Debbie Cuthbert Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia, United States

United States

Responsible for leading integration programs based on multiple business acquisitions. Also led major initiatives across those acquired businesses related to consolidations, organizational restructures to obtain synergies and other large-scale strategic programs and projects those business were undertaking. Managed a team of Project Managers while also directly managing critical projects.• Managed projects to take businesses Public via IPO.• Managed Transition Services Agreements (TSA)… Show more Responsible for leading integration programs based on multiple business acquisitions. Also led major initiatives across those acquired businesses related to consolidations, organizational restructures to obtain synergies and other large-scale strategic programs and projects those business were undertaking. Managed a team of Project Managers while also directly managing critical projects.• Managed projects to take businesses Public via IPO.• Managed Transition Services Agreements (TSA) during business unit acquisitions and divestitures.• Created a Project Management Training Program. Delivered PM training to 300+ employees throughout the organization.• Setup and managed a Global strategic PMO. Implemented standard project management practices, tools and templates, delivered project management training. Audited performance of projects throughout their lifecycle, PMIS assessment and improvements, assessing project management capability in international locations.• Project Managed the Go-to-Market strategy with a restructure of the capital expenditure approval process reducing the duration of approval from 42 days to 7.• Lead Contributor in the implementation of a 6-Phase Stage-Gate process for new product introductions covering Feasibility to Estimating to Project Development to Build & Qualification to Launch & Qualification to Post-Project-Review.• Program Manager for an $11M program for the shuttering of 5 production plants and the transfer of 11 blow-mold machines, 119 molds, 70 customers and 175M annual volume, with product re-qualification at the receiving plants. Annual run-rate savings achieved $4.5M.• Program Manager for a cost savings program encompassing 44 projects across multiple functional areas of the business to reduce waste in processes. Target savings of $22M; achieved $28M.• Program Manager on the restructure of the global engineering organization in a confidential coordinated approach, achieved annual savings of $4.9M. Show less

United States

• Project Management Consultant to product and capital engineering resources in Modesto, CA on a $3.3M project to deploy a new design spray bottle.• Project Management Consultant to project managers and engineering resources in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on $15M project to relocate production lines from Sao Paolo to Rio de Janeiro, requalify and resume production. Achieved $6M in annual savings.• Project Manager on several office build-out and relocation projects with one being the… Show more • Project Management Consultant to product and capital engineering resources in Modesto, CA on a $3.3M project to deploy a new design spray bottle.• Project Management Consultant to project managers and engineering resources in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on $15M project to relocate production lines from Sao Paolo to Rio de Janeiro, requalify and resume production. Achieved $6M in annual savings.• Project Manager on several office build-out and relocation projects with one being the relocation of 500 employees from a multi-story corporate office of 25 years, to 3 separate locations. Involved construction management, lease negotiations, local council engagements.• Project Management Consultant on the implementation of a new 3PL logistics provider. Across 55 manufacturing plants throughout the US. $9M in annual savings achieved beyond the original goal of $6M.• Integration Program Manager for 2 acquired businesses. Achieved $74M in synergies.• Program Manager to shutter an Aftermarket Auto-parts manufacturing campus in IL and relocate manufacturing to Mexico and China. Savings of $9M against very strong headwinds.• Integration Program Manager for 2 acquired businesses. Goal of $205M in synergies, achieved $248M.• IT Transition Program Manager for acquired business unit off global company. $43M budget (delivered for $40M), 70+ internal resources, infrastructure vendor in India, divesting company resources. 134 global projects across 5 workstreams. Reduced IT annual costs by $9M. • Transition Program Manager for an acquisition of a business unit out of a global company. $12M budget, 50+ internal resources, infrastructure and SAP vendors out of New Zealand, divesting company resources, 33 projects across 5 workstreams. Show less

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