Gary Fitzgerald Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Southern New Hampshire And Boston North

Providing expertise and advice in new products program management and manufacturing operations to include:-Implementation Team Leadership and Planning-Risk Analysis, Mitigation and Communication-Budgeting and Cost Control-Establishing Supply Chain -Management of Launch BuildMy experience is in the Consumer Products Industry. I am available on a consulting.

South Boston, MA

• I was responsible to direct cross functional, multi-national technical and commercial teams to successfully launch new male premium blade and razor products globally, including the Fusion/ProGlide family Billion Dollar.
• Achieved product launch commitments through leadership of cross-functional, global teams
• Ensured product performance & cost objectives were met along with accelerated timing
• Managed program risks through mitigation strategies and timely decision-making
• Established manufacturing and supply chain strategy to include selection of Gillette factories, as well as vendor supply
• Oversaw product and package design schedule and testing plan, to ensure consumer acceptance and support of product claims.

Devens, MA

Packaging CenterResponsible to manage North American packaging operations using a third party contractor to package Gillette cartridges and razors. Improved outgoing quality through root cause analysis.Improved equipment efficiency through upgraded maintenance, loss analysis, measurement, and guidance of third party management - improving capacity and.

South Boston, MA

Gillette Blade & Razor Program ManagementResponsible to launch major new Blade & Razor products globally bringing business results exceeding $50MM Net Present Value.Installed in excess of $300MM in cartridge and razor capacity into Gillette factories worldwideManaged company resources across functions including product and package design, equipment.

Gillette South Boston Manufacturing Center

Managed an organization of over 1,000 employees responsible to produce annually over two Billion of the most profitable cartridges & disposable razors, as well as the global supply of all systems razors. Successfully launched two of P&G's Billion Dollar Brands - Mach 3 and Venus.I was leading this large assembly operation operating on a 24X7 schedule.

Managed the South Boston Facilities Operation including the Facilities Engineers, the Tradesmen and the Power Plant. Results included energy conservation cost reductions, capital improvements, and production equipment relocations for capacity and cost improvement.

Managed Gillette filling operations which produce aerosol, bottled and stick/solid products.

Managed the Andover Facilities Operation including the Tradesmen, Power Plant, and Machine Shop. Managed facility environmental compliance and plant safety systems; including special hydrocarbon monitoring, ventilation and alarm systems

Masters, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Industrial Engineering