Operations Leader

Seasoned, results-driven leader with more than 25 years of executive operations experience. Achieved significant company-wide results by developing and executing strategy, leading management teams, and building strong relationships with the key constituents of the business. Skilled strategist who has successfully increased organizational value and implemented positive change through the development of long-range plans. Strong tactical leader with broad foundation of operations experience, including process and performance management, cost reduction, quality and safety, employee development, risk management, and project management. Talented business partner, and member of executive leadership team, who has leveraged broad business acumen to develop and create organization-wide value.

P&L Responsibility

Leadership

Process Management

Operations Expert

Strategic Planning

Performance Management

Strong Business Acumen

Project Management

Expense Management

Career Highlights

Leadership

As key member of leadership team, made several critical decisions which made significant contributions to the company’s P&L, including developing and improving products, increasing revenue and reducing costs, identifying and managing risks, and initiating and leading the relocation of the plant to a new location. Relocated the entire plant within two weeks, becoming operational on the third week, and accomplished the objective within the budget of $100k.

Significantly improved the company’s culture and productivity of the workforce, including improving employee communications, initiating and delivering training initiatives, enhancing teamwork across the functional areas, implementing several positive employee relations initiatives, and soliciting employee feedback on topics impacting the company and workforce. Results included significant improvements in employee morale, reduced customer complaints, an 11% improvement in attendance, and an 8% improvement in productivity.

Operations Expertise

Leveraged broad operations expertise in process management, performance management, quality, and safety to reduce expenses, improve productivity, and increase manufacturing capacity by up to 33%.

Quality Management

Partnered with company chemist on the development and improvement of chemical products. Results included the development of new product that produced $800k in sales during its first 10 months on the market.

Business Acumen

Served as important executive business partner by leveraging broad experience in business planning, operations, product development, sales, and risk management.

Professional Experience

Noramtech Corporation, Kansas City, KS 1988-2015

National chemical manufacturing company producing products for industrial/institutional customers.

Vice President, Operations (2003-2015)

Production Manager (1993-2003)

Plant Manager (1988-1993)

Chemical Formulator (1988)

Responsible for the entire operations of the organization, including leading team of 15+ employees, product development, quality assurance, production and productivity, quality, safety, A/P and A/R, regulatory, and managing an annual budget of more than $4 million.

Led company cost reduction efforts, including process improvements, labor and resource management, raw materials management, supply chain management, and negotiation of vendor contracts, resulting in more than 20% reduction in annual operating costs.

Served as member of business leadership team, including making significant contributions to the company’s P&L.

Education

Tarkio College, Tarkio, MO

BA, Biology & Chemistry

Minor, Mathematics

Community Involvement/Professional Affiliations

Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks

State Treasurer

Past leader of lodge

Led numerous community relations initiatives, including raising money for several important community programs and scholarship funds.

American Chemical Society Member - Member

Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City - Volunteer

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