• Conducting change management for a 250-employee organization amid rapid manufacturing growth of 70 million dollars in nutraceutical sales in 2024.• Changes focused on Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification processes, lean manufacturing initiatives, personnel reorganization, education, auditing the results and changing processes when necessary.• Developing a newer Management staff by steady coaching, structured communication, accountability measures, education of standard manufacturing processes and setting KPIs for goal achievement.• Created a position, hired and training an MRO Clerk to control critical indirect materials methods to increase the efficiency of manufacturing output• Leading EHS initiatives for the different areas of manufacturing and in fulfillment• Working with Compliance to ensure records are maintained properly in the manufacturing areas for FDA and cGMP standards.• Led Maintenance Manager in structuring a cohesive preventative maintenance plan for all machinery, building maintenance and reorganization of maintenance staff.• Developed SOP for daily warehouse cycle counting in different material areas to ensure reliability of inventory.• Restructured Shifts to increase utilization from 75% to 87.5%. Production output increased 26.16% within 30 days.

• Structured a team of Leaders/Managers to operate a cohesive supply chain team of eight. • Utilizing several sister companies within the private equity group for business production improvements.• Created and running a multi-layer scheduling system through Excel to dictate the job priorities throughout two manufacturing buildings.• Utilized communication tools to increase productivity among program management, fabrication, quality, and supply chain.• Leading perpetual cost saving initiatives of process efficiency, MRO control, raw material purchasing, • Championed and co-championed on major projects including large format fiber laser capital purchase, LED lighting project, Time Saver equipment, OTD delivery root cause and corrections, and MRO controls.• Created, deployed and maintaining KPIs• Increased OTD by 20%, reoccurring cost reduction of $500,000 for 2023, opening 3200 hours of CNC machine capacity, $3,100 of material variance at annual physical inventory, eliminating double and triple handing of subcomponents, and a live time scheduling system.

• Govern a robust team of dedicated associates committed to company morale in setting clear and consistent expectations and resolving problems proactively. • Delineate clearly defined roles and responsibilities for all associates. • Motivate a cross-functional multi-generational workforce ensuring personal and collective team success. • Leverage ROI in inventory by reducing days on hand, increasing accuracy, and performing make/buy analysis. • Execute all shipping and receiving functions ensuring a smooth organized flow of material from receiving to production. • Strengthen internal supply chain by managing the procurement process, developing supplier relationships, analyzing performance, and directing sourcing. • Track and manage E&O reporting product cost for golden BOM meetings, track and take corrective actions on PPV, and OTD for OEM and Aftermarket.

• Created roadmaps and strategy plans to steer operations forward and overcome obstacles. • Implemented operational best practices to guide the responsibilities of production and help them along a continuum of process improvement initiatives to create long term sustainability. • Generated financial goals for each location with a focus on weekly, monthly, and annual targets incorporating efficiency and effective utilization of labor to drive optimal results. • Built mutually beneficial relationships with all internal and external stakeholders including vendors and suppliers. • Regulated foreign and domestic monitoring and guidance of purchasing quantities, distribution demand, and stocking levels of six physical locations and five work centers within the locations. • Developed forecast models for two flagship programs providing more than half of the ninety million dollars in sales per year involving 20,000 plus SKUs at a $25,000,000 inventory value.• Instituted KPIs to augment internal communications, align strategy, and ensure productivity in terms of challenges in customer fill rate, inventory turns, stock to sales ratio, forecast accuracy, excess inventory, and obsolete inventory. • Spearheaded lean projects as racking evaluation and implementation, production equipment evaluation and implementation. • Led the qualification and implementation for MFS’s MRP/DRP (Slimstock, Slim4) “bolt-on system” for the current NetSuite ERP system performing data integrity and process functionality. • Spearheaded the Excess and Obsolesce data and direction for resolve of slow moving and obsolete inventory. • Consulted on safety and manufacturing processes/metrics on request.

• Governed the organization’s supply chain and logistic strategy optimizing the results of the manufacturing process. • Built mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers to enhance the demand schedule of production ensuring parts are delivered on time.• Collaborated with the Director of Operations for North America concerning all critical inventory, logistics, and material metrics.• Championed the individual and collective success of four direct reports including a Shipping Manager, Production Scheduler, Material Manager/MRO Buyer, and Junior Buyer/Scheduler which includes a total of fourteen employees in supply chain. • Established staffing requirements and ensured sufficient staff to cover all shifts. • Complied with all company policies and protocols including regulatory and governing body health and safety requirements and other industry specific standards. • Addressed all customer questions, concerns, and inquires in a professional and timely manner. • Responsible for $20M annual purchase of a dynamic variety of material compounds and resins. • Oversaw the planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting on the status of production consistently. • Deployed resourceful solutions to augment efficiency and overcome bottlenecks that could disrupt the flow of business operations. • Provided tracking, recording, and reporting of process on agreed KPIs and other critical information. • Complied with all company policies, protocols, and procedures.

▪ Oversaw the planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting on the status of productionconsistently.▪ Created production documentation with accurate data.▪ Deployed resourceful solutions to augment efficiency and overcome bottlenecks that coulddisrupt the flow of business operations.▪ Provided tracking, recording, and reporting of process on agreed KPIs and other criticalinformation.▪ Complied with all company policies, protocols, and procedures.▪ Crafted detailed planning and scheduling of production runs with an MRP/ERP environment.▪ Partnered alongside with the Production Scheduling Team to deploy industry standard bestpractices and methodologies for planning and scheduling.▪ Generated and released actual versus scheduled production metrics ensuring high visibility ofthe manufacturing schedule in adherence to performance.

• Procured merchandise for re-sale from approximately seventy-five vendors. • Prepared and processed requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment. • Oversaw and managed logistical operations of all supplies and goods negotiating cost, lead-time, freight and returns with vendors. • Maintained exceptional quality assurance standards of all supplies and managed issues with suppliers when needed. • Managed inventory and resource usage rotating stock regularly in accordance with seasonal availability and consumer demand.• Projected consumption based upon forecasting predictions and other historical trends to inform procurement strategies. • Updated sales quotes to orders, ensuring accuracy, making changes only where needed.• Partnered alongside on the creation and deployment of the Purchasing Group’s plan. • Updated relevant product data within the Tribute system for approximately 18,000 SKUs. • Researched vendors of materials, equipment, supplies, and interviewed them determining product availability and terms of sale both domestic and international.• Liaison between in-house manufacturing facility and purchasing/sales departments.

• Oversaw procurement of materials and supplies for three manufacturing facilities. • Solicited quotes from various vendors to identify company cost savings opportunities. • Negotiated pricing on raw materials, finished products, shop supplies, hardware, and other required products. • Tracked purchase orders and information using the company ERP system. • Developed comprehensive cost savings initiatives to improve the company’s profitability. • Governed stock levels determine economical order quantities. • Championed quality control of products collaborating with manufacturing concerning defective materials. Worked to resolve impending threats and risks to quality and production.