General Manager
Adept Technology
Total years of experience :29 years, 11 Months
General Manager, Food Packaging Automation Business Unit
Sr. Executive Consultant on space technology manufacturing automation.
A specialty and lightweight structures architectural, engineering and construction company.
In command, on interim basis, of restructuring and reorganizing the firm to better suit future business and client needs. Key contributions:
Changed business model form small to mid-size company.
Converted business structure from functional to program-based.
Reorganized management structure by defining clear roles and instituting new reporting lines.
Merged segregated divisions to create one company.
Implemented new business practices to minimize inefficiencies and mitigate risks.
Procured a company-wide unified Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
A major European machinery company specializing in performance focused solutions for the food and medical device industries.
Wholly responsible for all regional automation activities and efforts. Relationship manager for Bosch (Sigpack) Packaging Systems, Swiss partner for robotic & packaging technology. Key contributions:
Led the efforts to bring emerging sanitary, food-grade automation and robotic technology to the region.
Managed Product Development and Applications of all regional automation projects whether single equipment or complete System solutions.
Established market push strategies for the automation department during the economic downturn focusing on customers’ bottom-lines while maintaining business’s top-line.
Guided Engineering with specialty and custom automation conceptualization and design matters.
A major European machinery company specializing in performance focused solutions for the food and medical device industries.
Wholly accountable for achieving the objectives of local and global scale, multi-million dollar capital projects for protein-based companies and key customers such as Kraft, Tyson, ConAgra, SaraLee, Nestle, Perdue and Cargill.
Responsible for maintaining business Key Performance Indicators by keeping on target, within budget and on schedule.
In charge of the daily operational supervision of a diverse team of Project Managers and Installation & Commissioning Engineers with versatile backgrounds.
Spearheading initiatives to improve existing prospect-to-cash processes and overall execution.
Automation systems business unit manager.
Key contributions:
§ Built from the ground up a team of Project Managers to plan, manage and execute a full project portfolio ranging from 70 to 90 projects per annum and $100M to $10MM per project.
§ Developed professional guidelines and processes for the Project Management Department based on PMBOK®.
§ Directed high-caliber international key customer alliance programs resulting in securement of $46MM in business over 4 years.
§ Generated metrics and tools for Project Management and Engineering resulting in standardized elimination of deviation from true COGS y $5MM over 4 years.
A German market leader in robotic packaging systems.
Responsible for all US-Based projects.
In charge of overseeing all front-end engineering work including conceptualization, design and integration of complete line solutions.
Liaison to German parent company on USDA/FDA related design and engineering issues.
Key contributions:
§ Developed robotic packaging solutions for food, cosmetic, personal care, consumer goods, pharmaceutical and electronic industries.
§ Managed projects from start to finish including Proof-Of-Principal testing, Factory & Final Acceptance and validation.
§ Developed sanitary design guidelines and criteria for the next generation of wash-down robotic Top Loading Machines (TLM) based on AMI & 4A regulations.
§ Created Solidworks automatic 3D modeling tools utilizing Automated Programming Interface (API) to produce standardized engineering solutions cutting turn-around time by over 50%.
An industrial automation integrator specializing in turnkey custom automated solutions of different size and complexity.
Designed, engineered and integrated custom automation solutions for a wide range of applications from Class 10 clean rooms to USDA/FDA regulated wash-down using off-the-shelf robots and automation components.
Hands-on approach to manufacturing, building and testing of equipment.
Key contributions:
§ Designed wash down robotic food material handling and packaging lines by adapting and redesigning non-wash down robots and automation equipment.
§ Designed Class 10 Clean Room DLP® substraight assembly machines using mainstream robots.
§ Led an engineering team tasked with automating electronic component assembly process for automotive industry.
§ Designed built-to-order automatic Personal Computer package assembly lines using smart conveyors and material handling systems.
§ Programmed PLCs and other industrial automation, vision and control systems.
A $2.3 billion publicly reporting company exclusively focused on the manufacture of disposable tableware and packaging for the consumer/retail, foodservice, and international markets.
In charge of day-to-day plant engineering and maintenance activities.
Major contributor to special local and corporate engineering programs.
Key contributions:
§ Achieved new ways to harvest “free-cooling” by combining dedicated water cooling towers with plate-and-frame heat exchangers reducing annual water and electric utility consumption by over $100, 000.
§ Managed major plant consolidation projects requiring production line relocation between manufacturing facilities.
§ Supervised plant expansion and addition of a multi-million dollar press and printing line.
§ Led shop technicians on specific preventive maintenance programs.
BACHELORS DEGREE (with Honors - Magna Cum Laude) + GRADUATE LEVEL (MASTERS) COURSE WORK
DIPL.-ING. MASCHINENBAU