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Myrtle Consulting Group uses passion, pace and performance to deliver operational improvement to the world’s leading organizations in the food and beverage, consumer products and life sciences industries. Myrtle partners with clients to deliver results through a flexible and adaptable deployment model.

Built a team that can enjoy a sustainable plant in the Household Products Division of Graham Packaging.

Served as Factory Manager for NWNA west coast flagship facility.Turned around Safety performance from the worst in NWNA to Best in Class with Zero Lost Time Accidents Changed Quality culture to address customer complaints performance. The plant was awarded most improved quality performance for 2013. 2014 continued the improvement and was the best performance since 2009.Changed personnel perspective measures to reflect year over year improvement in associate pulse survey’s toward… Show more Served as Factory Manager for NWNA west coast flagship facility.Turned around Safety performance from the worst in NWNA to Best in Class with Zero Lost Time Accidents Changed Quality culture to address customer complaints performance. The plant was awarded most improved quality performance for 2013. 2014 continued the improvement and was the best performance since 2009.Changed personnel perspective measures to reflect year over year improvement in associate pulse survey’s toward Leadership. Started plant on path to profitability by assembling a team that has developed a strategic plan toward sustained performance improvement through culture change of transparency and inclusiveness, associate development, problem solving and focused line performance improvement activities. Show less

Extended Safety record to beyond 1mm man hours with no Lost Time Accidents (Over 6 years).Exceeded Year over Year budgeted expectations.Expanded plant operations to service additional customers in multiple manufacturing platforms with new resins and disciplines.Business was transferred from Owens Illinois to Rexam in 2008.

Multi plant full P&L responsibility for PET business unit operations. Exceeded budgetary performance year over year in margin and cost of production improvements.Responsible for over $150mm in sales volume and over 1 billion units of production covering over 1000 sku's servicing customers in beverage, juice, liquor and personal care market segments.Achievements include turnaround of Tolleson operation cited with notice to cure to flagship status within organization. Coordinated… Show more Multi plant full P&L responsibility for PET business unit operations. Exceeded budgetary performance year over year in margin and cost of production improvements.Responsible for over $150mm in sales volume and over 1 billion units of production covering over 1000 sku's servicing customers in beverage, juice, liquor and personal care market segments.Achievements include turnaround of Tolleson operation cited with notice to cure to flagship status within organization. Coordinated relocation of business base from California to alternative production sites with no loss of service or sales. Interfaced with planning, operations, finance, and commercial organizations to meet increasing requirements and create positive relationship with customers resulting in double digit annual growth.During tenure business has transitioned from Continental PET to Owens Illinois to Graham Packaging Co.Excellent Quality and Safety records setting records in audits and safety performance. Show less

Simultaneously served as Plant Manager and Program Manager for construction of state of the art facility in Fairfield Ca. Servicing 26 customers with green field startup. Served as Plant Manager of the Rancho Cucamonga California plant. Successfully turned around failing CSD / Water plant servicing major water, juice and liquor customers. Served as Plant Manager of the Tacoma Washington plant. Home of the first commercially made heat set technology hot fill container. Served as… Show more Simultaneously served as Plant Manager and Program Manager for construction of state of the art facility in Fairfield Ca. Servicing 26 customers with green field startup. Served as Plant Manager of the Rancho Cucamonga California plant. Successfully turned around failing CSD / Water plant servicing major water, juice and liquor customers. Served as Plant Manager of the Tacoma Washington plant. Home of the first commercially made heat set technology hot fill container. Served as Operations manger of Itasca Illinois facility for servicing major soft drink accounts. Member of facility build team responsible for coordination of site, equipment, installation and startup. Show less