Provided galvanizing leadership to over 100 team members located in the USA, Japan, China, Philippines, Hungary, and Germany, while managing daily operations for quality, engineering, and safety departments. Responsible for P&L/Budgets (CapEx: up to $10MM, OpEx: up to $75MM, 85% EBIDTA), as well as process improvements, KPI implementation, strategic goal development, and on-time/on-budget project completionKey AccomplishmentsDeployed multiple technical/commercial improvements to provide a competitive advantage in the marketImplemented enhanced centrifuge technology, superior ultra-filtration techniques, and new dehydration processesDirected a Korean Solar business project, overseeing operations while creating the business structure, hiring local employees and completing the entire project within 6 months of landing contractHandled up to $8MM in project expenses; recruited 5 staff members and developed roadmap allowing growth, becoming a 35-team member department with a fully operational site Championed efforts to attain the ISO 9001 certification, guiding a team through 7 different audits resulting in zero non-conformities; reduced external audit conformities from 8 to 2 within a 2-year timeframeHeaded preparation efforts for the 2019 audit, resulting in zero findings (no major/minor non-conformances)Skillfully managed business relationships, generating contract extensions and implementing amendments that produced an increase in revenue/EBIDTA, and extended deals into multi-year agreementsAchieved 25% more revenue from Japan and extended terms for China operations until 2023Led the recruitment and retention initiatives while managing performance evaluations, creating a healthy working environment with less than 2% turnover per year

Oversaw international engineering activities and projects as well as a six-member engineering staff within a multi-project environment. I designed, constructed, and installed proprietary recycling technology at sites across the US and Europe for projects with a typical life cycle of four to eight months and budgets ranging from $5.5K to $6M. Led multidisciplinary Lean engineering process improvement initiative to simplify recycling systems resulting in a reduction in initial capital investment from $6M to $7M per system down to $3M to $4M per system.

Responsible for managing yield and scrap rates, plant performance forecasts, budgeting expenses and revenue, handling quality systems, and leading a team of 80 operators/20 engineers to meet metrics/goals. Developed strategic plans for the entire facility, collaborating with business leaders in decision making, goal setting and business analysis (SWOT); relied upon to manage a $700K annual budget Key AccomplishmentsDeployed a slurry recycling system that provided a $250k savings per yearCreated new methods to capture data and measure process performance, reducing scrap and rework by over 5%Implemented lean manufacturing principles to shorten the turn-around time between steps, increasing efficiency by 70%, going from a 2.5-hour cycle to a 40-minute processServed as an interim shift supervisor for 18 consecutive months, converting a low performing team into a top-rated group, exceeding yield/productivity and attendance metrics

Planned, designed, and facilitated master-level degree coursework in Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Management.