Directed operations of flour mill producing 4,000,000 CWT’s per year. Trained and developed staff. Initiated and maintained outstanding interdepartmental and commercial relationships with plant personnel and customers. Optimized yields, capacity, and product quality in accordance with budgetary parameters. Ensured capital expenditures completed within scope, on time, and budget. Managed three milling units, grain elevator, and multiple packaging lines ensuring production goals and customer orders met. • Improved safety program reducing recordable injures from five in 2015 to zero in last 18 months. • Received 100% compliance from FDA, EPA, and state inspections. Received A+ results on all customer audits. • Developed preventative maintenance program reducing unscheduled downtime by 47% during three-year period. • Oversaw improvement of process yield by 4% and increased production capacity by 7%. • Reduced plant expenses by 8% from 2015 until 2019. • Managed $1,100,0000 project replacing all roll stands on one milling unit resulting in increased capacity and improved yield.

Led operations of brand new $268,000,000 ethanol plant producing 88,000,000 gallon per year. Managed health and safety, regulatory compliance, training, and staffing. Directed P&L accountability for $8,000,000 annual budget. Established inventory control system for all parts and components to ensure appropriate level of spares.• Oversaw all construction for start-up operation. Coordinated all operations-related construction activities with contractor resulting in plant opening one month ahead of schedule.• Ensured operations for receiving raw materials, inventory controls, and all aspects of shipping customer orders on timely and cost-effective basis.• Developed and implemented plant-wide safety and environmental program. Identified job hazard analysis resulting in zero lost time accidents in two years. • Created rail loop to hold 300 railroad cars transporting incoming raw materials and finished products. Developed rail management safety program and trained specific individuals to drive locomotive resulting in zero accidents within two year timeframe.• Received 100% compliance from EPA and state inspections managing all aspects of environmental permits for air and water.• Identified new conveyor problem resulting in loss of production time. Created management and vendor team to resolve breakdown issues resulting in replacement of conveyor reducing downtime.

Managed two radiopharmaceutical production departments with 11 direct reports and 85 technical reports. Directed seven independent production lines (including Terminally Sterilized, Grade A - Aseptic Manufacturing, and Grade-D Capsule and Fill Solution Manufacturing) with total sales of several million dollars annually. Realized operational savings of $5,000,000 per year by steering generator project with two black belt candidates and working with team to evaluate data. Ensured production runs completed timely by implementing new shift schedules for staff. Upgraded reliability of production line to ensure FDA compliance.