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Lead Project Manager on client side of multi-year program to design and build IT Infrastructure and site physical security systems for 50+ greenfield sites that convert dairy cow manure to Natural Gas - Management of IT contractor, including developing delivery process, building recurring meeting structure, maintaining tactical schedule, guiding documentation and Sharepoint site management - Simultaneously providing strategic guidance around program phases, design bases, on-site vs. remote build scenarios, long-lead equipment purchasing

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Primary Project Manager over 10 Quality Management Systems through design, scope and requirements phases for Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health Divestiture to Kenvue.• Developed map of business processes to identify and resolve risks, gaps, and entanglements – corporate services, IT systems, org. design, training, etc. • Negotiated for increased R&D involvement to improve product quality and speed.• Balanced executive report-outs and risk management with heavy tactical operation.

● Drove integration/growth project that delivered market and internal intelligence, sales reporting tools, market analysis tools, strategic growth targets and methodology, customer segmentation and market segmentation● Successfully commercially launched 5 products with relatively short timeframe of management● Improved launch plan of many projects by uncovering and incorporating regulatory, biological and other impacts● Managed or supported customer segmentation, retail program, business development and planning projects

● Executed manufacturing launch of new products, coordinating marketing, packaging and regulatory needs, while transitioning knowledge and ownership to operations, supply chain and procurement ● Generated new product standard costs and perform cost analyses on existing products ● Supported product management duties for portfolio of newly acquired products● Managed product labeling resources and global initiative to improve label update process

• Own and execute monthly planning, nomination, purchasing and analysis of raw material for 5 US sites• Negotiate and manage portfolio of propylene and propane contracts• Optimize supply economics by continuously analyzing options to respond to variable manufacturing targets• Serve as internal lead for market intelligence to set short- and long-term pricing and other strategy• Inform and align with executive management team while maintaining consistent detailed contact with manufacturing sites

• Developed business case and coordinated preliminary engineering for major projects including Distillation Column Debottleneck, Railcar Unloading Facility, Electrical Substation and Distillation Acquisition• Served as business unit leader for implementation of capital projects SAP bolt-on implementation • Coordinated annual/5-year budgeting process with American and Brazilian management• Performed Lean study of plant Maintenance and Procurement groups for organizational efficiency gains

• Directly managed 40+ salaried and hourly personnel from new-hire training to normal plant operation• Directed diverse startup team for a challenging five week startup period – Defined needs, goals and approach• Developed Operations and Logistics systems including execution, communication, reporting and projection• Successfully and safely achieved on-test production within aggressive 16 day window

Develop and manage portfolios of projects at two chemicals sites. Produce business cases and project estimates for use in project approval docomentation.

Duties include managing small capital projects, conducting process studies and design work, mostly geared towards optimization.

Managed ~$70MM budget for 7 chemical plants. Developed overall capital process, including approval, budgeting and auditing.

Managed small projects ($10,000-$200,000) in a chemical plant. Duties included design, approval and management of construction.