Plant Manager

• Mar 2021 - Present

Senior Continuous Improvement Manager

• Sep 2019 - Mar 2021

Operations Manager, Continuous Improvement Manager

• Nov 2015 - Sep 2019

Managing Engineering, Procurement, and Maintenance departments with 4 direct reports: Process Engineer, Project Engineer, Procurement Manager, and Maintenance Manager. Accountable for 22 indirect reports. Supporting up to 350 employees across 4 campus buildings. Providing direct management of Campus Project Tracker. Project Tracker savings exceeding budget 2016-2019. In 2018 and 2019 WC had the best site project tracker in the company by a wide margin. Point of contact for Campus Project Tracker, CapEx, IOS (Lean/OpEx) and major projects. Champion to the Lean Program leading and supporting Kaizen events, 5s events, and plant activities. Including several cross-functional and inter-network events. Developing staff skillsets in safety, management, engineering, and maintenance. Successfully launched and completed a significant capex project to develop and install a new World-Class automated mattress line resulting in significant new business as well as improvements in labor, quality, safety, and ergonomics. Implemented a Bun Compressor integration project to existing lines utilizing industry changing compression technology resulting in bottom line cost improvements in labor, overhead, and quality. Providing a customer-focused solution improving point of use recovery and quality at the customer production lines. Developed process controls and standard work resulting in significant reduction in quality defects in collaboration with the Quality Manager. Championed Lean Program leading and supporting Kaizen events, 5s events, and plant activities. Including cross-functional and inter-network events. Acquired OSHA 30 General Industry Certification. Won the Bloody Bear Award for exceptional support in Safety 2016. Launched MOC Process with Site Management. Launched CMMS program implementation site-wide tracking MTTF, MTBF, MTTR, maintenance tech labor utilization, equipment downtime, and spare parts usage. Developed and launched 1633 Tracking System. Show less

Continuous Improvement Manager

• Jan 2015 - Sep 2015

Championed all aspects of the plant’s Tredegar First Class operational excellence process Served as a close resource for the Site Manager to implement continuous improvement vision Served as a resource to all pillar leaders providing training, process development and supports pillar team initiatives Catalyst for change management and process improvement throughout the organization Developed and managed communication and recognition programs that build engagement, improve awareness and share the results of continuous improvement across the organization Supported TFC employee teams, guiding them through the process of analyzing, trouble shooting, and developing solutions to create sustainable process improvements Coordinated and oversaw training cross-functional efforts with operations and support staff Measured and tracked results of improvement initiatives to demonstrate the overall organizational benefits Assisted pillar owners in planning and executing the design, redesign, and improvement of their respective processes Coordinated efforts to audit the effectiveness of teams and assist them in continually improving their skills Coordinated efforts to institutionalize change management principles among plant management and supervisory employees Show less

Quality Engineering Manager

• May 2014 - Jan 2015

Develop internal corrective actions programsImplement and maintain standards and systemsImplement and maintain document controlQuantify customer returns and replacementsImplement and maintain acceptable quality levels Develop best practices for employee quality trainingDevelop and deploy continuous improvement (Kaizen)

Chemical Engineer

• Oct 2012 - May 2014

Project Manager over install of cluster lineAssisted with management of the pour lineScheduled and issued work orders for foam pouringManufactured polyurethane foamAnalyzed product to reduce and prevent defectsProvided statistical analysis of run quality relative to time and weatherWorked to troubleshoot product defects and run inconsistenciesKaizen event for reducing scrap by optimizing height and vertical slittersKaizen event for improving the tightwinder lineOperated manufacturing equipmentSet up machinery and wrote standard operating proceduresProvided training to operators and support staff ofor daily line operations Show less

Editor-in-Chief -Triangle Newspaper

• Dec 2011 - May 2012

Managed assignments and staffEdited the final copy and layout of the newspaperWas the student link to administration working in concert with the Faculty Adviser

Copy Editor- Triangle Newspaper

• Jan 2011 - Nov 2011

Villa Supervisor

• Aug 2009 - May 2011

Acted as liason between students and the Office of Student Life, mediated conflicts, and provided a place for residents to come with problems and concerns.

Staff Writer- Triangle Newspaper

• Aug 2009 - Jan 2011

Chemical Engineering Intern

• May 2011 - Jan 2012

Assisted lab testing, sample preparation, and data entry Oversaw round robin testing to evaluate the proficiency of each lab Assisted lab testing, sample preparation, and data entry Oversaw round robin testing to evaluate the proficiency of each lab

Chemical Engineering Intern

• May 2010 - Dec 2010

Daily work involved troubleshooting problems on various processes Built a prototype nickel sulfate reactor Analyzed alternative filtration options for a nickel carbonate process Daily work involved troubleshooting problems on various processes Built a prototype nickel sulfate reactor Analyzed alternative filtration options for a nickel carbonate process

Residential Assistant-Moyer Apartments

• Aug 2008 - May 2009