Detroit Metropolitan Area
I am a seasoned professional with 24+ years of cross-functional leadership, engineering, manufacturing, and operations optimization experience. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for strategic planning and process improvement, I have a verifiable history of achieving optimal quality, productivity, cost-savings, efficiency, environmental, health, and safety performance. Professional focal points include goal setting, project management, production, sales, inventory control, root cause investigation, facility/site management, financial management/budgeting, Lean/Six Sigma methodology, coaching, negotiation, auditing, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and data analysis. Delivering superior administration on the latter areas of expertise requires exceptional utilization of effective communication and organizational skills. Recently, I completed a successful tenure as Plant Manager at U.S. Silica, responsible for a 750-acre, 350k-ton sand processing facility. Leading a 27-person team, I spearheaded all site operations, including P&L, mining, permitting, contract negotiation, community relations, product launch, and maintenance. I also identified process inefficiencies to develop time- and cost-saving solutions. As such, I increased volume by 75% and saved the company $1.5M per year. Colleagues describe me as a progressive, driven, down-to-earth, technical, analytical, and managerial expert who can be relied on to deliver significant results. I am interested in contacting former colleagues and managers, as well as other professionals in my field. Feel free to contact me through this profile if you wish to connect. I am pursuing new opportunities and can be reached through this profile.
Helping clients reach their financial goals by improving their financial behaviors.
• Directed 27 employees in strategizing and executing operational plans across a 750-acre, 350K-ton sand processing facility. • Coordinated all site operations with a focus on optimal quality and capital, from obtaining permits for new mines to overseeing P&L, mining, and maintenance. • Cultivated positive community relations through multiple outreach projects. • Enforced EHS requirements while implementing streamlined procedures, setting site records for safety, productivity, and cost control. • Identified opportunities to enhance existing processes, including developing a new method to recycle sand that saved $1.5M per year. • Successfully negotiated a five-year contract with the Union, as well as launched a new product that increased volume by 75%.
• Spearheaded 19 operators in managing the full range of plant operations, aligning operator goals and development plans to department goals. • Fostered an environment that prioritized safety and performance, from developing improved training processes to setting new production records in 2011 despite high turnover. • Prepared for and facilitated department EH&S audits, continually determining areas that required improvement. • Performed financial analysis to optimize internal vs. external sales.
• Accelerated the professional development of production shift operators through strategic training, development, and engagement; set the production record in 2010. • Monitored regulatory compliance at the FDA/ISO/cGMP production facility while encouraging optimal safety. • Reduced structural costs by analyzing spending and streamlining the budget. • Conceptualized and developed new product in close collaboration with Marketing and R&D.
• Evaluated customer demands to manage the production plant on-time and on-budget. • Strategically coached engineers and operators to improve overall effectiveness. • Streamlined the transition of people, assets, and customers when the business was sold.