Entrepreneurial start-up company developing and marketing enterprise software and solutions for on-line and home school networks.Management consultant engaged by owner to create from scratch a comprehensive employee Performance Management Plan and to evaluate other existing policies and procedures• Developed and drafted initial company Code of Conduct.• Defined and wrote employee role profiles.• Reviewed and revised employee handbook.

Start-up company focused on applying proprietary processing technology to the recovery of minerals and energy from paper and carpet industry waste streams. Products sold as post-consumer recycled white pigments and fillers to newsprint, carpet, and industrial minerals markets.Direct report to President & CEO in charge of corporate office administration and P&L for manufacturing• Directed all manufacturing functions of 20,000 tons/year production facility in Augusta, GA.• Developed budgets, managed projects, procured equipment, and designed processes for all operational, labor, and capital expenditures.• Coordinated corporate finances as well as accounts payable/receivable, payroll, and accounting.• Generated financial statements with presentation of actual performance to executive team and Board of Directors.• Customized Excel financial models and created process maps used in evaluating projects and attracting working capital.• Fulfilled environmental permitting, compliance, and regulatory reporting for both existing and planned facilities.• Promoted employee involvement and collective responsibility via effectual management of benefits plans and designs.• Created daily, weekly, and monthly production reports and KPIs to meet plant metrics and customer expectations.• Implemented programs to raise safety awareness and correct reporting deficiencies.• Evaluated internal and external toll processing inquiries and opportunities.• Served on Board of Directors for international joint venture with Japanese paper industry supplier.• Retained as last employee to divest of remaining assets following business closure in 2018.

Privately-held global supplier of specialty catalysts, additives, services, and equipment for the fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) process in petroleum refining. Sole manufacturing and R&D facility located in Savannah, Georgia.Direct report to President with general responsibility for manufacturing and operations• Promoted to guide restructuring and turnaround of operations concurrent with Chapter 11 filing.• Delivered company out of bankruptcy in 30 months while repaying all creditors 110% of outstanding debt.• Sustained customer and supplier confidence, product quality, and employee morale during bankruptcy proceedings.• Directed all production, scheduling, maintenance, quality, purchasing, personnel, safety, and shipping activities for 60-80 person manufacturing plant.

Excelled in newly created position to consolidate and coordinate production, quality, inventory, safety, environmental compliance, and training• Managed and scheduled production for two processing lines in department of 30+ supervisors and operators.• Headed productivity improvement teams and projects.