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Chesterbrook, PA

• Managing a staff of project managers along with the tactical execution workforce responsible for the end-to-end process for the digital solutions portion of the business.
• Mentor staff to ensure project management tools and processes are deployed in a standard manner that optimizes resource utilization and business results.
• Managing a $4 million budget.
• Established the project management infrastructure (tools, training, process, standard practices and documentation) enabling transparent reporting and timely delivery of required inputs throughout the globe to meet.
• Consistently deployed best practices in Project Management along with Lean transformational tools and metrics management to continuously drive process improvements throughout the business and supply chain.
• Track and communicate key performance indicators and project success metrics to senior leadership team.

Fort Washington, PA

• Established a stage-gated project/portfolio management system for the consumer and food markets.
• Designed, developed and implemented best practices in the reporting of vital project/portfolio indicators to the senior management team.
• Led and managed cross-functional teams executing aggressive plans to maximize market value, optimize cycle time and profitability, while managing acceptable risk levels.
• Managed a $10M Packaging Cost Improvement cross-sector international project in Latin America.
• Led and managed global cross-functional teams to execute aggressive plans to realize commercial opportunities according to Business Plan and agreed Project Team Objectives.
• Supported all project types including New Product Development, Base Business, Infrastructure and Cost Improvements.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

• Organized and managed global cross-functional teams integrating innovative design, procurement, assembly, testing and logistical elements into the final product solution.
• Identified key issues and overcame barriers resulting in a 50% time-to-market decrease for new product introductions, significantly reducing costs, improving overall performance/quality and realizing a $3M increased.
• Decreased new packaging product introduction interval from 24 to 13 months and realized an increased revenue stream of $3M.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

• Led efforts within the technology market to develop and implement staged-gated project management system for new product development, reducing costs by 20%.
• Established a project management system that deployed standard communication templates and best-in-class tools.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

• Led efforts for successful ISO9000 certification salvaging significant customer contracts (65% of customers required certification as a mandate to continue doing business).
• Led packaging material, process and product corrective action requests by conducting root cause analysis, implementation and verification.
• Responsible for periodic continuous packaging supplier performance assessments based on quality, cost and interval metrics.
• Wrote test methods and specifications for new packaging materials ensuring reproducible results.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

• Managed unionized workforce and engineering staff.
• SPC: Implemented full reaction-based control chart processes for critical steps in the production flow.
• Used Design of Experiment tools to develop best in class next generation processes.
• Led equipment installations ensuring OSHA and EH&S requirements were met.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

• Worked on the production floor with manufacturing engineering staff to improve the packaging assembly processes and improve yields, tact time and throughput.
• Led design, development and process integration efforts on multiple packaging manufacturing lines and was the lead interface to 15 BOM packaging component suppliers.
• Worked with operations assembly production staff, process and product engineers and material suppliers to design, develop and improve packaging materials deployed on production lines.
• Worked with packaging component designers to integrate all BOM items into a smooth and capable assembly process flow.

Great Valley, PA

• Deployed wet bench chemistry techniques and liquid chromatography equipment to analyze incoming ingredients, in process product and finished goods in the pharma industry.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Materials Science And Engineering, 3.25

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Clinical Chemistry, 3.33

Activities and Societies: Intramural Sports (Flag Football, Indoor Soccer, Power Volleyball, Softball, Basketball, Floor Hockey). Played.