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Operations & Supply Chain Executive | Global Manufacturing, R&D & Engineering Leader | Driving Efficiency, Innovation & Multisite Performance

Overview

A senior operations and R&D leader with extensive global experience guiding complex manufacturing, engineering, and product development organizations. Known for building innovation capabilities, optimizing supply chain performance, and deploying disciplined processes that accelerate commercialization and reduce cost. Background spans water technology, food manufacturing, and consumer packaged goods, with consistent delivery of multi-million-dollar impact through efficiency gains, new product platforms, and global expansion initiatives. Recognized for creating cohesive teams and translating strategy into scalable execution.

Short Bio

A seasoned operations, engineering, and R&D executive with a history of leading global manufacturing, supply chain optimization, and large-scale innovation initiatives. Brings deep expertise in driving product commercialization, operational excellence, and cross-functional team performance across food and technology industries.

What I Bring

  • Proven leadership across operations, supply chain, R&D, engineering, and quality

  • Strong record of cost savings, productivity gains, and operational excellence

  • Expertise in building and scaling innovation centers and commercialization pipelines

  • Deep experience with global product launches and technology transfers

  • Ability to lead large teams and multi-site organizations with significant budgets

  • Strong foundation in lean, continuous improvement, and structured processes

  • Success driving cross-functional alignment across Marketing, Sales, R&D, and Operations

  • Skilled at implementing capital programs, reliability systems, and maintenance strategies

Key Technologies & Product Expertise

  • Filters, membranes, water treatment equipment, analytical instruments

  • Meat snacks, dairy products, cereals, frozen vegetables, sauces

  • Packaging systems, formulation processes, pilot plant operations

  • HACCP, GMP, USDA, FDA regulatory programs

  • Lean manufacturing, predictive maintenance, continuous improvement

  • ERP, process control, DOE, sensory evaluation

  • Capital equipment installation and commercialization technologies

Titles Held

  • Supply Chain Vice President – North America, Veolia/Suez Water Technology Solutions (2020–Present)

  • Supply Chain Executive – Plant Manager, Veolia/Suez Water Technology Solutions (2020–Present)

  • Engineering, Maintenance, Reliability, Facilities Sr Director, Veolia/Suez Water Technology Solutions (2020–Present)

  • Innovation Center Engineering & R&D Sr Director, Link Snacks Inc. (2018–2020)

  • Innovation, Technology, and Quality Leader – Global Dairy, General Mills/Pillsbury (1995–2018)

  • Technical International Platform Leader, General Mills/Pillsbury (1995–2018)

  • R&D/Operations Business Manager – Small Planet Foods, General Mills/Pillsbury (1995–2018)

  • Operations Business Manager – Cheerios & Cereals, General Mills/Pillsbury (1995–2018)

  • Engineering Manager – Refrigerated & Frozen Goods, General Mills/Pillsbury (1995–2018)

  • Senior Scientist – Green Giant Frozen Vegetables, General Mills/Pillsbury (1995–2018)

  • Engineer – Old El Paso, General Mills/Pillsbury (1995–2018)

Career Highlights

  • Directed operations across 17 sites with 1,700 employees and $240M operating budget

  • Increased global supply chain volume by 18%, reduced lead time by 33%, and cut inventory by 15%

  • Built full innovation center delivering 64 new products with multimillion-dollar annual sales impact

  • Drove $80M continuous improvement savings and improved new product success rate by 320%

  • Invented patent-pending technology and led launch of “Oui” yogurt exceeding $100M first-year revenue

  • Delivered €100M+ product revenue through global Old El Paso platform innovation and 14 patents

  • Led organic category expansion with acquisition commercialization for major brands

  • Achieved $100M+ annual savings and $300M+ annual revenue growth in cereal supply chain initiative

  • Improved maintenance completion from 64% to 90% and raised asset health to 72%

Education

  • MBA, Marketing & Finance – Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

  • BS, Chemical Engineering – University of Wisconsin–Madison

  • Additional coursework: Project Management, ERP, Lean Manufacturing, Food Science, Sensory, DOE, Quality, Safety, Leadership

Languages

English- Native

Impact

  • Delivered enterprise-level transformation across global manufacturing and supply chain networks, generating hundreds of millions in revenue growth and cost savings.

  • Built and scaled innovation, engineering, and reliability infrastructures that accelerated commercialization speed, improved asset performance, and reduced operational risk across multi-site organizations.

  • Drove breakthrough product platform development—spanning food, water technology, and CPG categories—resulting in category expansion, market reinvention, and patented technologies with sustained global impact.

  • Led high-stakes capital programs, technology transfers, and global launches that enabled rapid market penetration, strengthened competitive positioning, and improved resilience across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Experience

30

Years of Experience

Patents Held

2

Patents Held

Fields of Expertise