Experience

Ready Alliance

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Manufacturing

  • Nov 2021 - 2 years 2 months

  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Managed a team of 200+ people across two shifts, adapting and communicating through constant live schedule and strategy changes. Improved overall output of Manufacturing by nearly 100% by reducing labor costs and creating efficiencies to take the operation from a 400k units/week to ~1MM units/week using the same amount of labor and equipment. Created efficiency tracking systems for all facets of Manufacturing to track downtime, cleaning, output rates, and costs. Worked directly with the… Show more Managed a team of 200+ people across two shifts, adapting and communicating through constant live schedule and strategy changes. Improved overall output of Manufacturing by nearly 100% by reducing labor costs and creating efficiencies to take the operation from a 400k units/week to ~1MM units/week using the same amount of labor and equipment. Created efficiency tracking systems for all facets of Manufacturing to track downtime, cleaning, output rates, and costs. Worked directly with the Operations team to develop new training materials, creative solutions and procedures, and plans for future development. Developed onboarding materials and infrastructure for the entirety of the Manufacturing arm of Ready Alliance Group. Directed and led both Maintenance/Facilities and Manufacturing departments to execute consistent and efficient procedures and output of quality product. Helped Inventory Management and Control to find improvements in the warehousing systems. Worked directly with vendors and contractors in efforts to expand and improve the business. Designed and coordinated large scale expansion in Manufacturing, including 2.5x increase in equipment, clean room space, and output efforts including two other separate manufacturing plants for water filtration manufacturing and fire-starting equipment. Designed systems for warehousing to coordinate scheduling and transfer orders placed from the operations department to streamline the process between 3 separate parties that work together to receive and send out goods between 10+ warehouses.

• Head of Maintenance

  • Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Developed Preventative Maintenance program, Parts inventory tracking program, and developed training materials and programs for Manufacturing employees. Played an integral role in a full department re-vamp by planning and executing new strategies. Developed and implemented processes that reduced downtime, improved efficiency, and reduced waste to an average of <3%. Maintained and serviced all manufacturing equipment and engineered manufacturing improvements throughout all stages of… Show more Developed Preventative Maintenance program, Parts inventory tracking program, and developed training materials and programs for Manufacturing employees. Played an integral role in a full department re-vamp by planning and executing new strategies. Developed and implemented processes that reduced downtime, improved efficiency, and reduced waste to an average of <3%. Maintained and serviced all manufacturing equipment and engineered manufacturing improvements throughout all stages of manufacturing. Helped consult with the executive operations teams on overall operational improvements both with hardware improvements and process development. Had constant involvement with SOP development, management and training, and communication between the executive team and manufacturing team to help meet expectations. Coordinated with contractors and vendors to develop solutions for greater efficiency. Colored outside of the lines, finding creative solutions to any problem. Started a Maintenance Team and developed training materials, manuals, and processes for the team. Expanded the Manufacturing division of the company to 3x within automated pouching efforts, added teams and processes for manual hand-packaging of pouching, and began development of Blending of raw materials.



Photographer & Designer

• Photography
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Photographer

  • May 2018 - 5 years 8 months

  Utah, United States Self-taught and drawn towards the editorial concept portraiture space. Excels in other areas like commercial photography, travel photography, and medium format film. Found his own voice by experimenting and adapting to new situations, pushing himself out of his comfort zone time and time again to gain new skills. Shot marketing campaigns for many varieties of companies, including: Mazda, Visible Mobile, and Bon V!v. Shot for local musicians, professional headshots for business, and in… Show more Self-taught and drawn towards the editorial concept portraiture space. Excels in other areas like commercial photography, travel photography, and medium format film. Found his own voice by experimenting and adapting to new situations, pushing himself out of his comfort zone time and time again to gain new skills. Shot marketing campaigns for many varieties of companies, including: Mazda, Visible Mobile, and Bon V!v. Shot for local musicians, professional headshots for business, and in partnership with Real Estate companies like The Wasatch Group and Century21. Currently chasing a passion for film in medium format, and pushing himself towards cinematography and cinematic photography. Currently published in the following Magazines: Air Magazine, MARIKA Magazine (cover), ONLYCHILD Magazine, and others. Show less



Thrive Life

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

• Senior Maintenance Technician

  • May 2018 - Jan 2021

  American Fork, Utah, United States Began with zero experience in the industrial maintenance field and immediately dedicated himself to adapting and learning skills. Wrote Standard Operation Procedures for Maintenance, Safety, and Sanitation. Became the senior Maintenance Technician within 1 year of employment and began training new employees that joined the team. Constant work with everything from lightbulbs to VFDs, sprinkler systems to PLCs, even complex vacuum pump systems and freeze-drying chambers. Developed knowledge of… Show more Began with zero experience in the industrial maintenance field and immediately dedicated himself to adapting and learning skills. Wrote Standard Operation Procedures for Maintenance, Safety, and Sanitation. Became the senior Maintenance Technician within 1 year of employment and began training new employees that joined the team. Constant work with everything from lightbulbs to VFDs, sprinkler systems to PLCs, even complex vacuum pump systems and freeze-drying chambers. Developed knowledge of manufacturing processes and industrial food production level food safety. Gained SQF certification, OSHA certification, and GMP certification within the company. Drove Forklifts, Reach Trucks, and other electric lift trucks to transport machinery safely and organize the Warehouse. Gained skilled in Thermodynamics, Welding, Engineering and Fabrication. Embraced every day as a new adventure. Developed and performed multiple emergency shutdown response strategies, engineered and installed new machinery and parts, and performed daily maintenance and documentation of a large scale ammonia refrigeration system. Developed Inventory management software for internal use. Developed and maintained Preventative Maintenance programs consistently. Improved water treatment on Boiler and Steam systems and passed multiple State Inspections with 100% success. Worked in 110 degree boiler rooms to -40 degree blast freezers for multiple hours. Worked extended shifts, night shifts, swing shifts, and office hours to keep the plant running whenever different hours or shifts were needed. Responded to call-in emergency response and maintenance calls at odd hours. Learned resilience, humility, and adaptability to the maximum degree. Show less



Cafe Zupas

• United States
• Restaurants
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Culinary Manager

  • Apr 2015 - May 2018

  Sandy, Utah, United States Through determination and dedication, began as a Line Server and worked his way up through the ranks at Cafe Zupas. Learned quickly and grew within the company by adopting and teaching processes given to the team. Proved valuable by consistently hitting targets for revenue, food cost, and labor. Developed multiple teams across multiple locations in the Salt Lake County UT, Schaumburg IL, and Eden Prairie MN areas to operate efficiently and imitate procedures set forth by the company to improve… Show more Through determination and dedication, began as a Line Server and worked his way up through the ranks at Cafe Zupas. Learned quickly and grew within the company by adopting and teaching processes given to the team. Proved valuable by consistently hitting targets for revenue, food cost, and labor. Developed multiple teams across multiple locations in the Salt Lake County UT, Schaumburg IL, and Eden Prairie MN areas to operate efficiently and imitate procedures set forth by the company to improve the overall customer experience. Learned valuable skills in managing and teaching people and grew to care about the teams and individuals on the team. Learned the meaning of hard work, how to inspire and lead from the front, and how to navigate difficult situations professionally. Show less