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Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Work with Sales and manufacturing to optimize our valueManage capacity and plant loading for 3 Filter Frame plantsSet and approve pricing, contracts and commercial agreementsDevelop and implement plans to execute business strategy of maximum sustainable growth

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Manage and determine pricing for the Specialty and East Regions.Work with sales team of about 20 on strategy, market knowledge and pricing levels.Work with multiple plants and capacity planning to optimize profitability.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Filter Frame and Carton Division - focused on supply of paperboard frames for use in making air filters"We make die cuts" - PFP, LLC was purchased by Graphic Packaging in June of 2018.Focused on growing our business throughout North America.Continuously evaluate our systems for quality and customer satisfaction.Manage special projects as needed

Lebanon, Tennessee, Us

Serve as an elected official to represent citizens with regards to the local public school system.Actively work with the director of schools, staff members and other local leaders to set key policy.Approve budget and secure funding methods for the school system of approximately $200MM.

Manufacturer of paperboard frames for the air filter industryResponsible for all operations at the TN production facility:30 employees, 2 Flexo Web Cutter/Press, SlitterLead Process Improvement and employee empowermentFormalize programs including 5S, six sigma and leanActively drive a safety culture resulting in decreased OIR from 11 to 8 to 0 in first three yearsSuccessfully relocated entire plant in a 4 month window with no customer interruptions.Manage projects as needed

Business Development - Bring manufacturing partners together with marketing and innovation teams to develop plans and complete projectsProject Management - New equipment installation, line integration and idea implementationContinuous Improvement - Help smaller companies with process improvement, coaching, troubleshooting and root cause analysisNon Profits - Work with non-profits to give guidance and strategy to help achieve their goals

Richmond, Va, Us

Specify, quote, negotiate, oversee and install high speed packaging equipment in bottling plants, often involving coordination with sales, service, engineering, carton design, carton production, bottler and marketing.Manage multiple projects concurrently, often more than 20, with 6-month cycle time, including several large, key customers such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Anheuser-Busch, Labatt, Red Bull, Shasta and others.Successfully managed multiple nationwide consumer packaging rollouts requiring machine conversions, new carton design approval, and short time windows due to aggressive marketing strategies.Developed a contract packing business from concept, to business plan, to order fulfillment and managed business.

Richmond, Va, Us

Responsible for all aspects of MWV maintenance department consisting of 20 employees, as well as contractors, servicing all equipment and facility maintenance in 24-7 production operation (5 large web printing presses, 8 folder-gluers, 5 palletizers, support equipment, 900,000 sq ft, over $150MM sales)Utilized six sigma methodology, root cause analyisis and work order history to develop machine modifications & improvementsAggressively managed safety, resulting in over 3 years without an OSHA Injury in maintenance departmentImplemented new CMMS to enable better management of PM, scheduling, work order history, spare parts and purchasing.Institued various predictive maintenance technologies including infra-red, vibration, ultra-sonic and other baselines.

Rueil Malmaison, Paris, Fr

Was the Square D liason and worked directly with 20 Grainger branches and 60 sales reps in AL, GA and TN. Made joint sales calls, provided marketing plans, developed training programs and provided strategic direction. Of the 20 sales engineers in the department, I finished first in nation in sales growth 2 years in a row. Used point-of-sale information and market knowledge to establish target accounts, suggested stocking models and necessry sales materialCreated collaborative selling programs with other vendors to package together products and share sales leads

Responsible for quick diagnosis and repair of equipment to facilitate uninterrupted production for customers on a 24-hour basis through both mechanical and electrical adjustments. Trained plant personell and supervised production runs on new or upgraded packaging equipment throughout North America. Provided detailed feedback to manufacturing group regarding quality & design issues that affected field machinery.

Worked closely with the paper mill and ink division in pre-evaluation of new raw materials to assess and provide feedback from production trial runsDeveloped testing methods to evaluate certain properties of various carton typesRepresented the manufacturing division in a company-wide feasibility study to improve our computer systems

Established new territory by generating new business through cold callsAssessed market and worked with R&D and Manufacturing to solve customer needsAnalyzed territory and developed prioritized target account listServed as technical expert at customer printing trial runs