Plant Controller

• Apr 2020 - Jun 2023

Associate Director - Manufacturing Finance

• Apr 1997 - Feb 2020

Associate Director of Manufacturing Finance – Meals & Desserts, Chicago, IL 2018 - 2020 • Comprehensive financial responsibility for 5 manufacturing locations in North America producing products for Meals & Desserts business unit including Jell-O, Crystal Light, Jet Puff Marshmallow, Claussen Pickles, Bakers Coconut, Kraft Salad Dressings, Miracle Whip, Cool Whip, Kraft Mac & Cheese, and Lunchables brands • Led and directed 5 controllers and managers and their respective… Show more Associate Director of Manufacturing Finance – Meals & Desserts, Chicago, IL 2018 - 2020 • Comprehensive financial responsibility for 5 manufacturing locations in North America producing products for Meals & Desserts business unit including Jell-O, Crystal Light, Jet Puff Marshmallow, Claussen Pickles, Bakers Coconut, Kraft Salad Dressings, Miracle Whip, Cool Whip, Kraft Mac & Cheese, and Lunchables brands • Led and directed 5 controllers and managers and their respective teams towards attainment of annual cost and production targets • Focus on employee development and skill building in attaining a high functioning, collaborative team • Led plant finance functions for attainment of strong controls and SOX compliance • Directed financial rituals and routines enabling achievement of cost reduction targets, successful execution of monthly forecasting and reporting procedures, and completion of annual planning processes. • Provide feedback to manager and other senior leadership on process improvement and simplification • Implement and champion best practices across manufacturing locations • Establish and administer $1.1B of total network cost, $227MM of plant controlled cost • Collaborate with Operations Leadership Team in data driven environment to assess manufacturing opportunities and risks • Employ Lean principles towards problem identification and resolution • Coordinate production changes with Business Development and R&D • Drive process improvement agenda with direct team and across broader Operations Finance group

Associate Director - Manufacturing Finance

• Jul 2015 - Jun 2018

Associate Director of Manufacturing Finance – Cheese & Dairy, Chicago, IL 2015 - 2018 • Comprehensive financial responsibility for up to 10 manufacturing locations in North America producing products for Cheese & Dairy business unit, including Breakstone’s, Kraft Singles, Velveeta, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and Kraft Cheese brands • Led and directed up to 10 controllers and managers and their respective teams towards attainment of annual cost and production… Show more Associate Director of Manufacturing Finance – Cheese & Dairy, Chicago, IL 2015 - 2018 • Comprehensive financial responsibility for up to 10 manufacturing locations in North America producing products for Cheese & Dairy business unit, including Breakstone’s, Kraft Singles, Velveeta, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, and Kraft Cheese brands • Led and directed up to 10 controllers and managers and their respective teams towards attainment of annual cost and production targets. • Led plant finance functions towards ensuring strong controls and SOX compliance • Directed financial rituals and routines enabling achievement of cost reduction targets, successful execution of monthly forecasting and reporting procedures, and completion of annual planning processes. • Provided feedback to manager and other senior leadership on process improvement and simplification • Implemented and championed best practices across manufacturing locations • Established and administered $5B of total network cost, $400MM of plant controlled cost • Collaborated with Operations Leadership Team in data driven environment in assessment of manufacturing opportunities and risks • Employed Lean principles towards problem identification and resolution • Coordinated production changes with Business Development and R&D • Drove process improvement agenda with direct team and across broader Operations Finance group.

Senior Finance Manager

• Nov 2011 - Jul 2015

Finance Manager - Meals & Desserts o Led functional cost analytics and reporting for 10 manufacturing locations o Provided financial and leadership support to Director of Finance and Vice President of Operations o Coordinated formulation project justification with Business R&D function through analytical support and project management collaboration within the production facilities o Supported Cost Improvement initiatives within Manufacturing including coordinating efforts with the… Show more Finance Manager - Meals & Desserts o Led functional cost analytics and reporting for 10 manufacturing locations o Provided financial and leadership support to Director of Finance and Vice President of Operations o Coordinated formulation project justification with Business R&D function through analytical support and project management collaboration within the production facilities o Supported Cost Improvement initiatives within Manufacturing including coordinating efforts with the Lean Manufacturing team o Earned Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma in 2012 - Process included analyzing loss data, recommending and implementing process improvement, and post project monitoring o Led financial analytics to support closure of a production facility and transition of internal ingredient production to vendor based acquisition o Developed financial justification for plant closure, including development of funding request for CEO and CFO authorization. Collaborated with Quality, R&D, Procurement, and Operations Leadership to identify savings and potential risks. o Coordinated work with Procurement and R&D for vendor qualification and savings finalization o Communicated progress to project leadership team o Appointed financial lead for project post approval including primary oversight of total project costs, leading impacted plant finance team, and administering adhoc analysis requests

Plant Controller

• Nov 2000 - Nov 2011

• Responsible for financial operations of increasing complex production facilities beginning with a single line facility producing 50M pounds annually (15 SKUs) progressing to a facility producing 260MM pounds (>400 SKUs) of Desserts, Meals, and Beverage products across 1MM square feet of production and warehousing space • Responsible for delivering total cost targets and a cost annual reduction targets • Final facility employment greater than 400 hourly employees (2 Unions) and 35… Show more • Responsible for financial operations of increasing complex production facilities beginning with a single line facility producing 50M pounds annually (15 SKUs) progressing to a facility producing 260MM pounds (>400 SKUs) of Desserts, Meals, and Beverage products across 1MM square feet of production and warehousing space • Responsible for delivering total cost targets and a cost annual reduction targets • Final facility employment greater than 400 hourly employees (2 Unions) and 35 salaried employees • Managed up to 6 direct reports including ensuring efficient finance and accounting processes for periodic reporting, forecasting, annual planning, and maintenance of a strong internal control environment • Led capital analytics for multi-million dollar line installations and equipment upgrade projects in collaboration with plant and headquarters business and engineering functions. • Collaborated across plant teams including Engineering, Safety, Quality, and Plant Management

Senior Tax Associate

• Jul 1992 - Sep 1994

Audit and tax services for clients including Dow Chemical Audit and tax services for clients including Dow Chemical