▪ Responsible for Strategy of Continuous Improvement / Lean Six Sigma for 30 corrugated plants in the South Region▪ FY23 savings resulting in over $50MM for the South Region & exceeded goal of savings in FY24▪ Coaching of YB’s, GB’s and BB’s▪ Leader of multiple kaizens events to include Board Grade Rationalization, Waste, OEE, and Margin improvement

▪ Achieved FY22 savings goal by 20% resulting in $27.5MM for the Corrugated West Region via Commercial Excellence and Operational execution▪ Leader for the North Central (West) Region creating a standardized Strategic A3 ensuring alignment to Path to One leadership metrics▪ Selection and coaching of yellow, green, and black belts for the North Central region▪ Leader for employee retention pilot project in Sioux City, IA resulting in a 50% improvement within 3 months along with creation of a replicable playbook▪ Responsible for the Lean Transformation of multiple plants throughout North America▪ Achieved FY21 savings goal of $8.5MM for the Merchandising Displays division▪ Tactical A3 Creation for assigned plants and KPI creation and setting goals

▪ Founder of the Asset Support Team consisting of two direct reports responsible for overseeing assets nationally ▪ Developed a process for efficient asset redeployment and invoicing customers throughout the nation resulting in over $2.5 MM in capital avoidance and $2.0MM in Level 1 savings in a 3 year timeframe▪ Management of over $75MM of Returnable Asset Containers and cylinders throughout North America ▪ Creation and deployment of national metrics for all levels of the enterprise

* Achieved over $500,000 in cost savings in the Houston, TX district through non value added waste elimination and shift consolidation resulting in 27% less overtime, headcount reduction and utility savings * Created and implemented a manpower analysis and corrective action tracking tool to be replicated and utilized as the standard throughout the enterprise * Coaching of multiple Green Belts via LSS tools and the DMAIC process resulting in over $1 million of savings

▪ Improved productivity in the Bolted Cylinder value stream from an average of 40 units to 80 plus units in an 8.0 hour shift resulting in over $250,000 in yearly savings by utilizing lean tools via kaizen events, CPS principals, 5S, and warehouse scheduling▪ Reduced PPM’s in the Valves Value Stream from 28,000 DPM’s to 3000 DPM’s via pareto analysis utilizing the 80/20 rule and implementation of a quality gate through kaizen and control processes▪ Created an improved scheduling process to the Valves Stem Fit Value Stream resulting in larger batch sizing on job orders with reduced number of set ups; savings of over $150,000▪ Lead a team of engineers to successful completion of the first single piece flow operation from a batch build operation

Managed the plant thermoforming manufacturing operations with over 100 direct reports and 2 salaried supervisors▪ Achieved restructuring of the warehouse (approx. 250,000 square feet) with controlled min/max levels for all products through use of 5S activities and analyzing historical and forecasted demand resulting in over $300,000 of savings▪ Fostered team development through creation of a “Technical Team” focusing on process improvements in all functions of the manufacturing process▪ Improved set up times by over 20% through weekly meetings and brainstorming sessions with the Technical Team

*Saved over $500,000 within two months by consolidating operations. *Improved safety metrics by over 200% in the zone.*Held hearings on employees with union officials, attend grievance meetings, and train, coach, discipline, and terminate employees. *Responsible for the quality and assembly of vehicles for the performance of 75 employees including 5 team leaders. *Skilled in 5S, Lean manufacturing, and metric improvements.