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Springfield, Ma, Us

Carmel, Indiana, Us

Louisville, Ky, Us

Multi site leadership of food and beverage ingredients manufacturing in the Americas with responsibility for EHS, P&L and customer satisfaction.

Recruited for turnaround of material handling and inventory operations that were deemed by the CFO to be the biggest impediment to company growth. Within 2 years exceeded kpi goals while dramatically reducing operating expenses and recognized for the smoothest running of the 5 Operations departments. Developed a brow beaten staff of underdogs into highly motivated top performing Teams that are a model for morale.Improved inventory record accuracy 13% in first 6 months on the job. Inventory accuracy now at > 96% for 3,000+ sku inventory including very high value exotic materials.Implemented new cycle count program to ensure inventory accuracy and availability. Eliminated recurring Production raw material delays and outages.Directed move of cold storage and hazardous warehouse operations into a new 80,000 sq ft facility and improved transfer efficiency between 3 warehouses.Reduced controllable non-conformities by over 50%.Reduced overtime by 75% while pick complexity and orders increased.Led management of highly successful consulting project for lean warehouse initiative.

Site Manager leading a 125 person plant operations including P&L, safety, quality, regulatory and warehousing. Challenged with Improving union and personnel relations.Reversed 3 year decline in volume and profitability to strong growth and consistent profits within first 10 months on the job. Rebuilt staff level and hired one third of plant personnel.Led return of infant formula production to the facility and doubled cheese powder production from 19MM lbs. to 39MM lbs. in the first year. 42MM second year.Launched 5 infant formulas including the first organic on the market and numerous specialty powders.Led launch of cheese powder for #1 worldwide snack brand and producing at record high acceptance rate. FMCG Customer commented "best launch ever".Initiated and oversaw facility cleanup and makeover resulting in the Plant becoming the corporate showcase for prospective customers.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Leading producer of infant formula and adult nutritionals (Similac, Isomil, Ensure). Led 38- 140 people in multiple departments of 2 tall form Spray dryers, 150MM lbs. milk processing system (UHT and HTST) and 5 line Packaging operations. Responsible for $250MM+ in product at AWP with a $20MM budget.Initiated and led 24\7 Operation through process improvements that resulted in a 9% increase in output. Led Kaizen Team including Engineering, Maintenance, Technical Support and Operators. Guided turnaround of products meeting line speed standard from 30% to over 95% in just 2 years. Improved uptime 11% during this period.Initiated and championed lean manufacturing programs including: 5S, Visual Factory Management, and Mistake proofing (Poka yoke). Sponsored numerous capital projects including a $5.5MM Dryer expansion Launched 2 high profile industry leading products and numerous line extensions.Developed budget reporting spreadsheets for update and outlook that was adopted plant wide.Member of the Validation and Management Review Boards. Sturgis was Plant of the Year 2003. I was recognized with Plant Management for leading the Division in line performance and Management knowing the business.

Manufacturer of in vitro diagnostic medical devices and specimen transport systems.Progressed from Shift Supervisor with 3 promotions to manage 4 product and service departments with 40 people. Led turnaround of 2 struggling departments that reduced overtime by 1/3.Supervised transfer of production technology from acquired business. Developed SOPs.Designed new and expanded manufacturing facility for improved flow and reduced waste. Developed and implemented work in process program for inventory control.Instituted MRPII and reduced paper tracking with Paperless data collection. Assured Medical Device regulatory compliance to FDA QSR. Chaired "Operations Excellence Challenge Team". Member of the Validation Review Board.

Mba, Quality Systems

Bsba, Economics

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