Experience

Sovos Brands

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Apr 2018 - Present



Mondelēz International

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

• North America Corporate Regional Engineering & Technology Owner Packaging

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2018

  • Drive new project initiatives at corporate and plant level. Interface and collaborate with business development, R&D, procurement, and local plant engineering staff to successfully implement projects.• Lead multi-plant project development to include financial calculations and funding, equipment identification and specification, vendor interaction, and project execution.• Implement initiatives from Global Engineering by supporting harmonization of manufacturing processes across North America in accordance with global engineering directives and standards.• Implement cultural change and drive projects based upon IL6S (Integrated Lean Six Sigma) methodologies.• Manage technical assessments, design manufacturing line layouts, evaluate and select equipment based upon capabilities.• Development of capital estimates.• Coordinate and facilitate change management processes within the global engineering community to drive standards linking with technology platforms.• Travel to production plants as required to meet with regional staff and drive corporate initiatives. Show less

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2016

  • Led the installation of a new $42MM manufacturing product line.• Oversaw all phases of the project to include identifying the scope of work, sourcing of equipment, machine design and specification, bid documentation, timeline and milestone planning, installation, and production.• Responsible for technical writing of engineering work instructions as well as editing of large scale bid documentation.• Interfaced with vendors, millwrights, construction managers, quality teams and Mondelēz Management.• Led daily safety meetings, interfaced with production teams, and maintained a presence on the plant floor.• Interfaced with other production plants to capture lessons learned.• Drove the successful and safe execution of the project, while maintaining the budget and scope of work. Project was successfully accomplished without causing lost time in the existing plant production and followed Integrated Lean Six Sigma methodologies from start to finish. Show less

• Project Manager

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2014

  • Responsible for taking projects from conception to execution.• Oversaw all details of the project, to include schedule, finances, safety, resources, personnel, and final capitalization.• Refined and maintained the long-range plan (LRP) list of projects for infrastructure projects and productivity projects that saved the company money.• Daily responsibilities included leading project meetings, appropriation requests, preparing purchase orders, forecasting, managing the schedule, reviewing drawing submittals, identifying equipment specifications, and always promoting safety on the job.• Executed multiple projects simultaneously, while working with external vendors, and traveling as required for factory acceptance testing. Show less



Dean Snyder Construction

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Engineer

  • Apr 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Contracted as a Project Manager for Kraft Foods/Mondelēz International at the Philadelphia Facility for 2 years, after which time I was brought on as a full-time employee. • Job responsibilities described in more detail above (Project Engineer/Project Manager Philadelphia • Contracted as a Project Manager for Kraft Foods/Mondelēz International at the Philadelphia Facility for 2 years, after which time I was brought on as a full-time employee. • Job responsibilities described in more detail above (Project Engineer/Project Manager Philadelphia



Purdue University Research

• West Lafayette, IN

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2008 - May 2008

  I worked on the redesign of the hyperbrake prototype. I used IronCAD design and simulation, coupled with schematic design work. I conducted efficiency studies through calculation of pressures within the hyperbrake system. I worked on the redesign of the hyperbrake prototype. I used IronCAD design and simulation, coupled with schematic design work. I conducted efficiency studies through calculation of pressures within the hyperbrake system.