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Boston, Ma, Us

Waltham, Ma, Us

Responsible for Manufacturing and Supply Chain operations of a $300M Business Unit within Thermo Fisher Scientific's Chemical Analysis Division (CAD).

Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

Keurig Green Mountain is a $5B specialty coffee and coffeemaker company. Brought on to drive outsourced manufacturing operations for a new disruptive appliance technology and serve as the interface between R&D operations and contract manufacturers in Asia. Led Manufacturing Engineering design and testing, third party transfer, process validation and execution. • Prepared for and launched the new K2.0 technology platform. Ramped assembly lines across four contract manufacturing partner sites in less than four months while consistently exceeding production targets.• Led manufacturing operations that facilitated the introduction of Keurig Kold, a disruptive appliance for the single-serve, carbonated cold beverage market, with nine-figure revenue potential.• Enhanced the Company’s stage-gate process for new products and markedly improved manufacturing quality, • Created a “Productivity Playbook,” that detailed the Company’s Lean manufacturing and cost extraction initiatives which identified seven-figure savings in the first year.• Positioned the company to reduce production costs 10%. Led Project Management team that drove a suite of projects across 11 different quality initiatives,

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Blackberry is a $2B Canadian multinational telecommunication and wireless equipment company.Hired and deployed to Brazil to start up manufacturing operations and provide professional support for legal, tax and business processes across Latin America. Led partner/site qualification, capital equipment transfers, process validation and product development/launch. • Built strategic relationship with a contract manufacturing partner to integrate BlackBerry handset operations into their largest facility in South America. Implemented manufacturing agreement with business run rate valued at nine figures.• Launched five handheld consumer electronic devices, escalated production from start-up to several hundred thousand units per quarter.• Expanded distribution to five new markets direct from Brazil while reducing time to market by more than 80%.• Negotiated with high-profile government officials, including Minister of Industry of Argentina, to secure approval for BlackBerry handset assembly manufacturing operations in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.• Selected third-party contract manufacturer and directed the most successful startup in BlackBerry history, building several hundred thousand devices in first two months and delivering seven-figure incremental revenue.

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Recruited to develop contract manufacturing strategy with one of BlackBerry’s key outsourcing partners during a period of unprecedented growth. Led day-to-day operations, site/capacity validation, production planning, product introductions, quality, packaging, and distribution. • Delivered seven-figure operations savings. Assessed operations and exited two non-competitive sites in the US and the Czech Republic. • Facilitated the startup of a new operation in Monterrey, Mexico. Led production from start-up to more than a million units per month in less than 90 days. .

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Nokia is a $30B multinational communications and information technology company. Drove design and implementation of an “Engine” outsourcing strategy for the Americas. Identified contract manufacturing partners and led contract negotiations and business relationships.• Developed strategy to outsource production to sites in Mexico and Brazil. Collaborated with outsourcing partners to plan production flow to combat demand volatility.• Achieved cost parity with local Nokia factories, the only team globally to achieve this milestone.• Dramatically lowered manufacturing costs on a per unit basis. Rationalized manufacturing operations and consolidated outsourced sites to a single contract manufacturing partner.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Deployed to Brazil to improve the performance of a 250,000 square foot manufacturing center. Led total operations, infrastructure development, production planning, treasury and government relations. Directed 2,000+ employees and a nine-figure budget to support a nine-figure inventory and ten-figure sales.• Increased output fourfold, to more than quadruple revenue growth from nine to ten figures.• Transitioned Center from a Brazil-only operation to the tenth largest exporter in the country in < 18 months.• Recognized for leadership over a site named “Best Company to Work for” in the Manaus Free Trade Zone. Navigated team through a period of significant change, while holding employee churn to <5%.• Delivered eight-figure cost savings. Revamped organization structure and reengineered business and operational processes using Six Sigma methods while dramatically increasing production.• Led initiation and appointed to Board of Directors for Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia (INdT) a nonprofit research institute charged with research and development of mobile software and telecommunications technology.

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

Built, equipped and commissioned a greenfield manufacturing and distribution facility in Mexico. Led facility construction, infrastructure development, government/regulatory approvals, manufacturing operations, logistics, engineering, quality, HR and finance. Directed 2,000+ employees and an eight-figure operating and CAPEX budget. Represented Nokia with Mexican officials to achieve government/regulatory approvals and union certification.• Led development of 135,000 square foot manufacturing facility, producing the first shipment of batteries within six months.• Grew manufacturing operations from start-up to ten-figure revenue.• Outsourced lower technology products (battery and accessory manufacturing) to facilitate manufacturing of new, mobile phone products.

Gillingham, United Kingdom, Gb

* Pivotal leader during a pioneering change to the corporate manufacturing vision, acting as the key contributor in transferring product from Flint, Michigan to Reynosa, Mexico.* Led New Product Introduction (NPI) for automotive instrumentation products for the 300,000 sq. ft., 1,000 staff location.* Ramped production up driving significant unit cost savings, repeatedly attaining operational targets in production, cost, quality and delivery.* Analyzed returned material from the client, General Motors, conducting root cause analysis and implemented permanent corrective action.

Master Of Science (Ms), Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering