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Decatur, Alabama, Us

Part of the executive Leadership team, this position handles 100% P&L, budget of $40M, org chart of 140+ employees spread across 22 operation facilities (wholesale ops, fertilizer bagging ops & fertilizer bulk distribution) and responsible for improving the productivity, efficiency and profitability of operations while maintaining & exceeding high standards of safety, quality, and customer satisfaction through effective methods and business strategies. Oversee day-to-day operations, supply chain, logistics, customer relations for 22+ facilities related to the wholesale division of Greenpoint with ~140 employees and $40M budget. Led strategic manufacturing restructuring & profit optimization by spearheading the closure of aging fertilizer bagging operations and successfully transitioning to a new $25M state-of-the-art automated facility. The new automated plant introduced cutting-edge technology and hence, enabled a significant scale-up of production, enhanced labor reduction while exceeding improvements in safety, regulatory audits and voice-of-customer (significantly improved operational excellence KPIs in all aspects).

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A socio-economic development NGO for marginalized people with focus on education, health and economic empowerment.

Significantly accelerated career with 3rd executive promotions and fast-track progression from senior management position to Vice President and second to CEO/ President with full executive authority in his absence. A profit-driven customer and quality-focused business executive who provided strategic vision and entrepreneurial leadership and spearheaded positive impacts to profits, market share growth and customer retention via cost-effective streamlined restructure & turnarounds of operations & Supply Chain. Signature Achievements: Growth & Expansion strategy: Championed dramatic restructure/ consolidation of existing plants and exit strategy for loss-making unit which aided 300% throughput increase & served as catalyst for further growth and expansion. Cost reduction leadership: Reengineered business processes, optimized manufacturing/ Robotic Automation, championed lean initiatives, streamlined supply chain for strategic product sourcing, supplier audits & pricing negotiations, all of which slashed immediate costs by $5M and generated additional $20M revenue y-o-y. Organic business growth strategy: Flawlessly negotiated multi-million contracts by building relationships with strategic government decision makers and grew ACSI revenue from $60M to $100M, staff from 200 to 320+, strengthened customer relations & expanded market share up 20% all in mere 3 years.

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 Spearheaded 180-degree turnarounds for $20M under-performing operation and provided fast-track growth and million-dollar cost reductions by significant synergistic gains in quality, safety, productivity and efficiency.  Deployed six sigma DMAIC methodologies and championed lean/ continuous improvement projects to maximize waste recognition, and other non-value excesses impacting profitability or customer satisfaction. Successfully led the company over recurring audits (national and global) without negative findings.  Orchestrated dramatic overhaul of entire loss-making operation, including engineering scale-up, significant shop floor reorganization, lean optimization, enhanced standardization, employee training and newer technology to generate 80% capacity growth, 30% scrap rate fallout, 20% cost reduction and $2M annual profit (from $1.5M loss).  A motivational leader who leveraged talent via mentoring, coaching, and effective, evaluative succession planning.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Us

 Fiscal champion who pioneered $2.5M annual cost reduction via strategic supplier sourcing, $5M reduction in COQ and $2M savings in scrap/inventory optimization via 180° business transformation, manufacturing optimization, leveraging technology and repositioning product portfolio to propel optimal quality, safety and availability. Led and presented high-level strategy report to company executive team to ramp up Indian wind turbine business (3rd largest global renewable market having 2nd fastest 5-year growth) after developing extensive due diligence. Led global high-level audit teams for potential approval of new & existing wind turbine manufacturers and suppliers Mentor staff, including professional development, hire & fire, and champion company vision and departmental goals.

Attleboro, Ma, Us

 Held the distinctive honor of being the youngest senior manager at Texas Instruments for 2 consecutive years.  Exemplary track record of leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams to deploy turnkey customized products for strategic customers via comprehensive budget analysis, aggressive cutting lead time & risk mitigation strategy.  Selected upon promotion by executives to be a part of strategic M&A team which ensured not only restructuring/ closure activities and effective acquisitions but also facilitate expansion to new offshore facilities to curb recession.  Coached & mentored staff for career plan within company and to distressed employees during recession layoffs.

Executive Management Certification, Executive Management

M.S. (Masters Of Science), Materials Science And Metallurgical Engineering

B. S. (Bachelors Of Science), Materials Science And Metallurgical Engineering

High School

Master Of Science - Ms, Engineering