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Mansfield, Ma, Us

Kolding, South Denmark, Dk

Deployed in the U.S., Guatemala, Italy, Spain, Bahrain and the Caucasus to develop local capabilities in support of broader deployment of TWI Job Instruction and Job Relations Manufacturing Training and Certification programs.

Wayne, Pa, Us

Driving global standardization of production processes, quality/lab methods, skills training and best practice sharing. Introduced and nurtured the adoption of TWI Job Instruction and Job Relations methodologies to leverage standard work, the Management Operating System (MOS) and to drive global alignment across 6 disparate business units and periodic acquisitions.* Developed apprenticeship programs to facilitate onboarding, skill dvlpmt., engagement & retention.* Developed Process Safety Mgmnt. programs to meet OSHA and EPA requirements for HAZMAT.* Developed process standards to support new process/equipment startups and asset transfers.* Delivered TWI training & follow-ups around the world (i.e., U.S., Europe, Latin America, India, China).* Support loss reduction, process improvements, data based decisions, and drive cost out.* Drove development/improvement of work standards, HACCP plans and cGMPs to meet SQF, ISO 9001, ISO 15378, and ISO 13485 and other regulatory standards.

Evansville, In, Us

Member of the senior management team reporting directly to the VP/General Manager. Charged with developing and maintaining a quality and continuous improvement culture across the Business Unit as well as a robust QMS to ensure all products manufactured meet or exceed customer specifications and achieve superior quality and reliability levels. Lead an organization comprised of approximately 15 individuals, including Quality Engineers, Quality Technicians, and Quality Inspectors.

Vienna, Vienna, At

Responsible for leading the corporate team responsible for developing, integrating, and deploying the TPM / Lean based Coveris Performance System (CPS) across global business units of the Coveris group. Includes CPS master planning, steering, education, expectation setting, accountability, US pilots, and international expansion to U.K. and Europe.

Vienna, Vienna, At

Designed and conducted diagnostic assessment to define baseline and determine future needs and priorities of 21 manufacturing plants in North America and Europe. Implemented 20 Keys maturity model as holistic improvement framework and common language for all manufacturing plants. Introduced Policy Deployment via X matrix and bowling charts to chief executive officer and coached adoption of Hoshin Planning to executive team/functional leaders/plant managers and direct reports. Coordinated bench-marking visits to showcase plants including Milliken in Johnston, South Carolina, BMW, Brady ID Worldwide, and Danaher.Developed and curated SharePoint knowledge management dB including CPS pillars and best practice sharing, Black Belt and Green Belt curriculums, GFSI Food safety content, 20 Keys toolbox, and reporting files (internal, 2nd/3rd party audit reports). Standardized key elements of Daily Management System complete with templates, training, and examples of each element. Coordinated and coached HACCP plan standardization for all network plants serving the food industry.

Coordinated all Black Belt, Green Belt, Yellow Belt and White belt division training. Monitored progress towards all certifications and provided coaching and support to meet objectives. Shared instructor workload and coordinated with other business groups to deliver local and wave based training. Piloted application of TWI Job Instruction Training on two critical tasks in extrusion process, resulting in $300,000 per year waste reduction and driving adoption of JI as the workforce development standard across all divisions. Recognized as the driving force behind the contemporary reintroduction of TWI in the North American packaging industry (adoption continues to spread to industry competitors).• Led deployment of Lean Six Sigma, manufacturing excellence basics and best practice sharing with business unit, as well as benchmark BU with other BU's.• Ensured alignment of continuous improvement process with company’s integrated management system.• Worked with corporate leadership team, manufacturing plant management and hourly employees.• Handled project selection for various entities and conceptual work while communicating progress on continuous improvement deployment for BU. Supported BUs and primary business functions by challenging status quo and creating strategic change while sharing best practices across organization.

Solved complex business problems to generate EVA or improve EHS performance.• Implemented programmatic customer visits to clearly identify structural and surgical countermeasures to a $40MM/yr. customer defection problem. Project credited with winning back a $22 MM CPG account and providing focused improvements to improve net promoter score.• Developed OSHA approved industry standard for knife safety which has been adopted by the world’s leading safety knife company and hundreds of manufacturing plants around the world. Dramatic project results led to winning Alcan’s 2007 Presidential award (Nathanael V. Davis award). $463k annual EVA benefits from waste reduction in addition to dramatic decrease in recordable case rate.

Managed technical interaction with global Kraft Foods entities, translated VOC, supported strategic supplier relationship, prioritized opportunities for research/development concept development and created relationships between technologists. Established access to and relationships with marketing, product development and future innovation groups previously inaccessible to global account team. Received company award coveted strategic supplier status.

B.S., Packaging

Masters Of Business Administration, Marketing And International Business