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Arlington, VA, US

• Lead the Production Operations team responsible for the repair and sustainment of guidance systems used in many aerospace products, and the fabrication and assembly of components for various Defense system platforms.
• Plant safety; in 2020: >528,000 hrs. worked, LTI = 0, TRI = 0.
• Effectively developed and executed integrated departmental plans, policies and procedures and oversight on departmental business and technical strategies, goals, and objectives.
• Established manufacturing strategy, matured manufacturing capabilities in alignment with that strategy, and proactively have marketed those capabilities to maximize site business base.
• Improved quality and enhanced production capability by eliminating sources of rework by >40%.
• Incorporated Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement methodologies into operations.

Battle Creek, Michigan, US

• Lead and direct site efforts in the continuous improvement of the facilities, utilities | PSM program, production equipment, and IT systems to achieve Business Unit strategies and site-specific objectives. Site.
• Managed engineering function, maintenance of building & grounds, site utilities, and PSM program.
• Led, defined, developed, prioritized, and implemented a successful site 5 plus year holistic capital project planning strategy to align functional groups (processing, packaging, infrastructure, R&D) to enable business.
• Successfully led planning, construction and integration activities for shutdown periods. Including all safety, contractor work rules, plant alignment meetings, downtime coordination, etc.
• Active participant on Kellogg’s North American Energy Optimization Steering Team. Division representative for sustainability governance and energy reductions.
• Continuous Improvement Center of Excellence sponsor. Developed site master plan to enhance associate’s problem-solving capabilities using tools and methodologies.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Site responsibility for facilities, utilities management | PSM program, ongoing preventative maintenance, technical support, project improvements, and contractor management. Aligned with, business team objectives.
• Record year for plant safety: lowest TIR in plant history, 64% reduction vs. previous fiscal year.
• Managed engineering activities, building & grounds, site utilities, PSM program and sustainability initiatives.
• Led, developed and maintained site multiyear capital budget plan, which included formation, submission, justification, implementation, and resource planning. Site average capital spend of $12.5MM per year.
• Led technical support, policy coordination and implementation (standards, project and construction management, capital programs, etc.) and external relationships involving government agencies.
• Effectively led planning, construction and integration activities for shutdown periods. Including all aspects of safety, plant alignment meetings, downtime coordination, etc.

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Responsible for site maintenance and improvements, ongoing preventative equipment maintenance programs, and contractor management. Including the implementation of applicable corporate, government safety, and.
• Managed engineering, maintenance of the building & grounds, and sustainability initiatives.
• Developed estimates and justifications for expenditures for both short and long-term projects related to manufacturing improvements and plant services | facilities. Led technical | project management activities through.
• Coordinated outsourcing of janitorial and process cleaning services, which translated into an annualized savings of $2.5MM.
• Adoption of the six-sigma problem solving methodology into keys business deliverables including quality: containment, identification of root cause and corrective actions. FTT improvement 12%.

Master Of Science - Ms, Industrial Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Mechanical Engineering Technology