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Texas, United States

Bev-Hub is one of the fastest growing beverage manufacturing companies specializing in thermally processed low-acid beverages. Bev-Hub is a one-stop shop for all beverage co-packing requirements supporting canning, bottling, labeling, packaging, storing, shipping, and a variety of production options including flavor profile testing and retort production..

Houston, TX, US

• Dream Harvest was a start-up vertical farm growing fresh local produce and founded to address the increasing problems of food and resource waste through enhanced sustainable farming.
• Provided strategic leadership to design and support a $40M start-up facility
• Identified key issues, leveraged data, and focused on details to reduce engineering costs 20%
• Collaborated with key investors to raise an additional $5M in capital
• Implemented engineering and operational scorecards to track and drive 20% OEE improvements
• Championed building the Dream Harvest brand with focus on investors, customers, and employee stories

Oak Brook, Illinois, US

• An industry leading manufacturer and distributor of private label packaged foods and beverages.
• Provided tactical operational leadership to deliver end to end supply chain sustainable performance and competitive strategies for 17 snack and beverage manufacturing facilities.
• Managed an annual operating budget of $530M and capital expenses in excess of $37M.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• An industry leader in creating and producing plant-based products including plant milks, dairy free creamers, cold brew coffees, probiotic dairy free yogurts, and citrus juices.
• Implemented product, process, quality, safety, co-packing, packaging and supply chain improvements by observing and implementing standard procedures, scorecards, visual factors and building collaborative teams.
• Implemented strategic objectives to reduce waste 25%, improve OEE 10% and improved service 15%
• Integrated multiple disciplines and created a culture of problem solvers to support the elimination of excessive waste and variation to drive profitable growth.

Rotterdam, NL

• The world’s largest independent bottler of beverages for leading retailers and A-brands with production in Europe and North America.
• Led the total operation of six production facilities producing 130M cases.
• Managed an annual operating budget of $225M, capital expenses of $25M and supported 750 associates.
• Developed a strategic plan with HR support to reduce turnover 30%
• Planned, purchased, and implemented new technology improving productivity 10%.
• Improved safety and ensured diligent adherence to OSHA standards to reduce work related injuries 12%

Montreal, Quebec, CA

• A top ten dairy processor in the world that produces, markets, and distributes high quality dairy products including cheese, fluid milk, extended shelf-life milk, cream products, and cultured products.
• Led total operations of four production facilities producing 792M Nominal Units.
• Managed an annual operating budget of $600M, capital expenses of $15M and supported 525 employees.
• Responsible for all Continuous Improvement initiatives supporting ten facilities.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Directed six production facilities producing 115M cases. Managed an annual operating budget of $75M and supported 900 associates.
• Initiated 6S principles and Lean initiatives to eliminate waste
• Attracted, developed, and retained an incredibly talented and diverse workforce
• Transitioned from a Manufacturing business to supporting Total Supply Chain capabilities
• Certified six Plants in the CCE Quality Management Systems
• Improved Trade Quality Score 7%

Purchase, New York, US

Responsible for a 33MM case production facility with 5 lines of production and 200 employees. Managed an annual P&L of $23MM.

Purchase, New York, US

Responsible for directing and coordinating the implementation and monitoring of corporate Quality Control programs throughout 62 Pepsi-Cola facilities.

Purchase, New York, US

Responsible for coordinating corporate activities throughout three Dairy Farmers of America packaging and warehousing facilities supporting the implementation and production of Starbucks Frappuccino.