Cruise

- Leader of 5 onshore, 1000+ offshore employees
- Virtual Data Labeling Engineering Manager overseeing Production, Quality, and Training
- Bringing transformational change to the ops org as we transition from R&D to fully commercial
- Implementing Operational Excellence best practices to increase efficiencies 5x

Staff Engineering Manager - Machine Learning Data Labeling

Korwinning Consulting

Management Consultant

Brunk Industries

• Used analytical skills to find opportunities to lead business process improvement, operations, IT, and agile-style projects.
• Cross functional team leadership across all areas of the business to lead cost savings projects that improved efficiency
• Saved 1000+ hours of labor, expense, and uptime by eliminating unnecessary downtime

Director of Operational Excellence

Amcor

• Responsible for $100MM in revenue and ~200 salaried and hourly employees
• Leader of Operations at Medical Packaging facility that specializes in blown film and bag/pouch converted products.
• Brought new products and programs to commercialization resulting in $4M+/yr revenue
• Restructured operations management division to optimize talents, improve teamwork and communication, and increase throughput
• Led projects using agile methodologies to reduce downtime and increase efficiency
• Focused on driving costs down for current business and expanding capability and sales for top margin products

Sr. Operations Manager

• Engineering, Maintenance, and EHS Manager (20 reports) for Medical Packaging facility
• Brought first piece of automation technology to plant to save $500k/yr
• Qualified new process improvement projects and products to enhance market position
• Created and implemented plant's first major equipment PM program
• Owner of $2.0M/yr capex and $2.0M/yr expense budget
• Collaborated with sales, product management, and R&D for new product development opportunities.

Technical Engineering Manager

Tier 1 Automotive Supplier
•	Established first capacity model to better improve manpower and quote new business
•	Implemented 40 capex projects totaling $1.0M in 2018 in areas of engineering and machinery
•	Developed and executed new plant layout using waterfall methodology that increased capacity by 
        12% and cut overhead
•	Led 2 engineers, 5 maintenance techs, and $1.5M/yr expense budget for 24/5 plant
•	Initiated and maintained environmental program for plant to achieve ISO14001 certification
•	Created and implemented maintenance program from ground up - PMs, spares, CMMS, safety

Engineering Manager

The Dow Chemical Company

Lead mechanical engineer for commissioning and startup of a world-scale polyethylene plant ($500MM+ project), Lead engineer for Salt Mining and Hydrocarbon Distribution Plant
• Analyzed plant data to find improvement opportunities to optimize operations, reduce cost, and grow profit
• Used innovative technologies to solve problems efficiently and reduce plant down time
• Collaborated with different businesses to efficiently plan maintenance as to not affect down-stream customers

Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.

• Completed Leadership and Technical Development Program (LTDP) which included stints in software development, Cat Proving Grounds, and manufacturing engineer at the Cat I6 Engine plant.
• Home group in Mechatronics where I spent my time developing, modifying, and validating control strategies for CAT engines at the global tech center in Mossville IL.

Systems Engineer - Mechatronics

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