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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Delivering daily operational oversight and leadership to this Chicago based start-up in the alcoholic beverage industry. Key focus areas include end-to-end supply chain leadership, contract manufacturing management, 3PL relationship management, state-by-state compliance, licensing and legal requirements, event planning support for each market and distributor sampling program.Visit www.funnywater.com to learn more about this exciting new low-alcohol no-bubbles brand!

Providing business consulting services and fractional bandwidth for food & beverage, CPG and other manufacturing and supply chain focused companies.

Provided full-time at-home family support during '20/'21 covid surges while my spouse worked extended hours in frontline healthcare.

Charenton Le Pont Cedex, Fr

ESSILOR OF AMERICA (ELOA): Essilor’s mission is improving lives by improving sight. The organization works every day to protect and correct eyesight by designing, manufacturing and distributing quality vision care solutions worldwide.I led the company's Twin City Optical manufacturing platform in Plymouth, MN where I transformed a history of command-and-control management to a people-first culture by developing leadership talent and incorporating more collaborative and innovative practices.(This business closed as the result of a significant Covid-19 related business downturn in the first half of 2020)

Mooresville, Nc, Us

LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT – Based in Mooresville, NC, Lowe’s has been helping customers improve the places they call home since it was founded in 1946. It has grown from a small hardware store to a home improvement company providing customers inspiration and support whenever and wherever they shop.Promoted into this newly created role after less than a year in a department manager role.Led the store's Appliance and Millwork sales departments and Shipping/Receiving, Warehouse and Delivery Operations teamsEngaged staff with a set of core operating principles that supported daily retail operations, drove down operational costs and elevated the customer service experience after the sale

Mendota Heights, Mn, Us

For more than 15 years, Restaurant Technologies, Inc. (RTI) has helped the foodservice industry improve food quality and consistency, operational efficiency, safety, cleanliness and sustainability through the automated delivery, storage, handling and disposal of fryer oil.I led and managed the daily operations of two oil distribution and technical service organizations based in Mendota Heights, MN and Des Moines, IA respectively. These two locations served more than 1000 restaurant customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska

Maple Grove, Minnesota, Us

Successfully led, managed and directed the activities of 6 frontline managers and 70 core associates to streamline the order fulfillment process, reduce the cost of logistics and simplify project execution for assigned clients in the functional areas of receiving, inventory control, production (pick-and-pack), consolidation and shipping(A new CEO and change in strategy resulted in position elimination at the end of June, 2014)

Indianapolis, In, Us

Provided operations and start-up management support for General Mills' Mill City and Small Planet Foods DivisionsAlso led efforts to scale up a new food product in partnership with a contract manufacturer in Toronto, Canada

Drove improved plant performance in a challenging business climate and provided leadership to 6 frontline managers and 130 hourly associates by leveraging my extensive background in manufacturing operations, corporate business operations and continuous improvement(Position was eliminated in lieu of RFBP's acquisition by ConAgra Foods)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Selected for this high profile manufacturing based project management role that interfaced with both business (Sales, Marketing & Finance) and technical (Plant, Engineering, Packaging, R&D, Logistics) teams to manage a core $700MM business segment that included the Nature Valley and Fiber One brands.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Promoted into this newly created business operations role to introduce manufacturing and operations core competencies to and develop an industry leading In-DC agile fulfillment model for a $50MM+ logistics-based business function that was responsible for processing 10% of the company's overall volume into promotional packaging that supported best-in-class customer marketing efforts and drove incremental regular retail volume growth.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Served as the core member of a three person manufacturing management and leadership team. I directly supported 10 front-line managers and 150 third shift associates on the Pillsbury refrigerated bakery goods (RBG) manufacturing platform.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Managed up to 3 production lines and led 20 - 35 hourly associates in a high speed manufacturing environment

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Hanover, Pennsylvania, Us

18-month long Management Trainee Program afforded a broad-based business overview of a company within the food & beverage industry. This experience guided my decision to embark upon a manufacturing career and accept the entry level role of Production Supervisor upon completion of the program.

Bachelor'S Degree, Food Science And Technology

Mini-Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations