- Lead two high-impact teams (8 direct reports) with $300+ million spend: Global Contract Manufacturing and Global Procurement Packaging, Industrial Gas, and Distributor Chemicals- Leverage expertise across contract manufacturing, cross-function problem solving, purchasing, negotiation and business strategy to consistently exceed business KPIs.

-Responsible for the managing the Global Contract Manufacturing team ( 3 employees / $150 million in spend) and the North American site procurement team (3 employees / $35 million in spend) -Reducing contract manufacturing supplier network complexity, generating cost savings & leveraging internal manufacturing capabilities through multiple regional supplier consolidation projects, successfully reducing formulations, packaging and grinding suppliers by 50% while reducing labor costs by 20%.-Facilitated the development of a new China independent supply chain in India for biocide actives used in formulated products around the globe. -Maximized output of Hygiene products via current toller network to meet global demand spike caused by Covid-19 resulting in $50 million in additional sales

- Responsible for strategic management of $90 million in spend ($60 million commodity chemical/ $30 million distribution)- Developed and implemented global strategies for six material categories focusing on supply security and risk management, resulting in no raw material-related plant shutdowns in the last 18 months.

- Saved $1.9 million transforming how Lonza handles its $36 million tail-end spend by developing and implementing a strategy for the plant Operational Purchasing Team focusing on supplier consolidation, risk reduction and cost savings. - Delivered $7.8 million in cost savings through strategic negotiation with suppliers, leveraging competitive situations, and sourcing foreign materials.

Manage daily and mid-term functions relating to driving profitability, cash flow, and growth of the Alumina and Metal Extraction Process (MEP) businesses, for a combined portfolio of nearly $200 million.-Lead major global inventory reduction project of already optimized supply chains, resulting in a 5% reduction across businesses.-Lead the introduction of new products to existing product lines, determine the supply/logistics plan, and facilitate cross-GBU tracking of sales and profits.-Optimize global production and sourcing strategy for products and manage capacity constraints on several critical assets.-Member of business strategy leadership team for MEP and Alumina

Purchasing / Negotiations- Primary purchasing contact for three production facilities (Spartanburg, Vernon and Pasadena). Managing supplier relationships, negotiate contracts, provide market intelligence and develop the overall purchasing strategy for $30-$40 million in raw material spend.- Lead cost savings initiatives resulted in $5.2 million in cost savings.- Mitigate sole source risk on $40 million of contribution margin through market research, improved purchasing plans and new source approvals.- Work closely with product management, business development and R&D to support new product development.

Production Engineer at Solvay’s largest batch production facility in North America, operating 28 reactors, with 100+ storage tanks and 300+ products. Focused on improve to the general operations of the facility with a focus on long term benefits. My responsibly range from benchmarking production operations and conducting root cause analyze to dealing with inventory management and production capacity issues.

Project Management- Coordinate multifunctional teams with sales, operations, purchasing, maintenance and the technical group to facilitate completion of $2.6MM in critical plant projects- Manage project scope development, budgeting, scheduling tracking, construction management and financial closures for multiple projects simultaneously.Financial Management & Procurement- Responsible for supplier and contractor approval, bidding and equipment selection for 20 projects.- Perform equipment and shop inspections for critical equipment and suppliers.Strategic Communications- Presented regularly to upper management on project selection, project scope and project financials like ROI/payback calculations.

Leadership- Reduced critical plant actions items from 40 to zero in six months, as the plant integrity team lead.- Lead mechanical improvement team to create a Best in Class lubrication program to reduce inventory, increased oil ISO rating and improved efficiency by 2% for savings of $30,000/yr.Operational Analysis- Identified potential areas for cost savings and initiated a boiler feed water treatment project at both West Coast facilities to lower operating and maintenance cost resulting in a savings of $120,000/yr.- Analyzed plant performance statistics and increased Mean Time to Failure of several critical pumps from 4 mouths to over 1 year.Notable Achievements- Selected as a speaker at Rhodia’s annual North American Maintenance conference.Plant Team Membership- Emergency Response Team- Mechanical Integrity Team Leader

- Determined the feasibility of installing E85 at up to 6 store locations- Conducted a parameter study on arbitraging product from PA to OH and VA- Debottlenecked the gasoline pumping system to achieve maximum flow rate - Analyzed store energy consumption (normalized for design and sales), identified high users and determined why they varied from the mean

- Initiated modifications to a heat activated, solenoid controlled, hot coke cooling system resulting in a 40% increase in conveyor belt life (savings of $35,000/yr)- Designed and oversaw the building of a mobile conveyor belt winder, resulting in immediate savings of $30,000 and yearly savings of $12,000- Coordinated and conducted several plant wide structural inspection projects