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United States

Tifton, GA

Directed all strategic and operational aspects of the Tifton campus (Manufacturing, Warehouse, Shipping, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, HR, IT) with full conversion cost ownership. 450 hourly associates, 100 salary associates, 2 manufacturing plants, 2 warehouse/shipping locations.

Tifton, GA

Led operations in 2 plants, 350 hourly associates, and the manufacturing engineering, safety, and quality teams.

Sydney, Australia

Set up a green field manufacturing site for commercial refrigerant bottling to serve the Australian and New Zealand HVACR industry. Started with an empty building and saw the process through to full operation. Hired the key manufacturing, distribution, and laboratory roles.

Tifton, GA

Led manufacturing and scheduling operations at the commercial refrigeration plant. Managed a team of 5 production supervisors, 4 production schedulers, and 190 hourly associates. Oversaw the safety, quality, delivery, and productivity performance of the operation.

Danville, IL

Project leader for the consolidation of the commercial refrigeration evaporator plant in Danville, IL, into condensing unit operation in Tifton, GA. Managed 14 move teams composed of representatives from every operations function including engineering, production, human resources, information technology, and accounting. Held each move team accountable for.

Danville, IL

Directed the coil fabrication portion of the commercial refrigeration evaporator plant. Managed a team of production supervisors and 110 hourly associates (UAW). Completed unique assignment that entailed training on all aspects of the operation in preparation for the consolidation that would be announced in 2007.

Danville, IL

Oversaw product quality, production scheduling, and product engineering. Managed a team of production schedulers, CAD designers, ISO coordinator, BOM and routings analyst, product engineer, and engineering co-op students. Maintained the plant’s ISO9001:2000 certification through 3 external audits with no major findings.