Experience

DANNON COMPANY, INC., THE

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  • Regulation: FDA & UDA regulated DAIRY industry following the PMO (pasteurized milk ordinance) • 2018 Budget: 35 active projects totaling $70M Capital Management; $34M executed and closed in 2018• 2019 Budget: 17 projects added to scope in Q1 2019 with a projected capex value of $11M• Project Scope: Budgets range from $100k to $30M each and have a life span of 3-15 months• The Team: 40-80 contracted employees including engineers, designers, automation, and skilled labor, (1) plant engineer, (1) engineer add 2019, (1) yearly intern, & cross-functional plant project teams• The Process: Create customer specification, technical alignment, negotiation, contract, execution and closure • Tech Scope: Manage cost, quality, schedule, communication, and people during specification and installation of process and packaging equipment, building construction, and environmental/regulatory • People Scope: Member of the plant Leadership Team who drives decisions affecting plant operations, hiring, budget & scorecard, goal-setting, & communication with stakeholders (incl. state of the business)• Downtime: DT reduced from 44 days to 14 days (34M bottles additional capacity) on fully saturated line• Other: Wastewater solids loadout reduction of 80%, water consumption reduction of 5% (10M gal/yr) through RO and re-use of permeate, and negotiated $250k cost reduction on $8M contract

• Senior Project Engineer

  • Jun 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Dannon Return: After a two-year period at Dyno Nobel working in corporate, I had the opportunity to return to Dannon on a career track toward engineering manager (see above)• Budget: $32M total capex; executed & closed $13M projects in 2016-2017, with $20M carry into 2018 • Innovation: Executed packaging line repurpose with zero lost production and 99.8% “A” quality on day (1)• Concentration: Implement highly invasive projects where failure results in substantial damage to company reputation, profitability, and reliability as a customer-focused organization• Deadlines: Zero missed deadlines on new product startups and existing product modifications; delivers early • Safety: Cross-plant safety auditor, visit company sites to interview employees/contractors, measure safetydetermine safety culture (Bradley Curve), and provide scoring and feedback for development• Overview: Similar to project work defined in “Dannon USA 2008-2014;” packaging, process, building, other



Dyno Nobel

• United States
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Chain Project Manager

  • Jun 2014 - May 2016

  • Regulation: Primarily produce dynamite and explosives, and is regulated by the ATF, DOT, DOD, and DHS• Savings: Execution of supply chain planning software; realized $3M OPEX reduction in first 15 months• Six Sigma: Identify negotiation opportunities for railroad agreements, rates, competitive routes, governmentregulation, and use regression analysis to estimate fair market freight ($4.7M potential savings)• Strategy: SWOT covering 30+ strategic objectives & pillars; present to leadership team and drive directionof the transportation business (Keystone Pipeline, railcar management, negotiation, infrastructure)• Plant Startup: Supply Chain PM supporting execution team for $850M ammonia plant startup ($300M EBIT/yr)Activity planning for startup through normal operation of supply chain related activities



Danone

• France
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Draftsman --> Project Manager --> Project Engineer

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2014

  • Projects: Manage project groups exceeding $30 million and individual projects exceeding $15 million• Packaging: $15M packaging line delivered (2) weeks early, under budget, and with exceptional performance Daily production of 1 million cups for 14 additional days equals ~$11M increase in revenue • Process: Installation of tanks, fruit stations, valve clusters, pumps, heat exchangers, controls, automation, and other sanitary process improvements in a manner required by the federal milk regulations• Improvement: Direct continuous improvement projects utilizing the DMAIC process & six sigma tools Organization-wide implementation and substantial loss recovery (Turbidity Savings ~$1M/yr)



AWD Sales and Service

• Draftsman

  • Dec 2005 - Oct 2008

  • Projects: Large scale process-pipe & equipment construction, including a 2yr - $140M project at Dannon• Design: P&ID creation, 3D modeling using Inventor, site/plant/equipment layout, and overall planning • Projects: Large scale process-pipe & equipment construction, including a 2yr - $140M project at Dannon• Design: P&ID creation, 3D modeling using Inventor, site/plant/equipment layout, and overall planning



Powder River

• Draftsman

  • Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

  • R&D: Work with R&D from concept through distribution phases of new product development projects • R&D: Work with R&D from concept through distribution phases of new product development projects