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Danville, Kentucky, United States

United States

Shelbyville, Ky

• Responsible for new bourbon whiskey production and disposal of by products at the Bulleit Distilling Company in Shelbyville, KY.

Boston, Ky

• Assumed all responsibilities of the Distillery Manager role in addition to Senior Supervisor role November 2013.• Increased production 16.7% (2013-2017) through process change and improvement.• Led Dry House Kaizen event leading to a 76% reduction in downtime.• Developed and maintained 11.6MM multi-departmental budget.• Coordinated all preventive maintenance, repairs, and summer rebuilds with maintenance team.• Developed detailed downtime tracking report leading to numerous process improvements.• Monthly grain inventory and reporting of NBW for compliance reporting.• Operation and oversight of 800 ton ammonia refrigeration system.• Oversight of 50,000PPH coal boiler and 75,000PPH gas boiler operations.• Capital project ideation, development, and leadership.• Responsible for all Title 5 documentation and reporting to state to ensure compliance.• Developed and implemented dry house FSMA procedures and documentation.• Shipment, documentation, and scheduling for all DDG and syrup byproducts.• Successful hiring, training, and development of both management and union team members.• Responsible for developing and maintaining training documentation for hourly and salary team members.• Responsible for accurate daily payroll reporting and modifications and tracking of salary attendance.• Recipe development and responsibility of successful contract whiskey production.• Developed and maintain excellent working relationships with a multitude of industry leading vendors. Vendome, EtOH Tech Solutions LLC, ISTS, Chemtreat, Performance Feeds, Gavilon, among others.Plant Start-Up Experience• Led management team and union workforce through 50% expansion of the Booker Noe Distillery in 2008 and various capital improvements since.• Team member and Lead on multiple capital improvement projects and equipment commissioning.• Ensured all work instructions were updated, operators trained, and full commissioning of equipment.

Boston, Ky And Clermont, Ky

• Studied under Master Distiller Jerry Dalton to gain fermentation, distillation, and process knowledge. QSD, NBW congener studies, beer gallonage calculations, etc.• Covered production shifts at both the Booker Noe and Clermont Distillery• Maintained strong working relationships with both union and management teams at both facilities.• Developed SOP's and Work Instructions at both distilleries.• Responsible for QSD Evaluations at both distilleries.• Accurate record keeping and reporting at both distilleries.

Fort Pierce, Florida Area

• Coordinated and directed the daily operations of a 68 million gallon aseptic juice storage and concentrate tank farm.• Managed the daily filling, blending, emptying, and cleaning of Juice storage tanks.• Responsible for the quality and HACCP standards of the aseptic juice storage department. • Coordinated the daily over the road, local, and international shipments and receiving of juice tankers.• Developed and implemented a daily GMP audit program that improved departmental GMP scores to an average of 985/1000 points earning and excellent rating.• Maintained daily inventory of aseptic tank farm.• Developed daily inventory cut log improving yield accounting int he department to a 98%-100% average.• Improved aseptic department safety rating to top three in the facility by developing a safety tracking report. • Worked with EHS to develop and implement GATOR safety program resulting in reduced work related injuries.

Fort Pierce, Fl

• Managed the production, storage, and shipment of citrus bulk and pellet feed, molasses, press liquor, and d'limonene oil.• Maintained the storage of all products to ensure safety and product quality.• Supervised and coordinated domestic and international shipments of feed by rail car.

Calhoun, Ky

• Performed daily operations of a working 900-acre grain crop and cattle operation.• Handling and dispersal of 60 head registered Limousin cattle operation.• Trained in, certified, and performed artificial insemination of cattle herd.

Owensboro, Ky

• Responsible for the daily operations of a non-union production team of 25-30 full time associates.• Trained and ran all pieces of equipment on low acid production/bottling line. Included all processing, bottling, and warehouse operations.• Facilitated a 33% expansion of line machinery for new products.• Led organization policy change that resulted int he successful hiring of temporary workers into key operational roles.• Redesigned policies and work schedules to support a move from a 3 shift operation to a 4 shift 24/7 operation.• Developed and implemented mandatory low acid HACCP requirements to maintain product safety for the customer and the company.• Conducted daily paperwork review to ensure all HACCP requirements were achieved for domestic and FDA monitored international shipments.• Revised and implemented control sheets reducing process deviations.• Wrote and implemented standard operating procedures.• Worked extensively with R&D with new product development and testing.• Obtained zero lost time accidents and serious injuries by application of GMP's, monthly audits, and employee awareness.• Recognized as Team Leader of Outstanding Team.

Owensboro, Ky

• Responsible for operation and maintenance on positive displacement liquid filler.• Responsible for accurate fill heights on all products.• Responsible for proper cap torque on all products.• Accurate record keeping on all products.• Communication across area of production line.• Worked closely with CIP team to ensure proper cleaning of equipment was completed daily.

Owensboro, Ky

• Successfully trained on numerous production team positions including uncaser, depalletizer, and filler.• Trained in process validation and worked closely with QC lab to ensure all product assigned to met all processing requirements and quality checks.• Performed a multitude of QC checks on assigned lines.

Owensboro, Kentucky Area

• Worked as seasonal employee during this time in all aspects of operation.• Maintained an excellent knowledge of all farm related products and presented them in one on one sales situations with a multitude of farming operations.• Maintained excellent customer service with numerous local farmers and farming operations with a business grossing over one million in sales.• Responsible for the accurate mixing, blending, and loading of fertilizer, chemicals, and seed.• Responsible for accurate inventory in warehouses.

Bachelor'S Degree, Agricultural Business And Management

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