Electrical Engineering General Manager

Mike Vasilescu

**** ********* *** • Clovis CA, **611

Cell: 559-***-**** • ****.*********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Master of Science Industrial Management – CSU Fresno

Industrial Management (and also completed MS in Electrical Engineering coursework)

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering – CSU Fresno

BS in Electrical Engineering with a double minor in Mathematics and Biochemistry

EXPERIENCE

06/23 – 03/25 Neil Jones Food Co. Toma-Tek Plant General Manager

Provide Leadership in development and operation strategy

Manage the site succession planning and staff coaching

Represent TomaTek with the local community

Develop and Manage Site budget (16 MM plus)

Manage Site Capital Budget (12.5 MM)

Hire and Fire responsibility

Site Safety Leader

06/20 – 06/23 Independent Consultant / Contractor, Fresno, CA.

2020 – 2022 Pomona Farming Operations Design Officer

2022 – 2023 Kraft Heinz / Yonkers Corporate Portfolio Capital Director

FSMA, TQM (Total Quality Management) driven Plant or Process Design.

Source the newest and most effective optical sorting technology and solution for all nuts.

Review and advice on Nut Pasteurization available processes.

Streamline existing processes trough new technology, and process standardization.

Project Management, from concept to “Turn Key”.

Continuous Improvement Advisor and Lean Transformation Toyota Way Trainer.

Full P&L review, for budget and costing at all organization levels.

NPD (New Product Development) and Business Strategy Evaluation.

Product Costing and Pricing review against industry standards.

ERP, CMMS and Automation software and program evaluation.

01/19 - 06/20 Plant Manager, Primex LLC, Wasco, CA.

Responsible of full P&L for sales in excess of $300MM.

Reduced plant rework from an overall average of 45% to less than 7%.

Increased plant processing capacity by 45% and hulling capacity by 75% within 11 months.

Reduced WIP inventory by 30% resulting in $24MM P&L recovery.

Complete plant redesign for Pistachio Hulling and Processing for 2019 and 2020—Total Capital Expenditure of $45MM.

In 2019, increased Primex SQF score from 70 to 96 and attained a Level III Quality Certification.

11/18 - 05/19 President, Calipack Inc., Fresno, CA.

Engineering Technical Support (Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil), Packaging Solutions, and Plant Design.

04/16 - 11/18 Director of Operations, Ready Roast LLC., Madera, CA.

Full P&L responsibility for 5 plants in 3 different states.

Commissioned a new peanut plant and attained an 83% plant efficiency within the first three months.

Implemented the first US production line for Defatted Almond and/or Hazelnut Flour.

Reduced overall production costs by $5MM, while sustaining at 47% annual growth for the 2017 fiscal year.

Responsible for aggressive Capital Expenditure facility expansion of more than $18MM.

08/15 - 04/16 Independent Consultant (Lean Transformation Executive), Self-Employed, Fresno, CA/Houston, TX.

Designed and built an electric assembly shop for air handling for an Air Filtration company in Houston, TX.

Production control and process evaluation services.

On-site Lean Manufacturing Training

02/14 - 08/15 Plant Manager, KDR Plato Pet Treats LLC, Fresno, CA.

Reduced Finished Goods Inventory by 65% and reduced raw and fiber inventory by 47%--which resulted in a cost savings of $1.2MM.

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

Aligned third party Salmonella testing with the FDA's new Food Modernization Act (FSMA), while reducing product rework.

Helped with the New Product Development and the launch of the marketed brand "Small Bites”.

03/08 - 01/14 Project Manager / MQS Manager, Paramount Farms LLC, Lost Hills, CA.

Built Quality Systems Maintenance group from the ground up, leading to a plant efficiency improvement in Pistachio Preprocessing from the mid-65% to 90% while Almonds went from 70% to 95% (an estimated $15MM annual savings).

Designed the Pistachio Kernel Processing Plant which increased capacity by 100% and decreased hand sorting labor costs by 75% (Total Project Cost $14.8 M USD with less than a 1-year ROI).

Design almond pasteurization processes to increase throughput from 22K to 35K Lbs/Hr, while maintaining a 4-Log kill rate.

Maximized Pistachio Rotary Roasting Process to increase throughput by 180% while maintaining 4-Log kill rate.

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

HACCP Board Member and process evaluator.

Redesigned in shell almond production, resulting in a cost reduction of $2MM.

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

03/06 - 03/08 R&D Manager, BLI Inc., Santa Clara, CA.

Established contractual evaluation process.

Reviewed NDA's on a project basis for bilateral protection.

Define NRE project costing, timeline and deliverables.

09/05 - 02/07 Controls Engineer, FMC Technologies, Madera, CA.

Software Validation and FDA Compliance.

Electrical Project manager for ABRS (Automated Batch Retort System) projects, design control cabinets and field devices.

Installed the first almond pasteurizer at “Going Nuts” in Madera, CA.

08/04 - 05/06 Teacher Assistant, CSU Fresno EE Program, Fresno, CA.

08/00 - 08/03 Intern Technical Professional, Halliburton Energy Services, Houston, TX.

08/99 - 06/00 Research Assistant, University of Houston Department of Physics (IBPM), Houston, TX.

SKILLS

Lean Manufacturing (Toyota Way)

Leadership Coaching (PDCA Trainer)

Cost Control and Operations Management

Inspection Systems

Safe Quality Foods (SQF)

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

LANGUAGES

English, Spanish, and Romanian

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-vasilescu-91523523/

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