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• Direct daily operations to achieve safety, quality, and delivery goals, which contributed to >95% on-time delivery• Led reorganization of facility operations (die casting, CNC, powder coating, tool room, and maintenance) in two months’ time to prepare for incoming operations of a closed facility while maintaining uninterrupted production• Key leader in the successful relocation of global FRL product from Asia to U.S., including production and procurement of tooling to facilitate casting machining• Restructured production operations, resulting in greater operational efficiency and a 17% improvement in wages per sales

• Developed divisional strategy for the sourcing of castings, forgings, and machined parts to improve delivery, quality, and price performance resulting in more than $400k in annual savings• Reduced stock outs and shipping costs by dramatically improving delivery performance of Chinese casting suppliers through better communication and long–term planning, saving $300k annually• Saved more than $250k through projects that reduced supplier lead times and minimum order quantities, which lowered safety stock and inventory levels• Developed and implemented supplier risk evaluation process utilizing a cross-functional team to improve sourcing decisions and reduce risk for high-value projects• Successfully managed large sourcing and resourcing projects under significant time pressure and resource constraints to a favorable outcome while facilitating uninterrupted production• Conducted new product development activities with engineering team to improve products and reduce costs

• Identified opportunities for improvement of supplier evaluation and qualification process through research and interviews with client, suppliers, and industry experts• Developed comprehensive supplier evaluation tool with risk review timetable to provide greater insight into risks posed to client operations by each supplier• Recommended comprehensive supplier evaluation process to senior client staff based upon research and findings

• Identified over 15 frozen meal operational and design opportunities by analyzing interactions between manufacturing, product development and procurement• Created an operational and financial model to analyze recommended strategic goals and targets to maximize ConAgra’s saving opportunities• Recommended a strategic plan to the executive vice president to grow both the top and bottom line by reducing product design-to-market time, operating costs, and capital investment resulting in annual savings of $39MM• Designed and prototyped revolutionary tray holder for possible patent

• Led a training program that exceeded both internal and external compliance goals for safety and contributed to a decline in lost-time accidents• Trained more than 250 technical and managerial staff in best-in-class safety practices resulting in greater awareness of safe practices

• Built and repaired tooling utilizing CAD/CAM software and advanced machining techniques to minimize time to completion• Successfully bid against outside vendors to acquire work for the tool room as the departmental outsourcing representative generating savings of ~10 percent• Performed troubleshooting of industrial processes and tooling and developed cost effective solutions that minimized downtime• Trained apprentices in best-in-class practices including 3-D computer modeling and tooling construction• Successfully completed a rigorous die making apprenticeship consisting of 7424 hours of training and 32 credits hours of classes

• Developed a program to evaluate the hazards of non-production processes within the plant resulting in increased awareness and mitigation or elimination of existing hazards• Initiated a plant-wide program encompassing 1800 employees to improve the safety of non-production tasks and processes• Created a permanent record of process documentation for use by production and management employees