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Eatontown, Nj, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

● Responsible for all aspects of a 250k sq ft medical cannabis grow and manufacturing facility with 350 direct and indirect reports and a 50k sq ft grow facility with 35 employees including production, safety, maintenance, quality, analytical lab, security, compliance, distribution, inventory, finance, and receiving● Implemented first centerline program for the company on pre-roll machine improving efficiency by 20%● Implemented finance and inventory routines aimed at ensuring accurate month end and quarterly financial reporting in compliance with SOX regulations● Implemented site safety committee to drive site OSHA compliance and reduce site safety risks through monthly risk assessments and follow up mitigation actions● Reduced Distribution Order Discrepancies by 93% from 2023 to 2024 through order picking SOP creation● Maintained site cGMP compliance with a score of 99 on annual audit● Created KPI cascade for facility ensuring departmental goals and objectives aligned with company strategy● Managed relationships with government regulatory agencies including handling quarterly DOH audits and managing accuracy and effectiveness of state Seed-to-Sale system (Biotrack)

Vevey, Ch

● Owned Coffee Department results including performance, cost, maintenance, quality, and staffing with 9 salaried direct reports and 55 indirect union employees with a $200M cost of production budget● Decreased coffee material usage variance by $1M YOY from 2021 to 2022 through green bean yield optimization ● Decreased foreign material rework downgrade costs by $900k from 2022 to 2023 through FMEA and GSTD methodologies● Established TPM training structure based on the 70-20-10 model increasing operator competency by 15%● Successfully negotiated Effects Bargaining with Teamsters Union saving 5% against budget (~$150,000)

Vevey, Ch

- Manage 6 supervisor direct reports and 113 indirect reports for the packaging, aseptic filling, and UHT processing departments of a $650mm budget facility- Establish, track, and action against daily, weekly, and monthly KPIs driving performance for the factory- Create and manage a strategic portfolio of process improvement projects to increase and sustain factory performance- Cultivate an autonomous and empowered workplace environment via TPM tools ensuring decision making power and expertise resides at the floor level by focusing heavily on engagement and competency building

Vevey, Ch

-Travel to factories around the world and manage the identification and execution of portfolio of improvement projects aligned with factory and business needs.-Manage a team of 10-15 direct reports with a total of 25-30 projects-Work with internal and external senior stakeholders in order to align project objectives with business requirements-Work with methodologies from TPM, Six Sigma, and Lean such as DMAIC, SMED, and CenterliningCurrent location: León, Mexico

Vevey, Ch

-Travel to factories for 5 months at a time in different countries leading and coaching improvement projects.-Utilize improvement methodologies such as DMAIC, SMED, and Centerlining in order to improve line efficiency and reduce material losses.-Provide training on improvement methodologies as well as implementation of standard routines to sustain both improvements and the cycle of identification and reduction of losses.-Project locations include Germany, England, Australia, and Peru.

Vevey, Ch

Production Supervisor – Mt. Sterling, KY - Responsible for coaching and development of 60 non-union employees - Report on KPIs during daily cross functional meetings in order to enlist and offer support - Use KPIs to drive continuous improvement by creating and updating SOPs and OPLs for three production lines on a weekly basis - Created spreadsheet that uses line capacity and product demand to determine mixes required for timely shut down to be used by all supervisors - Work closely with all departments to ensure requirements for production are available including staffing, materials, mechanical support, and sanitation support

Vevey, Ch

- Develop, manage, and track completion and effectiveness of Training program for the Freehold NUSA Beverage facility- Coordinate and perform internal audits to ensure compliance to various internationally accepted standards including ISO 14001, OSHAS 18000, ISO 22000, and FSSC 22000- Participate on Prerequisite Program team to conduct various PRP verifications to ensure PRPs are in place, enforced, and effective- Supervise and lead a 5 person filling line and handle issues such as scheduling, line KPI development and tracking, utilization of various problem solving techniques such as GSTD and DMAIC, and employee conflict management- Develop, manage, and track facility Recognition program to help build morale and sustain a healthy, happy work environment

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Us

Collect and analyze data for various projects dealing with queue length, space efficiency, and inventory supply

Vevey, Ch

Created and implemented LOTO procedure determination and documentation system for the Liquid Processing department at the Nestle Beverages factory in Anderson, IN