• • Led plant to #1 productivity ranking in North America while generating $340 MM gross revenue• Site Lead for Continuous Improvement & Integrated Lean Six Sigma (TPM)• Created additional capacity within bakery while leading Innovation and Initiatives Management Pillar to acquire new product line to bakery• Responsible for directing activities of all pillar leads for the plant to increase employee capabilities• Develops plant strategy for Lean Six Sigma methodologies targeting $20 MM reduction in plant controllable costs• Manages work process to align capacity to demand (C:D) ratio for plant integrated supply chain using monthly & annual forecasts via Integrated Business Plan (IBP) model • Create plant improvement roadmap and assign work plans to Plant Leadership Team • Directly manages team of Continuous Improvement Engineers & Loss Elimination Lead• Achieved company Gold Award for Model Line Global Efficiency above 85% for three consecutive months

• Responsible for managing and facilitating the Continuous Improvement Process through employee involvement, Process Operating guidelines, problem solving groups and HQ trial management. • Provide recommendations for improvement consistent with Kraft and Beverage strategic goals and objectives • Plant Champion for Lean Six Sigma & plant capability building• Led cross functional end to end project focusing on supplier optimization that reduced costs by 5% ($23 MM)• Developed project pipeline to deliver plant productivity targets• Tracked and reviewed improvement projects weekly with Plant Manager and twice-monthly with Continuous Improvement Director• Support HR Manager to develop talent pipeline• Managed, coached and mentored CI Engineers• Deployed effective Lean foundation elements TPM, standard work, job certification, etc• Supported plant to effectively conduct QCDSM meetings, ensure appropriate use of metrics and data to drive continuous improvement

• Coached Production Supervisors on how to reduce process variation and increase employee engagement• Lead Engineer for multiple Lean Six Sigma projects designed to drive productivity savings within plant• Engaged operational personnel in all phases of improvement efforts which include the following: Value Stream Mapping, DMAIC projects, Standard Work, Line Balancing, Statistical Process Control, Reliability Centered Maintenance and Root Cause Failure Analysis• Responsible for developing improvement initiatives to provide process stability• Provided plant personnel with Lean Six Sigma training, statistical analysis, and best practice techniques• Directly managed CI Coordinator personnel on implementing Lean Six Sigma projects and sustaining improvement projects, and served as a mentor for Green Belt projects

• Grew Midwest and Southwest territory by 15.3% obtaining $80 million in gross revenue through OEM & Distributor outlets• Responsible for developing strategies to increase division sales and profits through product development, competitor and market analysis, training, managing target accounts, and strategic pricing• Established long range sales forecasts, and conduct market share evaluations based on current market conditions• Lead new product development teams in Germany to create products for emerging markets in United States• Developed short & long-term pricing strategies for OEM and distributor accounts• Project Manager for all customer focused Six Sigma projects

• Performed Regional Application Engineering duties in addition to Territory Manager duties while achieving a $533K (7%) increase in sales • Accountable for executing assigned sales goals and sales plans within a designated sales territory in addition to securing and maintaining distribution of products and effective customer agreements• Managed 52 Sales Managers at 10 different distributor locations to a $2.2M (14%) increase in sales• Increased revenue by prioritizing the opportunities on an account-by-account basis to obtain optimum sales and margin results• Enabled distributors to gain new business opportunities and increase margin using rebate pricing strategies

• Provided superior training and customer service to entire region (8 states) on all division products• Responsible for field applications, system design, and customer product development/enhancement• Developed and initiated product sales plans relating to pricing, life cycle and forecasting• Assisted territory and regional managers in adapting current and new products to customer need and satisfaction

• Developed, identified, and communicated product specifications to suppliers• Coordinated and participated in the design, engineering, and technical aspects of developing accessories• Interfaced with suppliers on quality concerns, and evaluate the level of supplier performance based on quality specifications

Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems• Directly supervised over 15 UAW employees operating 40 industrial machines• Created cross training matrix to optimize operator skill requirements• Managed production schedule of over 60,000 parts per shift • Responsible for $11.2 million dollars in revenue of monthly plant budget

Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems East• Scheduled production for plant based on customer demand• Enhanced production manifest system to identify quality concerns• Created Microsoft Access Database to provide scheduling and visual pull controls for plant• Facilitated training workshops on level scheduling, database management, and material delivery

Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems West• Developed better cell design for industrial operations • Scheduled work responsibilities for skilled trade employees • Facilitated kaizen motion techniques to improve operator productivity• Created value stream maps to identify waste involved in plant’s manufacturing process

Responsible for building Access database to manage all rental equipment for GM Service Parts Operations worldwide