• Accountable and responsible for the consolidation of production operations, and commissioning of a food quality warehousing, manufacturing, and packaging facility to one building in Saskatoon, on time and budget.• Ensure seamless transition from an order fulfillment perspective between third party contract production to in-house production.• Responsible for sourcing a single facility with appropriate warehouse, manufacturing and packaging space to accommodate 5 – 10 year company growth plan.• Responsible for developing the operational layout and tenant improvements for a newly constructed facility to ensure they meet the structural and environmental requirements for certification as a safe food facility.• Direct and provide guidance to construction, mechanical and electrical contractors to ensure adequate utility supplies are available, and technical specifications are met during planning, construction, and commissioning.• Responsible for the decommissioning, crating, transporting and placement of company owned equipment from third party operational locations around the province to new facility. • Responsible for the installation and commissioning of newly purchased packaging and production line equipment including the coordination of on-site supplier startup scheduling.• Developed and implemented preventative maintenance program for all equipment within the facility. • Act in the capacity as plant manager for initial startup operation which included warehouse racking layout, sourcing and stocking initial consumable supplies and specifying and procuring various warehouse equipment.

• Responsible for the overall production, maintenance, warehousing, and transportation operations producing and delivering crop inputs to customers across western Canada. • Direct and supervise staff in the areas of warehousing, production, transportation, facility maintenance, and health and safety.• Provide operations with human resources functions including hiring, training, discipline, corrective action planning, and payroll.• Responsible and accountable for production and delivery of $70 million of crop inputs while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and on time deliveries.• Developed and implemented operational procedures and documentation based on Lean operation and critical control point theory.• Collaboratively led work process reviews and implemented continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, employee safety and cost control.• Assumed a lead role in the development and completion of many special projects contributing to the advancement of sales delivery efficiency.

• Responsible for the overall operation of a 450,000 square foot, 220 employee, technologically advanced food storage and distribution center. • Directly supervised management staff and technical support staff in the areas of warehousing, transportation, facility maintenance, and health and safety.• Responsible and accountable for developing annual facility budget, greater than $35 million, and meeting operating and capital expense targets.• Developed and implemented multifacility operational procedures and documentation based on corporate strategic plans in health and safety, diversity and inclusion, food safety, and site security.• Collaboratively led work process reviews and implemented continuous improvement initiatives to improve measured KPIs in safety, productivity, employee engagement and cost control.

• Provided operational direction, guidance, and assistance to 5 regional warehouses in the areas of productivity, service improvement initiatives, and safety in alignment with the strategic direction of logistics operations. • Created warehouse efficiency improvement strategies and tools and implemented in 5 warehouses. • Collaborated with internal and external customers in the development of service schedules considerate of customer and company needs. • Managed consolidated equipment purchasing program, which reduced cost to the company

• Responsible for overall daily operation of 30,000 square foot, 35 employee, fresh produce processing, packaging, and transfer facility. • Provided company project management during construction of green field office building.• Developed and implemented standardized quality assurance and processing programs, to ensure consistency of product evaluation and production.• Co-authored, implemented, and maintained Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point based risk assessment plan.

• Oversaw the daily maintenance operation, equipment and materials purchasing for the water and wastewater systems and associated programs.• Provided contract preparation, project engineering and management for infrastructure capital and maintenance projects.• Managed operation of City of Saskatoon Public Works Customer Service Center, Water and Sewer Connection location desk, Central Stores, and maintenance inventory.• Oversaw the work of civic and private contractors to ensure design, construction, and safety standards were met.