Larry — Senior Project Engineer
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November 2017 - Present Relay, MD. Ensure that equipment and facility runs as intended while maintaining the highest degree of Efficiency & Reliability. Bay Valley Foods Senior Project Engineer
September 2009 - January 2011 (1 year 5 months) Engineering management for key east coast production facilities. Primary responsibility for managing a team of engineers that lead major projects (> $MM) with primary focus on CapEx spending control and meeting timelines while achieving the desired scope for critical initiatives. The Regional Engineering Manager partners with manufacturing, finance, quality assurance, purchasing, safety, R&D and other departments in order to coordinate all phases of engineering. PepsiCo Senior Manager - Technology & Innovation
New Flagship Plant: Direct Project Management of 3 packaging lines - (1 line had a vertical startup of 60 days and an OEE of 82%) Started up 3 lines Q1 of 2013 (OEE 93 - 96%)- started up all 6 new production lines for the facility Direct Project Management for 1st high speed Gatorade line - 1200 bottles per minute Provided Capability for a Rapid Flavor Change Process: Saved 2 MM gallons in water. Saved the equivalent of one high speed line - 6 MM case potential Increased line efficiency 3 - 5 % across the 21 lines Provided Capability to make Liquid Sugar: Installed in 3 plants - complimented the existing sugar tank delivery operation
1987 - 1994 (8 years) Chicago Headquarters Design, Installation and startup of Gatorade lines. Specializing in automation and controls for the earlier Gatorade line locations across the country
January 2016 - October 2017 (1 year 10 months) Greater Atlanta Area Engineering Resource for Condiments Division. Responsible for Budgets, Capital Plan Development and Project Execution for (3) facilities. Kraft Foods Group
March 2014 - August 2015 (1 year 6 months) Springfield, Missouri Area Main plant contact for each in-plant business unit to ensure all change management (commercialization) relating to products, processes, and engineering resources flows smoothly). Supports and leads all Major commercialization projects for the facility. Leads active partnerships with commercial units, Supply Chain, Procurement, R & D, and manages communication process for new ventures, product promotions and major business development projects. Manages a team of direct reports who maintain as well as improve current operations through project activities identified by the in-plant business units. Ensures that the facility Master plan is being executed as well as preparation of short and long term budgets to support that Master Plan. WhiteWave Foods Engineering Manager
April 2011 - February 2014 (2 years 11 months) Broomfiled, CO. Work with Branded product development from initial concept to commercialized product line. Work with Brand, R & D and other Corporate groups to execute White Wave Foods Capital budget and Long Term Strategic Growth Plan via Project Management Philosophy and Early Management criteria to ensure overall team and project success. Work closely with our Engineering partner firms and OEM's to ensure a consistent technical solution is delivered that fosters maintainability and high performance against expected project goals. Morningstarfoods (subsidiary of Dean Foods) Regional Engineering Manager
January 2011 - July 2011 (7 months) Engineering management for key east and west coast production facilities. Primary responsibility for managing a team of engineers that lead major projects (>$MM) with primary focus on CapEx spending control and meeting timelines while achieving the desired scope for critical initiatives. The Regional Engineering Manager partners with manufacturing, finance, quality assurance, purchasing, safety, R&D and other departments in order to coordinate all phases of engineering. White Wave Foods (subsidiary of Dean Foods) Regional Engineering Manager
August 2004 - June 2009 (4 years 11 months) Responsible for "Proof Of Principle" designs for process and packaging.projects. Initial concept and installation on one line and then roll out viable option across asset base. Miller Brewing Company
January 1998 - August 2004 (6 years 8 months) Schedule and coordinate Line Flow and Line Balance Efforts on the existing production lines. Insure that existing equipment and lines run as close or better to original design specifications. Monitor latest trends in machinery development to incorporate in existing as well as new equipment specialist for the company. Provide assistance for changeover improvement, new line / equipment startups and training as required. Focus on development of Inhouse talent and equipment expertise. Managed an annual budget of $5 MM. Supervision of (5) Manufacturing Engineers. Corporate Senior Manufacturing Engineer
November 1994 - January 1998 (3 years 3 months) Evaluate and correct overall line performance issues from an equipment reliability standpoint. Change original design concept as required to meet new parameters. Redesign of existing equipment and / or reprogramming of control systems for repeatability, sustainability of daily throughput objectives. Quaker Oats Company Production Manager
January 1992 - October 1994 (2 years 10 months) Managed 61 hourly and 4 salaried employees in the Production of Gatorade products. Instituted a certification process for operators to qualify to operate other machinery on the production line: Quaker Oats Staff Engineer
9 years 10 months Corporate Team Manager - Manufacturing Engineering
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