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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.
• 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.

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.

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.

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.