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Naples, Florida, United States

Founder and Principal. Elevating organizations and individuals to create competitive advantage through training courses, coaching and advisory guidance.

Naples, Florida, United States

Managing the junction of people and processes for break out results. General management consulting with a process improvement focus improving operations across multiple disciplines - from the factory floor to corporate headquarters.• Engagements spanning industry verticals from consumer packaged goods to B2B engineered materials. Trusted advisor from strategy formulation through tactical execution.

Winston-Salem, Nc

Since 1930, Dewey’s Bakery has had the privilege of offering customers deliciously sweet and savory treats that reflect the local flavors we love. Our bakery has become a beloved part of our hometown of Winston-Salem, NCChief Operating Officer• Implemented a Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and a stage gate product development process on consulting basis, resulting in being recruited to join the company as COO. • Rolled out branded cookies and crackers nationally during this tenure. Deep consumer packaged goods expertise accelerated the transition from a private label/contract manufacturer to a branded product manufacturer and marketer.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

The Hershey Company is an industry-leading snacks company headquartered in Hershey, Pa. Hershey has approximately 17,000 employees around the world and more than 90 brands that drive more than $8 billion in annual revenues.• Reported to SVP of supply chain; directly led global (U.S., Mexico, Brazil, India, China, Canada), a team of over 225 executives. Brought discipline to capital planning & administration for technical solutions functions.• Applied Lean principles and financial rigor to capital planning process to assure comprehensive evaluation of each project’s enterprise wide impact. Increased number of annual projects by 30% through improved capital planning forecast accuracy.• Led packaging development team to fully-scrutinize every facet of packaging process to achieve $25M in savings on $350M category. Enabled increased on-shelf item count while achieving 7% savings on packaging (175% of target).• Managed environmental impact of closure and subsequent sale and/or repurposing of plant facilities/brownfield sites (10 worldwide – eight plants and two warehouses). Partnered with community and regulators on demolition and environmental remediation of 1.9MM square foot facility.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

• Managed end-to-end manufacturing in union and non-union facilities for select US and all international plants (Mexico, Brazil, India, China, Canada) utilizing diverse conversion and packaging technologies such as Chocolate making and finishing, Sugar Confections, Mints, and Aseptic Beverages.• Implemented statistical process control program in India production facilities that increased product yield and reduced packaging waste to yield net gain of 200 basis points in standard cost of goods.• Promoted international exchange of best practices between plants in IN and MX. Delivered increased yield/reduced cost of goods in India (which increased competitiveness for bids/ co-manufacturing opportunities) and bundled negotiations to reduce cost of packaging materials in Mexico.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

• Managed Hershey’s Global Supply Chain Transformation (largest, most complex project in company history) that managed capital expenditures of $300MM and yielded $193MM in annual run rate savings.• Created global operations strategy group and implemented new capital planning analysis process to optimize annual spend. Implemented new product sourcing strategy balancing capital expenditures with return on invested capital goals.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Vice President – Customer Service, Planning, and Logistics, (2005-2006)Sr. Director – Category Management, Trade Planning, and Customer Marketing, (2004-2005)Category Development: Director, (2001-2004) / Category Management Development, (1997-2001)

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), International Business

Bs, Business Administration