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Voorhees Township, Nj, Us

Portage, Indiana, Us

Parsippany, New Jersey, Us

Pinnacle Foods is the maker, marketer and distributor of branded food products that have been American favorites for decades from Duncan Hines, Log Cabin, Vlasic, Birds-eye, and Wishbone.Directing strategic initiatives and tactical commercialization activities to drive new growth for a dynamic external manufacturing network with principal consumer goods / food products. With a spend of $225MM (2014), this intricate external manufacturing network is made of 52 dry and frozen contract manufacturers with variable financial contracted relationships of purchased finished goods, materials reconciliation, and conversion.► Achieved >98.0% service level to our customers while monitoring contract manufacturers schedule attainment performing at >85%.► Provided capabilities analysis and technical support for over 40 plant trials and 12 new product launches within the contract manufacturing structure. Notably, led the onsite commercialization and start-up for Duncan Hines 2015 number #1 product innovation launch outpacing the initial cost, quality and service targets defined for success by the cross-functional implementation Team.► Facilitated execution with external manufacturing partners enabling cost reductions of $7.1MM in annual savings for the Dry and Frozen Divisions.► Supported Supply Chain strategies for $210MM internal repatriation of 95% Wishbone and 75% Duncan Hines manufactured products between October, 2013 – June, 2015. Directed external manufacturing transition and close-out processes while working attentively with contract manufacturers and internal functional leads to attain Project timelines, service, and cost objectives.

Camden, Nj, Us

Campbell Soup Company is a global food company making a range of products from high-quality soups and simple meals to snacks and healthy beverages.During my time with Campbell, I had the following positions:♦ Director, Campbell North America Contract Manufacturing (2008 – 2013)♦ Director, North American Contract Manufacturing – USA Thermal (2004 – 2008)♦ Director, Food Ops Support and Commercialization-Sauces & Beverages (1999 – 2004)As Director, Campbell North America Contract Manufacturing, I led product portfolio consisting of Soup, Sauces and Simple Meals, Beverage & Innovation, and Foodservice Division with complex frozen, refrigerated and baked snacks network. With a $235MM annual spend, I provided leadership for cross-functional teams and contract manufacturers to achieve cost, quality, and delivery results through continuous improvement, effective communications, ongoing negotiations, and business performance metrics for key external manufacturing operations.► Cultivating and managing business relationships, I helped grow them from 15 to 30+ contract manufacturers and four specialty packers.► Selected to lead a Center-Of-Excellence designed to elevate understanding of the external manufacturing process from Source-to-Pay, integrate cross-functional responsibilities, and ensure execution success.► As Director of North American Contract Manufacturing – USA Thermal, I reduced management overhead and complexity by re-negotiating external manufacturing contract agreements from toll to turnkey arrangements.► In the role of Director, Food Ops Support and Commercialization – Sauces & Beverages, I was selected to represent World Headquarters (WHQ) Supply Chain and five manufacturing plants to ensure integration of business strategies, impact on assets optimization, Capital investments, productivity initiatives, and manufacturing quality and capabilities.

From Planters, Kool-Aid, to Cracker Barrel, Kraft Food Group is one of the largest consumer packaged goods companies in North America with a brand portfolio of annual net revenues of $500+M.During my time with Kraft Foods, I had the following positions:♦ Plant Manager, North Lawrence, NY (1994 – 1999)♦ Enhancers Business Unit Manager (1990 – 1994)♦ Corporate Manufacturing Engineer (1989 – 1990)Brought in to drive the KPI performance turnaround in safety, quality, service and cost management for $35MM cultured products, 200+ employee union plant in North Lawrence, NY. Through engaging leadership, innovative operations management, and strategic planning, I led plant from lower to upper quartile across three consecutive years. ► Guided business and plant workforce through weather-related federal government-declared natural disaster 1998 Ice Storm that devastated the local community and interrupted plant operations for over 3 weeks.► In the role of Enhancers Business Unit Manager, I drove innovative programs and people engagement processes that improved department line effectiveness from 68% to 82%.► As Corporate Manufacturing Engineer, I drove $4.5MM cost savings in pasta meals, confections, and portion control businesses. Also, I developed Plant Manufacturing Engineers in methodologies to identify, engage, track and implement projects at their specific facilities.

Purchase, New York, Us

During my time with Frito-Lay, I had the following positions:♦ Plant Industrial Engineer / Corn Products Manager (1987 – 1989)♦ Corporate Industrial Engineer-Recycling Manager (1985 – 1987)♦ Shift Supervisor(s) (1982 – 1985)In each role, I identified and developed strategic plans, executing the processes and actions that achieved cost management targets and department manufacturing objectives.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Industrial Engineering

B.S. Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering