There is more to accomplish. Always aspiring to better myself and others along the lines of excellence. The spirit to serve plus the desire to lead and train perpetually merely scratch the surface of accomplishment. There is always room for improvement.

Thomas Jackson

Aquatix by Landscape Structures Inc.

Responsible for providing overall leadership, direction and support to the Aquatix by Landscape Structures team and related operations. Responsible for our P&L and supporting a highly engaged and dedicated team. Support and direct the activities of Aquatix including sales, marketing, engineering, design, development, project management, operations, field support, logistics and installations.

General Manager

Now What Studios LLC

Responsible for the organization, preparation and execution of the production unit for the short film R4CH43L.

Production Manager 

The Toro Company

Support shift in focus for manufacturing footprint to mid-size, mid-complexity products in a diversified manufacturing operation, including injection molding, aluminum die cast, welding, paint and assembly.

Grew headcount to highest level in recent history: 830+ hourly & 65 salaried employees (2015).

Drove capital improvement projects including welding modernization, 3 new assembly lines, and a greenfield raw materials warehouse project, meeting compressed timeline and within budget.

Director of Operations, Consumer Division

The Schwan Food Company

Responsible for driving Lean Initiative that reduced consumer complaints by 15% in a multi-facility frozen food operation.

Developed cross-functional Lean Fit team for global supply chain.

Let global supply chain's TPM implementation.

Director of Manufacturing – Convenience and Specialty Foods, Schwan's Global Supply Chain

Birds Eye Foods

Responsible for strategic planning, P&L, daily production, warehouse &logistics, and agricultural operations for $60M manufacturing facility.

Directed $40M in capital improvement initiatives for automated packaging, palletizing operations, and fresh vegetable processing enhancements.

Managed headcount of 400 hourly and 21 salaried employees, leading cultural transformation to Lean methodologies.

Negotiated 5-year renewal of UFCW labor union agreement.

Plant Manager

Baugh Northeast Co-Op, Inc., an Affiliate of Sysco Corp.

Responsible for managing daily distribution operations (forecasting, ramp-up & roll-out) of 850K sq. ft. regional distribution center.

Developed Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Standard Sanitation Operations Procedures (SSOP), and trained 200+ employees to follow them.

Conducted financial & operational modeling and analysis.

Responsible for ensuring labor standards, food safety standards, and operational & safety standards were met.

Manager, Engineering and Standards

Erickson Consulting Intl.

Director of Operations

I am a senior executive who drives Continuous Process Improvement and Lean methodology at facilities that produce consumer packaged goods and durable goods. 

I improved operational effectiveness at one facility by reducing DPMO to 60% and downtime 80%, while increasing productivity 15%, as well as increasing production by 41% during peak periods within one year for Toro’s Consumer Z products. Additionally, I led the Total Predictive Maintenance (TPM) roll-out at Schwan, establishing a baseline TPM program for Continuous Process Improvement in global supply chain facilities.

Facility management is a core competency; when I managed Birds Eye Foods Minnesota facility, I expanded processing from 14,500 acres for corn and 7500 acres for peas to 25K and 15K, respectively, within a 4-year period. The success of this expansion won me personal recognition by Refrigerated & Frozen Foods as “The Frozen Food Processer of the Year.” I was also tapped to serve on executive team for $350M start-up of Sysco’s VA regional distribution center

Volunteerism is also an important means by which I initiate positive change within my community, leveraging my core competencies on behalf of organizations whose mission align with my values.

Specialties: 
- Strategic Business Leadership 
- Manufacturing Operations Management 
- Budgeting, Forecasting and Capital Expenditure Planning 
- Financial and Operational Modeling and Analysis 
- Agricultural Operations Management
- Process and Labor Productivity Enhancement and Training,  
- Facilities Design
- Automated Material Handling and Packaging Systems 
- Union Negotiation

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