• Leading governance of FSQA programs, enhancing process contaminant management tools, insights, and program efficiency.• Developing and implementing Agile operational strategies, including detailed technical bulletins for regulatory compliance.• Establishing a verification process through technical reviews, assessments, and continuous improvements at site level.• Spearheading capability development initiatives for process contaminants management across multiple site and Sector levels.• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (FSQA, R&D, Supply Chain) to support global contaminant standards deployment.• Acting as single point of contact for process contaminants, ensuring alignment with key stakeholders and compliance.

• Propelled the region towards excellence by identifying performance gaps and implementing process improvement initiatives.• Facilitated internal compliance mechanisms by conducting regular reviews, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.• Established a versatile workforce of specialists by creating succession plans to meet the demands of technical operations.• Improved business efficiency and team performance by formulating and delivering innovative, customized training programs.• Enabled site leadership teams to refine plant agenda, tailoring KPI improvement plans to align with site vision and storyline.• Built strategic alliances with manufacturers and associates, facilitating knowledge exchange and continuous learning.• Reduced variability in processes by leading the initiative for streamlined and efficient manufacturing practices.• Enhanced productivity and controlled spending on capital projects for 2023, completed by the third quarter of 2022.• Achieved savings of $8 million by implementing value engineering strategies and refining the product portfolio.

• Steered manufacturing plant toward peak performance to meet balanced scorecard targets for 3 production lines.• Directed production operations, driving engagement for 8 direct reports and 200 staff to achieve KPI goals.• Promoted a culture of open communication across the site to ensure prompt and personalized service delivery to all clients.• Attained consistent productivity gains by implementing proactive measures to identify and address inefficiencies.• Surpassed expectations for annual priorities by developing a culture of continuous improvement throughout the organization.• Unlocked and secured untapped above-plan opportunities to achieve targets, resulting in significant financial gains.

• Empowered team coordination by leveraging technical skills to drive alignment among internal and ESSA site leadership teams.• Achieved higher levels of productivity and performance by leading and implementing business improvement initiatives.• Boosted production efficiency and product quality by integrating lean principles into the Do Right and Do Better transition.• Spearheaded overall process line start-up operations, ensuring seamless execution and successful delivery of capital agenda.• Transformed the quality and performance of the potato chips category in European sites using Lean Six Sigma practices.• Earned the trust and confidence of site leadership teams by providing technical insights and making data-driven decisions.• Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert across the ESSA sector by offering tailored solutions to resolve site-specific challenges.• Enabled cross-site collaboration to share best practices, fostering knowledge exchange to realize quality/performance goals.• Championed the integration of Lean principles to eliminate waste, reduce operational costs, and enhance product quality.• Revamped commissioning and qualification processes, executing standardized procedures for reliable delivery of all projects.

• Established benchmarks by identifying best practices, setting a precedent for excellence and providing an improvement plan.• Drove effective operations in Romania, Greece, Serbia, Bosnia, and Cyprus by creating improvement plans and exceeding KPIs.• Empowered employees through skill enhancement programs, providing resources needed to contribute to company success.• Led productivity improvement projects, leading skilled teams to implement solutions that drive efficiency and cost savings.• Facilitated implementation of Lean Kaizen solutions deployed by region site specialists for solving complex problems.• Piloted and rolled out projects within PC MOS framework, overseeing implementation from inception to completion.