Director of Operations
Cardinal Meat Specialists Ltd

Director of Manufacturing
Cardinal Meat Specialists

Maintenance Manager
Kruger Packaging

*Greenfield factory from 23K’ to 66K’ in 14mths
*Part of Exec team – grew the business from $38M to $70M in 5 yrs
*Built a training program that resulted in improved Efficiencies and Reduced Maintenance downtime
*Seasonal Labour turnover reduction over 250% in 3 yrs
*Waste control program – waste from 12% to 5%
*SQF & HACCP acreditation 2011
*Manpower motivation – reduced absence 7% to 3%

University of Durban – Diploma – Manufacturing Management

University of Durban – Diploma – Quality Management

Polytech – Trade Certified – Diesel Mechanic

General Manager
Manheim

Corporate Sales Manager
Manheim

Arbitration Manager
Manheim

•Highest 2 year over year bottom line % increase in the company

•Achieved highest internet sales penetration in North America for National Account

•Created and implemented numerous creative employee programs

•Top award for employee satisfaction survey completion and results

•Dramatically increased customer service and satisfaction levels

York University H.B.A. (Economics major, Psychology minor)

COX (Atlanta) General Manager Leadership Program

Outward Bound (North Carolina) Executive Leadership Program

Product Manager – Surface Cooking
Garland Commercial Range (Manitowoc FoodService)

Product Manager – Small Appliances
Koolatron Corp

Product Manager – Global Products
GE Appliances Canada (Mabe/Camco)

Strategic business leader known for consistently delivering profitable results. Experience in leading cross-functional teams, managing product through its life cycle, justifying new development & requirements, developing forecasts and product pricing, and launching new products to the market. Partner with sales to create new business opportunities.

Member of Presidents Club for outstanding achievement.

Bachelor of Commerce, International Business, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec

DEC Commerce, Cegep John Abbott College

Founder
InSync4

Manager
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Sr. Consultant
KPMG

Laid foundation for 17% growth year over year & increased productivity about 15%
Upgraded SAP-like software on time, in budget
Absorbed 40% increase in staff w/ 80% retention

Designed org structures for 145 subsidiaries; model adopted nation-wide

Created a staffing model relating resources to service levels; redesigned the org structure of IT Dep’t.

Citizen of US & Canada

MSc, Creativity and Innovation (OD)

MBA, Accountancy

CPA, State of New York; Senior Professional in HR (SPHR); CHRP (in progress)

Director China Project
Dayco Suzhou Company Ltd

Director of Operations NA
Dayco Products LLC

Plant Manager
Dayco Canada Corp

Commissioned a green field mfg plant in China ontime,under budget

Directed Tier 1,2 ,aftermarket manufacturing plants with significant improvements to customer values and business core competencies

Turned around under performing plants into efficient lean/6 sigma BU’s in short periods contributing $8+ million impact to Ebitda

Can Do Attitude to achieve manufacturing excellence delivering World Class Performance

Bachelor Industrial Engineering

ATQPS lean mfg certified

Six Sigma Black Belt