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Montvale, New Jersey, Us

Fond Du Lac, Wi, Us

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Assumed responsibility for the facility Food Safety Team, the FSQR and Sanitation Departments. Ensured plant compliance with hazard analysis and critical control points, HACCP, and quality control plans. Used customer complaint information, food safety and quality metrics to identify top areas for improvement. Provide hygienic design standards to engineering for capital projects. Defined plan to improve FSQR processes. Served as the FSQR Leader with 10 direct reports and 12 indirect reports.

Plymouth, Wisconsin, Us

Assumed responsibility for site Engineering and Maintenance. Scoped, defined, and executed capital projects < $300,000. Developed and managed capital and maintenance budgets for location. Used CMMS data regarding maintenance costs to identify and justify improvements. Served as plant engineering manager with 9 direct reports and 18 indirect reports.

Maumee, Ohio, Us

Assumed responsibility for manufacturing processes, site Engineering and Environmental, Health and Safety activities. Led efforts to ensure compliance of PSM/RMP regulated processes and corporate Environmental, Health and Safety requirements. Provided input into the development of annual expense and labor budgets and 3 year capital plan. Provided project sponsorship on capital projects for the location. Develop and manage personnel to drive business results. Acted as Plant Manager with 3 direct and 17 indirect reports.

Maumee, Ohio, Us

Assumed responsibility for Sioux City site Engineering. Partnered with facility to identify and prioritize engineering activities. Led efforts to ensure compliance of PSM/RMP regulated processes. Directed the priority of work for Electrician and Instrument Technician. Drove improvements in the use of a computerized maintenance management system. Responsible for Sioux City Technical Office and warehouse. Develop and manage personnel including engineering interns. Acted as Technical Manager with 5 direct reports.

Elk Point, Sd, Us

Ensure compliance with Quality Control plan. Aided in resolution of technical issues discovered during manufacturing. Managed process for resolving customer complaints and warranty issues in the field. Provided metrics related to in-process quality and customer complaints to advise management team of areas for improvement. Identified gaps and drove improvement in Safety Programs. Served as Continuous Improvement Manager with 1 direct report.

Plymouth, Wisconsin, Us

Assumed responsibility for manufacturing process, using key performance indicators related to employee safety, food safety, quality, and efficiency. Led daily and weekly meetings to ensure achievement of goals and alignment of priorities. Aligned efforts of maintenance to meet production needs. Acted as plant manager with four direct reports, including maintenance, with 31 indirect reports.

Plymouth, Wisconsin, Us

Assumed responsibility for manufacturing process, using key performance indicators related to employee safety, food safety, quality, and efficiency. Led daily and weekly meetings to ensure achievement of goals and alignment of priorities. Served as production manager, with two direct and 28 indirect reports.

Plymouth, Wisconsin, Us

Ensured plant compliance with hazard analysis and critical control points, HACCP, and quality control plans. Provided metrics, customer complaint information, and quality metrics to keep management aware of quality issues and to identify areas for improvement. Managed budget for department. Participated in plant capital project planning. Held responsibility for managing several processes, including change management, and served as government (United States Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration) inspection lead. Served as quality manager, with one quality supervisor and three technician direct reports.

Plymouth, Wisconsin, Us

Managed capital projects of various sizes, typically ranging in cost from $100,000 to $500,000, with largest at $2,500,000. Assumed responsibility for estimating project, requesting capital, providing justification, specifying equipment and providing system design, selection of vendors and contractors, purchasing equipment and components, managing project budget and schedule, and providing any documentation for training. Interfaced with technical and non-technical customers. Collaborated with manufacturing on starting up equipment and resolving mechanical, electrical, and controls issues during equipment installation. Partnered with quality manager to resolve validation issues related to equipment installed.

Plymouth, Wisconsin, Us

Managed capital projects of various sizes, typically less than $100,000. Provided technical support for senior project engineers, including design and drafting services. Investigate new equipment with different vendors and provide pilot-scale equipment to manufacture products on smaller scale. Customized concepts and costs to scale process for manufacturing.

Master'S Degree, Organizational Performance & Workplace Learning

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering