Leader of team responsible for raw material supply chain development on new products.Improved team relationships, standardized best practices, opened dialogue across complementary departments.Major legacy was also incorporating an official supply chain review for all new products, which ensures a cross collaborative review of supply chain risks and mitigation plan.

Responsible for setting up a sustainable supply chain of raw materials for new product launches.• Work closely with Engineering, Manufacturing Facilities, Product Management, Purchasing Department, Suppliers to ensure a successful launch.• Managed the launch of more than 25 new products with aggressive deadlines and cost saving goals.

Nutraceutical bottle manufacturing plant with 19 injection blow molding lines and 50 employees operating 24/7. Responsible for process mapping functions and providing system analysis of process and operator flow to find streamlining opportunities. Created six standard operating procedures and trained nine key employees resulting in a 70% color pigment yield and changeover efficiency improvement.

Lehigh University research center with 10 research engineers and 23 students collaborating with the state government and industry partners to incorporate lean and agile manufacturing principles. Projects included investigating viable methods for extending the operational life of deep-well geothermal heat exchanger systems and designing a decision support tool for courier scheduling in a 376 unit health care network.