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• Directed all operations of a team of Professional Engineers with a focus on enhancing and optimizing the delivery of facilities nationwide.• Conducted research and analysis into the feasibility of new initiatives to improve efficiency and provide new services.

• Charted the preparation and evaluation of cost estimates for large capital projects, including risk analysis.• Performed the examination and evaluation of business cases and allocated funds to the maintenance, savings, and innovation projects which best enabled the strategic objectives of the company.• Led the preparation and presentation of cost estimates and financials to company leadership and stakeholders.• Provided extensive leadership and guidance to project teams of up to 15 skilled engineers and technicians.• Closely collaborated and communicated with numerous international vendors and administered large vendor contracts.• Liaised with a network of capital managers to create databases of lessons learned, best practices, and tools to support and advance capital stewardship and project management.• Orchestrated the training and mentoring of project managers and capital managers on best practices, specifically relating to technical project execution, financial analysis, and forecasting.

• Administered a wide range of large capital projects up to $10 million dollars, including schedule, scope, and cost management.• Carried out the generation, monitoring, and administration of detailed project schedules, budgets, and risk registers.• Played a key role by executing in-depth financial analyses of capital projects and determining Net Present Value, Rates of Return, Payback Period, and other financial metrics for project proposals.• Conducted extensive capacity analyses and searched for, identified, and evaluated most efficient capital investments.• Oversaw equipment acceptance testing and vendor site visits to certify required performance.• Orchestrated manufacturing line speed-up development and implementation across multiple converting and packing platforms. Efforts resulted in a 20% increase in capacity and eliminated need for $30 million in capital spend.

• Served in an integral role by assessing performance and economics of new technology implementation opportunities.• Carried out research into new technology implementation opportunities, acquiring data from benchmarking visits, tradeshows, publications, and technical networks.• Conceptualized and dispensed technical solutions for design and ongoing improvements of manufacturing operations.• Charted the development and preparation of technical Requests for Proposals (RFPs).• Devised and established equipment performance criteria and developed acceptance testing protocols.• Monitored and directed the technical team to certify preventative maintenance, autonomous maintenance, 5S, and other manufacturing standards were in place prior to inception of projects.

• Achieved success by conducting annual site loss analysis, examining department budgets and pinpointing savings opportunities.• Oversaw and led startup to upgrade legacy equipment to category 3 safety circuits. Certified startup checks and validations were completed, as well as the required Pre-Start Health and Safety Review.• Spearheaded a wide range of small projects and improvements on production equipment.