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Manage manufacturing plant with combined 600,000sqft of manufacturing and warehouse space.1 x manufacturing facility and 2 x external warehouses for RM’s and packaging and FG.Devised safety, quality and employee retention programs that reduced OSHA recordables from previous year, beat previous record for minimizing on-hold FG to less than 3% and reduced.

Key responsibilities include developing manufacturing site departments including engineering, maintenance and facility, production, master planning and shipping and warehouse departments.Oversaw plant safety program and be an advocate and champion for improving safety cultureDirected manufacturing plant with combined 400,000sqft of manufacturing and.

Key responsibilities include creating direction for team to efficiently execute multiple projects against goals while ensuring alignment with long-term plant growth and improvement strategies and leadership of multiple internal and external resources.Pioneered the creation and design of new manufacturing and packaging processes to support business cost.

Key responsibilities include process and packaging equipment evaluation and project development using lean manufacturing principles and $12MM engineering and maintenance staff and equipment budget.Site delivery lead for $34MM Aseptic High-Speed Bottling LineDirected commercialization of unique Bai Beverage and Monster Energy formulations through innovative.

Key responsibilities include technical account management and manufacturing support for North America with critical co-manufacturers valued at over $200MM/yrKey account lead coordinating commercialization and cost improvement programs at co-mansOversaw two cost reduction programs valued at over $3MM each at Port Jervis and Quebec.Johnson & Johnson.

Continuous Improvement & Process Excellence Lead for Lititz, Pa ($1.2B consumer manufacturing site), responsibilities included:$8.5MM plant Continuous Improvement annual goal.Developed and championed hands-on coaching and innovation sessions to fill CI funnel.Initiated and directed innovation platform global implementation to accelerate savings.Devised new.

Process development manager responsible for $1.1B North American Simple Meals business. This business includes Pace Salsa, Prego Sauces, Chili’s and Swanson Brands, responsibilities included:Developed new Alfredo sauce manufacturing process, from pilot plant to full-scale commercialization.Direct and indirect leadership experience of Simple Meals.

Process and Product manager for “Soup Common Platform” initiative, creating differentiated, innovative manufacturing methods across Campbell’s thermal network.Defined the “Strategic Product Design” philosophy that became the Campbell Soup Playbook for technical partnership between product development and process engineering activities and links equipment.

Process and project engineering support for Soup, Sauce and Beverage business.Developed and installed multiple projects, including spice handling system, small batch high shear mixing, liquid flavors ingredient station, bulk flour handling system and control algorithms for improved direct steam process heaters.

Master, Engineering Management

Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt