Experience

Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.

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

• Vice President Operations

  • Oct 2023 - Present



T. Marzetti Company

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Dough Operations

  • Feb 2023 - Oct 2023

  Lead a division comprised of four bakeries and two pasta plants. Lead a division comprised of four bakeries and two pasta plants.



Wis-Pak Inc.

• Watertown, Wisconsin, United States

• SVP Supply Operations

  • Jul 2019 - Jan 2023

  Responsible for end to end supply chain that includes 7 high speed manufacturing sites located across North America that produces over 100mm cases of carbonated soft drinks, teas, and water. Responsible for end to end supply chain that includes 7 high speed manufacturing sites located across North America that produces over 100mm cases of carbonated soft drinks, teas, and water.



Wis-Pak

• Watertown, Wisconsin

• Vice President Operations Improvements

  • Oct 2018 - Jul 2019



Ocean Spray Cranberries

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director US Manufacturing Network

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

  Responsible for leading and setting strategy for a network of eight manufacturing facilities with an overall budget of $300MM. Also responsible for all Environmental, Health, and Safety activities and continuous improvement activities across the entire Ocean Spray organization.

• Plant Director, Food Manufacturing Network Leader

  • Feb 2015 - Jan 2017

  Responsible for the day to day operations of a food manufacturing facility with 150 employees and an operating budget of ~$26 million dollars. Also responsible for coordinating projects and initiatives across four other food manufacturing facilities.

• Plant Director

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2015

  I currently lead a plant that contains three distinct business units with over two hundred employees with an operating budget over $30 million dollars.Accomplishments• Reduced plant spending by $6 MM• Successfully negotiated a five year collective bargaining agreement that will realize over $4MM in cost avoidance• Improved Kenexa engagement survey results by 7% points• Improved safety results by 67%• Successfully led the execution of a $8.5MM filler/pasteurizer capital project• Optimized the local supply chain functions through the efforts of a Kaizen event• Improved material loss results which yielded a $750K credit • Implemented a culture change initiative that has improved overall plant performance and employee morale• Was named Plant Manager of the year in 2012• Promoted to Plant Director in February 2013• Awarded “Best Place to Work in Kenosha County” by area chamber of commerce• Awarded EHS Plant of the Year 2012 Show less

• Plant Manager

  • May 2010 - Aug 2011

  Responsible for all functions of a 7/24 operation with 115 employees and an operating budget of $15 million.• Executed a complete restructuring of the manufacturing organization that included new job responsibilities, compensation structure, and work schedule• Increased plant throughput by 17% YOY• Increased average daily throughput by 7%• Increased retail productivity by 27%• Obtained SQF Level 3 certification

• Sr. Operations Manager

  • Oct 2009 - May 2010

  Responsible for the day to day operation of 3 business units comprised of 200+ union employees in a 7/24 operation.

• Commercialization Manager

  • Jan 2009 - Oct 2009

  Responsible for a portfolio of new products, packages, and process introductions from the point of ideation through the commercialization phase. Organizational oversight for all cost savings initiatives (CSI’s) totally $25 MM. Accomplishments• Contributed to the development of the Product, Package, Price, Change Authorization process• Developed and implemented a plant testing/information request process• Led a corporate wide CSI brainstorming session that resulted in over 500 ideas Show less

• Operations Manager

  • Aug 2004 - Dec 2008

• Quality Assurance Manager

  • May 1999 - Aug 2004

• Operations Supervisor

  • Jan 1996 - May 1999