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Dallas, Tx, Us

Lead the CBRE Project Management group on the Southern California Edison Account. Responsible for the execution of a $150M annual capital project portfolio and over 500 individual projects for the Commercial Real Estate Group across 1400 Southern California locations.

Paris, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, Fr

Functional leader for all engineering activities related to 10 Ready Refresh HOD (Home and Office Delivery) US manufacturing locations. Managed capital investment strategy, execution and operational improvements of the 3/5 gallon business. Led technical teams to stabilize equipment reliability, improve operational efficiencies, reduce waste, foster a continuous improvement culture, care for the environment and remain in compliance. Reported to VP of Engineering.

Vevey, Ch

Director of Engineering (Head Chief) and functional leader for all engineering activities for USA & Canadian Confections, Baking, Global Foods within Nestlé’s largest worldwide market. Responsible for capital and maintenance budget of $125 million in 9 manufacturing facilities spanning USA, Canada and Puerto Rico. Managed capital and maintenance budget of $125M in 9 manufacturing facilities spanning USA, Canada and Puerto Rico. Direct succession planning, new product innovation and renovation, compliance, energy & water stewardship, technical performance improvement, foreign body reduction and machine safety. Leader of 4 direct, 85 indirect engineers/maintenance staff and 325 mechanics. Report to Vice President of Corporate Engineering.• Delivered division capital spending targets with 1% 3 consecutive years• Transformed project management culture through piloting new Project Management Institute (PMI) based global project management methodology on a $18mio project delivering on all key project success criteria resulting in a vertical start-up.• Directed rollout of PM Pillar Maintenance Foundations and transforming the maintenance culture implementing PM optimization, running PM’s, planning and scheduling, FMEA and predictive maintenance.• Piloted zero based budgeting tool for 2017 maintenance budget proposals• Developed and deployed a sustainability pillar delivering environmental roadmaps for each factory leading to 14% water reduction since 2011 and obtaining zero landfill status in 2015.

Vevey, Ch

PM Pillar (TPM) leader and Project Manager for strategic division new product launches employing EM Pillar and PMI principles for Confections & Snacks and Nestlé Professional businesses. • Served as Program Manager for major product launch of Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cups leading new equipment and process renovation spanning 3 production lines ($35M capital investments). • Led Value Engineering Analysis and Kick Start events successfully for major capital projects delivering capital cost savings 5-10%, optimizing manufacturing footprint and baseline schedule. • Delivered PM Pillar training, coaching and assessing US Market and Division factories. • Developed factory master plan for 250,000 sqft manufacturing facility.

Vevey, Ch

Led worldwide manufacturing and capital investment strategies for Frozen and Culinary Chilled product groups. Oversaw $250M early capital expenditures for 28 factories (11 USA, 14 Europe and 3 Middle East) with a turnover of $10B in sales.• Established yearly global capital envelopes for Ambient, Frozen and Chilled food factories balancing annual budget constraints with strategic needs of the business.• Authorized and oversaw worldwide annual capital project submissions to Nestlé SA HQ and final recommendation / presentation to executive board members.• Led manufacturing strategy for annual global and zone business strategies, cascading to worldwide markets. Strategies took into consideration asset base product technology capabilities, sourcing strategy, asset base condition and business priorities.• Liaised between factories, markets and product technology centers to exchange frozen food and pizza technologies to increase efficiency, reduce waste and unplanned technical stoppages.

Vevey, Ch

Prepared Foods Company Corporate Engineering leader for two Stouffer and Hot Pocket facilities. Directed activities related to engineering, capital budget, market business strategies, maintenance, new product development and major equipment purchases• Engineering Project Leader for $32M design and buildout of a 263,000 ft2 refrigerated warehouse with 53,000 pallet positions. • Led team to develop feasibility study, preparation of design/build RFQ documents, bidding event with 5 design-build construction firms, A&E firm selection, contract negotiations and administration.

Vevey, Ch

Factory Engineer at manufacturing facility producing Hot Pockets, Waffles and Roller Grill products with a staff of 64 Engineering, Maintenance, Utilities, technical stores and MRO purchasing. • Created 3-year factory master plan and managed an annual capital budget of $12M and Maintenance budget of $9M.• Led successful integration and cultural transformation of new Chef America acquisition into Nestlé USA • Managed safety and environmental programs including PSM-RMP for 60,000lb ammonia system, AER, and internal Nestlé environmental reporting requirements• Led maintenance organization without Maintenance Manager for 1 year and delivered PM and WO completion efficiency over 97%, technical stoppage less than 3.5%.• Implemented energy savings projects netting $250K annually.

Vevey, Ch

Manager of Project Engineering Support with a staff of 7 supporting Nestlé USA and Canada providing engineering support on major projects for Nestlé USA and Canadian markets.• Engineering Project Leader for $30M design and buildout of a 35,000 ft2 factory expansion. Led and coordinated all engineering activities with Architect, utilities specialists and general contractor.• Responsible for consolidation and submission of Nestlé USA and Canada yearly Capital Budget through Nestlé CIAT (Capital investment and Tracking) tool. Average budget $250M.• Responsible for all project management policies, contracts and procedures for the company and maintained internal Engineering Website.• Coordinated Managing Capital Investment Project Workshops

Vevey, Ch

• Engineering lead for Confections & Snacks division manufacturing optimization study working in a cross-functional team and outside consultants. Analyzed market confections manufacturing setup to reduce excess capacity and identify competitive gaps of efficiency against BIC US based chocolate manufacturers. Detailed study yielded multiple options and final recommendations for leading to factory consolidations.• Successfully managed within budget and schedule, several capital project installations ranging from $2.5mio to $11.0mio. Projects included CPG process and packaging equipment, contractor and site management in confectionary business.• Provide necessary technical solutions and capital cost investment requirements to support the BEB (business evaluation brief) process. Briefs cover new product innovations, line extensions and cost savings initiatives. Direct link to the factory, interfacing with marketing, finance, applications group and the factory engineering staff.

Chantilly, Virginia, Us

Principal Engineer at the top rated Architectural and Engineering firm (ENR magazine) Ralph M. Parsons. Instrumentation Engineer for $100mio+ project with Shell Martinez, CA refinery contributing design, procurement and fieldwork with customer. Contracted with Nestlé USA leading 2 electrical and controls capital projects at their Midwest confections and petcare factories.

Houston, Texas, Us

Lead electrical and control engineer for a mid-size A&E firm specializing in storage vessels, vacuum chambers and associated process systems for hazardous and non-hazardous liquids and powders including LNG, LPG, Ammonia, Butane, Styrene, water and sugar. Responsible for electrical and automation design with follow up assignment on construction sites including startup and commissioning. Responsibilities ranged from PLC/HMI programming, MCC design, switchgear and 4160V power distribution.