Plant director of Pittsburgh facility (QCC) responsible for production, distribution and transportation operations to serve the needs of Papa John's restaurants in 7 states.

-Responsible for global operations and human resource management of 1000 employees in 9 hospitals and 2 public health programs spanning 28 countries. (Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Niger, Dominican Republic, Afghanistan, Philippines, India and others)-Restructured operations network from holding company to operating company-Re-engineered supply chain by initiating a joint operating agreement with a third party international medical supply chain organization. -Led network wide roll-out of core values, elevating the priority of caring for coworkers and the importance of good human resource management. -Established weekly org-wide communications, and KPI review and timely response to exceptions.-Developed first capital planning and asset management process for the organization, prioritizing better supply chain and project management throughout hospitals.-Responsible for project management office of 22 projects totaling $31M.-Responsible for ensuring adequate risk management and health of governmental and external partnerships. -Facilitated StratOp strategic planning process to ensure strategic, operational and financial alignment across the organization.-Delivered 2 consecutive years of increasing total number of surgeries while decreasing overall operational expenditures.-Facilitated "people skills" situational leadership workshop with hospital leadership teams to improve team effectiveness. -Responsible for presenting quarterly operations reports to Board of Directors

-Program Manager for continuous improvement and performance management for global coffee network. -Developed and implemented CI strategy for use of lean tools in manufacturing (5S, TPM, SMED, VSM, etc)-Reported to SVP of global manufacturing and was responsible for supporting 6 manufacturing facilities and several co-manufacturers in performance management, strategic planning, capacity planning and risk management. -Provided coaching and training of plant leaders and partners ensuring cross functional synchronization between operations, planning, finance, IT, engineering-Responsible for global coffee operations compliance to safety, quality and productivity standards - ensuring accurate KPI reporting and sharing of information.-Received Starbucks Supply Chain Excellence award in 2011

-Managed team of production schedulers, supply chain planners, material planners, buyers and operations analysts-Instrumental in developing long range strategic supply chain and operational supply strategies that ensured uninterrupted supply while supporting 3-8% year-over-year volume growth and recovery from the 2008 financial crisis.-Project manager for soluble coffee plant feasibility study. Worked with 3rd party developer (Llamasoft), IT, finance, procurement, tax and customs, transportation, engineering and manufacturing to build an end-to-end soluble coffee module to enable financial decision to build/not build Augusta Soluble Plant.-Project manager/business lead for manufacturing portion of enterprise-wide Oracle 11 upgrade. Responsible for requirements gathering, project planning, training of trainers and go-live in 4 manufacturing plants.-Manufacturing lead on cross-functional K-cup launch team -Managed York Green Coffee Operations, consisting of transportation and logistics associated with warehousing of over 50M lbs of raw coffee imports.-Led implementation of Dupont STOP behavior based safety program for York, PA facility.-Successfully negotiated cost reductions in 3rd party green coffee handling contracts.-Program manager for key business process controls and metrics in partnership with finance leaders.

-Managed department of 40 multi-trade electricians, mechanics and controls engineers in large scale manufacturing and distribution operation in support of day to day operations and significant capital expansion.-Project Manager for selection and implementation of enterprise-wide computerized maintenance management system.-Sourced and implemented vendor-managed parts inventory for significant cost savings and improved readiness for planned and unplanned maintenance.-Initiated Skill gap analysis of maintenance team and technical skill enhancement program.-Overhauled $2.5 million maintenance budget to deliver first on-track budget in 10 yrs.-Led team to improve preventative maintenance completion rate from 70% to over 95% driving OEE up 7%.-Interim manager of quality assurance (4/06-8/06)

Responsible for night shift manufacturing and distribution operations during rapid plant growth and expansion phase

-Managed production department involving green coffee handling, roasting and packaging operations in large scale manufacturing facility-Implemented profit improvement plans totaling more than $600,000. -Development of packaging operator training and certification program-Development of lean manufacturing and reliability-based performance measurement system-Implemented Oracle shop floor inventory control system-Implemented Wonderware/OASIS process control system.-Start-up of four new packaging lines

-Front line supervisor for green coffee handling, roasting and packaging operations during start-up and rapid growth phase of new manufacturing plant-Supported start up of several new roasters and packaging lines-Developed plants first HACCP plan and food safety committee.-Led several SMED (Quick Changeover) Kaizen events reducing changeovers from 2 days to less than 1 hour.-Start-up of ground coffee system and five new packaging machines-Designed secondary packaging layout for 2.5 oz production line

-Responsible for skill development of 25 production employees, and for ensuring all aspects of quality, sanitation, safety, productivity, maintenance and distribution in snack food packaging facility. -Implemented a package weight compliance program to reduce product over-pack.-Trained operators on basics of SPC and weight control on Ishida packaging equipment.

Quaker Oats Company, In-Store Bakery Division, NY and NJ 1995-1997Field Operations Team LeaderProject leader for consolidation of two newly acquired bakeries into a new plant start-up-Responsible for skill development of packaging and processing supervisors and 50 production employees, plus all aspects of quality, plant sanitation, safety, productivity, maintenance and distribution (frozen warehouse facility) in 24 hour bakery operation.-Project manager for integration of businesses into Quaker systems. -Partnered with HR manager to develop interview process for new plant, hire and train new production staff.-Throughout start-up curve worked with line teams to eliminate process bottlenecks exceed budgeted rates-Developed plant Master Sanitation Schedule resulting in AIB audit rating improvement from unsatisfactory to superior-Instituted the following plant systems; Traceability, Pesticide Monitoring, Ingredient Receipt, Hold, and HACCP.-Implemented and provided employee training in key Federal Health, Safety and Environmental compliance programs.Quaker Oats Company, Golden Grain Division, Bridgeview IL 1990-1995Packaging Supervisor/Training supervisorManaged shift production staff of 40 employees in 24 hour operation manufacturing of Rice-a-roni. -Responsible for skill development of employees within the guidelines of a “Skill-based pay” system, and for managing all aspects of quality, sanitation, safety, productivity, maintenance, and employee development.-Designed and implemented a new-hire training system. Revised plant Skill-based pay system and implemented a new database for tracking employee progress.-Trained all line teams and supervisors in Quick Product Changeover methodology, reducing product changeovers from 5 hours to less than 30 minutes. -Developed and implemented scheduling system for seasoning mix production of over 100,000 lbs/day involving 50 different SKU’s.-Revised and implemented plant physical inventory practices

PMP certification (in progress), Project management instituteStratOp, Paterson CenterCoffee Master, StarbucksLean Six Sigma, Villanova and Gemba AcademyCPIM, APICS Cadence Project ManagmentCoach Approach, StarbucksDupont STOP For each other facilitator (behavior based safety)Who Moved My Cheese? (Change Management) Sarbanes-Oaxley Legislation, apicsPeople Skills, Effectiveness Institute Inc.Interaction Management, DDIBasics of Supply Chain Mgmt, APICSMaster Planning of Resources, APICSStrategic Mgmt of Resourcs, APICSDetailed Scheduling and Planning, APICSExecution and Control of Operations, APICSMistake Proofing (Poka Yoke), Saddle Island Institute Front Line Leadership, Quaker UniversityAchieving Quick Changeovers, Productivity Inc.SMED Continuous Improvement Facilitator, Productivity Inc.Train the Trainer, Productivity Inc.Developing High Performance Organizations, Quaker UniversityInfluence Management, DDIGood Manufacturing Practices, Lauhoff Grain CompanyHACCP Workshop, Quaker UniversityHealth, Safety and Environmental Workshop, Quaker University100 % Traceability Workshop, Quaker UniversityTQM, Total Customer Satisfaction, 3M (facilitator)Roadmap to Problem Solving, 3MGainsharing Cost Improvement System Facilitator TrainingSupply Chain Management, Quaker UniversityManufacturing Management Systems, Quaker UniversityRespiratory Safety: Train the Trainer, 3MStatistical Process Control (SPC), Quaker UniversityReliability 101/102, Quaker University