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Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Offering: Business Coaching for small to midsize company growth | Book publishing | Marketing | Full Service Consultation

Rosemont, Illinois, Us

Printing | Manufacturing | Heat Shrink Label | Heat Transfer Label | In-Mold Label+100M P&L | 300 co-workers | 150ksqft | Served customers: P&G, Brown-Foreman, Hellmans, Gatorade, Powerade, etc.• Boosted throughput during expansion with +300 Employees @ 60% Growth YOY.• Achieved key metric success: 12% increase in OTIF | 40% increase in Throughput | 28.5% increase in Sales Value Produced | 36% reductionin Quality complaints & cost | Led Full Lean Implementation (creation of war room, Leader Standard Work, Kaizen, etc.)• Commercialized a Multi-million dollar 52” W&H Press, expanding plant by 25,000sqft ($5M Press).• Increased order fulfillment by 150%, driving both top and bottom-line growth.As plant GM, I played a crucial role in Fort-Dearborn and MCC integration. We were among the top-five Plants in the network. Through mix and strategy shift, I implemented high growth initiatives during high visibility deteriorating financials due to margin decay.

Zurich, Ch

Flexible Packaging | Manufacturing | High Speed | Food and Beverage+180M P&L | 250 co-workers | 300ksqft | Served customers: Kraft-Heinz and others. Led world-renowned 24/7 operation for a +200,000sqft and $180m facility with 19 manufacturing assets ( Rotogravure | Extrusion and Lamination |Slitting | Die Cut | Logistics ). Guided four department managers, six supervisors, and +200 employees.• Saved >$3M/month in EBITA via waste reduction initiatives (daily waste walks, Pareto focus).• Center of Excellence for continuous improvement in North America.• Turned plant around with impressive improvements: 23% OEE increase | 10.7% waste reduction | 43.2% reduction in external claims | 26.7%reduction in claims/sales $ in 18 months, driven by focused daily improvement.

Buffalo Grove, Il, Us

Managed full P&L operations for a private equity-owned +$30M, 70,000 sqft facility with 100+ employees. Oversaw quality control for two on-site clean room operations, managing 16 manufacturing assets including Wide Web Press, Lamination, Slitting, Pouch, and Flat Belt Bag Machines.Achieved year-over-year success in key metrics (DL% of Sales, OTIF%, Conversion Cost per unit, Returns % of Sales, OEE%) through team-orientedintent-based leadership principles.• Accomplished over $300,000 in inventory write-off savings by conducting thorough audits and streamlining inventory procedures whileimplementing an ERP system.• Significantly improved customer satisfaction by implementing daily lean management practices and deductive reasoning methods for rootcause analysis, resulting in a 75% improvement in On-Time-In-Full (OTIF), a 78% reduction in inventory errors, and labor cost reductions.• Demonstrated exceptional leadership during a 30-day strike, maintaining 80% normal output through effective workforce integrations,comprehensive trainings, and a hands-on work ethic | Acted as third chair in contract negotiations.

Evansville, In, Us

Led dynamic operations of 18 production machines (Ten Slitters | One Thermoformer | Five Extrusion and Lamination | Two Press Machines) for a +$40 million dollar facility.• Grew OEE, CIO/Net Sales, Zero Safety incidents (risk analysis’, near misses, “stop work”), OTIF%, 1st pass and Net Yield% YOY throughmeticulous training and shop floor teaching, auditing, and verification.• Sustained certifications in the plant | AIB | ISO certification | Pharmaceutical Requirements by achieving plus 950 scores annually.• Completed, facilitated and mentored multiple Six Sigma green belt projects along with cost savings initiatives.• Built projects totaling +$200,000 in cost savings for 2018 by working closely with corporate business excellence management.• Completed the full implementation of a $2.5M flexographic printing press in 9 months through a hands-on learning approach• Achieved Berry Platinum Award for Zero Safety Incidents by implementing various behavior-based safety procedures.

Neenah, Wi, Us

Led 4 supervisors and over 400 Production and Logistics employees @ 3 physical locations totaling +250,000sqft.• Slashed downtime costs $100,000 YTD from 2014 to 2015 and increased overall line efficiencies to over 100%.• Greatly reduced setup time by 46%, startup time 45% and product wait time 26%.• Built an innovative bonus incentive program using labor hours per unit produced (27% increase in Net Profit in 3 months).• Increased productivity 123% through successful creation of daily takt time spreadsheets to facilitate cycle time and lead time reductions andthe deployment of lean management tools.• Exhibited exceptional labor cost control through day to day Heijunka production line level loading.• Achieved zero lost time injuries from 2014 – 2015 through consistent shop floor interaction ( Gemba | SQPC ).• Demonstrated exceptional process engineering talents by utilizing Microsoft Visio for line setup and workflow diagram builds.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), General Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Technical Management

Associate Of Arts (Aa), Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Bible/Biblical Studies