· Operational and P&L responsibility for a two-machine paper mill, producing 165,000 tons per year of 100% recycled paperboard. · Managerial, leadership and empowerment responsibilities for 15 direct and 115 USW indirect reports in a 24/7 operation. Managerial responsibilities include safety, quality, manufacturing, maintenance, continuous improvement, logistics, HR and administration. · Incorporated a proactive and visionary leadership style with my team. Focused on concepts of; awareness & accountability, empowered leadership & decision making. I work for my people, fostering their learning through open communication and personal development.· Implemented a safety committee structure with focused sub committees to energize a stagnant, reactive safety program.· Responsible to budget and manage $40 MM of annual direct and overhead spending, while delivering year over year productivity. · Oversee our plants annual $2 MM capital process through a variety of maintaining and generating projects to optimize plant operations.· Achieved World Class returned sales performance after establishing improved operations awareness to and focus on repeat issues. · Maintain a satisfied, diverse base of internal and external customers with the assistance of our sales and product development teams.· Established improved proactive communication methods to enhance Union Relations. Successfully renegotiated our labor contract.· Led our operation’s successful completion of our SPS/TPM Gold level certification program, achieved by less than 1% of Sonoco’s operations. Enabled sustained improvements through use of standard work and accountability tools across all plant levels. Established high employee engagement levels through employee ideation, the use focused work teams, and employee recognition programs. · Safely scoped, designed, installed, started-up and optimized $25MM in capital investment over an eighteen-month period.

Maintained Regional Process Improvement Leader roles and responsibilities, while being awarded additional roles and responsibilities leading Paper Division Efforts in the following areas: · Division SPS Implementation Owner. Established 2018 Implementation Plan, representing strategic goals and plans for our 10 mill system. Leader of Division SPS Steering Team. Streamlined existing implementation plan review process while incorporating key additional metrics. Established 2018 Master Plan. · Mentor and coach to Regional and Plant Process Improvement Leaders.· Owner of Division Process Engineer Training and Development Program and Operating Excellence Website.· Authored current Paper Division Continuous Improvement Strategy focusing on educated, engaged employees.· Member of two inter-divisional teams responsible for a collaborative corporate effort to benchmark & integrate best demonstrated quality practices into day-to-day operations through the Sonoco Performance System (SPS).

Responsible for replication of SPS/TPM program in DePere, WI; Richmond, VA; and Hutchinson, KS paper mills.Empowered Midwest Teams to achieve six SPS phase change awards in two years. Implemented sustainable tools and processes across the plant helping to achieve record high production and record low operating costs.Mentor, coach and motivator to 20 plant functional leaders and over 300 employees.Standing Member of Corporate SPS Steering Team. Accomplishments include: enhanced corporate SPS strategy through re-alignment scope adjustment of the process improvement phases; launched company-wide tablet based auditing templates; integrated safety pyramid risk management concept to safety teams; and developed streamlined communication dashboards that have been leveraged across the corporation. Hosted and mentored fellow practitioners from across the globe. Shared and leveraged best practices within the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Brazil through collaborative peer relationships.Internal Process Auditor (SPS/TPM and Quality Process Audit/TQM) for Midwest Region.Established division wide expectations for leadership standard work activities and accountability tracking.Corporate liaison & talent recruiting coordinator for the UWSP Paper Science Foundation.

Plant SPS/TPM project implementation leader focused on delivering sustainable financial results through employee engagement (110 employees), skills development, process centric culture, and zero loss thinking.Earned Silver achievement, 30% reduction in plant wide inefficiencies, resulting in $2MM in productivity, 4.4% increase in throughput, and 6% reduction in manufacturing costs from baseline. Mentored plant teams focused on risk reduction, customer satisfaction, maintenance excellence, housekeeping, and employee development.Developed a managerial training program and led the hiring process for four plant Shift Supervisors.

· Paper Machine Asset Manager. Responsible for employee safety, quality/customer care, personnel decisions, and meeting manufacturing budgets for a 24/7 paper machine operation producing 70,000 tons annually with $32MM/year in sales, and 26 direct USW reports.· Delivered improvements on key operating metrics year over year, increasing throughput 10% while lowering scrap 25%.· Fostered proactive working relationships with our division’s most diverse customer base (45 accounts, 70+ grades produced).· Managed contractor and supplier relationships through collaborative purchasing initiatives and projects that reduced unit cost.· Hiring process owner, responsible for new employee hiring process and trainee development. Facilitated improved hiring process.

Highly motivated process engineer with proven track record of timely and successful productivity projects. 2003: Senior Process Engineer in Menasha WI2002: Process Engineer II in Menasha, WI2002: ASQ CSSBB - Certified Six Sigma Black Belt2001: Process Engineer II in Rockton, IL2000: Process Engineer I in Rockton, IL2000: Management Trainee in Downingtown, PAResponsible for scoping, planning, and on budget execution of capital equipment projects.Responsible for data driven identification, justification, and execution of cost reduction / productivity projects.Established employee continuous improvement ideation sessions, and facilitated employee led projects.Optimized various plant unit cost spend categories; including chemistry, water, landfill, and supply chain.

1999: Production Intern in Bolton, GA1998: Production Intern in Rockton, IL

Technical Papermaking Chemical Intern for Ohio Valley Paper Mills. Ensured process optimization/stabilization through process status checks, physical testing, and data collection/analysis. Provide troubleshooting, employee training, or sales support as requested.