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Louisville, Ky, Us

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Evansville, In, Us

$300M+ food processing and packaging company, 2022- P&L responsibility for streamlining operations at primary manufacturing plant and facilitating startup of 2 new production lines.- Assessed management team and line personnel, working with HR to recruit and retain critical new hires.- Evaluated operations, establishing new KPIs, reporting systems, meeting schedules and continuous improvement plan.

Austin, In, Us

$600M+ privately held, private label food and beverage manufacturer. Introduced Lean/TPM strategies to turnaround 1K-employee, 24/7 manufacturing facility. Managed $500M P&L.- Ushered organization through COVID crisis; fostered morale, implemented social distancing initiatives, led training and overcame staffing shortages, achieving performance and financial goals despite significantly increased demand of 100%.- Leveraged Thrive’s MES Downtime Tracking System to monitor and capture actionable data insights.- Formed and oversaw Steering Committee and Performance Boards, initiating daily and weekly meetings to strengthen cross-company communications and collaboration as well as KPI attainment and production planning.- Worked with Senior VP of Sales, Senior VP of Ops and R&D on business development initiatives; provided sales support, input on new products, escalation resolution, top customer care and counsel on production capacity expansions.

Oak Brook, Illinois, Us

TREEHOUSE FOODS (acquired ConAgra Foods in ‘16), Manager, Plant Engineering, Fortune 1000 grocery producer, 2012-2018Recruited to renew engineering and maintenance for 200K sq.ft. manufacturing facility generating $600M annually through 600+ SKUs for leading retailers: Costco, Walmart, Kirkland and Loft House. Oversaw $6M maintenance and $8M capital budgets.- Streamlined operations through TPM/Lean and CMMS, implementing best practices across all functional areas.- Managed all systems and processes for anhydrous ammonia including PSM, RMP, PHA and OPS (TPM) Planned Maintenance and Early Maintenance activities, optimizing reliability, safety, compliance and quality.- Co-championed acquisition and startup of new ammonia freezer, saving $8M to generate 100% 4-year ROI.- Secured organization’s 1st Energy Star rating through superior efficiency, energy reductions and environmental protections; personally awarded corporate’s Bronze Founder’s award for leadership, dedication and performance.- Implemented competitive bid processes, cost-effectively acquiring multiple capital equipment assets.- Utilized Autonomous Maintenance Development, emphasizing proactive machine upkeep by operators.

Bertrange, Lu

CSM BAKERY SOLUTIONS, Operations Manager/Plant Director, ’10-’12, global leader in bakery, products and services, 2009-2012Promoted to Operations Manager, overseeing 600 employees in $300M facility; in 2011 assumed Plant Manager responsibilities.- Planned and executed plant’s 1st MRP system (OLX), generating gains in performance, quality, safety and profitability.- Drove cross-company collaboration and efficiency through regular meetings; worked with the sales team on new products.- Rationalized sanitation operations, significantly decreasing labor requirements while maintaining service levels.

Bertrange, Lu

Drove turnaround engineering and maintenance operations at Atlanta location while simultaneously acting as interim Engineering & Maintenance Manager and Team Captain of Maintenance Best Practice Initiative at the Houston facility.- Leveraged TPM, Kaizen and 5S to enhance reliability, safety, environmental compliance and quality; saved $389K, cut labor/MRO costs $205K in the 1st year and increased OEE 11% (reduced breakdowns 71%, increased MTBF 90.8%).- Played leadership role in securing the facility’s 1st BRC certification with an “A” rating.- Headed multiple restructuring initiatives at the Houston location; implemented 5S, KPIs, skill matrix and associate evaluations; recruited/coached Maintenance Manager; reduced overtime 100% and breakdowns 60%; mentored site supervisors.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

UNILEVER FOODS SOLUTIONS, TPM/Maintenance Manager, ’08-’09, $500M+Global 500 subsidiary, 1985-2009Maintained production equipment, facilities and utilities through 55 skilled trades personnel. Established Hazmat Team and PSM program; co-authored the Emergency Response Plan; led North America TPM Facilitator course, upskilling 40+ colleagues. Cut costs $700K via MRO, energy conservation and outsourcing; key role in Bertolli product launch and ammonia system design and startup.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Corporate SAP Project Vital Team Member,’06-‘07Appointed by SVP to 150-member corporate SAP team to standardize and align business processes/systems for the food and personal health businesses across 26 plants; personally audited 350+ SAP transactions; directed SAP launch and corporate training at 4 plants.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Logistics & Distribution Center Manager, ’04-‘06Led/managed 250K sq.ft. logistics and distribution center for $1B Unilever manufacturing site. Introduced Lean Logistics, CHEP pallet inventory control, shipper efficiency program and multiple Kaizen projects, saving $1.1M. Attained world-class case fill and customer service status, with 99.5%+ ratings.

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Prior Unilever positions: Production Manager; Maintenance Manager/Engineer; Project Manager/Engineer; Plant Industrial Controls Supervisor; Senior Electronic Instrumentation & Controls Technician. General Electric, Electronic Engineering Technician.

Bachelor, Business And Technology Concentration

Associate’S Degree, Electronic Engineering Technology

Mba Studies