Developed and implemented all quality standards, procedures, training, and documentation for a $30 MM start-up operationResponsible for the training and development of 160 employees throughout the facilityLed development of a pay and progression model, including development of the performance review processInterfaced with key customers, such as Dollar General, to ensure expectations and standards were deliveredDeveloped extensive new hire orientation program focusing on technical and interpersonal training, as well as technical assessments Responsible for coordination and completion of all trials for the facilityLiaison between the mill, marketing, and sales for new product development, potential bids, and complaint resolutionAccountable for testing, analysis, and communication of the quality of all base paper and finished product

Responsible for all day-to-day operations for a department with $25MM/year in operating costsProvide leadership and career development for a team of engineers, maintenance and 75 hourly personnel Led product system cost initiative to surpass $5.0MM cost savings target by 20%Utilize Lean principles and tools to drive process improvements and deliver business objectives

Led operations team to secure and implement a $5.5MM cost savings project, delivering $5.3MM in first year Delivered 106 % year-over-year productivity improvement for bath tissue productionRecognized as safety leader by driving safety improvements and ensuring safe work practicesProvided coaching and development for 3 engineers, 55 operators, and 7 maintenance personnelOversaw the safe and successful completion of a $8.9MM capital installation, delivering 129% of start-up curveCoordinated all maintenance shutdowns and product improvement projects for the departmentDeveloped improvement plan leading to an 11% productivity improvement on towels asset

Responsible for the day-to-day operation and long-term process improvement for a tissue manufacturing operation with a $10 million operating budgetDrove safety improvement by focusing on root cause analysis of near misses, property damage, process and environmental loss Provided timely and responsive service to all downstream, internal customers resulting in a collaborative approach for total process control between tissue manufacturing, converting, packaging, and distributionManaged a team of thirty salary, maintenance, and operational personnelResponsible for safety, equipment/process reliability, quality, and productivityServed as company representative on joint Company/Union Standing Committee with the goal to resolve grievances and ensure on-going partnership with unionVolunteered through Junior Achievement program to teach math to 6th grade elementary students

Responsible for safe, timely installation of new robotic palletizing unitPartnered with vendors to resolve quality issues and facilitate trials for raw materials and design changesLed team of sixteen hourly personnel and two engineers to safely manufacture quality products

Responsible for finish product quality testing and analysis for five tissue machines and fifteen converting linesManaged a team of four hourly employees and lab testing equipment to ensure accurate and timely resultsDeveloped relationships with other mills for standardization by benchmarking visits and participating in corporate auditsEnsured the quality systems and tools were established and adhered to for the start-up of a new tissue machine

Implemented centerlining, standardized run setting programs and facilitated trials to drive process/product improvementsDeveloped key vendor partnerships to improve rate of operation and maintain quality productCollected process data to ensure consistent operations and deliver products that met desired specifications

Communicated data and results through monthly presentations and reportsCollaborated with specialists, engineers, operators, and lab technicians to drive process improvementsMonitored and coordinated daily operations and trials for Isomar and Cyclar pilot plants