Career Profile

** ***** ** ********* ** leadership, conversion and initiating the growth of competitive and highly demanding manufacturing markets. Equipped with a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma that can provide valuable analytical strategy. Dedicated to drive and manage large corporations through periods of organizational change, accelerated prosperity, and increased profitability. Renown for being multicultural, and globally mobile with technical expertise in food and beverages manufacturing operations and an expert in Compliance Management (cGxxP), While at Nestle SA, I oversaw and served in developing countries for more than 20 years. I am bilingual: English and French.

Areas of Expertise

Operations & Supply Chain Management

Kaizen, TPM

Lean Six Sigma & Master Black Belt

Financial Management (P&L)

Operational Excellence

cGMP and Compliance Management

Quality & Food Safety Management

Occupational Health & Safety

Environmental Compliance

Business Ethics & Governance

Green Field & Start-Ups

Industrial Engineering & Redesign

Organisational Development

Change Management

Co Manufacturing Management

Work Experience

STEMCULTURES

cGMP implementation Project leader, Albany, NY. October 2016 – Present

FIMD CONSULTING AFRICA

Independent Management Consultant, Albany, NY September 2014 – Present

NESTLÉ S.A. (WEST AFRICA: SENEGAL, NIGERIA & CAMEROON) 1994 – 2014:

For 20+ yrs. held key responsibilities for delivering cost-competitive production according to plan and delivering strong leadership of 700 employees. Delivered financial and manufacturing targets within quality, cost, and time parameters. Ensured and guided a culture of safety, environmental sustainability, and managed business relationships with government agencies and local communities.

NESTLÉ CAMEROON

Factory Operations Manager, Douala, Cameroon June 2014 – September 2014

Provided operational leadership for 180 personnel in 25,000-ton manufacturing facility.

Delivered financial and manufacturing targets within quality, cost, and time parameters.

Led the implementation of TPM (Total Performance Management) and LEAN valued stream in the supply chain yielding cost and savings activities totaling 3% of total cost of production with zero monetary investments.

NESTLÉ NIGERIA PLC

Factory Executive Manager, Sagamu Lagos, Nigeria July 2012 – May 2014

Held key responsibility for delivering cost-competitive production according to plan, with leadership of 700 personnel.

Served on the commercial integrated business committee, primary objectives were normalizing sales data in connection with the factory capacity and customer service management. Ensured a culture of safety and environmental sustainability, and managed business relationships with government agencies and local communities.

Managed factory operations budgets of $50 million USD, $70 million USD, and $93 million USD in 2011-2013; executed planning for $105 million USD budget for 2014; and maintained conversion costs at 32% of production costs.

Implemented and drove the safety Health and environmental Culture in the new plant, achieving a recordable rate of 0.78 for 700 FTEs and posted 961 days without lost time incident..

Led initiatives for certifications in: ISO 9001, 14001, OHSAS 18001, FSCC 22000 and PAS 220. Maintained site compliance with all Federal, State and Local EHS regulations, standards and requirements

Implemented both the “LEAN Manufacturing” and the “Operational Excellence” programs through continuous improvement activities. These results led to a 23% increase in productivity and 1-3% savings in production costs during 3-year tenure.

Green Field Factory Construction Project & Start-Up Manager, Sagamu Lagos, Nigeria July 2010 – June 2012

Led the “Green Field Factory Construction Project” in Lagos (Nigeria) that ensured the brand new factory for “dry culinary seasoning” was completed in a timely manner and was provided with the highest hygienic engineering design, $150Millions CAPEX. Developed and Launched new recipes, new products and SKUs

Implemented and drove the safety Health and environmental culture for the site project construction, achieving a recordable rate of 0.97 for 1500 workers including contractors and posted 645 days without lost time incident during the factory construction,

Spearheaded the “vertical” start-up of the operations.

NESTLÉ SENEGAL

Factory Operations Manager, Dakar, Senegal July 2007 – June 2010

Directed organizational operations for 340 personnel which included various teams such as: Manufacturing, Quality Control, Engineering, Supply Chain, Industrial Performance, Human Resources, Safety, Health, and Environmental Compliance.

Managed a $50 million USD factory budget with a 22% conversion cost of production.

Implemented and drove the safety Health and environmental culture for the factory, achieving a recordable rate of 0.6 for 340 FTEs and posted 1010 days without lost time incident during the factory construction,

Led initiatives for certifications in: ISO 9001, 14001, OHSAS 18001, Making Senegal the 1ST factory ISO 14001 and OHSAS18001 in Africa/

Increased factory capacity by 10%, differing a 3-year $10 million USD investment. Improved productivity by 28% through skill building, reorganization, and capacity optimization.

Managed 3 Co Manufacturing sites and improved the overall capacity utilization by 26%, shutting down 1 site and improving the OEE by 16%, Led ISOs certification of 2 contracted manufacturing sites.

NESTLÉ NIGERIA PLC

Production Manager, Agbara Lagos, Nigeria. April 2003 – June 2007

Implemented lean manufacturing principles that increased operational productivity by 12%.

Held key responsibility for production resources for as high as 450-personnel facilities.

Commissioned the prototype and industrialization of a new generation of production equipment, tripling the production capacity within 3 years from 15,000 tons of culinary hard bouillons in 2003, to 47,000 tons in 2007.

NESTLÉ CAMEROON,

Production Manager, Douala, Cameroon January1994 – March 2003

Held key responsibility for production resources for as high as 250-personnel facilities.

Designed the powder filling and packing plant, and directed the start-up and implementation of coffee and milk powder filing and packing production activities, increasing capacity by 8,000 tons

LES BRASSERIES DU CAMEROUN

Head of Bottling and Canning, Bafoussam, Cameroon. April 1991 – October 1993

Process Engineering / Head of Bottling and Canning, Yaoundé, Cameroon February 1987– March 1991

Education and Certifications

The College of Saint Rose

MBA

The Villanova University

Master Black Belt

National Advanced School of Food

Sciences Technology

Masters of Sciences

Albany, New York USA

Management, Finance, Accounting, Operations, & Organizational Development

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

TPM & Lean Six Sigma

Ngaoundere CAMEROON

Food Sciences Engineering

Dec 2016

GPA 3.89

December 2016

Certification

May 1986

GPA 3.97

Professional Development

Nestle International Training Centre

London Business School

Professional Training

Vevey, SWITZERLAND

Lean Manufacturing and Value Stream Engineering Design.

Raleigh UNITED KINGDOM

Leadership and Management Development

February 2014

Certification

April 2010

Certificate of Attendance

References

Available upon request

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