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Denver, Co, Us

Lakewood, Colorado, Us

Lake Forest, Il, Us

Golden, Co, Us

Appointed by Roundtable Healthcare Partners to transform the operation and address major cost, quality, and service issues for the manufacturer of Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements, and OTC Gummy products. Led Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Engineering, and IT, with P&L responsibility. Managed California HQ and two Canadian sites for Probiotics and OTC development.• Developed cost transformation program though automation, raw material sourcing, scrap reduction, and productivity initiatives.• Implemented first S&OP process and modified lead time model, dramatically improving Customer Service Levels. • Supported introduction of 50+ new products with significant revenues.• Implemented Phase I of Total Integrated Quality System.• Implemented Phase I and II of LEAN / Operational Excellence Initiatives.• Prepared five year Capacity Expansion Program, with major capital investment.• Completed due diligence for two key acquisitions in 2017.

El Paso, Texas, Us

Recruited by Roundtable Healthcare Partners to transform the operations of the company, with responsibility for Manufacturing, Purchasing, Demand Planning, Warehousing, and Engineering. Overall P&L responsibility.• Consolidated California manufacturing site and built new regulatory compliant medical device manufacturing facility in Mexico.• Restructured distribution network, consolidating five warehouses into two. • Built new FDA compliant quality system in the company.• Significantly improved customer service levels from 60% to 97%.• Integrated two new acquisitions into Salter Labs.• Supported introduction of 10 new products with significant revenues.• Reduced Total Delivered Cost per Unit by 21% in less than five years.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Promoted to Baxter’s Senior Leadership Team to lead European manufacturing, distribution, and Engineering operations, including 16 sites across 10 countries.• Developed new Operational Excellence Model based on: 1) LEAN, 2) OEE, 3) Six-Sigma, 4) TOC, and 5) Value Improvement Program. • Implemented cost saving projects of $310M from 2002-2010.• Launched “Ideal State” Operations Model, implemented in 2011. Annual savings $11M.• Reduced Total Delivered Cost & Finished Goods Inventory by 25% since 2006.• Improved productivity at the three largest solutions plants by 52% since 2002.• Managed capacity expansions on Nutrition, Viaflo, Icodextrin, and Renal Non-PVC.• Improved safety (lost time accidents) by 95% from 2002-2009.• Sponsored, led, and served as a team member of three major acquisitions from 2000-2008. • Led Global Nutrition Manufacturing Strategy since 2005.• Successfully launched new Lipids flexible container and four other new product lines. • Co-led with R&D the development of next generation IV / Renal drug containers. • Championed OEE implementation in 2006 and Factory Physics globally in 2005.• Championed Lean and Six-Sigma introduction into Manufacturing and Distribution in 2004.• Introduced Baxter’s first S&OP process in 2003.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Promoted to lead all manufacturing in Ireland and the UK, including annual operating plan, with 900-employee Renal solutions plant, a 100-employee device manufacturing plant, and a 600-employee IV solutions plant.• Increased capacity of Irish operations by 30%.• Improved labor efficiency by 15% in Irish operation. • Achieved 7% standard cost reduction in 2001 and 2002 for both sites.• Negotiated pay agreement with Unions in Ireland.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Promoted to lead the 600-employee IV solutions plant in the UK.• Improved overall financial performance by $3M from 1998-2000.• Implemented 150 improvement projects and improved plant productivity by 30% in two years.• Improved equipment utilization by 40% on automated processes in two years.• Reduced scrap / process loss from 6.7% to 1.2% and reduced rework costs by 55% in three years. • Site earned 1999 Baxter Quality Award, based on cost, quality, and service improvements.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Progressed through a series of management roles in a $90M IV solutions plant, managing 1400 employees. Recognized as one of the top ten plants in USA by “Industry Week Magazine” in 1994. Received Baxter’s highest quality award in 1995.