Experience

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  MPL Brands

  • Fairfield, California, United States

  • Director, Product Planning and Development

    • Aug 2022 - Nov 2023
    • Fairfield, California, United States

    As the Director, Product Planning and Development for this young, fast-growing manufacturer of wine and spirits products, I oversaw the end-to-end execution of new product launches, from concept through completion. I led the New Product Development team and individual project teams with members and co-manufacturers from across the US and in Mexico to achieve successful launches quickly and comprehensively. * Achievement examples:• Overhauled the company’s project management and planning processes for new products• Led the successful launch of 40+ new products• Introduced and implemented new programs to improve efficiency, accuracy and quality

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  TricorBraun

  • Fairfield, California, United States

  • Program Manager

    • Dec 2020 - Jun 2022
    • Fairfield, California, United States

    As the program manager for a distributor of wine and spirits bottles, I managed the supplier partnership with TricorBraun’s primary domestic supplier. My mission was to maintain a highly functional relationship between our companies and ensure processes and procedures were in place and were followed to ensure the optimal results. To accomplish this, I: • Mapped, developed and improved processes• Monitored process performance • Led project teams with members from TricorBraun and Ardagh to improve, standardize and optimize processes* Achievement example: I developed a comprehensive supplier scorecard, which has been widely praised and has led to significant supplier improvements.

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  Trinchero Family Estates

  • United States
  • Beverage Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Sr. Technical Project Manager, Product Lifecycle Management

    • Feb 2018 - Dec 2020

    As Sr. Technical Project Manager, I managed technical and innovative packaging projects which increased revenue and improved product quality, manufacturing efficiency and customer appeal. * Achievement example: I led a cross-functional project team, which: • Developed two custom wine bottles • Modified a high-speed line to run the new bottles • Conducted qualifications of the package and production equipment • Successfully transitioned 12 products to the new bottle, which resulted in in aesthetic improvement and savings of $2.2 million/year

  • Director, Change Management - Supply Chain

    • May 2015 - Feb 2018

    In this role, I directed a team of project managers to introduce new products, keep packaging fresh as products grew and matured, and discontinue declining SKUs. In under 3 years, my team developed 125 new products and redesigned over 500 products.* Achievement example: I developed a complete project list with criteria to prioritize projects and ensure team capacity and the capacity of our project managers was used on the most impactful projects.

  • Production Administrator / Packaging Development Director

    • Jul 2012 - May 2015

    In this role, I led special production-related projects, coordinated all packaging development and revisions, and led the investigation into, qualification of, and implementation of new packaging materials.* Achievement example: I led the implementation of the Sutter Home package redesign, which included 250+ packaging components

  • Production Administrator

    • May 2007 - Jul 2012

    As Production Administrator, I managed production initiatives as directed by the Sr. VP of Production.* Achievement example: I led the SQF food safety certification for TFE’s Westside facility in Lodi

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  Napa Wine Company

  • Oakville, CA

  • Production Manager

    • Mar 2005 - May 2007
    • Oakville, CA

    In this role, I oversaw bottling, warehousing and shipping for over 60 clients, 200+ SKUs.

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  Rutherford Wine Company

  • St Helena, California, United States

  • Production & Purchasing Manager

    • Jun 1995 - Mar 2005
    • St Helena, California, United States

    As Production and Purchasing Manager, I was responsible for all aspects of bottling and packaging procurement for all winery-owned brands and private labels.