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• Outsourced CXO and Interim Operations Management
• Operational Cost Reduction
• Order Fulfillment Optimization

Oshkosh, WI, US

• Responsible for the following:
• Improved the operational focus on safety and achieved 14 consecutive months without a recordable injury.
• Designed, implemented, and managed a capital expense plan for Montreal to improve work areas and add automation equipment to double capacity
• Reorganized Purchasing, Procurement, Inventory and Customer Integration staff enabling significant value creationo Reduced total inv value from $22MM to $13MM by implementing MRP, elimination of non-profitable.
• Developed and implemented a suite of KPIs to evaluate and report on business performance

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Responsible for capital investment project implementation, continuous improvement projects, manufacturing platform rationalization, and engineering and maintenance activities for the PMC division.

Kansas City, Kansas, US

• Responsible for the Operations of a Private Equity owned business providing protective coatings, linings, joint fillers, and repair materials for a variety of industrial applications. Member of Executive Leadership.
• Instituted a ‘We’ mentality within the operations group by coaching the staff to focus on group success as defined by our customers and replacing staff who refused the collaborative approach.
• Coordinated the closure of an underutilized facility and the transfer of formulas, materials, and assets to a larger one to improve operational expense performance.
• Consulted and advised another facility on safety improvements and Lean reorganization to reduce labor expense by 20%.
• Provided project management support to product consolidation team and new product integration team to get projects on a track to success.
• Resulting from facility rationalization and product consolidation, increased KC production volume by 19% in 2020 without additional headcount.

Responsible for all functional operations reporting to the President.

Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

• Assumed responsibility for the NC ink operations upon the departure of its Director of Operations while retaining full NJ responsibilities.
• Developed and acquired approval for a modified organizational structure for NC to better service the needs of the market from a fragmented manufacturing platform. Hired a Mfg Mgr for NC operations and implemented the.
• Modified and implemented the wage progression pay scale previously implemented in NJ resulting in steady productivity increases.
• Harmonized operational KPIs between two sites and aligned goals of management team.

Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE

• Hired to upgrade performance of the position and group. Implemented many safety improvements immediately, both procedural and engineered systems, to reduce safety risks. Exceeded two years without a lost time injury.
• Influenced the quality group to improve and standardize the manufacturing instructions within recipes. Modified SOPs and implemented operator training and qualification process to support standardization. Both elements.
• Requested and implemented a progressive pay scale for direct labor employees to improve employee engagement and internal opportunities to advance.
• Championed Lean Six Sigma projects to improve OEE of intermediate batch manufacturing process, improve First Time Pass rate for largest product portfolio, and reduce the rejected batch rate.

St Helier, JE

Assumed responsibility for the water based mother plant for the packaging division in Anniston, Alabama while maintaining responsibility for Lebanon, Ohio. My responsibility included operation of both sites without a Site Manager at either location.Upgraded Anniston staff and improved production efficiency by 9% during 1st calendar year and decreased costs.

St Helier, JE

In 2005 I was contacted directly by the President of North America and asked to relocate again, this time to Lebanon, Ohio, to solve ‘the biggest problem he had in North America’. After a successful culture shift in Lebanon I was promoted to manage both mother plants of the packaging division. Relocated to turn around the mother-plant facility for the.

St Helier, JE

Relocated following a cost initiative to close the Salem facility and integrate its volume into the Elizabethtown facility. E-town was a high-volume plant with a poor quality reputation. Managed the closure of the Salem plant as well as the transfer of business to Elizabethtown resulting in 11 million pounds monthly production. This transfer included.

St Helier, JE

Relocated to improve efficiency at a branch with high quality/low productivity performance. Managed all functions of the facility capable of manufacturing up to 4.5 million pounds of product each month.Administered $2.9 Million in Capital, during 2000 and 2001, for process automation systems and equipment designed to improve efficiency.Designed and.

St Helier, JE

Responsible for the manufacturing, quality control, shipping, purchasing, safety and maintenance activities of a facility that produced up to 3.5 million pounds of product monthly.