• P&L responsibility for consumer products manufacturing operation with +$200M annual revenue• Collaborate and implement yearly strategic plan with leadership team members• Develop content and report out on company operational topics at quarterly board meetings including safety, capital appropriations, labor and capacity modeling, quality, and margin enhancement project work• Provide operational direction for high-speed tissue manufacturing site and three tissue converting facilities with over 600 FTE • Tissue converting site OEE improvement of 17% in during first two quarters of 2024• On Time and In Full (OTIF) improvement of 10% in during first two quarters of 2024• Partner with private equity ownership to create efficiency gains, sustainable growth, and value creation

• Facilitated business reviews with multiple departments and vendor partners• Supervised ERP transition from Sage 500 to Sage 100 Premium - moving Royal Paper Converting, Sun Paper, and Doubletree Papermills to one Royal Paper platform• Negotiated Pulp and Parent Roll raw material procurement contracts and purchasing• Executed Capital planning and implementation of projects while maximizing ROI• Negotiated Specialty Chemical saving of over $500K annually • Supervised Corporate Safety Leadership programs• Implemented Maintenance Connection (CMMS platform) across multiple manufacturing facilities• Drove Productivity Reporting Project (OEE measurement) with site leaders and technical teams

Royal Paper (formerly Doubletree Paper Mills), Gila Bend, AZ• Designated as Royal Paper Lead Team Member working with private equity partners to professionalize all aspects of former family-owned business • Designed and implemented new labor pay scale to stabilize workforce including annual performance reviews and forced ranking• Analyzed mill budgets for operations, labor, raw materials, capital, and maintenance• Recruited, Onboarded, and Trained Paper Machine Manager, Maintenance Manager, and multiple Engineering team members• Facilitated a team atmosphere including cross training team members in multiple roles

• Developed mill safety program with implementation of safety committee including but not limited to confined space, lockout tagout, hazardous materials handling, working at heights, forklift pedestrian interactions, and shipping safety• Implemented 5S culture with heavy emphasis on housekeeping• Planned complex production schedule for bath, towel, napkin, and facial product base sheets• Managed installation and startup of high-speed crescent former, expansion of steam, compressed air, warehousing, maintenance shop, and industry leading Membrane Bio Reactor and high efficiency Reverse Osmosis water plant• Supervised human resource tasks including recruitment, hiring, and disciplinary actions• Implemented Capstone Parcview historian package to centerline paper products on all grades• Improved paper machine fabric lifecycles to achieve world class results – felt fabrics from 4 to 8 weeks and wire fabrics from 100 to 240 days• Achieved overall mill chemical spend reduction of 40% through various improvement projects

ACCOUNT MANAGER – PROMOTED APRIL 2010 – MAY 2013• Mountaineer Masters Gold Level Award Winner. This award recognizes a cumulative territory profit increase of over $400K and a minimum of three consecutive years over target.• Collaborated regularly with Mill and Department managers to document value achieved and progress of continuous improvement projects• Formulated responses to requests for proposals and negotiated contract terms with purchasing departments• Developed sustainable solutions to reduce total cost of operations and reduce environmental footprintDISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE I – PROMOTED APRIL 2008• Mentored new sales representatives as a Primary Trainer• Executed site wide cleanup of Nalco equipment and products for mill shutdownsDISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE II – PROMOTED APRIL 2007• Designed and delivered technical presentations on industrial water treatment, boiler chemistry, paper process chemicals, quarterly executive summaries, and annual business reviewsDISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE III – PROMOTED JUNE 2005 • Assumed leadership of account in jeopardy, created stability, and increased profit margin• Executed all aspects of vendor managed chemical inventory, ordering, and usageAPPLICATIONS ENGINEER - SEPTEMBER 2004 • Analyzed customer data relating to specialty chemical applications and recommended process improvements