Consultancy which focus is to aid startups from ideation to commercialization VP of Operations & Commercialization Responsible for networking to bring in new clients, managing existing clients and leading client projects Duties include: Core leadership team member growing the business and improving internal processes
• Created a formalized client acquisition process to include a proposal which aids in managing client expectations for scope & cost.
• Aided in creating a master template with all offerings to decrease proposal writing time
• Created a process to kick off new projects which helped consultants feel supported & reduced the risk of dropped projects.
• Mentored client founders/CEOs on COGS & Operations activities
• Sourced ingredients, packaging & contract manufacturers based on client needs in a diverse
• Evaluated multiple software offerings & made recommendation for both Catapult & clients based on needs (ERP, MRP, PM tools, CRM, etc)
• Lead implementation of CRM sys

Plant based protein isolation discovery and product application Platform Product & Commercialization Manager Responsible for product & project management for plant protein isolate & Cookie Dough Duties include: Managing product cost and project risks
• Created 5 yr product roadmap based on research for Cookie Dough Platform
• Lead projects to find new manufacturing business partners for protein isolate & start them up
• Lead projects to implement product cost reductions
• Created capacity gap models for bean processing through isolate production. Used information to kickoff when we will need to spin up new manufacturing partner
• Lead PLM software identification project Project Manager Responsible for project management for emulsions and cookie dough platform projects with co-manufactures. Duties include: Creating and managing scope, budget and timelines for new product extensions and cost improvements projects; Communicating risks and issues to all levels of the organization; imp

Premium bean to bar chocolate manufacturer Industrial Engineering Manager Responsible for Industrial Engineering department Duties include: Creation and updating labor standards, scrap rates and OEE metrics across 3 facilities; Mentoring 2 direct reports; Cost savings justification for Capex projects; Work cross-functionally to determine & improve the Manufacturability of new products
• Rolled out Label system to all co-manufacturers and co-packers to eliminate incorrect labels: Annual saving of $60k from fine reduction
• Improved accuracy of OEE through standardizing nominals and increasing granularity of production data collected
• Justified Capex spend to automate case packing of bars: Annual savings of $1.1M in labor & $300K in material

Global leader in Industrial Automation control and information solutions Industrialization Engineer Responsible for developing and implementing manufacturing plans for new product development. Duties include: Creation and updating Manufacturing Bill of Material; Part extension; Part warehouse management set up; create time standards; electronic DWI creation and maintenance; DC torque tool troubleshooting (Atlas Copco); lead pilots for line extensions
• Obtained Green Belt certification within first year of employment
• Co-lead Kaizen event to re-layout a high horsepower drives line: savings: $115K in 6 months
• Mentored interns and contractors
• Created procedure documentation for Global label system and warehouse management
• Worked on projects globally including Mexico and China

Producer of private labeled cream cheese products and a part of a $3B cheese and dairy enterprise Production Team Lead Responsible for managing 3rd Shift plant operations encompassing a 20-employee production unit and 10 maintenance, support and warehouse personnel. Duties included: communicating/prioritizing customer orders; meeting daily production requirements; assisting problem solving; team coaching/motivation per continuous improvement goals; CAPA quality analysis/forms; ensuring regulatory compliance; and inter-shift collaboration and communications.
• Teamed in developing processes, which improved the movement/management of materials into production staging areas. Solved customer shortages by improving material accuracy.
• Shortened time needed by 2hrs to clean equipment on a key line by developing a written SOP.
• Contributed to team development of operating/process changes permitting backlines and blenders to be cleaned once per week, rather than every 3 days. Resume of Am

Specialty program for high achieving students Database Administrator Maintained 3 Access databases, with duties in creating/updating queries, reports, forms and macros.

Closely held producer of portable power solutions for medical device and military applications Manufacturing Engineering Intern Assisted Engineering and Production with daily problem solving, as well as short/longer term projects. Conducted equipment and process qualifications and designed production fixtures.
• Contributed to the manufacturability analysis for 3 new product development teams, which included customer participation. Work included conforming to ISO, UL, Mil-Spec and DOT standards.
• Created and updated several Build Documents, Bill of Materials and PFMEA's.
• Led and participated in several Kaizen events, e.g. initiated a 5S reorganization of tool storage area, batching together the complementary tooling needed per different processes.
• Saved $44k annually by analyzing the specifications for a key production supply and qualifying a new, lower cost vendor.

Leading provider of air and ground delivery services Industrial Engineering Intern Conducted time studies, performed work measurements and created master plans with process maps and SOP's for various functions within the distribution center.
• Entered and compiled time study data into Excel for analysis and report generation.