General Manager of Certified Glass Fabrication plant. 200+ employees. Areas of responsibility include Operations, logistics, quality, purchasing, and scheduling.

Responsibility to lead Global Supply Chain team of 3 Director-level reports for La Mer Brand. Command all new product launches in line with all key milestones and timeline requirements.Propelled 12-day improvement of Inventory Days to Sell metrics and increased Customer Service Levels 3% by orchestrating monthly Global Brand SIOP Meetings.

Commanded 5 day, 16 hour operations for Bristol Facility with 30+ exempt and 150+ non-exempt employees. Supervised individual performance and development of Director of Operations, Director of Technical Services, and Director of Resource Planning. Ensured compliance of all safety and regulatory requirements. Shaped and executed 5-year strategy and supporting capital budget. Championed Lean Manufacturing principles, including 5S, TPM, and SMED.Drastically lowered Total Incident Rate from 6.5 to 1.0 within 2 years, achieving National Safety Council Award for Occupational Excellence.Leveraged Lean principles to reduce batch processing time from 4.5 to 2 days, cutting overtime from 15% to 5%. Efforts stimulated transformation of Technical Services from Push System to Pull System.Critical member of SAP Implementation team charged with evaluating existing processes and delivering recommended changes prior to SAP Go-Live date.

Directed Planning team of 4 Manager-level reports through all aspects of component and raw material ordering for Bristol Powder Manufacturing and Pressing facility. Incited cross-collaboration between Brand Operations, Product Development, Compounding, Production, and QA to ensure success of ~10 new product launches per month. Led timely tablet and mass deliveries to drive production performance for internal customers throughout US, Canada, Europe, and China. Reported KPIs to Senior Management team monthly.Improved on-time delivery rate 20% through development of robust tracking tools to align Supply/Demand across Bristol facility and internal customers.Director of Operations, Melville Facility

Filling / Assembly Operation. Responsible for all aspects of the 3 shift operation (Warehouse, Production, Engineering). 650+ Hourly Employees, 30+ Management Employees

Responsible for all production activities for the Keystone Assembly Facitility, including favorably managing labor and overhead variances. Motivated and incentivized staff of 8 Supervisors, Plant Engineer, and 400 temporary staff members. Managed 3 Year Capital Budget to deliver Savings Projects that resulted in over $2 Million in Cost of Goods Savings. Eliminated $1M in annual expense by driving production improvement initiatives, including workforce restructuring.

Supported Plant Manager with any Industrial Engineering support required for the Keystone Facility. Reviewed Workcenter Capacity Analysis each month and worked with Planning Group to align plan and eliminate any over capacity situations. Developed Labor Cost Standards for all new products introduced to the Keystone facility (300 per month).Saved more than $500K in labor and material cost.Stimulated Production Improvement effort by creating Simulation Models and conducting Indirect Time Studies.

Oversaw 20 full-time employees and 250+ temporary hires to drive outstanding production operations within Keystone facility.Participated on a Cross-Function Value Analysis Task Force that delivered over $1 Million in Material and Labor Savings to the Company.Led an Inventory Reduction Task Force that resulted in the implementation of a Kan Ban system for common components which yielded a $250,000 reduction in our annual Material Waste.