Experience

Alloy Enterprises Inc

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Oct 2023 - Present



Evolved By Nature

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President Operations

  • Apr 2021 - Sep 2023

  Walpole, Massachusetts, United States Evolved By Nature attributes: Mature biotech start-up serving personal care, leather/textile, and medical aesthetic markets. Mix of high and low volume products. Promoted to include additional responsibilities as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, with increased focus on overall company direction and strategy. • Direct reports included the heads of Quality, Supply Chain & Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Safety. • Championed the corporate cadence of Strategy… Show more Evolved By Nature attributes: Mature biotech start-up serving personal care, leather/textile, and medical aesthetic markets. Mix of high and low volume products. Promoted to include additional responsibilities as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, with increased focus on overall company direction and strategy. • Direct reports included the heads of Quality, Supply Chain & Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Safety. • Championed the corporate cadence of Strategy Deployment, Annual Operating Planning, and KPI development • Established processes to support new product release into the global leather market, including internal manufacturing, CMO partnership, and intricate logistics system. Facilitated the Sales Operations processes to support global customers in the absence of an ERP System. • Achieved rapid growth within the Personal Care business, with an expedited launch timeline for high-volume Michael Strahan branded skincare and increasing FY2022 soap production by 218% to support Amazon sales.

• VP Operations

  • Nov 2018 - Apr 2021

  Medford, MA Responsible for leading and scaling manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics, and establishing best practices to support significant growth. • Established a high-performance operations team, achieved through employee development, reorganization, and recruitment. • Established a new manufacturing site, including site selection, planning, and staffing to support significant demand increase. • Strong focus on securing long term supply chain to support significant demand growth… Show more Responsible for leading and scaling manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics, and establishing best practices to support significant growth. • Established a high-performance operations team, achieved through employee development, reorganization, and recruitment. • Established a new manufacturing site, including site selection, planning, and staffing to support significant demand increase. • Strong focus on securing long term supply chain to support significant demand growth, establishing strong standard work for supply chain and logistics management. • Drove pivotal focus shift to producing hand sanitizer during pandemic– mobilizing team and effort for large ramp. • Created the cost model for all product offerings to support pricing decisions and financial reporting. • Introduced & facilitated Lean methodologies, including Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, 5S, and more. Applied lean methodologies to achieve order fulfillment improvements (ex: Black Friday on-time increase from 50% to 100%) and cost reductions (ex: 50% reduction in product cost). • Cross functional leadership, working across departments to conduct business process mapping to identify improvements and opportunities throughout the organization, in preparation for ERP implementation. • Provided operational leadership to support med device and hand sanitizer products with FDA and ISO13485 compliance.



Celera Motion, A Novanta Company

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director of Quality & Interim VP Operations

  • Mar 2017 - Nov 2018

  Bedford, MA Celera Motion attributes: High mix/low volume production of precision motion components and subsystems, serving medical, robotics, satellite communication, semi-conductor and metrology markets. Leading Quality and Continuous Improvement with multi-site responsibility. Highly customer facing role, in a strong growth environment. Responsible to scale the Quality Management System, and drive customer satisfaction through communication, products and service. • Established an effective… Show more Celera Motion attributes: High mix/low volume production of precision motion components and subsystems, serving medical, robotics, satellite communication, semi-conductor and metrology markets. Leading Quality and Continuous Improvement with multi-site responsibility. Highly customer facing role, in a strong growth environment. Responsible to scale the Quality Management System, and drive customer satisfaction through communication, products and service. • Established an effective quality organization structure through top grading and expansion. Team structure supports functions including Quality Systems, Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering, RMA Management, Continuous Improvement, Quality Control, and Document Control. • Navigated a complicated and high profile quality issue to repair several key-customer relationships and rebuild trust. • Hosted several high profile customer audits and resolutions to nonconformances. • Drove extensive improvements to the Quality Management System for successful recertification to ISO9001:2015 and ISO13485:2016. • Redesigned the RMA process to improve response time by 75%, and reduce the backlog by 90%. • Advanced quality IT solutions to move from manual processes to scalable systems and processes. Interim VP Operations • Responsible for all Operations KPIs, strategy and execution. • Driving systemic operations improvements to drive 36% reduction in past-due backlog. • Serving as Quality, Operations, and Supply Chain lead for acquisition integrations with aggressive timelines. Show less



Nortek Data Center Cooling

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Director of Quality

  • Feb 2015 - Sep 2016

  Providence, Rhode Island Area Nortek attributes: Global, diversified industrial company with six segments and 30 brands covering Commercial & Residential HVAC, Air Quality, Ergonomic solutions, Home Automation, and Audio Visual solutions. Managed the transformation from multiple, independent Quality programs to a corporate-wide Quality System. • Initiated and led the Quality Council to include Quality Leaders throughout the organization. • Established 3-year Strategy for Quality, including 5 focus areas:… Show more Nortek attributes: Global, diversified industrial company with six segments and 30 brands covering Commercial & Residential HVAC, Air Quality, Ergonomic solutions, Home Automation, and Audio Visual solutions. Managed the transformation from multiple, independent Quality programs to a corporate-wide Quality System. • Initiated and led the Quality Council to include Quality Leaders throughout the organization. • Established 3-year Strategy for Quality, including 5 focus areas: Customer Experience, Supplier Quality, Product Development, Systems, and People. • Organized a cross-functional Customer Experience team across the organization to survey current state and identify key areas of improvement for each of the businesses. • Developed competency models for Quality staff, for use in development, succession planning, organization planning, and recruitment. • Provided an avenue for announcements, best-practice sharing, contact information, and discussion boards. • Drove improvement projects within the businesses by establishing the core Quality metrics for the corporation, including Supplier PPM, Internal PPM, External PPM, and Cost of Poor Quality. • Developed the procedures and training material for the Quality section of the Nortek Business System (NBS). Show less



IDEX Corporation

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Quality & Regulatory

  • Jan 2014 - Nov 2014

  Middleboro, MA IDEX H&S attributes: High mix/low volume and low mix/high volume manufacturing of fluidic devices and components - primarily servicing the global equipment OEM customers in the IVD, Analytical Instruments and Biomedical markets. Role evolved to move Manufacturing Engineering back into operations, and added the responsibility of Regulatory Management to the Quality role. Managed direct/indirect team of one Quality Assurance Manager, one Document Control Specialist, one Supplier Quality… Show more IDEX H&S attributes: High mix/low volume and low mix/high volume manufacturing of fluidic devices and components - primarily servicing the global equipment OEM customers in the IVD, Analytical Instruments and Biomedical markets. Role evolved to move Manufacturing Engineering back into operations, and added the responsibility of Regulatory Management to the Quality role. Managed direct/indirect team of one Quality Assurance Manager, one Document Control Specialist, one Supplier Quality Specialist, two Quality Engineers, and four Quality Control Technicians. • Led extensive transformations of the Supplier Quality Program and the stage gate Product Development process. • Expanded RoHS/REACH management and implemented required changes to prepare for ISO13485 implementation.

• Director of Quality & Manufacturing Engineering

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2013

  Middleboro, MA Progressive role included additional responsibilities of Manufacturing Engineering and Facilities. Team increased to include three Manufacturing Engineers and one Facilities Manager. • Improved on Clean Room and Cleaning Process management. • Enhanced inspection capabilities through capital investment of SEM and CMM.

• Director of Quality

  • Nov 2010 - Jun 2011

  Middleboro, MA Initially hired to recover a failing ISO program and to repair critical customer relationships. Managed team of direct/indirect reports, including one Document Control Specialist, one Quality Engineer, and four Quality Control Technicians. • Established and drove strategy to transform facility from a sub-standard quality level to a competitive quality level. • Reduced Customer PPM by 66% through effective root cause methodologies & corrective/preventative actions. • Reduced Customer… Show more Initially hired to recover a failing ISO program and to repair critical customer relationships. Managed team of direct/indirect reports, including one Document Control Specialist, one Quality Engineer, and four Quality Control Technicians. • Established and drove strategy to transform facility from a sub-standard quality level to a competitive quality level. • Reduced Customer PPM by 66% through effective root cause methodologies & corrective/preventative actions. • Reduced Customer Return response time by 50%, and improved customer experience. • Significant customer focus, engaged frequently with key customers, and developed strong partnerships. • Implemented effective Management Reviews and ISO9001 internal audit program. • Implemented new software system to effectively manage CAPA, internal audits, customer complaints, and calibration.



Edwards Vacuum

• United Kingdom
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lean Program Manager - Global Remanufacturing

  • Jan 2009 - Nov 2010

  Edwards -US Attributes: High mix/low volume remanufacturing of vacuum pumps - primarily used in the semi-conductor market. Directed and executed the development, roll-out, and sustainment of the Global Lean Program. Functional direction within the Lean program for twelve Manufacturing Engineers and two Regional Engineering Managers. • Supported eleven sites globally (five Asia, three Europe, three North America) – significant international travel. • Provided Lean leadership to… Show more Edwards -US Attributes: High mix/low volume remanufacturing of vacuum pumps - primarily used in the semi-conductor market. Directed and executed the development, roll-out, and sustainment of the Global Lean Program. Functional direction within the Lean program for twelve Manufacturing Engineers and two Regional Engineering Managers. • Supported eleven sites globally (five Asia, three Europe, three North America) – significant international travel. • Provided Lean leadership to site Hub Managers & Engineering/Quality Managers globally, directly managing and fostering the Lean transformation through Lean training and Kaizen facilitation.

• North American Mfg. Engineering Manager

  • Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Provided manufacturing engineering and quality direction at all North American Remanufacturing sites. Managed five direct Manufacturing Engineering reports, one Senior Quality Engineer, and two junior Quality Engineers. • Completed major footprint project on-time and under-budget, including the site start-up of new operations in Nogales, Mexico, the closure of three US locations, and transfer of all products. • Developed North American Lean training program, consisting of a combination… Show more Provided manufacturing engineering and quality direction at all North American Remanufacturing sites. Managed five direct Manufacturing Engineering reports, one Senior Quality Engineer, and two junior Quality Engineers. • Completed major footprint project on-time and under-budget, including the site start-up of new operations in Nogales, Mexico, the closure of three US locations, and transfer of all products. • Developed North American Lean training program, consisting of a combination of computer based learning and practical course simulation. Adopted by European sites. • Saved $1M+ annual productivity and a 25% reduction in test failures across a number of lean driven projects. • Served as key customer interface with customer audits.

• Project Manager

  • May 2005 - Dec 2005

• Project Engineer

  • Mar 2001 - May 2005



Ingersoll Rand

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Jul 1999 - Mar 2001

  Indianapolis, IN