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Amsterdam, Ny, Us

Rosemont , Il, Us

Purchase, New York, Us

Led three manufacturing facilities with 955 associates producing twelve product platforms and accountability for safety, quality, service, cost, and organizational health. Drive continuous improvement in business objectives leveraging lean six sigma tools, best practice sharing, and employee engagement. Reduce operating expenses enabling brand investment. Develop and lead strategies to improve safety and manufacturing capability across all Quaker facilities. - Turned around manufacturing performance by re-directing culture from activity focus to results focus - Delivered 4.5% operating expense reductions annually, $7.4 million in 2013 productivity - Developed “We Care” strategy to drive safety ownership reducing lost-time injury frequency to 0.37- Improved quality 27% through technician engagement in evaluation processes and Kaizen events - Developed technology to launch a new product further leveraging existing assets - Built six division teams focused on productivity in key opportunity areas targeting $6 million in savings

Led service and distribution functions across the North division, including six business regions. My key responsibilities were developing and executing operating plans (cost, service, safety…) that delivered snack foods from the production floor to store shelves. Supported field operations leaders with national initiatives, product launches, promotional events, product planning, and leadership development. Collaborated with the division business team to develop go to market strategies and the division P&L. Developed my operations skills in warehousing, fleet, distribution, DOT regulations, and sales delivery routing. Directly supported the North Division Operations Vice President.- Developed future delivery strategies across each region optimizing distribution expense and real estate- Sponsored Lean Six Sigma team to improve delivery fuel usage- Changed national service metrics to improve perfect customer invoices- Unlocked national fleet flexibility by partnering with Sales to optimize regulatory processes- Supported top performing region all four years, Doolin Operational Excellence Award winners

Led service for sales, distribution facilities, delivery fleet, and sales change support for direct store delivery across three states.- Won two Sales Operations National Awards of Excellence for top overall business performance- Developed go-to-market strategies reducing distribution expenses

Oversaw direct operations of a high-volume baked and fried snack food plant including production of seven product platforms, planning, policy/procedure development and administration, development of 500 technicians, and corporate system compliance.- Increased production capacity by 40% with installation of a high-capacity tortilla chip line and a form-molded tortilla chip line- Managed compressible costs to 88% of prior year and improved key quality measures by 26%- Developed political and community ties for site tax annexation avoidance

Led a national cross-functional improvement team for baked product platforms driving quality, cost, and innovation.- Reduced line downtime 75% through equipment re-design and operating capability- Drove 20% ingredient efficiency improvement through specifications, supply, product re-design, and enhanced operating practices- Developed and executed national operating plans delivering $2 million in productivity annually

Led plant engineering function, including capital planning and execution, production and facility maintenance, and regulatory compliance.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)