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Buffalo, New York, United States

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Manage daily distillery operations, overseeing 20 MLAA/year production.Lead a team of Supervisors, a Microbiologist, and 15 Hourly Employees.Strategize Turnaround planning, reviewing maintenance plans, and creating operational strategies.Drive Continuous Improvement & Process Optimization initiatives.Implement Maintenance Solutions to reduce downtime and costs.Ensure Distillery Quality and adherence to ISO and HACCP Standards.Oversight of LOTO, Confined Space, Fall Protection, and Safe Work Permits.

Calgary, Canada Area

Direct CAPEX Strategic Plans and Budget of USD 15M annually.Develop budget requests and 12-year capital forecasts for new projects.Successfully managed & implemented over USD 30M of capital investments.Oversaw various projects including Warehouses Restoration, Fermenter Cleaning in Place System, Cooling Tower Installation and Storm Water Management System Implementation.Managed projects from initiation to close, including RFP preparation, bid evaluations, and project execution.Ensured adherence to project schedules, costs, and quality control within contract documents.

Calgary, Canada Area

Led cross-functional teams in improvement projects with a focus on Yellow Belt Projects.Facilitated Weekly Problem-Solving exercises and managed KPI Dashboards, 5S Templates, and Management of Change.Coordinated TRACC-CCI program implementation across departments.

Calgary, Canada Area

Provided supervisory support to Dryhouse and Stillhouse process operatorsLed the daily operation of Grain Receiving, Stillhouse and DryhouseConducted continuous assessment for process improvements.

Région De Halifax, Canada

Manage all 3 brewing departments – Brewhouse, Fermenting , Filtration and lead a team of unionized employees to optimize production efficiency.Responsible to achieve supply of beer with correct volume, brand, on time and within quality specifications to the packaging departmentDevelop and monitor production plans, inventories, and coordinate activities to meet schedules and target objectivesExecute health and safety programs and enforce critical aspects of safety and quality involved in brewing operationsImprove operations by identifying opportunities and proposing solutions utilizing management system tools and methodologies to ensure key performance indicators and targets are achieved or exceeded

Région De London, Canada

Learn the brewing, packaging, utilities and logistics processes in an intensive 16 week programAssist in managing highly automated, complex processes in a fast-paced environment Apply knowledge to monitor, analyzed, and troubleshooted processes Assist managers in identifying areas to improve operations in order to achieve or exceed key performance indicatorsAssist managers with leading and coaching diverse work teams Promote and encouraged safe working practices Receive exposure to senior leaders including a formal presentation of projects

Région De Montréal, Canada

Apply«D.M.A.I.C.» methodology for a Green Belt – Lean 6 Sigma improvement projectLed a team of operators and students around a water reduction project

Baker Lake, Nunavut

Lead an improvement project on gold plating at the cathodesCreate models to assess Key Process Indicators of the plantCompile daily production reportsPerform Metallurgy Lab Technicians duties, including end-of-month inventoriesWork in team environment with metallurgists and techniciansWork on a fly in - fly out basis, 84h/week

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering

Project Management Professional