Land Development and home construction under Serene Custom Homes (serenecustom.com)

Project Engineering Manager; Capital project team management, Manufacturing Support.Championed new culture in process development, specification and documentation. Developed the project team, managed trials and supplier resourcing, sight selection and cross functional coordination. Provided technical and management support to multiple manufacturing operations.

Venture Consulting and management in manufacturing, construction and business management.

Initiated and managed capital projects from concept to startup for new product introductions and the manufacturing automation of a FDA regulated health care product manufacturing facility including engineering studies, cost appropriation, engineering, procurement, construction, training, regulatory documentation, startup and PM planning.Also supported the cross functional teams in operation management, cost and safety improvement initiatives.

Coordinated, designed and developed implementation plans for the new and upgrade projects. Supervised engineering, construction, installation, checkout, training and start-up as well as training and manufacturing support. Examples include;Initiated and lead a multimillion dollar conversion project in LaGrange Georgia to produce nonwoven health care elastomeric textiles on and unused product line.Senior project engineer in a multimillion dollar capacity expansion in a Huggies Baby Wipes production line; Initiated an alternative management approach to a cost wise budget for the startup of a new Huggies Baby Wipes production facility in Maumelle Arkansas. Completed early and 20% under budget by innovative planning and cross functional team involvement.Offered alternative approach to manufacturing teams to reduce downtime and executed projects at multiple locations to improve, safety, productivity and cost.

Provided leadership to teams of engineers, scientists and technicians in facilitating the corporate cross functional R&D initiatives for new product development and process definition in health care and nonwoven products.

24-7 plant engineering support in the production facility while initiating and implementing safety, cost and productivity improvement projects.