Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Proven leader and dedicated professional with 8 years of military leadership and multi-level operations experience. Passionate about building teams and developing processes to impact the bottom line. Always strives to innovate and drive success.
Leads all manufacturing operations at the Denver Pepperidge Farm plant, overseeing the production of a wide range of snack food products. Responsible for driving operational efficiency, process improvement, and performance excellence to ensure consistent delivery against consumer demand and service expectations. Coordinates production initiatives, optimizes resources, and fosters a culture of continuous improvement to support plant goals and business growth.
Drive manufacturing improvement and process excellence across multiple business units in production and logistics. Lead and manage Operational Excellence and Inventory Control teams to create data visibility and fuel Performance improvement for various types of operations.
Drives sustainable operational and process improvements for optimal efficiency and quality as a part of the Snyder's of Hanover leadership team.
Lead and develop 86 person team of tank crewmen, mechanics, supply clerks, and communication specialists executing training and maintenance to support combat operations. Direct execution of global stability and military decisive action missions. Cross functionally plan and resource training to synergize operations at the ground level. Manage maintenance, accountability and employment of over $200 million of equipment. Establish and implement improvement initiatives for training and maintenance. Exceeded average operational readiness rate by 20% with a consistent 85-95% tank operational rate. Develop and implement cultural values and team development programs to support combat readiness and individual wellness. Develop, resource, and execute training regimen for 3 tank platoons and 15 tank crews to increased mounted warfare proficiency. Evaluate operational practices and optimize to enhance training effectiveness and team building environment; led company in offsite combined training events with distinct recognition of unit effectiveness. Analyzed procedures and tactics; communicated vision, risks, and improvements to improve operational effectiveness above sphere of influence. Led and executed platform live fire exercises and evaluated crew proficiencies; achieved highest live fire proficiency score average out of 6 units. Mentored and developed 6 leaders to drive training proficiency and team culture of valuing individual development.
Led cross-functional team of 6 multi-disciplinary leaders in providing analysis and managing current operations, implementing rapid risk mitigation and driving decisions for training, operations, deployment, modernization, and force protection as a part of a 4,500 member organization headquarters. Responsible for driving data reports, conducting organizational meetings, and collaborating with external entities to coordinate success and implement solutions. Developed and led implementation of multiple information flow systems across 7 large sub-organizations to track operational progress and provide trend analysis. Directed operations and logistics to deploy 4,200 people and over 600 pieces of combat equipment to South Korea in support of protecting US interests on the peninsula. Synchronized efforts of multiple entities and developed operational plan to execute force protection missions against COVID-19 and secure US assets in South Korea. Managed 800 person taskforce and processed over 12,000 personnel through the peninsula wide quarantine process during the peak of the pandemic. Developed initial operating procedures and information flow process for the organization to mitigate COVID-19 outbreaks and streamline prevention practices and situational awareness.