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Seasoned executive with MBA and BE Mechanical Engineering. VP Manufacturing, Operations and Supply Chain with extensive turnaround and integration experience. Have worked globally with multi-cultural, multi-site and multi-country responsibility. More than 20 years of P&L and operations management experience. Accomplished in driving results and improvements while developing high performance teams and cultivating talent. Experienced with Six Sigma, Kaizen and other performance enhancement tools. Have worked in larger and smaller companies including Unilever, Pillsbury (Haagen Dazs) and Firmenich. Hands on leader, comfortable on the shop floor and in the board room. Diverse background in process and discrete manufacturing businesses with an emphasis in Food, Beverage, Flavors and Consumer Products. Experienced in CAPEX project management, Engineering, Maintenance and Purchasing.KEY ACCOUNTS: Wal-Mart, Kroger, Target, Safeway,Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, DPSG (Dr. Pepper Snapple Group), Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Pfizer, Merck, Firmenich, Givaudan, IFF, Symrise, Cadbury, Kraft, Cargill, PureCircle, Blistex, Unilever, Perfetti, Haribo, Wrigley, GLG, L’Oreal, Burt’s Bees, DSM, Utz, Herr’s, Kao, P&G, General Mills, Church & Dwight, Revlon, Phillip Morris, British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco, Lorillard, McCormick, Nestlé, Altria, Alcan, Colgate-Palmolive, Campbell’s, Danisco, Kerry Ingredients, Bayer, Novartis, RJ ReynoldsSpecialties: CORE COMPETENCIES: Six Sigma/Lean, SQF, SAP, IFT, FDA, OSHA, NIOSH, SMED, GMP, HACCP, ASME, SME, ISA, ERP/MRP, ISO 9001, CT-PAC, DOT, SHE, PSM,CIM, FCC, JECFA, FEMA, EFSA , USP, JP, BP, Kosher, Halal, French, Spanish