PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

February 2019 - December 2020

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

• Provided high level oversight across the day-to-day operations of the facility comprising production, quality, and research and development (R&D), leveraging exceptional cross-functional leadership skills to mobilize teams in the achievement of enterprise goals and strategic priorities.
• Spearheaded the ground-up development and implementation of robust manufacturing SOPs, Lean best practices, and quality systems for the unit, upholding continuous communication with direct and indirect reports to safeguard procedural alignment in the execution of daily tasks.
• Oversaw the team building process from initial talent acquisition to continuing employee development, cultivating a talented, motivated, and cohesive workforce through extensive training efforts; established a positive working culture that bolstered employee morale and job performance.
• Implemented, managed, and monitored KPIs for production, quality, and R&D, applying insights derived from historic performance data to improve CPG manufacturing capabilities by ~17%.
• Performed value stream mapping and established a Lean team to identify continuous improvement opportunities, eliminate bottlenecks, and promote operational efficiency at the plant-level.
• Played an instrumental role in potential business acquisitions and enterprise growth opportunities, generating, reviewing, and amending proposals to ensure a profitable agreement.
• Managed and developed the enterprise resource planning (ERP) and materials resource planning (MRP) systems.

May 2017 - February 2019

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

• Championed the end-to-end project management life cycle for the conceptualization, design, and charter of a 14K square foot laboratory for chemical and microbiological testing, providing hands-on support throughout the construction process to optimize the physical workflows of the lab.
• Piloted the development of a novel cost analysis system to evaluate real production expenses, applying and synthesizing results to inform end-product and M&A deal structuring processes.
• Attended and led cross-functional meetings with departmental stakeholders, working collectively to define enterprise growth potentials and conceptualize plans for upcoming laboratory expansions.
• Served as a key resource for marketing and sales teams, providing consultative guidance to optimize departmental growth planning and presentations for review by senior leadership teams.
• Leveraged exceptional interpersonal skills to build and sustain long lasting, mutually fruitful relationships with clients and partners, soliciting and integrating feedback on company services and testing methodologies relevant to unique sample matrices to safeguard customer satisfaction.