope)• Install and commission a new 300 HP boiler, feed water and condensate return system ($1M+ project scope)• Expansion of the 5 BBL pilot system capacity by 200% ($150K project scope)• Install and commission of a Krones Varioline case packaging machine ($2M+ project scope)• Design, install and commissioning of a new semi-automatic mixed pack packaging line ($250K project scope)

Responsibilities• Supervise a team of engineers and drafters in day to day responsibilities that include: o Release of customer specific mill, sifter, air classifier, flake breaker, compactor and airlock orders o Designing and detailing of new or modified production parts o Support the shop on any production machine or manufacturing issues o Support customer service and sales on new customer orders o Assist customers with troubleshooting any problems with production equipment o Working with vendors on pricing, lead times and delivery of purchased equipment• Construct engineering operating reports and presented them at monthly meetings• Managing and release of customer specific machine orders• Revise and update equipment installation, operation and maintenance manuals• Design and detail of custom specific grinding, sifting and classifying systems specific to customer plants• Specification of purchased equipment for customer systems• Design, detail, testing and FEA analysis of new production and R&D components and equipment• Set up and configuration of component and assemblies master BOM’s• Routing of components through different in-house manufacturing and machining operations• Determine manufacturing cost estimates of new parts and assemblies for sales and customer serviceKey Project Assignments• Design and development of Prater Industries first Quick Clean Airlock• Design and development of Prater Industries first 10-Bar Pressure Shock Resistant fine grinder• Design of new SBC/Trona milling system used in coal burning energy plants to reduce carbon emissions• New production redesign of side feed G-5 hammer mill• Authored and coordinated testing procedures for NFPA 69 testing of Prater equipment

Responsibilities• Trouble shooting and new design implementation for current equipment line• Assisting in research and development for new product lines• Client liaison for production and product issues• Cost efficient production machine upgrades• Construct plant layouts specific to customer plants• Compose, structure and modify bill of materials for machine assemblies and sub-assemblies• Design and modification of hydraulic and pneumatic systems for customer machinesKey Project Assignments• New mold cover design for a servo controlled knock out replacing current cam style K.O. system• Design and detail of a pump-fed slide plate forming machine which is new to the industry• Design of indexing tray conveyor for smokeless tobacco products• Cost-effective upgrade and redesign of older modeled product bucket lift• Introduced solenoid valve controlled water mist systems to lower machine operation costs• Department wide design of a “hybrid” forming machine incorporating new designs and accessories• Design of alternative locking system for product hopper utilizing eccentric style locks• Redesign of front conveyor scraper to reduce customer product loss

Responsibilities• Design and detailing of HVAC systems utilized in trucking and off highway vehicle industries• Design, tested and ran unique testing for HVAC units and accessories• Worked with senior engineers to solve specific customer problems and issuesKey Project Assignments• Design and construction of a two-room calorimeter to replace an existing test chamber ($200K project scope)