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Fort Worth, Texas, US

Fort Worth, Texas, US

Experienced in leading the implementation of projects delivering effective solutions for complex problems across the business enterprise with specific expertise in Operations and Manufacturing.

• Partner and operator of a business involving a working horse ranch, customer oriented trail rides, and aggregates business.
• 25% increase in revenue
• 10% improvement in customer review metrics
• 70% reduction in customer complaints
• Restructured corporate structure and status
• Improved profitability through customer programs, discount program, payment processing optimization, and merchandising

St. Paul, MN, US

• Leading Operations for a 115-year-old family-owned company suppling niche products to the food service industry with multiple manufacturing locations and primary distribution in US and Canada.
• Managed Covid response through 90% demand loss to 125%+ demand resurgence
• 20% reduction in working capital
• Led and supported product development and launch activities
• Developed new forward looking enterprise management processes

Wilmington, DE, US

• FilmTec Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont. Ownership formally transferred during the DowDuPont merger from Dow to DuPont in April 2019. Globally recognized water-separation and purification solutions with.
• 75% injury reduction over previous year
• +/- 2% accuracy forecasting controllable budget
• Yield improvements of $1.0 MM sustained annual cost savings
• Critical path asset utilization improvement of 8%
• Optimized production and staffing scheduling providing 10%+ increase in productivity

Midland, Michigan, US

• FilmTec Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. Globally recognized water-separation and purification solutions with an unsurpassed reputation for consistent, reliable, and long-lasting.
• Injury free performance at 550+ days and 50% total reduction in injuries over 3 years vs baseline
• $2.2 MM annual cost savings through yield improvements
• 7% productivity improvement with direct impact to production output
• Record volume and EBITDA during 2015 business cycle
• Led through 2016 down cycle without layoffs, $2MM savings, and 30% contractor cost savings by realizing creative resource utilization across the site/business

Midland, Michigan, US

• Existing Asset Relocation and New Work Area SetupAssembled a team of 10+ members and managed an accelerated time sensitive project involving the setup of a new work facility, relocation of existing assets, and starting.
• Planned and scheduled project timelines and milestones while managing project deliverables
• Delivered the assets ahead of the aggressive timeline and on budget to support $50MM annual revenue increase
• Setup new work area and commissioned/qualified assets after relocation
• Developed and implemented the training plan to ensure a successful startup on all shifts

Midland, Michigan, US

• Residential RO Element Automated ManufacturingLeading a diverse team of approximately 30 members to continuously operate 1st generation sophisticated automated equipment for the high speed manufacture of residential RO.
• Designed and deployed a plan to utilize idle equipment providing a 300% capacity gain with 0% labor increase
• Employed Six Sigma tools to produce a 40% increase in machine uptime and 20% increase in product yield
• Developed new products with improved customer quality traits that are capable of high capacity production
• Established metrics and tools for measuring production performance and improvement in the new process
• Implemented and sustained safety management programs resulting in zero recordable or significant incidents

Midland, Michigan, US

• Residential and Small Diameter RO Element ManufacturingManufacturing engineer supporting three distinct yet interrelated RO element product lines staffed by more than 60 team members and composed of more than forty.
• Reorganized manufacturing layout using lean concepts for product line to support Six Sigma process cycle time reduction of 50%
• Achieved and sustained a 12% increase of residential production to meet demand and lower customer lead times
• Achieved a 50% capacity increase on small element product line to meet sales and marketing requests

Midland, Michigan, US

• First Generation Production Line Design and ImplementationKey team member of $20MM project during the final stages of design and ground-up commencement of 1st generation sophisticated automated equipment for the high.
• Manufacturing representative during machine design reviews evaluating designs vs. the business team’s criteria
• Element cutting team leader during re-design and optimization with machine contractor which eliminated critical defects
• Technician training leader and startup leader delivering a successful and empowered startup on all shifts
• Issue resolution team leader during onsite machine debug and runoff performed with the machine builders

Midland, Michigan, US

• Water and Process Solutions: Reverse Osmosis Edina, MN Mar 2006 to Aug 2006
• Growth Group Project Manager and Improvement Intern
• Redesigned labeling process for 20% reduction in cycle time to eliminate production bottleneck
• Automated packaging system startup, troubleshooting, and optimization
• Eliminated $200k of annual losses per manufacturing cell resulting from process defectAutomotive Glass Bonding Hillsdale, MI Sep 2005 to Dec 2005
• Project Manager and Plant Engineering Intern