Manager Project

Mike Vasilescu

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Cell: 559-***-**** - acp4q6@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Results driven management career with more than 15 years of professional experience in planning, developing and

implementing projects from concept to final implementation. Champion organization cultural change, a Continuous

Improvement leader implementing Lean Manufacturing principles through Toyota Way tools (FMDS, 5S, SOP's, Kaizen,

Root Cause Analysis, JIT, Production control, FMEA, and Inventory control). Driven to excellence in Food Safety, GMP's

our team achieved an NSF audit score of 99%. Continuously maintaining an uncompromised focus on high quality

standards, driven from core based principles acquired as Board member for the BRC preparation team.

Skills

Cost Control Continuous Improvement

Food Safety, GMP's Lean Manufacturing

FMEA Toyota Way

Quality Assurance Project Cycle

Accomplishments

Lead our team at KDR Plato Pet Treats to an NSF increase from 97% to 99%.

Reduced KDR Plato Pet Treats, Finished Goods inventory by 65%, ingredients, fiber and bags by 47%.

Designed Paramount Farms Kernel Pistachio Plant to reduce hand sorting costs by 75%, while doubling capacity.

Aflatoxin Detection US Patent # US 201********.

Experience

Plant Manger

March 2014 to Current

KDR Plato Pet treats - Fresno, CA

Oversight of all plant operations including production, packaging, quality control and shipping areas

Manage, train and develop department managers in all plant areas

Work to improve production and packaging efficiencies while coordinating efficient use of labor

Interface with CEO on regular basis to address the steps needed to further drive the business.

Increased the plant's overall capacity by 80%, without any capital expenditure

Aligned third party Salmonella testing with FDA's new Food Modernization Act, while reducing product rework

Cost reduction: Eliminated over 90 days Finish Goods inventory, moving production to a JIT system, reduced

Finish Goods Inventory by 65%, Dry Ingredients, Fiber and Bags by 45%

New product development: Lead the production and R&D teams from concept to launch new product line of "Small

Bites"

Coordinated Export Compliance to Canada, EU, and Asia

Worked with Marketing and Sales teams to expand the existing "Thinker" product line for new marketing sales

concept, and to extend revenue for "Samples" distribution

Manage planned and unplanned Capital Projects

Implemented of new trays CIP technology

Manage California Air Board Permitting and inspection compliance for Boiler, Ovens and Compressed air

systems

Achieved an NSF Audit score increase from 97% to 99% for 2015

Evaluated and upgraded Sanitation program centered around our swab testing program

Continuous Improvement: Implemented Toyota Way Systems methodology, through FMDS, Root Cause Analysis,

5S, Kaizen events

Changed maintenance strategy from reactive to proactive TPM

Project Manager / Maintenance Quality Systems Manager / Harvest Technical Leader

March 2008 to March 2014

Paramount Farms LLC (Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds) - Lost Hills, CA

Built Quality Systems Maintenance group from ground up, leading to OEE improvements in Pistachio

Pre-processing from mid-65% to 90%, and Almonds from 70% to 95%, and reducing overall rework from 5% to

0.09% (an estimated 15 M USD annual savings)

Kernel Plant process designer – Increased capacity by 100%, decreased hand sorting labor by 75% using a

novel approach to sequential processing method (Total Project Cost 14.8 M USD)

Design pasteurization processes for almonds to increase throughput from 22,000 lbs/hr to 35,000 lbs/hr,

maintaining the same pasteurization level

Maximized Pistachio Rotary Roasting Process to increase throughput by 180 %, and obtained a Pasteurization

level higher than Log 4 kill rate

Directed third party Thermal Process Validation for all roasters, ovens, and pasteurizers

Maintained equipment, annul calibrations, and documentation for all Thermal Processes Validation compliance

Pistachio Harvest Technical Group Leader for CY 2010, operating at 100% capacity for 58 days with 98%

efficiency

Maintenance Centered Production transformation Team Lead

Maintained power distribution system, comprised of 2 interlocking distribution lines 21KV and 12 KV with 17

Substations 2,500 - 5,000KVA. Total point of use at a maximum load of 35 MW. Purchased power from PG&E

distribution line at 69 KV, and a secondary system at 12KV with main step-down 69KV/21KV Substation of 24 MW

Verified Electric plant coordination studies conducted in ETAP

Plant wide Grounding analysis, followed by CAP X Grounding project to eliminate all stray voltages for equipment

and structures

Ensure Vendor compliance with Company policies and GMP's

Founder of “Deep Clean” concept – a fundamental cultural change leading to “Maintenance Centered

Production”

PDCA Trainer - Toyota Way Quality Management Practices for troubleshooting and problem solving using

PDCA techniques (Lean Manufacturing Principles, TPM, 8 ways of waste, Kaizen, 5S etc.)

Re-designed in-shell almond production flow resulting in a production cost reduction from 3.2 c/lbs to 1.6 c/lbs

Reliability team leader for FEMA and Maintenance Strategy (Move from “Run to Failure” to “Design of

Experiment” mode of operation)

BRC Preparation Board Member assigned to Plant wide CCP's compliance

Aflatoxin Detection –US Patent # US 201********

HACCP Board Member and process evaluator

Re-designed production flow for GMP's compliance, increase productivity, and ease of sanitation for HACCP

validation

New product development compliance and Strategic Management of technology advisor; evaluate existing and

new technology, and determine vendor support capability in accordance to Toyota Principles

Implemented Battery charging station with charging and conditioning program, for 138 electric forklifts

OEM integrator and re-designer for Packaging Machine, Roasters and Sorting Equipment

Equipment Maintenance hands on experience with: PPO chamber with Vacuum system and flare, Potable and

Process water production and distribution 700K gallons storage with 100k gallons per hour plant, packaging

systems, Magnusson peelers, conveyors, Water Cooling towers, Air Handling systems up to 200 HP, HVAC and

Ammonia cooling systems, Bed and Rotary Ovens, Compressors up to 150 HP and compressed air

distribution systems, Scalping and Gravity decks, and MCC and control systems.

R&D Manager / Contract Engineer

May 2006 to April 2008

BLI Inc. - Santa Clara, CA

Promoted from contract systems and design engineer to R&D manager to develop, organize and

align departmental strategy with company's Vision

Define project scope and aided CEO with individual contracts evaluation

Reviewed NDA's on a project basis for bilateral protection

Based on customer's specifications defined NRE project costing, timeline and deliverables

Designed Switching Power Supplies through implementation of high efficiency DC-DC converters with Power

Factor (pf above 0.95), and low THD

Designed testing methods for burn test evaluations with predominance in analog circuits and applications

Circuit design test bench evaluation against LT software models

Process customers change requests and re-evaluate initial project scope, cost and timeline

Managed engineering and technical resources for projects timely delivery and within budgets

Controls Engineer

September 2005 to February 2007

FMC Technologies - Madera, CA

Software Validation and FDA Compliance

Prepared Software Validation Package

Project manager for electrical group for ABRS (Automated Batch Retort System) projects, design control

cabinets and field devices. Implement motor starters, VFD's, Pressure, Temperature and Level sensors, with

required alarm feedback, under 4-20 mA control loops.

Design and validate Pressurized Sterilizer Software C++ and PLC, HMI, Device Net, Control systems (AB)

Processed Software Change Requests

Start-up and implementation of sterilization and pasteurization equipment

On site customer operating training

Low pressure vessel controls

Heat exchanger temperature/pressure control liquid pasteurization

Implementation of latest equipment safety systems,“Safety at Work” safety systems integration with existing

platforms(IFM)

Short Circuit and Fault analysis

Documented BOL and As built for Cabinet UL certification

Built AutoCAD schematics for power and controls circuits

Documented BOL and cabinet layout for Customer's manual

Reviewed Equipment Operating Manuals, and Technical documentation

Teacher Assistant

August 2004 to May 2006

CSU Fresno - Fresno, CA

Teaching Circuits Lab (ECE 90L)

Responsible for recitation and grading of Circuits One / Two classes

Intern Technical Professional

August 2000 to August 2003

Halliburton Energy Services - Houston, TX

Designed oven control systems with multiple backup protections for increased reliability

Down Hole tool support, EWR, Gamma, and TM

Customer technical support- custom fitting tool strings

PCB design based on component obsolescence for low frequency, 500 KHz up to 2.0 MHz

Increased production output, through training and testing system optimization

Teaching and training troubleshooting techniques to production technical staff

Designed troubleshooting techniques for EWR receivers

Implemented ESD preventive techniques at production line

High temp soldering, and high voltage PCB degradation evaluation

Vendor compliance for increased production yields

Re-designed EWR production and testing flow

Parts obsolescence control and technology evaluation

Manufacturing engineering technical support

New product implementation leader for the manufacturing engineering group

Sub-zero, and high temperature, boards oven testing

RF high gain (115 dB) dual stage amplification front end design and validation

Test rack grounding design to eliminate switching grounding noise

Ground loops analysis and field detection

Research Assistant

August 1999 to July 2000

University Of Houston - Houston, TX

Aided in research for high temperature superconductors

Structural analysis for Uranium doped YY123

Research for replacement of U235 with various nano-particles

Developed statistical distribution models for heavy atomic dopers

LPG/LNG and Chemical Marine Inspector

January 1992 to July 1997

SGS Inc. - Deer Park, TX

Loss Control - following API standards for calculations

Quality control for contaminated chemicals and LPG (high sulfur propane), LPG/LNG Copper Corrosion field

testing

US Coast Guard cargo loading compliance

Loading/Unloading Chemicals and LPG/LNG

On board Vessel Conditioning representativeLPG/LNG of LPG (Propane, Propylene, Ethylene, Butane VCM and

Ammonia, setup procedure for transition between cargoes going trough natural atmosphere (going from Gas to

Nitrogen to Atmospheric than cleaning and back to Nitrogen and than to LPG/LNG)

Commission of vessel and shore cooling plant for indirect cooling systems (compressor based) and direct

cooling systems (heat exchangers)

Commissioned Baytank USA Propylene Storage tanks, and designed sampling station

Ran mobile dry GC unit

Sampling, wall wash and verification of proper cleaning procedures

Level based Contamination sampling and investigation

Dew point measurement of Nitrogen blanketed chemicals

Shore Tank Farm, pipeline setup verification of theoretical drawing and control room configuration

Pipeline packing for integrity testing

Marine Inspector

September 1989 to January 1992

Chem Coast Inc. - La Porte City, TX

Chemicals Loading/Unloading

Butane barge Loading/Unloading

US Coastguard loading compliance

Lubrizol Loading Lead Inspector, following Lubrizol's strict loading guidelines

Tanks Visual inspection

Verification of Tank Cleaning Procedures for cargo compliance

Education and Training

Master of Science : Industrial Management

CSU Fresno - Fresno, CA

Industrial Management focus on management of technology, with emphasis on international business

(Combination of 50% MBA and 50% Industrial Technology)

Completed all coursework for MS in Electrical Engineering, with specialization in Power generation and

distribution, and Advanced Controls Systems

Research study - Evaluation of efficiency and true put for an Windmill Plant incorporating Vertical and Horizontal

Windmill generators of various sizes

3.97 Overall GPA for the two combined majors

Bachelor of Science : Electrical Engineering

CSU Fresno - Fresno, CA

Culminating Experience in Electronics, Electric Machines and Electromagnetic Waves

Minor in Mathematics, and Biochemistry

Associate of Applied Science : Aeronautical Engineering

Aeronautical School of Engineering Bucharest - Bucharest, Romania

Area of Specialization - Jet Engines with hands on experience on Turmo IV engines

Final Project - Jet Engine Exhaust Design of a Subsonic After Burner System

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