Experience

East Side Union High School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director of Facilities, Maintenance & Operations

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Steeped Coffee

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

• Plant Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Jul 2022

  ● OPERATIONS: Strategic planning. Lead a team of 8-10 full time employees; in addition to seasonal temporary workers. Develop initiatives supporting company goals and growth. Oversee daily operations, coordinating with procurement, inventory, manufacturing, warehouse, shipping/logistics, and human resources departments to execute or adjust plans. Execute and troubleshoot ERP processes and records. Develop, implement, and review SOP’s and process documentation. Lead and participate in team/individual training across all departments. Manage personnel resources including full time and temporary employees. Facilities, sanitation, personal and food safety management. Perform Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action. Report to the Director of Plant Operations.● MANUFACTURING: Support the Manufacturing Supervisor leading team of machine operators and material handlers. Plan and adjust production schedule. Inventory control of raw materials. Plan and validate manufacturing orders to record and report material demand, consumption and production output. Perform and review quality assurance and control procedures.● WAREHOUSING/FULFILLMENT: Support the Warehouse Supervisor leading material handler team. Administer sales orders and fulfillment. Plan and record kitting work orders. Inventory control of finished goods, packaging, and warehouse materials. Support and execute receiving and shipping per purchase and delivery orders ensuring accuracy, timeliness and food/personal safety protocols. Manage storage, capacity and organization. Forklift operation. Show less

• Plant Manager

  • Sep 2021 - Jul 2022

  ● SHIPPING/LOGISTICS: Support S/L Manager in related responsibilities. Obtain quotations. Schedule, track and document loose parcel, LTL/ FTL freight, domestic and international shipments with 3rd party logistics providers and freight forwarders. Facilitate D2C, B2B, broker and distributor channels utilizing Easypost, Shipstation, Amazon, Shopify and Echoship platforms. Develop recording and reporting for cost analysis. Negotiate pricing agreements with carriers. Execute and record delivery orders. Communicate scheduling updates to the Sales and Operations team.● INVENTORY CONTROL: Work with the IC specialist in related responsibilities. Plan and conduct inventory and cycle counts. Monitor FGI, lot codes and best buy dates. Investigate and remediate exceptions and discrepancies. Manage ERP stock re-order rules, manufacturing orders, product BOM’s, and work order routings. Develop reporting on stock movement to support demand forecasts. Show less



Next Foods Corporation

• Pacifica, California, United States

• Director of Operations

  • Feb 2021 - Sep 2021

  ● Business in planning (CPG manufacturing - chocolate, confectionary and baked goods): Facility safety, security, sanitation, layout and improvements, compliant with CDPH and local ordinance. Equipment specifications, maintenance and selection. Process and product development. Service account management. Vendor relations. Business development. Interviewed employee candidates. Worked directly with CEO/Founder ● Business in planning (CPG manufacturing - chocolate, confectionary and baked goods): Facility safety, security, sanitation, layout and improvements, compliant with CDPH and local ordinance. Equipment specifications, maintenance and selection. Process and product development. Service account management. Vendor relations. Business development. Interviewed employee candidates. Worked directly with CEO/Founder



Seven Stills Brewery & Distillery

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

• Production Manager

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  ● PRODUCTION: Set production and packaging schedules. Lead daily operations and team of 5-6 people. Maintained records for state and federal reporting. Coordinated with department heads to manage resources and meet organizational goals. Develop internal operating policies and processes. Reported to the CEO. ● OPERATIONS: Managed procurement, storage, and inventory of raw materials, packaging, work in progress, and finished goods. Lead on warehousing operations including shipping, receiving, logistics, and safety management. ● QA/QC: Met product specs, using best practices and standard operating procedures. General maintenance, sanitation and sterile processing methods. Utilized high precision measurement and analytical tools, and sensory evaluation to meet/test quality targets. ● R&D: Developed formulations and processes for new products. Administered formula submissions with TTB. Scaled from benchtop trials to small batch production. Researched and evaluated potential raw materials, inputs, technologies and processes. Set and maintained quality standards. Show less



Défoncé

• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D / Production Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  ● PRODUCTION: Directed manufacturing of six CPG brands, including chocolates, caramels, gummies, cookies and beverages, following food safe GMP, SOPs and government regulations. Performed scheduling, delegation, deployment, equipment and inventory management. Process evaluation, troubleshooting and improvement. Created and ensured accurate and timely record keeping/reporting documents. Planned production goals and timely delivery. ​Managed $1M of new equipment, growing production over 2x to $350k per month. ● R&D: Oversaw product trials and scaling in lab, kitchen and production settings. Formulated recipes and dosing for state compliant medication. Investigated new/alternative raw materials, equipment and techniques, with respect to quality, CapEx budget and COGS. Vetted, on-boarded, launched and oversaw co-manufacturing partnerships. Wrote and reviewed SOPs for detail and accuracy. ​Directly responsible for procurement, intake, inventory, handling, measurement, processing and dosing with high accuracy, accounting for $300k in active ingredients. ● QA/QC: Trained staff according to SOPs and food safe GMP. Created and verified process checks and recording. Led on lab relations, collected and submitted samples for analysis, interpreted and evaluated results including pesticide, heavy metal and microbiological testing. Troubleshooting and remediated dosing issues. ​Achieved less than 1% failure in State Compliance. ● PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Including vetting and onboarding of co-manufacturing partners, tenant improvements and equipment/machine installation and commissioning. Team planning with department heads and company leadership on strategy and daily operations. Exercised scientific and creative problem solving. Facility and equipment maintenance, troubleshooting and repair. Led R&D, production, packaging and warehouse team of 40 people. Reported to the COO. Show less



Firehouse Grill & Brewery / Off the Rails Brewing Co.

• Sunnyvale, California

• Brewmaster

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2019

  ● Independently managed and performed all brewery operations. Assisted in restaurant operations. ● Developed new contract brewing partnerships, increasing production over 20%. ● Customer service and relations including taking and filling orders, special events including festivals, brewery dinners, facility tours, and education through fielding inquiries. ● Independently managed and performed all brewery operations. Assisted in restaurant operations. ● Developed new contract brewing partnerships, increasing production over 20%. ● Customer service and relations including taking and filling orders, special events including festivals, brewery dinners, facility tours, and education through fielding inquiries.



Tied House Microbrewery and Hermitage Brewing Company

• Brewer

  • Feb 2014 - Aug 2015

  ● Produced beverages for twenty different contracts ● Helped develop and implement new recipes, SOPs, scheduling, and inventory system ● Produced beverages for twenty different contracts ● Helped develop and implement new recipes, SOPs, scheduling, and inventory system



Dipsomania, Inc.

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Beverage Manager

  • Sep 2012 - Feb 2014

  ● Directed beverage program and assisted start up of five restaurant/bars ● Menu development, procurement, inventory, costing on $30k of product ● Supervised and trained staff of up to 20 on delivery of high level service, hospitality and customer service ● Planned events for up to 1000 attendees, helping raise over $100k for non-profit organizations ● Directed beverage program and assisted start up of five restaurant/bars ● Menu development, procurement, inventory, costing on $30k of product ● Supervised and trained staff of up to 20 on delivery of high level service, hospitality and customer service ● Planned events for up to 1000 attendees, helping raise over $100k for non-profit organizations