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LeeLouis Properties focuses on beach-front properties and estate sales.

Established the Performance Excellence functions of the Supply Chain Center of Excellence with the purpose of elevating performance across the organization through continuous improvement, cost savings, employee health and safety, and field training.• Hired and established teams to drive improvements and savings valued at >$4M (3 quarters of FY20)

Directed global partner facilities and co-manufacturing operations (>90 global partners, $120M budget) including contract negotiations, manufacturing, distribution and warehousing of all Ocean Spray products worldwide.- Integration Leader and Acquisition Team Member for $40M purchase of Atoka Cranberry Company, Quebec.- Restructured contracts with co-packers and partners to increase profitability by > $2M annually.

Managed the Middleboro Plant P&L and results for the largest global cranberry processing operation (200 people, $68M budget). Oversaw distribution, customer service and union contract negotiations.- Led Culture Change movement to drive accountability resulting in significantly improved plant performance.- Achieved three years of favorable performance to operations metrics and budget ($3.6M, $1.5M, $1.2M)

Chief of Staff responsible for operations strategy and manufacturing results for 1300-person, 8-plant organization. Ensured corporate Performance Excellence (six sigma/lean, cost savings) and oversaw the Health and Safety departments.- Executed rationalization/transition of new PA plant build/start-up and NJ plant shutdown/closure.- Developed more cost-efficient supply strategy for cranberry sauce processing and distribution.- Improved process efficiency and reduced headcount through the optimization of the Global Customer Operations and Supply Planning Organizations resulting in 10% reduction in total budget expenses.

Developed and executed the strategy to drive continuous improvement and cost savings efforts across the entire cooperative. Directed staff of Black Belts and supported 8 plant Performance Excellence Managers.- Developed the Performance Excellence System, the model for process improvement, and organizational strategy (aligned goals, performance metrics, lean and 6σ training, kaizen optimizations).- Optimized processes: Payroll, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, and Accounting Close (savings = $1M/yr).- Led plant Kaizens to reduce line change-over times (savings = $2M/yr and increase line capacity = 6%).

Directed staff of project managers who through cross-functional collaboration, led the execution for all new technology and product development programs from feasibility to product launch.- Established new function, developed team and implemented cross-functional Stage Gate Process for product development, commercialization and launch of new products. During this time, sales grew >10% annually.- Created processes for Commercialization, Project Prioritization and Technical Change Management to improve organizational effectiveness and speed to market for all product innovations.

As the Program Manager, Airborne Low Frequency Sonar, I managed the ALFS program Lot IV and Lot V contracts with the US Navy. Led Program Team to assure delivery and performance including international sub-contactor and all suppliers. Managed program budget of $92M.

Senior Program Manager, Blades & Razors New Technologies, Personal Care New Technologies- Directed all new technology programs during concept through feasibility phase of product development with management of $2.1M budget. Collaborated with Marketing and R&D groups in US, England and Germany.- Developed strategy and plan for first-of-its-kind integrated P&G/Gillette launch of liquid-dispensing razor.- Led and managed the delivery of proven technology validations to achieve successful product launches for Fusion, Fusion Power, Venus Divine, Venus Vibrance, M3Power razors and PowerStripe antiperspirant.- Directed effort to develop the Program Management Regulatory Database, providing technical impact assessment of global regulations on product development. Senior Operations Factory Manager, Razor Assembly, Toiletries Formulation, B&R Packaging- Directed 350-person staff and $50M budget in the annual production of 140 million Mach3, Venus, and Sensor razors with $1.2B in sales. Led the Implementation Teams for the commercialization and new product launches of Mach3, Mach3Turbo and Venus razors. Increased department outputs by 18% ($20M/year). Achieved $9.8M year-1 cost savings. Eliminated manual razor assembly by redeploying 95 employees ($4.8M/year). Reduced level of outgoing product defects by 62% ($10M/year). Developed and implemented the Site Product Retrieval Process.Senior Safety Engineer- Led safe design, installation of equipment, and continuous improvement efforts in physical safety, ergonomics, machine guarding, and personal protective equipment for flagship 3500-person facility. Directed the effort to reduce the site OSHA incident rate by 28%. Developed and implemented Factory Safety Management System.