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Collierville, TN, US

Lead an Agro-Chemical manufacturing operation.Accountable for the overall operation, compliance, safety and BU P&L.

Collierville, TN, US

Foster an support our safety culture which is a key value of our company. Lead and provide Technical Services to the Chemical Manufacturing Operation including but not limited to Reliability, Maintenance, Continuous Improvement and Capital Management.

Parsippany, New Jersey, US

• Responsible for hiring, training and coaching the maintenance department employees.
• Member of the collective bargaining team representing the company in the contract negotiations with the labor union.
• Responsible for the overall compliance of all EHS policies for all maintenance employees.
• Champion for the site Hazardous, Hot, Confined Space and Elevated work permits.
• Manage the Maintenance Department and Production Department personnel
• Financial accountability for 4MM maintenance and spending budget for the facility.

Spartanburg, South Carolina, US

• Build, recruited and managed a successful team of technical professionals to drive the Engineering Services Department including but not limited to mechanical, electrical and process control reliability.
• Managed the ES Team that includes Project Managers, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Environmental Engineers.
• Weekly payroll for hourly employees.
• Accountable for the overall safety of all ES Associates including but not limited to trainings, proper use of PPE, OSHA compliance, company policies, safe work practices, safety devices and Fire and Emergency response.
• Financial accountability for 7.2MM budget, 5.8MM capital projects, 1.5MM extraordinary maintenance expenditures.
• Accountable for contractor’s overall performance including but not limited to safety, performance and financials.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Performance management including performance reviews and coaching of the Maintenance Organization.
• Responsible for hourly employees weekly payroll.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Accountable for EHS programs for assigned areas and overall department employees safety performance.
• Managed the Buildings and Grounds team. Accountable for $1.5MM operational and 2+MM capital budget.
• “HIRA for Reliability” Champion. Lead EHS incidents, accidents, near misses and CATPO investigations.
• Contract performance management for recurrent service providers including evaluation entries into ISNetworld®.
• Managed the maintenance planning and execution for the paper machines, pulp process and power generation.
• Identified skills gap among maintenance mechanics and developed plans to increase workforce capabilities.

Satellite Beach, Florida, US

• Temporary position as Plant Manager in a concrete products manufacturer in Texas.
• Maintenance and Reliability Management for extrusion and fabrication in Atlanta Metro Area.
• Implemented EAM platform to manage the facilities maintenance and work management for Vestas Wind Systems.
• Provided consulting in talent acquisition, conflict resolution and organizational restructuring.
• Full cycle talent recruiting and compensation for different customers.
• Organizational cultures turn around by means of analyzing organizational behaviors and conflicts resolutions.

London, England, GB

• Promoted and enforced all company policies related to Health, Safety, Security and Environment.
• Provided FE services to 10 pipeline stations (tank farms) and 9 logistics terminals (loading terminals) in OH and KY.
• Led in Root Cause Failure Analysis related to incidents such as spills and equipment catastrophic failures.

• Accountable for plant wide EHS programs, P&L, environmental compliance, safety indicators and business KPI’s.
• Oversaw all the Industrial Manufacturing Operations of a 250+ labor union, 200+ non-labor union and 15 salaried direct reports.
• Designed and led the training process for the Maintenance, Manufacturing and Project Engineers. Developed the skills matrix for electricians and mechanics according to the industrial manufacturing equipment and process.
• Selected and recruited highly qualified personnel such as engineers, project managers, mechanics and electricians.
• Evaluated plant efficiency against operational budget, reducing man-hours overtime from 15% to 8%.
• Directed and achieved plant certifications including excellence in equipment maintenance and reliability.

Recruiting And Talent Acquisition

Project Management & Lean Six Sigma

Masters Degree, Mba-Mem

Bacherlors Degree, Mechanical Engineering