Samuel Montgomery Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Paris, Fr

I lead the Cosmetics in House technical design team, with a focus on Consumer Products Division Mascaras and Lip Products. Our Team focuses on component execution from conception to product availability date (PAD). We design, test, and deliver custom molded and decorated components for Big Bet (>1M unit qty) Launches of the two highest complexity categories across multiple pillar brands.

Paris, Fr

Promoted to Packaging Optimization Manager to add plant expertise towards mitigating big bet launch risks within the POLE (Packaging Optimization Line Engineer) team. Key focuses for the role include industrial feasibility, strategy and execution through management of the mascaras, hot pours, and liners catalogs at NLR factory. Success stories include:▪ First Production Startup Support (FPSS): Ideation, design, creation and implementation for a new launch process that is being expanded globally to support the transition process from line trial to full production.▪ Product Launches completed: Successful Launches include the following products: Balm Noir, Colossal Curl Bounce, Power Green Naturals, UD Wild Lash, Age Perfect Hot Pour, Voluminous Carbon Black, Lash Paradise Reno, Brow Fast Sculpt, Air Mascara Extra Black, UD Wild Lash Minis, Colossal Curl Bounce mini, Sky High Limited Edition/Brown/Galactic Black▪ Shipper New Vendor Transfer Project (SNVTP): Project leader for the transfer of all shipping cases to a new vendor for NLR factory. This project impacted 99.9% of fg produced at NLR factory. Emergency vendor change had to occur after previous vendor ceased business. Project timeline was reduced by 3 months and still completed without financial impact. Project also increased sustainability, harmonized shippers to reduce sku amount, and decreased process lead time.

Paris, Fr

Joined the Process Expertise Team to head the Site Life Risk Elimination and CBM Transfer Projects. These are Key Plant Milestones in the Center of Excellence in Color Cosmetics Transition. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:1. Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones2. Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously3. Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives4. Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities5. Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence6. Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization7. Prepare a detailed project plan for all phases of the project8. Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes9. Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings10. Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership11. Act as an internal quality control check for the project

Paris, Fr

Promoted to lead a new production department consisting of seven mascara packaging lines, the material distribution unit and the pump assembly unit. Led this 65-person department to produce more than 50 million finished goods in my first year and increase 8% in equipment efficiency.§ Increased output and efficiency for the packaging unit. Developed control plans for sustaining efficiency and department cultural changes to rebuild the team.§ Established a focus on safety and quality first within the team, leading to more than a 10% reduction in occurrences in both categories.

Paris, Fr

Facilitates programs, achieves results aligned with plant-wide shared objectives, and drives production units to an interdependent culture as it relates to Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) objectives.§ Reduced quality incidents through root cause analysis and effective, sustainable control implementation.§ Trained and developed department team leads to perform SHEQ meetings for their teams, leading to higher ownership and accountability at the line operator level.§ Instrumental to the 2017 and 2018 ISO audit process leading to the site recertification through internal audit process organization and application of the business management practice requirements to the site. Drove safety and quality incident action items to completion, in compliance with ISO standards.§ Developed first site-wide ergonomics team, leading to overall reduction in ergonomic safety incidents at the site.Key Job Accountabilities:-Facilitates RCA (root cause analysis) and incident investigations-Manages CAPA (corrective action, preventative action) and verification of effectiveness-Leads weekly SHEQ meeting-Facilitates weekly SHEQ training-Drives PDCA (plan-do-check-adjust) and RTFT (right the first time) lean manufacturing initiatives-Assists in reducing line/skid waste by overseeing no-go process, implementing best practices and supporting war-on-waste ideas-Supports energy conservation-Ensures area is tour and audit ready by participating as an auditor on the internal audit team-Ensures new installations meet tri-validation requirements-Conducts ergonomics assessments for new personnel-Drives Health and Welfare programs-Strategically coaches low/high performers-Facilitates improvement projects-Collaborates with EHS, Quality and Production to implement best practices, cross-departmental trainings and SHEQ focuses

Paris, Fr

My first role with L’Oreal was as an Engineer for production unit 3 in North Little Rock. Focus areas included packaging line updates for newly launched products, project management, vendor management, capital expenditure requests, factory/ site assessment testing, and machine uptime ratio improvement.Recruited to lead project management for a production unit consisting of 10 liquid lip and 5 nail polish packaging lines. Project focuses were agility, flexibility, insourcing subcontracted products, equipment efficiency and safety improvements.§ Designed, installed, and implemented a new production line for liquid lip technology in 73 days. Typical timeline for packaging line development and installation for a new launch product is 2 years. Installed energy efficient technologies to reduce waste and carbon emissions, aligned with sharing beauty with all objectives. Project saved $700k verses subcontracting and prevented $16M in potential cuts, and won a L’Oreal Americas zone 1st price award for excellence.Project Leader and 1st Place Prize Winner for Beauty Shaker Awards 2017. Over 500 projects submitted, only 45 semifinalists were chosen, and now 15 finalists. Our team won first prize in the excellence category. Project Key Performance Indicators include:Delivery time: 73 daysROI: 65 daysSavings: Over $15M

Nashville, Tn, Us

Provided support to HCA's Performance Improvement group with a focus on defining problems, collecting and measuring data, conducting analysis, recommending improvement items, and developing control plans. The position exposed me to a variety of Lean and Six Sigma, knowledge management and organizing content of management engineering tools, education material, reports, and project summaries.

Performed survey analysis and consulting services for water damage claims.• Gained full time engineering field experience• Addressed and solved unique problems• Increased design based knowledge

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Assisted competitive soccer associations and leagues in maintaining a safe and orderly game environment for college and youth soccer players.• Gained leadership skills in stressful situations.• Learned how to make decisions quickly and not waiver

Gainesville, Florida, Us

Managed various biological species environments and prepared Biology Department Labs• Learned first hand ecological population manipulation principles• Designed environments based on known species traits

Fort Mill, Sc, Us

Served as the Gainesville coordinator for the firm. • Trained in road transmission and distribution line networks.• Facilitated civil design projects. • Verified electric distribution and transmission line maps within Gainesville

Tampa, Fl, Us

Worked with other interns as a full-time employee to advance the fight against cancer through biological investigation and analysis.• Executed Molecular Oncology research with non-small cell lung cancer cells.• Applied advanced cutting edge research techniques.• Performed tests including PCR, Western Blot, Transformation and Gel electrophoresis. • Presented Speech on the findings within the internship for the Moffitt Faculty.

Bachelor’S Degree, Biological/Biosystems Engineering

Master’S Degree, Industrial Engineering

Master’S Degree, Biomedical/Medical Engineering