Christopher T. Kugel

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Katy, TX 77494

Mobile: 210-***-****

E-mail: umyu5j@r.postjobfree.com

Outcome-oriented professional with extensive senior leadership experience in plant operations, plant engineering, maintenance, and cost engineering. Dynamic leader and motivator recognized for achieving bottom line success utilizing strong team dynamics. Proactive solution provider who effectively handles diverse challenges. Adept at making difficult, timely decisions in stressful situations. A strong proponent of employee empowerment and leveraging valuable people assets to achieve impressive results. Recognized as a powerful change agent who consistently delivers exceptional outcomes.

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

General Management, Strategic Vision,Operations ManagementEngineering/Maintenance

Financial Management, Project Management,Continuous Improvement Cost Engineering, Organizational Development, Training and Development, Program Management, Budget Planning

Analysis/Problem Solving, Team Building Contract Negotiations,Logistics

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

•Regional company plant engineer and technology leader of multiple plants with specialized teams of professional technicians who operate, repair, maintain, and upgrade blending, processing, and high speed packaging equipment for 11 motor oil, transmission oil, and gear production lines that generate in excess of 75 million gallons annually and maintain two 80,000 sq ft facilities. Capital Improvement, Process Management, Continuous Improvement (CI), Cost Engineering, and an optimized reliability program with key preventative and predictive maintenance strategies have reduced equipment downtime and increased production uptime significantly. Executes a $7 million operations and capital improvement budget. RESULTS: Deer Park, TX Valvoline Plant has outpaced all other company production facilities as the fastest growing and one of the largest packaging plants in the company. 99.8% service reliability score to our customers.

•Implemented a challenging management restructuring initiative. Supervised a 1,800 person team within eight organizations and the operations of 1,058 facilities, 659 housing units, and over 5,098 acres of grounds and airfields valued at over $3 billion. Streamlined the organizations and managed a $97 million annual operations budget. Executed a $45 million construction and design budget for infrastructure maintenance. RESULTS: Flawless and seamless transition for all involved organizations. Zero down time, uninterrupted service and logistical support to 42 agencies and a community of 60,000.

•Technology leader of specialized teams of professional managers and technicians who operated, repaired, maintained, and upgraded processing and high speed packaging equipment for 14 food production lines that generated in excess of 100 million pounds of meat annually and maintained a 100,000 sq ft facility. Capital Improvement, Process Management, Continuous Improvement (CI), and an aggressive preventative/predictive maintenance program reduced equipment downtime to less than 2%. Executed a $4.5 million operations and capital improvement budget. RESULTS: San Antonio Meat Plant single handedly serviced all 350 company stores without cutting product due to downtime or unavailability of production equipment. 99.5% service reliability score to the stores.

•Central leader of professional technicians who repaired and maintained processing and high speed packaging equipment for five individual food production lines that generated in excess of 75 million pounds of snack food annually in addition to maintaining the facilities. Reduced equipment downtime to less than 2%. RESULTS: San Antonio Operations ranked number 3 of 37 plants within Frito-Lay and was awarded two company quality awards and one government-level safety award.

•Led an eight-member project team of engineers, contractors, and finance experts who selected and procured shelters to protect $240 million of critical equipment from inclement weather. Spearheaded the processes of selecting contractors and overseeing construction and inspections. Coordinated construction activities to minimize negative employee impact. Implemented safety precautions for impacted employees. RESULTS: Reduced equipment maintenance costs by over $100,000 annually.

•Championed the use of best practices and innovative technology to enhance team performance and overall safety. Evaluated the programs of 22 units of more than 6,000 personnel and 57 aircraft worth over $3 billion. Directed a $140 million upgrade project. Planned, coordinated, and directed inspections, evaluations, and initiatives to enhance the health, safety, and welfare of the organization’s personnel, equipment, and facilities. RESULTS: Delivered massive project on time and on budget. Final implementation reduced personnel requirement by 25%, saving millions annually.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASHLAND/VALVOLINE, Plant Senior Leadership Team, 2011 - Present

Regional Plant Engineer for Deer Park, Texas and Santa Fe Springs, California Facilities

-Department leader of engineering and maintenance for oil blending/packaging environment.

-Ensures compliance with environmental, OSHA, and state regulatory agencies.

-Creator and executor of capital investment projects aimed to reduce costs, maintain existing equipment, and improve the infrastructure of both facilities in order to increase profitability.

-Provides inputs to corporate engineering and senior leadership for strategic direction.

-Plans and oversees the execution of preventative and predictive maintenance schedule for production equipment and plant facilities of Deer Park, TX and Santa Fe Springs, CA plants.

H-E-B MANUFACTURING, Meat Plant Senior Leadership Team,

2010 - 2011

Technology Leader/Plant Engineer, San Antonio, Texas

-Department leader of 23 technicians and managers in meat and deli processing environment.

-Ensured compliance with environmental, USDA, OSHA, and state regulatory agencies.

-Implementation of capital projects to reduce costs and maintain existing equipment.

-Provided direction during design and product improvement of manufacturing facilities.

-Coordinated with maintenance manager the execution of preventative and predictive maintenance schedule for production equipment and plant facilities.

FRITO-LAY, INC, Operations Manager, 2008 – 2010

Operations and Maintenance Manager, San Antonio, Texas

-Manager of 25 technicians in food manufacturing environment. Responsible for individual and team development utilizing PepsiCo/Frito-Lay's Continuous Improvement (CI) process to achieve results in areas of cost, quality, safety, service, and equipment reliability.

-Directed all plant maintenance support including scheduling work for mechanics, overseeing contractor project construction, and updates to existing equipment.

-Industrial controls expert for full plant integration, safety, optimization, and automation.

-Key leader in implementing 5S training for maintenance/operations personnel plant-wide.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Senior Operations Officer, 1987 – 2007

Director of Operations and Logistical Support, San Antonio, Texas

-Directed all installation support to include civil engineers, security and law enforcement, fire protection, computer and communication infrastructure, personnel, housing and lodging, supply, transportation, and logistical support impacting 42 agencies and 60,000 personnel.

-Engineering Committee Chairman, On-scene commander for major accidents and incidents.

Director of Operations Planning, Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Shreveport, Louisiana

-Managed the planning, training, and coordination of 50 personnel, in four organizations, to support global command and control, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.

-Key advisor and leader of specialized team providing direct logistical support to CEO.

Executive Director of Safety, Director of Protocol, Spokane, Washington

-Government appointed and trained Quality Assurance Representative for avionics upgrade.

-Managed government contracted field installation teams ensuring aircraft repairs and modifications were accomplished according to contractual standards and specifications.

-Led efforts in flight, ground, nuclear, and explosives safety programs for 21 organizations.

-Supervised all protocol functions in support of visiting foreign and government officials, flag officers, and other distinguished civilian and military visitors.

Senior Instructor / Evaluator, Organization Total Quality Manager, Lubbock, Texas

-Supervised training and evaluation of flying training program for 500 instructor and student pilots. Managed maintenance, flight safety, and quality assurance of 40 $4.3M aircraft. Organization’s Quality Assurance Assessment Program Manager.

Global Specialized Team Operations Manager, Kokomo, Indiana

-Operations manager for fleet of $52M aircraft, with over 100 associated personnel, accomplishing global air refueling and airfreight operations.

Director of Flight Scheduling, Supervisor of Instructor Training, Lubbock, Texas

-Scheduled and supervised 170 aircraft and 50 simulator flights daily to train 375 student pilots annually. Management over all flight/ground training and associated documentation.

EDUCATION

M. E., Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

B.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

CERTIFICATES

Graduate, Logics 5000 PLC Motion Control Training, Rockwell Automation

Graduate, Advanced HACCP Certification, International HACCP Alliance

Graduate, Ammonia Refrigeration Training, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Graduate, Hot Works and Confined Space Training, Ashland Inc.

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