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Massachusetts, United States

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Lowell, Massachusetts

Lima, Ohio Area

• Managed a team of 5 technicians responsible for 24/7 quality assurance testing in 250,000 ft2 plant producing 800,000 bottles daily. Oversaw and validated all QA documents including product specifications, GMP.
• Prepared and successfully led external and internal audits (FSSC 22000/ISO 9001, customer specific 3rd party and housekeeping).
• Validated defect detection/rejection vision systems across 3 of 8 production lines.

Kenton, OH

• Managed 6 direct reports (supervisors & technicians) and 40 indirect reports (QA testers) responsible for testing and auditing manufacturing operations of 11 million+ food-packaging units produced daily in 500, 000 ft2.
• Successfully passed and improved audit scores on 4 annual third party audit certifications.
• Reduced average number of quality related production holds from cup leakers and visible defects by 14% within first 7 months.

Jackson, TN

• Managed a team of 5 technicians responsible for U.S. & export raw ingredients & packaging materials for Safe Quality Food (SQF) compliance.
• Implemented & improved HACCP Pre-requisite Program documentation for Supplier Management (raw food materials & food contact packaging) and fulfilled requirements in obtaining SQF Level 2 certification for Pringles plant.
• Reduced supplier related defects by 25% through root cause analysis, CAPA and scorecard compliance.
• Qualified new and modified materials through start-up plans (MIL-STD-105 D sampling, test runs, validation) for corrugated packaging and direct food contact packaging.

Jackson, Tennessee Area

• (Pringles acquired from Procter & Gamble in June 2012)Coached a team of 4 responsible for Quality and Safety including defects, QI’s, consumer comments, and food safety compliance. Led site wide review and updated.
• Collaborated with material suppliers to drive root cause analysis and corrective actions on defects reducing minor stoppages on automated packing lines.
• Delivered department master plan via coaching team and created dashboards to trend weekly results.

Jackson, TN

• Provided technical engineering for 4 food-packing production lines. Led improvement projects including Kaizen event to deliver cost savings initiatives.
• Led the Engineering Information Technology Department ($200k budget), including technical documentation system for electrical/mechanical drawing control and MS SharePoint for project management collaboration.

Cincinnati, OH

• Ensured web hosting, coding standards, security & privacy and accessibility standards were 100% secure for top 3 P&G Pharmaceutical brands (Actonel, Asacol, & Enablex).
• Partnered with web development agencies to seamlessly deliver direct consumer programs such as email marketing and online sweepstakes contests.

Cincinnati, OH

• Collaborated with Marketing & Finance to analyze needs of Feminine Care brands and B2B customers
• Provided analysis identifying low performing product SKUs – resulted in $10M sales, $4.5M profit.