• Serve as plant SAP STP lead, identify, resolve, and escalate issues when needed.• Provide support to the plant team and subcontracting vendors as part of the stabilization of SAP deployment and daily SAP operations.• SME for Subcontracting and STP. Provide support and training to the plant personnel as needed.

Accountable for successful deployment of SAP processes for Subcontracting and Source to Pay STP. • Work closely with the Subcon Central Team Subject Matter Expert to execute the project plan, complete deliverables, and successfully complete project gates. • Work with Data Team to map data objects. Conduct cleansing and data/solution testing.• Track Subcon project progress, identify and address impediments and escalate when necessary.• Perform Subcon planner training. Serve as Subcon and STP SME for the Irvine Plant.• Serve as Irvine STP lead, support STP Central Team Subject Matter Expert to execute Irvine STP tasks; identify, resolve, and escalate issues when needed.• Provide support to the Irvine team and subcontracting vendors as part of the stabilization of SAP deployment.• SME for Subcontracting and STP. Provide support and training to the plant personnel as needed.

Supervise the Crowns, Abrasives, Silicones and Implants departments across three shifts• Supervise 50 full time production employees across three shifts• Responsible for safety, ISO standards, GMPs, productivity and yield targets• Lead 6 Sigma projects and Kaizen events, at least two a year

Manage application development (Supervise 3 employees)• Partner with staff management across the organization to determine user/business needs• Prepare business process models; used VISIO to create use case diagrams• Submit, prioritize change tickets and test changes(Software/Mobile App/Website)

Technically supported the design and creation of an online Learning Management System• Directed the conversion of business needs into learning System• Evaluated, sourced and developed hardware/software for content delivery• Evaluated/sourced the offshore suppliers and developers• Moved from NC to CA. Set-up operations in CA

Lead and drive the production plant’s most urgent/high profile mission-critical projects using lean six sigma methodologies• Lead Cashew Breakage Reduction project using Six Sigma - saved $40 million contract• Weekly project status presentation to upper management using media e.g. PowerPoint• Collaborate with engineers to contribute to various process improvement initiatives

Responsible for manufacturing plant material flow to the production lines and roasters; deliver packaging, raw, and roasted product. Assured roasting and packaging uptime, inventory accuracy, and warehouse reporting integrity. Managed and developed warehouse associates across two shifts. Manage year-end and monthly plant inventories. Drove continuous warehouse process improvement using workshops, warehouse associate training, inventory accuracy initiatives and plant layout and flow projects• Managed scanning accuracy and product traceability projects• Increased retention of quality employees in partnership with HR department• Maximized warehouse space, identify, develop and implement lean initiatives to drive the elimination of waste and NVA while improving quality of service to all internal warehouse customers• Developed and maintain department metrics and other KPI’s• Responsible for managing department budget

Responsible for managing the daily operations of the plant for two shifts with up to 250 employees; ensuring security and safety of employees and products while exceeding budgeted labor, packaging and raw material usage targets• Built motivated team that consistently met or exceeded production standards• Re-engineered most of the plant’s processes; increased plant capacity 30%• Oversaw production scheduling against sales demand• Analyzed and improve quality systems; reduced customer complaints by 30 % • Prepared employees, processes and paperwork for internal audits and formal audits including BRC, RQA, FDA and Health Department audits/inspections• Stablished first preventive maintenace schedule, ensuring optimal equipment operation without down time• My bonus was based on effective labor utilization, waste and cost reduction goals, and management of department budget

Hired to analyze root cause(s) of poor plant performance causing missed-product-shipments• Analyzed, redesigned and streamlined MRP processes to utilize the unused company resource planning system. Utilizing the system resulted in a 40% increase of production productivity and 100% costumer order fulfillment• Reduced give away (waste) by 50% and cycle production time by leveraging expertise with Statistical Process Control (SPC) methodology• Redesigned floor/machinery layout and manufacturing processes, achieving 30 % improvement in overall productivity• Managed inventory, established lead times and buffers for plant transfers from the four warehouses• Developed, monitored and maintained production standards• Lead continuous process initiatives to improve throughput, labor utilization, process flow, efficiencies, quality and uptime

Analyzed, designed and launched a demand driver rice home delivery system• Managed general plant operations; employee supervision, training and safety• Managed receiving and delivery of product, warehouse inventory, customer service and product quality control• Managed face-to-face relations with Colombian Customs, Colombian Bank (Bank owned warehouses) regarding bulk rice imports, documentation, Labor management (Lumpers, Drivers etc.) for overall logistics