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Taylors, SC, US

Spartanburg, South Carolina, US

Spartanburg, South Carolina, US

• Managed/Led 2 Production Areas consisting of various chemistries and production units
• Established and maintained KPIs and OEE tracking for Processes and Process Units
• Developed Technical Packages for each product/process within Production Area
• Reported directly to CEO
• Continuous Improvement Team

Bruce Township, MI, US

• Managed/Led Plant Environmental Health Safety programs including all aspects of Safety Training.- Maintained legal records for reporting, training, and compliance with all environmental permits.
• Continuous Improvement:- Instituted Weekly Safety Training Initiatives- Instituted Monthly and Annual Inspections- Established PPE Matrix and streamlined PPE ordering to reduce PPE costs by 25% while maintaining.

Edinburgh, Scotland, GB

• Managed team of 38 employees: 4 salary, 32 Hourly (6 direct reports/26 Indirect reports)
• Achieved ZERO OSHA recordables
• Continuous Improvement:-Reduced Quality Issues (Excess Broken filaments) 30% by implementing Machine Cleaning Schedule, Escalation process and revising Work Instructions-Implemented Shift Checklists to identify and.

Brussels, BE

• Managed an Operations Team of 14 employees: 1 Salary and 13 Hourly.
• Achieved ZERO OSHA recordables, Valid Customer Complaints or Late Shipments
• Continuous Improvement:-Reduced Waste and ensured Consistency lot to lot by revising Production Orders Packages to streamline creation. -Increased Yield (3%) and Throughput by (5%) in Resins Line, and Reduced Waste in.

London, GB

• SHE Manager, Construction Liaison and Commissioning Manager for $15M+ expansion project.
• Project Manager small and medium scale capital projects for SHE, Sustenance and Strategic categories.
• Plant Support: Tasked with the upkeep and maintenance of plant P&ID’s, MOC system, SOPs and SHE.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Managed/Led Plant Environmental Health Safety programs including all aspects of Safety Training.-Maintained legal records for reporting, training and compliance with all environmental permits.-Managed Plant MOC.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Member of Management Staff in a Unionized Plant.
• Cost Reduction/Continual Improvement:-Reduced fugitive Emissions and Increased Yield (2%) and Conversion (3%) by standardizing solvent removal system utilizing Six-Sigma Tool Box.-Co-Led project team responsible for.
• Led multi-disciplined team to investigate fugitive emission reduction and capture strategies for Dry Spin Extrusion line
• Project Engineer, charged with the Design, Specification, Purchasing, Installation and Commissioning of the New PBI Product process line.
• Served as Process Shift Supervisor for 1 year.

• Implemented plant wide downtime reporting scheme to better assist with improving plant Operational Equipment Efficiency (OEE)
• Assisted with implementation of electronic ‘Batch Record’ system for all downstream processes incorporating process data from DeltaV via SQL Server and PHP, allowing for baseline tracking to feed into OEE Project.

• HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) Site Coordinator, led a cross-functional team of engineers, scientists, specialists and process managers in the auditing, review and revision of all HACCP documents.
• Lead Internal Quality/cGMP Auditor, charged with the inspection and audit of ISO 9001 compliance, plant food safety systems, current Good Manufacturing Practices, quality control, Kosher/Halal compliance and shipping.
• Certified as Six Sigma Greenbelt with project improving Deodorizer efficiency by 7%

Livingston, New Jersey, US

• Active member of a management team responsible for 70 hourly, of which 13 were direct reports, and 10 salaried employees in the production of Partially Oriented Yarn.
• Managed the corrugated tube warehouse, spinneret cleaning room, assembly room, inspection room and line change operators
• Wrote, implemented and maintained using MS Excel and Visual basic an inventory/production scheduling system to ensure the proper supply of raw materials, assist in work assignment allocation, assist in job.

• Gained valuable experience working in an industrial environment alongside professional engineers and technicians.
• Worked on multiple projects to improve the efficiency and quality of brownstock washers and pulp digesters in the fiberline.
• Took an active role in team meetings involving topics such as Safety, Quality, Production and Environmental Control.

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Master’S Degree, Theology And Religious Vocations