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Kansas City, Mo, Us

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

- Responsible for the delivery and results of initiatives serving clients across a variety of industries to improve scalability, bottom line profitability and performance.- Managed team of two consultants to drive business scalability, operational efficiency, customer satisfaction and throughput for a client in the cosmetics industry. Implemented inventory management systems to reduce on-hand inventory and increase confidence in system accuracy. Established internal service level agreements, optimized processes and created standard work to streamline flow from order entry to shipment. Rolled out Power Bi KPI dashboards and audit accountability cadence to enable sustained results and continuous improvement.- Led initiative for construction industry client exceeding targets to drive $1.3M reduction in cost of poor quality associated with the countertop fabrication and installation value stream. Developed a standard framework for quality loss elimination. Executed kaizen events at seven sites to develop targeted action plans. Implemented accountability cadence and performance management system across all sites nationally leveraging Power Bi dashboard metrics and root cause analysis methodology to drive results.

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

- Managed Beauty Care Initiative Launch organization including 5 start up leaders to deliver all Beauty Care innovation.- Directly led execution of 12 projects across 4 brands to deliver 86 new SKU’s in the ‘21/22 initiative bundle while managing start up of new packing line and making system (carried over from previous role).- Assessed all new project proposals impacting the site with input from site leadership and cross-functional resources.

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

- Led a cross-functional team of 22 resources to design, install, qualify, and start up an $11.5MM new-to-the-globe beauty packing line and batch-making system to enable production of 82 SKU’s.- Coordinated supply chain readiness for over 400 new bulk, raw and pack materials while assessing feasibility of introducing new volume and innovation across eight P&G brands with input from eight cross-functional departments.- Owned site capability regarding P&G internal project management system and technical initiative start-up tools. Hosted open 'bootcamp' trainings on a quarterly basis.- Managed on-time delivery of project schedule and success criteria by effectively communicating risks and issues to stakeholders and leading cross-functional groups to execute deliverables.- Directed new manager qualification program for 14 new Process Engineers while owning responsibility across site recruiting, interviewing and peer mentor programs.

Iowa City, Iowa Area

- Managed safety, quality, production, delivery, cost and morale for 30+ people across two teams producing over 60% of site bulk volume.- Eliminated process losses and supply chain constraints to reduce product supply downtime to packing by 28% versus FY18/19, exceeding glidepath target measures.- Reduced quality KPI by 22% versus previous fiscal year by utilizing loss elimination tools to identify root cause and implement systemic countermeasures.- Drove department safety incident follow ups and continuous improvement cycle as department safety leader.- Led multiple teams through several drastic business transformations including COVID pandemic and volume volatility.

Iowa City, Iowa

- Managed safety, quality, production, delivery, cost and morale for team operating sample size packing line.- Delivered start-up of $1.5M bottle unscrambler exceeding project reliability targets and increased line throughput by 8%.- Reduced P&G team from 10 to 2 operators and replaced with contractor workforce to support site volume transition.

Iowa City, Iowa

- Managed micro lab budget and operations with team executing finished product testing to enable timely release and customer satisfaction, as well as in-process testing to ensure micro quality control.- Qualified in Clean Design to mitigate production micro contamination risk by identifying action plans and driving timely completion of countermeasures, deviations and tech rationales.- Led cost savings and compliance projects including reduction of Finished Product release time, lab simplification and operations micro validations.

Iowa City, Iowa

- Managed site quality failures (300 per year) daily to improve on-time investigation completion from 81% in FY16/17 to 96% in FY17/18. Reduced high-effort level II investigations by 65% from FY16/17.- Conducted training on Procter & Gamble internal quality investigation process and tools on a quarterly basis.- Drove CAPA improvement program to improve site on-time completion rates from 86% in FY16/17 to 100% in FY17/18 and simplified system by reducing number of open site CAPA’s by 55%.

Iowa City, Iowa

- Managed root cause investigation of all site quality events daily.- Executed projects to drive site FDA compliance.- Certified as P&G internal quality investigator.- Achieved site Process Engineer qualification by developing technical mastery of plant supply chain.- Built site capability in loss elimination skillset capability as the work process improvement owner.

Michigan State University

- Directed team of five student consultants in development of marketing, financial, and operations strategies to benefit non-profit client.

Michigan State University

- Developed expansion strategy for Spartan Global Development Fund (SGDF), a student microfinance group at MSU.- Recommended plans for SGDF fundraising and recruitment, and a more organized executive board infrastructure.- Connected SGDF with well-developed microfinance institutions for consultation and project collaboration.- Designed business plan for Woldumar Nature Center to optimize $200K annual budget and minimize strain on staff.- Collaborated with team of five to recommend Woldumar event rental pricing structure, donation strategies, and expanding membership incentives.

Los Angeles, Ca

- Managed six project groups to ensure timely execution of manufacturing validation for 28 reformulated product SKU’s. Drove completion of project deliverables by routing validation protocols and reports for approval and tracking progress.- Led 20+ packaging validation executions for reformulated products to qualify production on specified manufacturing lines. Established execution procedures and verified process capability by authoring validation protocols and reports. Collaborated with plant groups to organize validation startup and troubleshoot sources of delay during production. Completed Acceptable Quality Limit testing to ensure consistent production of high-quality products moving forward.- Performed analysis of slow and obsolete components impacted by reformulation project, identifying $100K in loss.

Los Angeles, Ca

- Led initiatives for Make To Win mini-transformation projected to save $636K and increase production capacity by 2.9M units per year. Optimized bar soap production by defining quality standards, adjusting equipment, and minimizing in-line scrap. Sustained changes by editing documents, developing visual aids, and delivering training to operators.- Lean Six Sigma trained and certified. Drove a SOLVE-based project in the Compounding department expected to save $73.6K. Heightened area efficiency and kettle capacity by implementing 5S lean tools, inventory solutions, and process changes.- Reduced waste of product by managing statistical process control (SPC) on 14 filling lines. Collaborated with operators daily to determine optimized filling levels on each line.- Introduced automated SPC program on five high-volume filling lines to strengthen compliance and drive SPC effectiveness.- Directed Zero Defect Discovery program, utilizing employee plant advancement suggestions to implement improvements. Guided weekly Gemba walks with leadership team to identify areas of potential growth. Collaborated with cross-functional groups to carry out solutions that boost safety, quality, and efficiency.

Madrid, Spain