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Bowling Green, Ky, Us

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, De

Leading operations of Henkel's largest factory in the world with 600 employees that produces 825M lbs. of fabric detergent and softener bottles, single dose packs, and softener sheets across 5 production cells. Built a high performing team, stabilized operations, and accelerated KPI improvements.• Launched BBS program averaging 3,204 safety observations per month and reduced LTA’s from 4/yr. to 1/yr. (TAR 1.3)• Improved Customer Service to 96.3% and First Time Right to 98.0%• Built detailed tactics to reduce costs by $65M within 5 yrs. and delivered $35.5M in first 2 yrs.• Improved Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) by 29.5%, from 51.2% to 66.7%

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

Managed Bakery of 650 employees that produced 170M lbs. of Oreo, Teddy Graham, Wheat Thin and Lorna Doone cookies a year. Championed turnaround of old traditional 1958 union site using Lean Six Sigma and Total Productive Maintenance to engage employees and restore equipment.• Reduced Safety LTA’s by 38%• Reduced Consumer Complaints by 35% and Quality Waste by 78%• Improved Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) by 11%• Reduced Conversion Costs by 3%, saving $3.7M after inflation

Nisku, Alberta, Ca

Led Operational Excellence, Engineering, and Quality to stay ahead of companies rapid 25%-30% growth. Developed Lean Six Sigma program which certified 16 Green Belts and delivered $4.8M in first year. Developed long term capacity strategy and led engineering team to meet the company’s rapid growth. Championed quality team to reduce consumer complaints and eliminate waste. • Improved Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) by 18%• Reduced Consumer Complaints by 57%• Reduced headcount by 34 employees through automation resulting in $.05/lb. ($2M) savings

Purchase, New York, Us

Managed Chicago, IL site of 155 employees, which produces 23 million cases of carbonated soft drink cans and bottles annually. This is a turnaround facility built in 1956 with a strong, traditional union and few established processes. • Reduced Safety Injuries (IRR) by 38%• Improved Customer Service Out of Stocks by 69%• Reduced Ingredient Yield Loss by 76%

Purchase, New York, Us

Led Lean Six Sigma (LSS) for 55 Sites in North American Beverages (NAB), including managing 7 regional Black Belts and leading LSS for the Midwest region.• Delivered $21.7MM in productivity in 2013, exceeding target of $17.4MM.• Coached over 40 Kaizen Leaders and Green Belts in the Midwest.• Led Production Break BB project, and Mfg Plant of the Future BB project• Process owner for national replication of LSS projects, saving over $10MM in 2013.

Purchase, New York, Us

Managed $600 million Quaker Foods - Golden Grains business consisting of Rice A Roni, Near East and Aunt Jemima brands. Direct responsibility for P&L and A&M budget. Led marketing, sales, finance, R&D, Operations and Insights to the highest profit margins in the Quaker Foods Division.• Created and executed strategy to sustain net revenue and maximize profit• Developed several innovations including Roni Cups, Quinoa Blends, and AJ Oat Pancakes• Designed ideal price-pack architecture of Roni product line

Purchase, New York, Us

Managed Bridgeview, IL site of 280 employees, which produced 24 million cases of Rice A Roni and Near East annually. Led plant to be the first to achieve TPM Phase 2 Award within PepsiCo N.A.• Improved Consumer Quality Complaints by 30%, and delivered First Run Quality of 99.4%• Achieved 980 AIB Excellence, highest in Quaker Foods• Attained 80% Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and 99.6% Product Availability

Purchase, New York, Us

Led and coached the Quaker Foods & Snacks Division of seven sites to improve their operations through TPM. Coached the leadership of five sites to achieve TPM Phase 1 Award.• Earned the Winning Together Excellence Award in 2007 for outstanding accomplishment in TPM• Achieved 73% improvement in LTCIR (average across phase 1 sites)• Reduced Quality Holds by 69% (average across phase 1 sites)• Improved Unplanned Downtime by 44%, and Mat’l Waste by 34% (average across phase 1 sites)

Managed Southeast area practice with P&L responsibility. Coached and trained manufacturing companies to improve operations and achieve world class performance. Specialties included Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM), Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Team Dynamics, and Leadership Development. Clients included:• Nabisco Bakery and Candy Plants• Unilever Bar Soap, Detergent, Cotton Swab, Hand Lotion, Toothpaste, and Ice Cream Plants• DaimlerChrysler Stamping, Engine and Electronic Component Plants

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Held multiple roles at Unilever’s U.S. powder detergent plant, including Site TPM Manager, Production Manager and Packaging Maintenance/CI Manager.• Contributed to reduction in standard case cost from $2.7 in 1993 to $1.34 in 1998• Increased packaging line productivity by 48%• Helped lead plant to achieving 8 years with Zero Lost Time Accidents (LTA’s) • Reduced product cycle time from 14 days to less than 7 days• Reduced size changeover times by 33%• Saved over $1MM in product overfill.

Mba, Business, Finance

Bs Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing