Experience

Dessert Holdings

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present



AquaBounty

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Farm Operations

  • Nov 2021 - Present

• Director Of Operations

  • Nov 2020 - Present



Weston Foods

• Canada
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Bakery Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  Bakery Manager-Wilson Co., TN 10/2019-currentResponsible for a 370,000 square foot production and warehousing operation. Annual production is 85 million pounds of a variety of donuts for large retail customers, food service and donut chains. The facility has 5 donut lines to produce yeast and cake donuts. Reduced safety incidents from 16 in 2019 to 2 YTD in 2020. Reduced consumer complaints to .45 CPM. Coordinating efforts between Engineering and Operations to install a new $22M decorating/packaging line to be commissioned in 2020. Show less

• Manufacturing Operations-Continuous Improvement

  • May 2018 - Oct 2019

  Responsible for the Program Introduction, Cost Savings Project Ideation and Validation of Cost Savings plans for the initial 12 plants. Work with Corporate Engineering to help manage cash flow and ensuring priorities are met. Helped developed plant personnel to oversee CI activities in each plant. In the first six months 9 million dollars of cost projects have been planned.

• Plant Manager

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Managed a 400,000 square foot production and warehouse facility. 6 production lines for contract manufacturing of national/international brands. Annually producing 112 million pounds of crackers, ice cream wafers and cookies. Responsible for the entire facility and 370 non-union team members. In one year improved the operation by 3 million dollars through efficiency and waste reduction initiatives. Generated cost savings of $1.5 million. Improved safety culture and reduced the TRIR from 7.8 to 0. Achieved AA BRC rating and scored high level on 12 different customer annual audits. Achieved the Sonoco Gold Star Award for our zero to landfill efforts. Show less



Bimbo Bakeries USA

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Manager

  • May 2013 - Jan 2016

  Managing a 4 line proprietary Thomas English Muffin plant. Appointed to oversee the operation and be trusted with the proprietary process of Thomas English muffins. This plant produces 22 sku’s from 11 dough types. Responsible for all aspects of the entire facility and 120 BCT&GM associates. Annually the plant produces 79mm units or 60mm pounds. Groupo Bimbo Silver Award, Groupo Bimbo Presidents Award Metro Region

• Plant Manager

  • Apr 2011 - May 2013

  Manage a one line fresh bread operation that services the Southeast and produces 68 million pounds annually. This plant produces 43 sku’s from 26 dough types and 4 pan sets. Responsible for entire facility with BCT&GM 86 associates. The plant averages running 144 hours per week and the sole producer of allergen containing breads.• Improved waste by 35% and reduced downtime by 25%.• Generated $1.3million in cost savings projects in the past 16 months.• Material Efficiency improved from 81.2% to 83.2%.• Developed an objective product quality scoring program and rolled out to sales force in my region Show less



Salem Baking Company

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Apr 2011

  Appointed to transfer a small manual production operation into a new semi-automated facility. Responsible for creating staff, preparing facility for food manufacturing, installing equipment, commissioning equipment, and start up of production in 7 months. Orchestrated the creation of all departmental policies and processes. Performed R&D and start-up of 40 different items in 3 months. • Responsible for achieving SQF level 2 certification in 10 months for a new facility which solidified sales contracts to produced private label for Wal-Mart, Target, and Harry and David. • Within 7 months renovated a building to SQF standards, installed production line, and commissioned • Created a quality program and trained personnel to meet the standards of major customers • Utilize experience to improve company processes from Sales to Shipping. • Reduced labor by 50% in 2 months since the commissioning of production. Show less



Kellogg Company

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Manager

  • Jan 2006 - Apr 2009

  Senior Plant Director- Augusta, GA. 1/2006-4/2009 Managed a major cookie production facility with eight production lines producing over 140M pounds annually valued at $300M. This non–union facility employed 500 team members, operated with a $31M Overhead budget and is the largest mixing and distribution center in the network. • Managed 2 facilities for 5 months while installing and starting a new production line in each facility and negotiated a union contract providing time for the company to find a suitable replacement. • Organized and supported a cross functional team to resolve a $3.5M distribution shrinkage. • Negotiated with Teamsters to agree to a 1 year contract instead of a 3 year contract, allowing time to analyze the future viability of the Direct Store Distribution Network. • Motivated and guided Operations team through the dissolution of the route sales operation and distribution channel while maintaining 100% order fill rate which saved company over $30M. • Combated inflationary pressures through aggressive programs that generated over $7M in cost savings since 2006 which preserved product profit margins. • Implemented and trained Staff for the roll out of a Dupont STOP safety program to entire team which aided in achieving near World Class safety performance, creating a friendlier work environment, and making the plant one of the local employers of choice. • Enhanced Food Safety/Quality programs by creating and implementing a certified Safe Quality Food Level 2 program providing a competitive advantage with retailers and consumers. • Coordinated over 10 innovation projects with corporate R&D to rejuvenate cookie sales and also created a new product in-house which became the leading cookie innovation for 2008. Show less