Aurora, Illinois, United States
Diversified operations and engineering professional with a variety of exposure to the petrochemical and consumer products industries. Strong focus in manufacturing excellence and leading organizations towards continuous improvement. MBA graduate with an emphasis in Managerial Finance. Specialties: Operations Management, Strategic Planning and Development, Organizational Leadership Development, Employee Training and Mentoring, Support Processes and Operational Planning
Build and guide the global IT and Operational Technology (OT) capability through diverse teams that drive an aligned digital experience across our Europe and North America plants, design centers, distribution centers, and sales offices. - Strategic planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of the organization's IT and OT systems. - Develop and execute an IT/OT integration strategy in partnership with key digital partners that aligns with the organization's business goals and objectives.
Directed operations for Soap Finishing and APDO departments, an organization of 200 exempt and non-exempt positions including maintenance and operations technicians, front line supervisors, and managers. - Accountable for developing strategic plans, implementing continuous improvement projects and business processes, and managing operating budgets to meet safe, reliable, and cost effective operations. - Maintained customer relationships to create value added products and services while optimizing costs. - Built, developed, and managed multi-shift operational groups. Managed VVF's hotel amenities business. Partnered with a contracted marketing/selling company to develop forecasts, operational strategic plans, and new product development. Managed the strategic direction on supply planning and distribution of purchased finished goods.
Managed execution of Program Maintenance expense projects, with an annual budget of $1.6 million. Developed budget and cost reports on reliability improvement expense projects for senior management and communicated progress towards implementation.
Led a cross-functional tem to investigate operating problems within all six of Lyondell's Olefins plants. Developed and evaluated best practice initiatives and projects focusing on environmental performance improvement, energy and cost reduction, and plant reliability improvement. The team developed proprietary knowledge on Caustic Tower fouling mechanisms and developed recommendations to reduce fouling potential and improve plant performance.
Supervised a staff of eight direct reports and thirty-two indirect reports. Responsible for safe and reliable operations of the Olefins unit. Utilized technical knowledge to provide technician training on theories of operation, optimization awareness, and troubleshooting techniques.