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St. Paul, Mn, Us

- Leading centralized engineering and quality professionals to drive productivity, quality and cost.- Sponsored build of a $43M brown field plant build- Sponsored $20M plant refurbishment, automation, modernization project- Sponsored $2M scientific lab build (ICP-MS)- Led roll-out of SPC and STC program to meet Microelectronics industry standards- Led Task Force to improve equipment manufacture and reliability for field service support- Owner and coach of the QMS for Nalco, SteerCo member for PQ Pillar- Science is Fun (SIF) SteerCo member

St. Paul, Mn, Us

- Led a 150 person chemical blend facility with 550 SKUs and $20MM PLOH.- Achieved TPM Bronze Certification by implementing SHE, Quality, Training and Development, Autonomous Maintenace, Preventative Maintenance and Focused Improvement Pillars- Led scheduling projects that led to 99% CFR and $300k of savings- Drove facility to all-time high bulk service DIFOT of 96%.- Established engagement positions of coaches, functional leaders and Employee Resource Group Committees- Sponsor for EcoEssence, an African-American recruitment and development focused Employee Resource Group.- Established Science Education Leadership Team (SELT) local branch to educate and excite local kids about STEM careers through outreach.

Orrville, Ohio, Us

- Led a 550 person, Uncrustables plant in a 24/7 capacity-constrained environment.

Orrville, Ohio, Us

- Ops Manager for 6 line, 550 person, non-union, Uncrustables production facility. - Founders Award winners (2x - 2020, 2021)- Operational Excellence Award winners (2x - 2020, 2021)- Achieved 0 TIR for site from 1.6 (2x - 2019, 2020)- Increased total output by 37% through implementation of Autonomous Maintenance and Extended Runs projects - Improved business's Case Fill Rate from 76% to 99% through increased output and accurate scheduling.- Implemented Shift handoff and kickoff routines to pursue 100% employee engagement.- Led Autonomous Maintenance Pillar, achieving >90% compliance to CIL program from low 80s- Developed Centerline system with automated tracking capability- Delivered $10.8MM in annual cost savings in FY20- Delivered yield savings of $1MM - Delivered absorption savings of $7MM- Led projects related to: Sanitation efficiency and engagement, foreign material elimination, Food Safety engagement, extended production runs, Spotfire software implementation, High Performance Organization structure and routines

Chicago, Il, Us

- Managed 5 line, 500 SKU soup facility of 240 employees in a non-union environment with a $21MM P&L and 131MM Pound/yr output.- Improved safety culture from 4 recordable incidents/yr (2.4 TRIR) to 0 incidents in 250+ days.- Delivered $1.2MM in yield savings vs. PY- Improved total labor conversion cost by 10% vs. PY ($1.3MM)- Improved material management practices from 15+ interruptions per week to 2.5 average per week.

Chicago, Il, Us

Responsible for the oversight of production and sanitation operations in a 5 line, 120 person gourmet soup facility and responsible for the financial success of the plant. - Successfully changed safety culture from 8+ incident rate to 0 incidents in over 700 days.- Improved cost per case by 25% through numerous cost improvement projects. - Improved pounds per labor hour output by 40% by improving cooking practices and scheduling practices.- Improved customer fill rate from 74% to 99.5% by coordinating with customer service, shipping and planning departments as well as implementing and developing a 2nd shift operation- Reduced sanitation chemical usage by 25% and sanitation cycle time by 2 hours- Implemented automated scheduling, yield trending, OEE and other metric tracking throughout the facility- Developed plant personnel to accurately calculate overfill, yield, performance, waste and developed tracking methods for them- Wrote all production processes and created all production documentation for 100% audit compliance.- Re-wrote all 95 Sanitation standard operating procedures and optimized master sanitation schedule for sanitation improvement and full audit compliance.

Chicago, Il, Us

Responsible for the successful rollout and implementation of Integrated Lean Six Sigma (IL6S) for a 7 line Lunchables packaging plant. Driving productivity by implementing TPM tools along with Lean Six Sigma tools to the front line.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Directed the 60 person 2nd shift, at a brand new Evolution Fresh juice production facility. I focused on developing the plant's current talent and helped the facility develop into a world class production site.Led the Starbucks York Roasting Plant before my Evolution Fresh experience. It is the largest Starbucks production plant in the world. In that role, I supported a 29 person 3rd shift crew with a strong focus on employee development and retention. Accolades:- Completed certifications of 7 new packaging operators within 3 months- Developed a relationship with outside vendor to establish new safety equipment purchasing procedures.- Broke overall productivity records for filling, packaging and HPP at Evolution Fresh- Led food safety audit preparation at Evolution Fresh, scoring a 98% Superior rating

Purchase, New York, Us

A supervisory role directing operations on a 24/7 Aquafina bottling line.Achievements:- Optimized blow molder programming to utilize 20% less energy, resulting in a $55M annual savings for the production facility while also improving bottle quality scores by better than 10%.- Developed an improved bottle profile by optimizing blow molder programming, nearly eliminating all downtime due to poor bottle blowing and improving weight distribution by 36%- Led a Lean Six Sigma green belt project to reduce preform waste. After 8 weeks, the team was able to identify all causes of loss and improved loss by 55%- Developed and delivered a blow molding training module to simplify the process for all employees- Delivered record annual production volume in 2012 (9MM+ cases, 105 index) and single period production volume by helping to optimize CIP downtime and blow molder operations- Delivered record plant single shift production for overall production percentage (108.8%), 20oz package production (108.8%) and 32pk package production (102.2%)- PepsiCo True Blue Award winner- Pepsi Beverages 2012 Plant of the Year - Innovation Category

Purchase, New York, Us

Inventory management role in a warehouse featuring 600 different SKUs and over 400,000 cases of product day to day and 1MM cases including off-site storage. Inventory reached up to 1.6MM cases during peak season. Directed first shift replenishment operations.Achievements in this position:- Restructured transport and warehousing operations to improve efficiency and inventory consolidation.-Implemented several automated spreadsheet macros to optimize inventory management procedures- Reduced out of date product in the warehouse to less than $150 dollars for 4 straight months.- Reduced warehouse shrink losses by 94% versus the prior year.

Purchase, New York, Us

A supervisory position directing a 13 person team that produced batches of raw soda syrup, sanitized fillers and batching tanks and monitored overall quality of the bottling operation. This quality control department prepared product for 4 different production lines as well as maintained the facility's water treatment system. Also was able to participate in and learn several other positions within the facility.Accolades:- Improved facility's automated sanitation system, leading to 50% faster wash times and audit compliant operation.- Prepared facility for food safety and ISO audits- Designed, implemented and maintained a document management program sufficient with ISO standards.- Served as "Community Officer" for the 2011 Pepsi PSST Community Service Project at Mount Hope Farm in Bristol, RI- Performed as a production supervisor when required, including weekend coverages and vacation coverages.- Performed the raw materials analyst position when required