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A 38 year professional in Consumer Food Manufacturing. Cross functional Positions with increasing responsibility; Operations, Engineering, External Supply Chain, Quality, Maintenance and Continuous Improvement. Expertise and leadership of cross functional teams, with numerous successful Start-up’s of products, processes & manufacturing facilities. Proven practitioner and effective implementation of Continuous Improvement / TPM tools –VSU, AM, Problem Solving, EM, DDS, PDCA, Zero Loss, Engineering Project mgmt. – with positive & sustainable impacts.

Overview-
Professional career in consumer food manufacturing environment.

Focus - To produce the highest quality products, at the lowest sustainable cost, with personnel & product safety as a precondition. Proven record in impactful leadership, focused to pinpoint cost reduction opportunities, food safety requirements, personal safety improvements, capacity utilization and consolidation opportunities often overlooked by internal teams. The key is to share knowledge, methods and insight - the production floor is the focal point; connecting with people in their environment, learning, teaching and communicating. Mentoring is critical to the success of any initiative, for development for future sustainable successes. Expert's diverse skill set, experience and track record of successes, will benefit any client in any manufacturing environment.

Core Competencies:
• Start Ups – 30 years of Systems, processes / products / capacity consolidation.
• Project Execution { Operations & Engineering project mgt.} from concept to commercialization
• Cross functional team leadership & development { Salaried & wage groups}
• CI Leader – concept training & process facilitation – The What / Why/ How; providing positive impacts to Safety, system reliability, performance & waste streams.
• Contract Manufacturing – search, evaluations, contract negotiations, Start-up, Competitive Intelligence.
• Quality – GMP, AIB, FDA, USDA, PMO, FSPCA {FSMA}, HAACP training & execution.
• Personal Safety – GMI, PCL construction, AMEC Engineering training & execution.
• MS Office, PLC logic