01/19 – Present
C Bridges Enterprises LLC, Phoenix, Arizona
Owner / Proprietor / Business Consultant
Specializing in consumer product manufacturing and packaging
P&L Planning and Execution Manufacturing operations
Engineering management Maintenance planning and execution
Environmental, Health, and Safety Leadership Vendor Management
Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation Diverse Project Management
Facilities Management Warehouse and Distribution Operations
Continuous Improvement and Change Management Contract Manufacturer Procurement
Pricing and Procurement Negotiations OEE Training and Improvement
Contract manufacturer productivity improvement LEAN implementations
Compounding pumps and mixing vessels Filling equipment (tube/bottle/jar)
Packaging equipment (cartoner, labeler, etc.) Product transfers
07/22 – 03/24
Phelps Pet Products, Rockford, IL
Vice President Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Logistics
- Project lead for purchasing, planning, installation, and commissioning of new $20,000,000 food manufacturing (dog treats) and distribution facility. Facility was certified and manufacturing within established timeline.
- Responsible for overall P&L for existing manufacturing and distribution facility.
- Hired and trained new hires for new facility to include both full time and contract employees.
- Purchased, installed, and commissioned CAPEX for existing facility.
- Managed workforce of 30+ salary and 150+ hourly employees across 2 states.
- Created router families for better labor cost predictability
06/21 – 07/22
VB Cosmetics, Chandler, AZ
General Manager of Operations
- Staff, train, and lead the supply chain, manufacturing, packaging, fulfillment, and warehouse functions to maintain timely production, exceed quality expectations, reduce overall costs, and promote an environment where every employee can thrive and succeed.
- Increased production and manufacturing throughputs more than 100% with no increases in labor cost and headcounts.
- Cut manufacturing and customer fulfillment cycle time by more than 50% while reducing product touches, headcount, and labor costs.
- Rebuilt the Supply Chain team that resulted in reduced and predictable supplier costs, lower MOQ’s, higher inventory turns, built in quality checks, and improved supplier relationships. All in a time of global supply chain unpredictability and chaos.
- Reduced finished goods stock outs from greater than 20% in June 2021, to less than 1% currently.
- Reduced voluntary employee turnover by more than 90% in a time of historically low unemployment rates and increased competition for a limited labor supply resource.
- Implemented an MRP system to include scanning, bin location, Q holds, WIP process, lot traceability, and overall improvements for inventory movements and accuracy.
- Successfully launched a NPD program that supply’s our customers with new and innovative products. New product launches are quarterly and bi-monthly and have met launch dates 100% of the time.
- 100% responsibility for CAPEX planning and implementation.
01/16 – 01/19
Interface, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona
Director of Manufacturing/Plant Manager
- Responsible for P&L of manufacturing and support operations for a $30 Million electronics and force measurement company.
- Lead a team of 100+ employees of both management and hourly personnel.
- Increased product throughput 15% with no added headcount.
- Increased on time delivery to customers from 80% to 95+%.
- Reduced product manufacturing cycle time from 4+ weeks in half to 2 weeks.
- Reduced WIP by more than 75% by working cross functionally with the planning and supply chain functions.
- Managed supply chain to contract manufacturers to insure quality, cost, and uninterrupted delivery of products to end use customers.
- Hired and implemented a 2nd shift to strategically complement the existing 1st shift.
- Reduced product touches by 30% resulting in a proportionate labor savings.
- Led plant wide safety effort to reduce OSHA recordable incidents. This resulted in 0 recordable incidents for the last 2 years.
04/10 – 12/15
Philosophy Inc., Phoenix, Arizona
Director of Manufacturing/Plant Manager
- Responsible for P&L of Manufacturing and support operations for a $200MM consumer products company
- Successfully lead a team of 200+ employees made up of both permanent and contract associates that routinely flex up and down based on seasonal demand.
- Areas of responsibility included Receiving, Production Control, Compounding, Filling, Packaging, Maintenance, and Shipping
- Implemented lean principals to reduce production line change over time by 50% resulting in $1MM+ in annual savings.
- Increased manufacturing uptime by 30% resulting in $750M savings by utilizing continuous improvement manufacturing strategies, PM, and AM programs.
- Managed and implemented capital budget of $1MM/annual
- Managed contract manufacturers that complimented product lines, delivered productivity, and met delivery and quality standards.
- Reduced OSHA safety recordable incidents from a 7.0TIR to a current TIR of 1.0
- Cut Material Usage Variances by 75% at an annual savings of $1.0MM
- Reduced product touches by 20% resulting in a proportional labor savings
