Specialty Chemicals & Pharmaceutical Supply Chain-Change Agent, Regulatory, EPA, OSHA-PSM and Global Manufacturing Expert

Technical Consultant #2542

Pharmaceutical and specialty chemical operations with 20 years’ in supply chain Leadership for large facilities, providing technical solutions in challenging environments in union and non-union members.
Manufacturing and operations professional, action-oriented, building effective teams and delivering positive results with unlimited drive for continuous improvement in fast paced, global businesses.
Change agent and transformative leader in global manufacturing footprints leading to increased efficiency and throughput.
Extensive experience working with OSHA PSM. (Process Safety Management) standard and other highly regulated processes.
Recruited and developed strong talent within organizations through effective mentoring and coaching.
Effective leader in matrix organizations with ability to influence beyond natural span of control.
Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.· Environmental and Safety Leadership.
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) (21 CFR 210-211).
MRP (Material Requirements Planning) Operations Management Systems (JDE, SAP).
Developing and maintaining ISO certification.

Independent Consulting Expert, Present

Undisclosed Company, Plant Manager, 2011 - 2020

Improved all aspects of supply chain operations in the flagship manufacturing site. Directly accountable for plant operations and supply chain in support of an $800 million global business of 1200 employees.
Saved $12 million in annual expenditures by leading plant cultural change initiatives and developing organizational capabilities resulting in consolidation of manufacturing operations into St. Louis Plant.
Managed operating budget of $60 million and CapEx spending budget commiserate with needs of business growth.
Established strategic road map to improve operation effectiveness by improving plant performance in safety, process reliability and process control systems.
Built successful bench by hiring diverse, high potential employees to meet succession planning needs.
Mitigated process safety issues by creating systems to control combustible dust hazards.
Developed process controls and procedures for OSHA PSM (Process Safety Management) operations and compliance.
Partnered with union leaders to improve safety performance through increased accountability and systems (no OSHA recordable injuries for 3 years).
Developed project scope and implemented $8 million plant expansion to support business growth and enable 30% reduction in operating costs.
Worked cross functionally with other global plants and teams to deliver business results.
Improved quality performance and reduced cost of quality by developing and maintaining ISO certification.

Pilot Chemical, Middletown, OH, Plant Manager, 2011

Directed supply chain and plant operations in a privately-owned global company, manufacturing detergent additives utilizing core technologies of sulfonation, sulfation, alkylation, distillation and custom blending.

Solutia, St. Louis, MO, Plant Manager, 2010 - 2011

Directed Supply Chain in 150 person unionized plant in support of a $2 billion global specialty chemicals and performance materials company.
Manufactured rubber, oil additives, and water purification chemicals. Annual operating budget of $130 million and $7 million in capital spending.

Mallinckrodt, Inc. (Tyco Healthcare), St. Louis, MO, Phillipsburg, NJ, Plant Manager, 1990 - 2010

Handled all facets of supply chain in 350 person unionized plant supporting $450 million global specialty chemical business.
Manufacturing, packaging and distribution of bulk pharmaceuticals, high purity solvents, acids, blends.
Led Plant transformation requiring cultural change and development of organizational capabilities.
Oversaw $100 million annual operating budget and $8 million capital budget.
Project Manager for $25 million project to reduce HAP emissions and comply with federal clean-air regulations.
Partnered with global sales, marketing business leaders to align plant production with customer needs.
Addressed plant diversity issues and succession planning through effective coaching and recruiting.
Resolved FDA regulatory compliance issues so that bulk pharmaceutical customers’ needs could be met long-term; collaborated with business leaders and customers to develop and implement strategic plans.
Negotiated successive union contracts over 7 years exceeding financial expectations and delivering ratified contracts.
Improved Plant’s safety performance through collaboration with union employees and leadership team on implementation of behavioral based safety systems. TRR (Total Task Reduction Ratio) reduced by 70%.

Plant Manager (Paris, KY), 1999 – 2003

Led 250-employee non-union plant with $90 million annual operating budget; ISO and GMP facility for packaging and distribution of bulk pharmaceuticals and high purity chemicals.

Imaging Business Unit, St, Louis, MO, 1996 -1999

Accountable for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) manufacturing, batch and continuous operations for x-ray contrast media.
Supervised all facets of operation in union environment (UAW) and Project Manager for $23 million process retrofit and expansion delivering a 24% reduction in product cost and 50% more throughput.

Production Supervisor - Imaging Business Unit, 1993 - 1996

Senior Process Engineer - Imaging Business Unit, 1990 - 1993

Phillips 66 Company, Borger, TX, Plant Engineer, 1989 - 1990

AMOCO Performance Products, Marietta, OH, Advanced Production Engineer, 1985 - 1989

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Academic and Professional Affiliations

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO