Responsible for defining and driving the environmental, health, safety and security programs at a carbon black manufacturing facility.

Led all aspects of operations for 2 chemical manufacturing plants in Modesto, CA and Helena, AR. Responsible for 180 personnel combined at the two facilities with an annual budget of ~$12M. Areas of responsibility included EHS, production, maintenance, logistics, warehousing, inventory, and continuous improvement.

Led a workforce of approximately 60 project managers and project controls personnel executing $300M+ in capital projects annually including infrastructure hardening and resilience, load relief, and customer connections for DTE Electric. Responsible for growing the organizations capability to execute $500M+ annually in capital projects.

Led a $400M project management platform responsible for the initiation, design and construction of projects in the Distribution Technology & Renewables division of DTE Energy’s Major Enterprise Projects Business.

Led 45-person organization responsible for the business relationship with the 4,000+ top business customers of DTE - Electric. Ensure operational excellence and continuous improvement related to the customer experience in areas such as new connections, reliability, outage restoration, billing, rates, and energy optimization.

Plant Manager of a 300-person power generation facility including 6 generating units at a total plant capacity of 1450MW. Responsibility also includes fuel supply system for adjoining 1200 MW Belle River Power Plant. Accountable for creating the strategic vision for the plant, as well as driving daily execution and process improvements with respect to safety, environmental, quality, service, productivity, capacity, etc.

Plant Manager for a 185-person Power Generation Facility with 3 coal fired generating units at a total capcity of 730 MW. Accountable for creating the strategic vision for the operation, as well as driving daily execution and process improvements with respect to safety, environmental, quality, service, productivity, capacity, etc.

Developed and led the implementation of the strategic plans and continuous improvement programs for 24 power generation units at 10 power plants. Team of 12 Continuous Improvement Blackbelts responsible for the fleet performance management and continuous improvement systems.

Developed and led the implementation of the strategic plan and continuous improvement program for 6 power generation units. Mentor Blackbelt and Greenbelt candidates in DTE Energy’s Lean Sigma Operating System.

Managed $180 million product line. Identify new market opportunities for Crystalline products through market segmentation and analysis with the global marketing and commercial teams. Own and drive new product development programs to drive target build, capture identified opportunities, and increase product line vitality.

Led programs/initiatives working with marketing and sales teams to drive growth in existing and available polyester purchaser population. Drove lead generation and positioning of the Crystalline Products Business portfolio.

Operations Manager for a 65-person compounding operation containing state of the art compounding lines. Accountable for creating the strategic vision for the operation, as well as driving daily execution and process improvements with respect to safety, environmental, quality, service, productivity, capacity, etc.

Line owner and vertical team leader for the 6 largest compounding / extrusion lines in LEXAN Finishing. Responsible for driving daily execution and process improvements with respect to safety environmental, quality, service, stability, capacity, productivity, etc. Provide leadership, coaching and mentoring for operations personnel.

Responsible for defining and driving the environmental, health, and safety program for the HPP Thermoplastic Business across all operations and business functions.

Led environmental department including 2 engineers, an administrative professional, and 4 wastewater operators. Responsible for defining and driving the environmental, health and safety program for a 750+ person-manufacturing site.