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GOOD EARTH MINERALS, LLC is a high-performance mineral solutions company based in Denver, Colorado. The Company develops, manufactures, and distributes proprietary products based on High-Performance Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate with broad applications in agriculture and plastics. GEM is poised to revolutionize global industries with performance minerals that.

Denver, Colorado, US

Leading the planning, implementation, management and control of all operation related activities of the company including mining, exploration, manufacturing, sales, product development, procurement, and construction. EcoGEM®, LLC, a subsidiary of Good Earth Minerals, is focused on addressing the global challenges of food security, soil loss and water.

Provide leadership and direction for all operations and procurement for Essentia Protein Solutions, a Lauridsen Group company. Facilitate Sales and Operations Planning Process.

• Managed a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts completing projects to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve margins. Facilitated the North American sales and operations planning process. Directed the.
• Directed the culture change from a production-driven to a demand-pull business process. After extensive research identified that a 100% change to demand-pull was inefficient and not cost-effective. Designed a new.
• Charged with leading the integration of an acquired company. Result: Within 3 months all systems and processes were integrated in the 1st of 4 plants.

• Responsible for Production Scheduling and Forecasting, Warehousing and Customer Service departments. Managed supply chain conversion from a subsidiary to a private company. Member of the Swift & Company Leadership.
• New company owners directed the plants to increase daily production within 6 months. Formed cross-functional teams to look at constraints that would hinder achieving the goal within the allocated time frame. Created.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Responsible for Scheduling, Transportation, Warehousing and Customer Service departments. Guided a team charged with developing the Company’s 5-year strategic plan.
• Revised and re-negotiated contracts with Transportation and Warehouse vendors for North America. Result: Reduction in Supply Chain costs of $2.5 million dollars annually.
• Chaired a team that explored increasing forecasting and planning efficiency. Result: Designed and installed the first linear Capable to Promise system in the industry.
• Reduced overall Supply Chain domestic and international costs through automation and process improvement. Result: Decreased SG&A and Supply Chain costs by $2 million while still meeting customer service metrics.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Directed all financial aspects for 6 processing facilities including the annual budget and planning processes. Installed and enforced controls to protect the Company assets. Developed and managed a new property, plant.
• Upon joining the company in an accounting capacity, identified areas that could be improved and provided Senior Management more immediate financial information. Result: Reduced plant cost by 20% in one year. Introduced.
• Product and transportation claims were costing the company over $2 million annually. Created and chaired cross-functional teams to investigate and find a solution to the top 4 major claim categories. Result: The teams.
• Challenged to reduce the number of outsourced warehouses in the Western US by 30%. Chaired a cross-functional team that compiled information about the products stored, seasonal demand and alternative storage. Result.

Managed the production scheduling for 14 beef and pork plants including raw material planning, shift by shift make sheets, shipping schedules, and logistics coordination.