Experience

Stealth Renewable Energy and Ocean Technology Startup

• United States
• Renewable Energy Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Operations

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Advancing the organizations long term strategy and growth plans by building and scaling the company’s operational backbone and core management functions. Advancing the organizations long term strategy and growth plans by building and scaling the company’s operational backbone and core management functions.



Agrinos

• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Operations, US & MX Production & Operations

  • Jan 2019 - Sep 2022

  Leads manufacturing and global distribution for two plants in U.S. and Mexico. Develops and executes a manufacturing strategy focused on safety, quality, delivery, and cost, through proven systems, processes and procedures that are based on lean engineering principles, and project management methodologies. Leads end-to-end operations in Production, Supply Chain and Logistics, Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC), and Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT) supporting the distribution of Organic Certified microbial and biostimulant crop input products which are rooted in science and technology to 13 countries and counting. Established a foundational safety culture for two production facilities: conducted program and policy gap analyses, streamlined data tracking and reporting, aligned program with corporate strategy, and ensured compliance with OR-OSHA and CA-OSHA guidelines; rolled-out to global business units in South America, the EU, and Asia. Zero Incident record during tenure, responsible for safety.  Developed and executed a plan for implementing a Quality Management System (QMS) based on international standard of quality resulting in ISO:9001 2015 certification in 2020. Show less

• Director of Operations, US Production Plant

  • Feb 2016 - Jan 2019

   Oversaw start-up operations for production, QA/QC, supply and logistics and manufacturing sciences & technology functions.  Developed and executed on hiring plan to recruit, hire, and train key operational leaders and technical staff to commission and validate new equipment and assume daily operations.

• Consultant, Project Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2016

   Served as project manager in the green build of a state-of-the-art microbial crop input product manufacturing facility from the ground up including office space, infrastructure, manufacturing line and support utilities $3.2MM.



Dow AgroSciences

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Administrator and Project Manager

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2015

  Advanced R&D activities by leading the daily operations for multiple high through-put research facilities in Oregon. Improved core pipeline processes through effective capital project management to improve infrastructure and capacity through building out operations and, sourcing, installing, and commissioning high-tech laboratory equipment, and novel automation platforms for high-throughput screening. Provided administrative and human resources support to employees and leadership with recruiting, professional development, and performance management. Show less



Exelixis

• Greece
• Business Consulting and Services

• Senior Manager Administrative Services, Capital Project Manager

  • Mar 2003 - Dec 2009

  Supported R&D sites through the oversite of daily operations in Laboratory Support Services, Human Resources, IT, accounting, purchasing, contract administration, health and safety, and facility operations. Directed a staff of 7 direct reports, and administratively oversaw 55 employees. Reported directly to VP of Research and Development. Supported R&D sites through the oversite of daily operations in Laboratory Support Services, Human Resources, IT, accounting, purchasing, contract administration, health and safety, and facility operations. Directed a staff of 7 direct reports, and administratively oversaw 55 employees. Reported directly to VP of Research and Development.



Housing NW

• United States

• Assistant Site Manager

  • Sep 1997 - Mar 2003

  Managed day to day operations of 3 residential apartment buildings totaling 338 units, with a staff of 11 direct reports and authority over maintenance and janitorial staff. Oversaw all aspects of the conference guest housing program by coordinating all of the sales, reservations, marketing, accounting, and guest services for groups up to 240. Responsibilities included apartment turnover coordination, maintenance requests, move-in/move-out procedures, handling tenant conduct issues, eviction proceedings, mediating tenant disputes, planning tenant social and educational programming. Emergency response coordinator and trainer, served as on-call 24 hour emergency response support for residential staff. Show less