Rich Berger Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Oakland, Ca, Us

Part of Kiva’s Sr Leadership Team, reporting to our Co-Founder & CEO, responsible for driving end-to-end operational excellence across the business unit with shared P&L responsibility.• Purpose-driven company leader charged with advancing Kiva’s pillars and integrating these values into transformational initiatives and day-to-day results, such as elevating Kiva’s manufacturing capabilities, driving growth, and optimizing margins & working capital.• Provide leadership & planning across the enterprise, improving multi-site in-house & contract manufacturing operations across 25 states• Lead sourcing, planning, internal and external manufacturing, engineering, technical transfer, commercialization, quality, food safety, employee safety, compliance and division finance/accounting.

Hayward, California, Us

Serve on Board of Directors @ Be A Mentor, a non-profit seeking to help children & youth from challenging and vulnerable circumstances develop the assets necessary to make healthy life choices, set realistic goals, act with determination and ultimately build vibrant successful lives for themselves through direct contact and relationships with caring and positive adult role models.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Helping students in Cal Berkeley’s Graduate Engineering Program gain valuable perspectives, learn about new industry trends, and consider the latest ideas shaping business. Sharing stories of design in practice and challenging students to tackle problems that are happening right now. Most recent discussion: “Adopting Biophilic Design Principals To Your Projects.”

Walnut Creek, California, Us

Led the company’s vertical integration into an owned & operated manufacturing and supply chain network, supporting rapid growth with best-in-class profitability, quality, commercialization of innovation & asset utilization.

Emeryville, Ca, Us

Oversight of all global supply chain initiatives involving capital, EHS, sustainability, CI, organizational development, regulatory, digital transformations, tax incentives, long-term strategy, capacity and capability building, process, packaging, infrastructure, M&A, commercialization and scale-up of innovation.

Horsham, Pennsylvania, Us

F/K/A Sara Lee, Fresh Bakery DivisionF/K/A Earthgrains Co.F/K/A Anheuser-Busch, Fresh Bakery Division• Leading new strategic, LEED Certified Greenfield builds in the U.S. (∼ $90MM per project), from site-search through commissioning & startup, at a pace of about (1) per year• Overall responsibility of major capital investment projects in the Bakery Group; from idea phase, to business-case development, to execution, to commissioning• Management of Engineering Staff that operate according to proven project SOP’s; importance placed on flawless execution, extremely short lead-times, and simply “planning the work, then working the plan”• Champion Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, Quality, Safety, and R&D projects involving capital investments• Responsible for major bakery & depot construction projects, and the modifications of same, with emphasis on meeting strategic needs, delivering on time and on budget• Up to date on latest technology through industry supplier relationships and being active in various industry committees• Manage capital cash flows, priorities, procurement, short-term, and long-term planning• Drive due diligence efforts around the supply chain component of acquisitions• Integrate LEAN, continuous improvement, SPC, 6 sigma, SCADA, etc. into capital investments

Schenectady, Ny, Us

F/K/A Betz Laboratories• Offered consultation in lowering maintenance & energy costs with improved performance of industrial utility systems• Maximized water use, solids removal, and conditioning of influent & effluent streams for a wide variety of Industrial Customers• Designed specialty water treatment programs for process, cooling, boiler, influent and effluent applications and environmental compliance• Responsible for Manufacturing Industries: Chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food, beverage, refining, pulp & paper, power, primary metals, and transportation

Akron, Ohio, Us

• Project management, operator training, testing, engineering modifications and inspection of steam generating systems• Refineries, electric utilities, off-shore drilling, industrial plants, beverage and food industries, pulp & paper, and marine applications

Arlington, Va, Us

Flight Test Engineer• Aircraft commissioning, projects, maintenance, & pilot debriefF/A-18 Final Assembly Line Foreman• Cost, staffing, scheduling, reporting, and resolution managementMechanical Design Engineer• Critiqued design sheets, CAD system designerR&D Process Engineer• Evaluated state-of-the-art manufacturing materials & techniquesFlight Simulation Systems Engineer• Mechanical & electrical producibilityMissile Systems Engineer• Missile test systems troubleshooting & commissioning