Priscila Mccarty, Mba Email & Phone Number

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Senior Manager at Brixey & Meyer in Operation, Technology & Strategy Group

Dayton, Ohio Area

Serve as a trusted advisor providing consulting services to Ohio manufacturers, from continuous process improvement, product development, workforce assistance, business solutions, including financial analysis, and strategy. Interact with shop floor operators, CEOs, and all levels in between to gain insight into the business and to assist with root cause analysis. Deal with ambiguity with decision-maker’s prescribed solutions vs. described problems. Ask the right questions, quantifying, and qualifying each project to construct a sound business case with an attractive ROI• Delivered vital business consulting and funding connections that prevented two manufacturers from going out of business during COVID. Solved complex operational and financial problems, identified creative diversification opportunities via SWOT Analysis to sustain both organizations• Led the team that developed a strategic plan designed to deliver 5 x growth for the CEO of one of Ohio’s fastest growing companies. Presented strategic plan to CEO & executive team, exceeded client’s expectations• Guided a manufacturer with business valuation and financial trend analysis as part of succession plan• Developed and documented process/model to accurately forecast FastLane’s performance; enabled the team to holistically analyze metrics and identify and implement improvements using Power BI. Reduced the amount of time to report economic impact results by 60+% with no errors; improved scorecard from 40%-50% to 90%-100%• Initiated and led a multi-functional team to address delays in contracts and grants proposal process. Created a value stream map of the current process, implemented lean tools, and reduced quote turnaround time from 2-3 weeks to 1-3 days, improving customer service and response time

Dayton, Ohio Area

Clarified customer requirements, sourced funding by appropriation, authored statements of work, evaluated contractor proposals, submitted technical evaluations, and reported program status to senior leadership• Served as Project Lead for the Wireless Intercommunications Modification on the 131HC/MC/AC-130 aircraft with a portfolio of $18.6M. Developed acquisition strategy, performed risk analysis and cost estimates, briefed senior leadership, and released the RFQ• Served as the Project Lead for the Lightweight Airborne Recovery System (LARS) upgrade on 37 HC-130J aircraft with a portfolio of $10.3M

Granville, Oh

• Scale-up Program Manager / Project Lead for Glass Fiber Quality Improvement- Developed and structured the front-end stage building blocks to study the fundamentals of the key contributors to the main customer quality issues in glass fiber insulation- Managed group of PhD chemists and directed pilot plant runs: mitigated financial risk and maximizing ROI by pioneering cultural change in R&D; emphasized upfront scale-up work prior to proceeding to expensive plant trials ($5,000/hr)• Process Development Lead for Next-Gen Binder Program- Piloted process development for achieving and scaling-up formaldehyde-free raw material- Led lab, bench and pilot scale trials, both in-house and at third party vendors to optimize processing making development • Fiberglass Pilot Plant Owner- Directed pilot trial sponsors to ensure all plans meet safety and project scope requirements- Managed safety, procedures, documentation, and continuous improvement, maintenance, and scheduling of pilot plant; trained of new members; maintained asset; tracked material inventory• Portfolio Manager- Introduced tools and systems to manage team’s project list, priorities, allocation of resources; removed the current silo-view of group’s work, and integrated it with the remainder of Science and Technology Group

Minster, Oh

• Process engineer/Project Manager for major portion of $60MM-dollar project for Greek yogurt production expansion - Developed and led design reviews to new processing equipment installation and new building expansion; assessed/implemented solutions from suppliers to changes in scope and timeline requirements - Managed contractors from Spain in design & build to ensure conformity to Dannon/GMP/OSHA/FDA requirements; validating installation by performing IQ/OQ/PQ• Process engineer for bag filler project - Partnered with R&D in pilot plant and supplier to generate solution for first-in-Dannon filler

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

• Process Leader for qualification of savings projects which total more than $5 million/yr in cost reduction - Enabling a new contract manufacturer for aerosol deodorant / antiperspirant production in Brazil - Qualifying local raw material suppliers to support Hair Care Rio plant and reduce product inventory by 60% - Developing tech scope and cost estimate for the implementation of surfactant dilution in Rio plant, saving $2 million/yr• Project Manager for new Head and Shoulders conditioner initiative responsible for supervising the schedule, managing the budget, and executing the technical scope of making and packing

Rio De Janeiro Area, Brazil

• Engineering single point of contact leader to all new project initiatives of Pantene shampoo/conditioner and Wella Koleston hair dye; staffed and supervised the engineering initiatives team that executed cost and feasibility studies of all new projects in Rio Plant (15 projects total) and ensured clear communication in the multi-functional team to meet accelerated project timings• Partnered with global engineering group and sister-site resources in order to influence and engineer feasible solutions for new-to-the-world Hair Care platforms and processes• Led feasibility studies of largest Supply Chain Reinvention project in Hair Color and attained solutions to increase plant efficiency and reduce manual labor by half• Project Manager for the launch of new mid-tier color brand (Pro Vital by Koleston) in Brazil which resulted in vertical start-up and met success criteria

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

• Engineering leader in a disruptive front-end innovation project to replace shampoo sachets with a more sustainable shampoo product: responsible for the development of the making and packing equipment and the financial analysis of the affordability of the capital and operating expenses at a potential new site• Process leader of next generation Pantene/Herbal Essences making formulation: collaborated with R&D in a pilot plant to design scale-up processes, developed equipment and systems to implement new formulas (from feasibility phase to execution in a lead site), and generated cost estimates and execution plans for rollout in all 13 P&G Hair Care global sites

Scranton, Pennsylvania Area

• Technical lead for a $17.5 million water treatment project and $1 million scrap reduction cost savings effort; collaborated with a multi-functional team in order to deliver the project with vertical start-up, zero safety incidents, under budget, and on schedule• Engineer responsible for the ongoing operation, cost assessment, and implementation of technical solutions of two papermaking machines

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Led development of empirical model to study the capability of new-to-the-world, proprietary unit operation to dry paper more efficiently; created a design of experiment and executed it in a pilot plant to validate assumptions

Greater Milwaukee Area

Worked on several capital projects related to process improvements and safety; developed technical solutions and equipment specifications, executed experiments to develop an empirical model for liquid-vapor calculations

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Led savings project to reduce phosphor coatings losses in fluorescent light bulbs. Defined the experimental approach for both screening and designing experiments, executed tests in lab, and applied learnings at GE's production line in Canada

Master'S Degree, Business Administration

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Dean's List: 8/8 semesters