About

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Results-driven Quality and Continuous Improvement leader with 20+ years of experience in food and beverage manufacturing. Proven track record leading large, cross-functional teams, driving regulatory compliance and delivering measurable improvements through Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and TPM methodologies. Known for building strong quality and continuous improvement cultures, improving operational performance, and enabling leaders and frontline teams through practical, technology-enabled solutions.

My Passion

I help people move from good to great by looking for the best and helping them find it.

My Goals

My goals are to do good work in the world, help people do their work better and leave things in a better condition than I found them.

My Skills

My skillsets include focuses lean concepts, quality management systems, document control, data analysis and reporting, technology solution utilziation and root cause analysis. All of these can be delivered as results but also as team development and training.
– Quality Management Systems (QMS)
– Technology Solution Utilization
– O365
– MS Power Platform
– Poka
– Augmentir
– Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance (FSMA, FDA, GMP, GFSI, FSSC)
– Lean Daily Management & KPIs
– Visual Management Board (VMB) design, layout and execution
– KPI measurement and trending with analysis and problem solving (SQDPG boards)
– At-a-glance visibility to the current state of operations (hour-by-hour boards)
– Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
– Problem solving methodlogies including A3 utilization for operational correction and strategic goals
– Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions
– Lean Six Sigma
– Kaizen
– TPM
– Training, deployment, evaluation and sustainment of TPM tools and principles
– Development of TPM strategy for site and network implementation
– Cross-Functional Leadership
– Audit Readiness & Certification Management
– Data Analysis & Performance Reporting
– Team Development & Training

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