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Lisle, IL, US

• Providing operational and continuous improvement consulting services
• Lead engineering projects as project manager and start-up leader.
• Conduct factory acceptance testing (FAT) at vendors sites domestically and in Europe, procured for customer projects.
• Executed plant consulting projects focusing on organizational and strategic planning, operational improvement, continuous improvement rollouts, MES implementation, and more.
• Development a 3-year operational master plan for customer, defining strategic goals and tactical plans to execute.
• Spearheaded a new process and equipment initiative that improved case count accuracy by 80% compared to baseline.

Hodgkins, Illinois, US

• Championed Operations, Continuous Improvement, Maintenance, Training and Safety, for the largest operations of the global company. Leadership of 7 direct reports, approximately 400 employees, 2 location, 20 lines.
• Drove the plants’ capacities and costs to ensure the appropriate position for the acquisition of one of our largest competitors.
• Site liaison of transformation of plant for COVID 19 protocols and
• change of production lines and products to maintain capacity during the pandemic.
• Transformed workforce from 99% to 65% temp employees.
• Directed installation of new smart automation equipment to reduce costs and increase throughput. Reduced 10 headcount and increased 5 productions lines efficiencies by 16%.

Naas, IE

• Managed 12 direct reports and approximately 180 employees, across 9 production lines, overseeing 220 million lbs. annual volume.
• Developed and executed strategic plans to achieve KPIs, safety initiatives, quality goals, budget adherence, production targets, inventory levels, and site capital projects.
• Successfully led a $4 million capital project as Site Project Owner, installing 2 new production cells on time and within budget.
• Reduced overcapacity in warehouse space from 120% to 80%, enabling allocation for new production cells.Implemented Continuous Improvement process (CAPDO) using leading and lagging indicators to drive KPI improvements.
• Functioned as site liaison for the installation of a new oven and increased flour transfer, resulting in a 30% throughput increase.
• Established a culture of change in a demanding environment, driving improvements and aligning operations with strategic objectives.

Vevey, Vaud, CH

• Drove focused improvements that enabled the operations team to achieve safety, quality, cost, efficiency, and case fill rate objectives.
• Led an expansion build and startup successfully transitioning 1.4 million cases of juice and coffee operations from Barrie, ON, Canada to Chicago facility.
• Improved efficiency by 8% through a 19% reduction in unplanned stoppages.
• Enhanced customer fill rate from 97.5% to 99%.
• Deployed and executed strategic plans for workforce training, hiring, onboarding, and procedure creation.

Austin, MN, US

• Proactively drove focused improvements, achieving objectives in safety, quality, cost, efficiency, and case fill rate for the operations team.
• Ensured daily production targets, yields, quality standards, labor efficiencies, cost reductions, and utilization goals were achieved.
• Designed and implemented policies, and procedures, and to comply with Dietary Supplement regulation (CFR 111).
• Championed continuous improvement processes as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and DMAIC Leader.
• Established safety programs to meet company policies and OSHA regulations.

Austin, MN, US

• Unified the departments across 6 dry packaging lines, driving initiatives in safety, quality, productivity, OEE, yields, and continuous improvement efforts simultaneously (Aurora, IL).
• Led up to 8 production canning lines with 20 employees (Beloit, WI).

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Organizational Leadership And Supervision

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Dale Carnegie Course