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Senior Management Executive

Product Development ~ Quality ~ Regulatory Compliance ~ Innovation

Team-Building & Leadership ~ Process Improvements ~ P&L Accountability ~ Strategic Planning

         Broad experience across multiple functional roles and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) categories.

         Proficiency in staff leadership, organizational relocations and transitions, project and program coordination, new product development, technological evolution, and ensuring consistent quality assurance.

• Seamlessly coordinate cross-functional teams in accomplishing objectives and meeting deadlines in a high-growth and international environment.

         Highly skilled at standardizing and implementing business processes to maximize competitive positioning, organizational stability, financial growth, customer appeal, and profitability.

         Adept at convincingly interfacing with key stakeholders to optimize forward-moving efforts, contain or reduce costs, and drive continuous improvement.

         Able to build consensus among a wide range of interest groups to achieve successful outcomes.

• Efficiently anticipate, plan, and respond accordingly to changing priorities and competing demands.
• Highly astute, decisive, and able to translate executive leadership expertise to multiple business sectors.

The Clorox Company, Pleasanton, CA, 2003 to Present

R&D Business Partner Agile Enterprise Projects 2014 to Present

         Spearhead R&D initiatives with an emphasis in leveraging Lean/Six Sigma principles to enhance employee engagement, streamline decision-making processes, clarify critical project deliverables, and simplify team structure.

         Reduced overall project lead times by 40% and delivered $150M+ each year in incremental sales through cutting-edge innovation and other significant product improvements.

         Collaboratively overhauled staff performance management process to recognize accomplishments more frequently, subsequently elevating morale.

Director, R&D Global Stewardship 2012 to 2014

         Orchestrated worldwide product safety, regulatory and environmental compliance programs as a business partner while steering legal and regulatory strategies to support global expansion of Clorox products and integration of Burt s Bees and other acquisitions.

         Established procedures and resources to facilitate surveillance activities required to meet legal and regulatory obligations nationwide and globally.

Director, R&D Home Care SBU, Cleaning Division 2008 to 2012

         Directed R&D programs aimed at innovation, quality, productivity, process development, and strategic direction.

         Extensively supported product improvements and product line extensions for home care and laundry brands such as Clorox Bleach, Clorox 2, Pine-Sol, Liquid Plumr, and GreenWorks.

         Devised business plans to achieve P&L financial goals for division and served as integral member of New Business Leadership Team.

Director, R&D Glad Products Division 2006 to 2008

         Governed R&D programs in support of joint venture with Proctor & Gamble including all innovation, quality, and cost savings initiatives.

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         Coordinated preparations for several new line extensions and product improvements nationwide involving base and premium trash bags, food storage bags, and disposable plastic containers.

         Generated and implemented comprehensive business plans and chaired joint Clorox/P&G R&D-Legal Issues Team to identify and resolve technical and IP ownership issues related to JV.

Department Manager, R&D Process Development Group, Specialty Division 2004 to 2006

         Motivated and empowered team in creating plans to increase capability, improve process integration, and fortify bench strength within newly expanded Specialty Division.

         Pioneered major innovation for Kingsford charcoal briquets featuring a patented new shape and trade-secret formulation that both exceeded all three consumer critical attributes and yielded $10M+ in annual savings.

Project Manager, R&D Process Development Group, LFC Division 2003 to 2004

         Championed high-impact product improvements for brands including Fresh Step and Scoop Away cat litters, Hidden Valley dressings, and KC Masterpiece barbecue sauces.

         Swiftly addressed critical raw material supply issues pertaining to Kingsford and MatchLight charcoal brands and held a vital role in delivering P&L financial commitments to LFC Division.

Kraft Foods, multiple locations, 1988 to 2002

Program Manager, OTP Beverages Division 2002 to 2003

         Shepherded R&D personnel and influenced Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, Strategy, Market Research, Sales and Finance to achieve or exceed business goals for Powdered Soft Drink category (i.e. Kool-Aid, Country Time and Crystal Light).

         Transitioned production in Chicago plant to Mexico location, capturing considerable cost savings.

         Mobilized several groups to save $5M by streamlining identification of raw and packaging material.

Section Manager, R&D Desserts Division 2000 to 2002

         Administered full-scope R&D programs for US and Canadian refrigerated and shelf-stable (aseptic) ready-to-eat desserts categories (Jell-O Oreo Pudding Snacks, Jell-O X-Treme Gel Snacks and Gel Sticks and Sugar-Free Jell-O Lemon-Lime & Orange Gelatin Snacks).

Section Manager, R&D Maxwell House Division, Food Service Group 1999 to 2000

         Retained concurrent role as Green Coffee Quality Manager while overseeing R&D, division/product growth, and organizational productivity strategies, tactics, and programs.

         Resourcefully leveraged market research data to refine Maxwell House Premium Cup Collection formulations resulting in enhanced consumer appeal.

         Participated in meetings with executive-level decision-makers resulting in significant revenue growth.

         Guided team in analyzing and resolving several manufacturing and product variations responsible for an unusual increase in consumer complaints.

Division Quality Manager, Quality Green Coffee 1998 to 2000

         Commanded all facets of green coffee raw material supply chain to produce consistently top-quality product at optimal pricing.

         Liaised between buyers, production, finance, and R&D to identify and implement appropriate formulations based on current pricing indicators.

         Proactively traveled to key growing regions to evaluate crop conditions for required flavor types.

Prior Roles with Kraft Foods:

Business Unit Manager, Operations West Area Operations Group

Sr. Plant Engineer, Operations West Area Operations Group

Sr. Research Engineer, R&D Maxwell House Specialty Coffee Group

Research Engineer, R&D Maxwell House Process Development Group / Specialty Coffee Group

B.S., Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ