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Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

A Global Product Development, Component Sourcing and Continuous Improvement Services Company specialized in Design Development, Testing, Production, and Logistics.• Actively provide Product Development, Sourcing Strategy Consulting, and Cost Savings Services. • Work collaboratively with local and regional Companies to develop new products, “Right Source” their products, components and sub-assemblies, increase operational efficiencies and lower production costs. • Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures• Trained client staff to evaluate the financial aspects of product development, such as budgets, Proforma Income Statements, return-on-investment, and profit-loss projections

Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Praxis Packaging is a full service contract packaging company specializing in Secondary Packaging operations for the consumer product, cosmetics, food & beverage, over the counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, and promotional products industry. ⧫ Brought back to Praxis by new senior management team and private equity owner to lead companywide Engineering and growth efforts through organic and aggressive acquisition efforts.⧫ Renewed efforts to drive automation initiatives and increase focus on improving efficiency, throughput and significant labor reductions. Direct labor headcount reduced by 61 in less than 3 months.⧫ M&A Team Lead for Identifying Opportunities and all Operations, Engineering and Maintenance systems.⧫ Established Companywide Capital Budgeting Process for FY ‘24

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Praxis Packaging is a full service contract packaging company specializing in Secondary Packaging operations for consumer products, cosmetics, food & beverage, over the counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, and promotional products industry.• Successfully established and staffed Praxis’ first Engineering and Project Management Team.• Completed Praxis’ largest clean room and complete filing and packaging line installation to date, under budget and on schedule. • Reorganized and improved training and performance of 35 member Operations Maintenance Department, and improved key performance indicators. • Completed numerous automation initiatives resulting in increased throughput and significant labor reductions. • Department level budgeting responsibility and Executive Team reporting.

Holland, Michigan, Us

JR Automation is an industry leading global systems integrator and solutions provider for the industrial automation industry. JR designs and builds highly integrated manufacturing systems, including robotic welding, testing, dispensing, material handling, and assembly solutions. JR’s customer base includes the world’s leading automotive, life sciences, aerospace, electronics, and industrial manufacturers.• Assisting customers and leading internal teams in designing, sourcing, fabrication and full integration of custom industrial automation systems. • Manage efforts among cross functional internal, supplier and customer teams at and executive and hands on level across multiple projects.• Full project level P&L responsibility, and staff and senior management reporting.

Holly, Mi, Us

Bar’s Products and the Rislone Company is a leading global manufacturer of Premium Automotive Chemicals – Bar’s Products produces high quality stop leak products for all automotive systems and high performance oil and fuel additive products under its Rislone Brand.• Developing and leading cross functional supplier teams and managing all sourcing, product innovation and development efforts, averaging 7-10 new formulations and package systems per year.• Developed new lower cost higher quality sources for existing products and packaging components, resulting in significant cost reductions and improvement in quality, product performance and appearance. Specified and sourced all tooling and capital equipment purchases. • Designed, developed, sourced, and launched 4 new dispensing systems, including 2 patented and 2 patent pending innovations, within an 11 month period.• Manage 5 contract filling relationship’s and introduced new products and packaging systems, materials and equipment to Bar’s contract packaging facilities.• Implementing ISO, Quality, Engineering Change, Revision Control, Process documentation, Packaging Instruction and Product Testing Systems at Bar’s and within all contract fillers.

Ada, Mi, Us

Access Business Group- Contract Manufacturing (ABG): In addition to manufacturing its own core products ABG/Amway is an industry leader in contract and toll manufacturing for many leading future 500 companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Unilever/Suave, Merck, Alberto Culver, Prestige Brands, High Ridge Brands• Serving as expert and lead resource in key material, process and capital equipment sourcing, for completely new packaging filling lines.• Developing and leading cross functional teams and managing efforts to onboard new customer’s product lines and introduce new packaging systems, materials and production equipment to the Liquids, Cosmetics, Personal Care, Nutrition and Pressure Packaging facilities.• Leading efforts with Senior Management to develop and refine project management, qualification and validation methods and practices, and to integrate these practices with IQ/OQ/PQ initiatives in Plant Operations. Developed and Lead FDA production protocols. • Managing 5 contract filling accounts

Ludington, Mi, Us

Change Parts, Inc. (CPI) is an industry leader in bottle handling change parts, cap handling change parts, change parts carts, timing screws, used packaging machinery, rebuilt packaging machinery and installation and design services. An Engineer to Order (ETO) firm, primarily focused on consumer packaged goods, and counts many fortune 500 companies among its customers…in all CPG industries from Household Cleaners, Personal Care, to Food & Beverage.• Led turnaround of on-time delivery, product quality, margin performance, and outperformed industry financials/sales, during worst economic down turn in decades.• Established very successful “Engineer-to-Sell/Support” Team to travel and collaborate with field Sales staff; team held interactive web presentations, and performed live web cam trouble shooting with customers.

Ludington, Mi, Us

• Led hands-on efforts to improve Engineering performance and quality. Implemented latest design, reverse engineering and validation techniques to improve quality and throughput.• Led design, production, and sourcing of all in-house and outsourced CNC part machining, water jet cutting, stamping, plating and assembly efforts. • Introduced new product development focus, for new packaging machines, replacement parts, electrical system upgrades, and core machine change parts business. • Implemented company’s first quality team, with in-house design for quality focus and closed loop follow-up. Teams reduced reoccurring errors by 75%, and lowered total cost of quality by 30%.

Fenton, Mo, Us

A manufacturer of personal and highway safety products such as welding safety products, Auto darkening LCD lens for vision safety, electronic hearing protection and communication devices, powered respiratory protection products, hard hats, safety glasses, traffic barrels, barricades, cones, highway paint, application trucks/machines and reflective beads and signs.• Promoted to Corporate Director of Product Development, Engineering and Technology and directly responsible for the company wide “Supply Chain Right Sourcing” program• Led companywide facility improvement, capital equipment sourcing and major maintenance efforts. • Maintained B2B Sales and Technical Sales responsibilities North and South America, Europe, Asia• Supervised six teams in multiple locations and countries covering all aspects of the Supply Chain • Directed and coordinated department daily activities and managed five Product / Marketing Managers, 3 Engineering Supervisors and 12 Engineers (Design, ME, EE, IE, and Technicians), in multiple locations.• Developed JPI’s first Global Strategic Plan, Global Market Development Strategy, and Product Development three year plan

Fenton, Mo, Us

• Promoted to Managing Director of OSD Envizion, Jackson’s most prestigious & profitable business unit, with full P&L responsibility. This included all operations, assembly, engineering and supply chain staff.• Led all B2B, B2G, Sales and Technical Sales Efforts and Presentations to OEM and key Wholesaler and Distributor accounts (Companies such as: 3M, Lincoln Electric, Miller Electric, Honeywell, Uvex, MSA, NASCO, OKI, etc.), and governmental and Military agencies.• Increased Contract / Private Label Sales from $2 million to $4.5 million and launched over 20 new products in two consecutive years• Chief liaison to all US, and European and other international regulatory Agencies (TUV, DIN, ANSI, CSA, NIOSH)• Increased efficiencies by 20% by re-organizing Liquid Crystal and electronics assembly department around Lean Manufacturing concepts, • Generated a $1,000,000 cost savings by developing and implementing a successful offshore sourcing strategy in China, and a joint venture partnership.

Fenton, Mo, Us

• Recruited as Director of Engineering for the five companies of JPI‘s $125 million Personal Safety Division • Implemented the first companywide product development process and tripled the number of products ever launched in the companies’ history within a single year • Created a three year product development and capital budget strategy for the Jackson Products / OSD Envision Companies. • Directed all facility and capital • equipment proposals, sourcing, RFQ and installation efforts.• Established Operational Excellence and Lean Manufacturing Teams in molding, machining, assembly and flow molding departments. • Proposed material cost savings initiatives and cut over all material cost by 7%-10% annually• Created a Technical Regulatory Group to manage OSHA, ANSI, CE, CSA, NIOSH certification and compliance• Key member of the transition Team to close and move the Kedman Companies $12 million Huntsman Brand Safety product operation from Salt Lake City Utah to the Belmont production facility• Decreased warranty returns by 50% and completely eliminated certain defect classes• Streamlined the separate Design, Electrical, and Manufacturing Engineering staffs into a cross-functional Team structure

Ada, Michigan, Us

A World Leader in Multi-level Marketing and a world-class manufacturer of the majority of its branded CPG and House wares products• Led electrical, mechanical, reliability and testing engineers, team members from Quality Assurance, Technical Regulatory Affairs, all outside suppliers, and industrial design resources. In-charge of product profile, project schedule, and a multimillion-dollar development / tooling budget.• Managed the Amway Rubbermaid strategic alliance program and supervised Food Storage, Toys with Rubbermaid’s Little Tikes Division, as well as Home Organization, and Cleaning Tool product categories• Coordinated the efforts of Rubbermaid and Outside Design firms to develop and execute product profiles

Ada, Michigan, Us

• Served as Engineering R&D Program Leader for all of China and directed a team in disciplines such as Chemical / Packaging Engineers, Quality Assurance, and Lab Technicians. Successfully led these dispersed multi-national teams.• Led sourcing and development projects and Teams in Germany, Japan, Korea, China, and India.• Relocated over 30 Home Care and Personal Care liquid products and five aerosol products to Amway affiliate or JV partner facilities in new and existing Amway Markets.

Ada, Michigan, Us

• Responsible for Contract Manufacturing Project Management for Powder and Liquid Home Care products• Led package development and redesigned the entire line of powder Laundry Care Products, including patented packaging scoops and folding cartons.

Mba, International Business

Bachelor Of Science, Packaging Engineering