• Broad manufacturing consulting services - process/product development, strategic asset management/disposition, safety/environmental consulting• Internal process/product development - Graduate of the Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator

• Turnaround 74,000 sq. ft manufacturing facility to prepare for sale and future operations • Broker sale of equipment and facility by nurture relationships with prospective buyers

Lead turn-up of state of the art agriculture processing technology center.

• Develop supply chain for novel chemistry, negotiate toll processing contracts.• Increased production capacity 10X and reduced COGS 3X over tenure.• Provide input to strategic decision making by serving on Executive Board. • Lead wind up activities; Act as agent for sale of manufacturing facility.

• Oversee 75,000 square foot state of the art production and research facility and a 100+ person operations, engineering, quality, and administration team. • Direct short and long term health/safety/environmental, HR, COGs, product/process development, and asset management goals.• Maintain ISO 9001 (Quality) and Responsible Care (Environment/Safety) compliance.

• Led engineering team responsible for day to day manufacturing support, maintenance, process improvement, product development, and $3MM capital implementation.

Direct short and long term HSE, HR, Quality, COGs, and Asset Management goals for a industry leading phenolic resin and impregnated paper manufacturing facility.

Responsible for driving plant quality program, realizing continuous process improvement, and supporting all other plant functions for an industry leading phenolic resin and a impregnated paper manufacturing facility.•Lead six sigma project team to reduce annual manufacturing line waste by nearly 50%, lowering plant COGS.•Oversaw broad improvement in product quality resulting in 60% reduction in quality claim incidents.•Generate and drive process improvement projects based on SPC… Show more Responsible for driving plant quality program, realizing continuous process improvement, and supporting all other plant functions for an industry leading phenolic resin and a impregnated paper manufacturing facility.•Lead six sigma project team to reduce annual manufacturing line waste by nearly 50%, lowering plant COGS.•Oversaw broad improvement in product quality resulting in 60% reduction in quality claim incidents.•Generate and drive process improvement projects based on SPC monitoring and analysis to improve process capability indicators. •Support regulatory requirements of PSM, air, and water permits.•Facilitate product development trials to qualify new products leveraging barriers to entry. Show less