General or Plant Manager

A results-oriented business professional with proven abilities in strategic planning, managing projects, team building, improving the efficiency of operations. Able to identify areas of strength and weaknesses and implement policies, standards, and systems that optimize productivity and bottom line.

Lean Manufacturing

Supply Chain/Raw Material Management

Quality Systems

Project Management

Reliability-Centered Maintenance

Labor Utilization Analysis

Safety Compliance

6S Implementation

EDUCATION

United States Military Academy, West Point 1994

Bachelor of Science, American Legal Studies (Pre-Law); Systems Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Site Manager

Texasta (Longview, TX) 2016

Reported to the Chief Executive Officer. Developed reliable processes that were able to achieve great results in production efficiencies and compliance with Safety and Quality guidelines. Managed all aspects of the algae production site including scheduling and planning for daily and strategic activities. Acted as the onsite Safety Officer.

Updated site SOPs to resulting in sustained productivity of 20% and production harvest of greater than 100% versus the previous year.

Requested by CEO to take on additional Safety, Quality and Laboratory responsibilities to ensure compliance and the implementation of best practices.

Plant Manager

Lube – Tech (Shreveport, LA) 2015

Reported directly to the Chief Operations Officer. Responsible for hiring, coaching and developing team members for all facets of a startup facility producing packaged oil and gas blending and packaging. Coordinated the expansion of the site including facility infrastructure and new production equipment. Managed all facets of the site and developed metrics for safety, quality, performance, cost and 6S for 6 salaried, 35 full-time and 14 temporary employees.

Developed KPIs and deployed Lean manufacturing tools resulting in 60% improvement in schedule attainment.

Created and implemented visual workplace systems resulting in a 40% scrap reduction.

Reduced labor cost by 33% while improving throughput by 33%

Plant Operations Manager 2012 - 2014

AB Mauri, Fleischmann’s Yeast (Memphis, TN)

Reported directly to the Vice President of Supply Chain. Responsible for leading all Operations activities for the Memphis yeast FDA facility. Developed and coached personnel to ensure that collaborative relationships were built with all relevant stakeholders to include customers, suppliers and other AB Mauri corporate and ABF global Operations to deliver budgetary objectives. Managed a team of approximately 8 salaried and 52 full time employees.

Key accomplishments include:

Managed supply and distribution channels to include rail, barge and trucking systems improving OTIF (On Time In Full) to 98%

Lead the Plant Leadership team in the development of internal KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) yielding 35% improvement in equipment uptime with minimal capital investment

Collaborated with VP of Procurement to achieve greater than $1M in cost savings and usage of substrates and raw materials

Partnered with VP of Sales to gain a 20% increase in volume while reducing customer concerns by 30%

Technical Manager 2010-2012

Rubbermaid Home Products

Reported to the Senior Engineering Manager. Responsible for all Technical Services which includes the setup and operations of 80 injection molding machines. Managed all aspects of safety, quality, service and cost as well as 6 direct reports, 80 technicians, and 800 employees. Trained in Safety Excellence and Leadership.

Key accomplishments include:

Updated key quality procedures to reduce downtime and improve RCA (Root Cause Analysis)

Implemented scrap management process resulting in monthly trends of higher than $100K

Developed processes to deliver and sustain an OEE of 92%

General Manager 2006-2009

Advance Brands, LLC (Orange City, IA)

Reported to the President/CEO. Managed an operation responsible for >$250M in sales. Responsible for the production and distribution of Ready-To- Eat (RTE) retail food products nationwide, continuous improvement (5S, Kaizen, TPM, JIT), project and asset management (automation and contract negotiation) and labor. Managed 10 salaried and 500 employees in a USDA and FDA facility producing packaged RTE retail products. P&L responsibility.

Key accomplishments include:

Increased bottom line profit from $25M to $33M from 2006 to 2009.

Implemented 5S and Kaizen events resulting in a reduction in OSHA recordables by 39%.

Championed Quality Continuous Improvement (QCI) resulting in a 40% reduction of consumer complaints.

Facilitated 22 Kaizen events resulting in:

-6% net increase in throughput

-$1M in sustainable waste reduction in 18 months

-Reduction of 3.3% in downtime

-Overhead spending reduction of 13%

-Labor cost per pound reduction of 12%

-Energy savings of $200K

Director, Quality Services 2002 - 2006

Pierre Foods, Inc.

Reported to the VP of Quality Services. Responsible for ensuring USDA/FDA and Food Safety compliance for 5 food production sites for government and retail customers. Provided mentoring, technical training and expertise in the development of 5 direct reports, 69 staff and 1700 employees.

Key accomplishments include:

Implementation of Six Sigma and Kaizen resulting in a 3% reduction in case giveaway

Achieved cost savings due to reformulation in excess of $2.5M

Managed yield improvements of 4% and reduced rework by 3%

Delivered 1.3 million pounds in overhead recovery at 33% reduction in cost

Negotiated a 20% cost savings on PPV in excess of $2M annually

Performed multiple co-packer, contract manufacturing and internal audits with superior ratings

Additional positions held:

Team Manager, Alcatel NA 1999 – 2002

US Army, Captain, Communications 1994 – 1999

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