About this Candidate
DAVRON CV: Candidate 494498
MANUFACTURING & OPERATIONS EXECUTIVE | CHEMICALS, ADHESIVES & PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Core Expertise
- Multi-site manufacturing leadership across chemical, resin, coatings, adhesives, and consumer products operations.
- Plant startup and greenfield execution, hiring, equipment installation, and operational readiness under aggressive timelines.
- Operational excellence and Lean implementation yielding sustained productivity, capacity, and cost reductions.
- Process Safety Management (PSM) governance, incident prevention, and compliance for high-hazard operations.
- Capital project delivery and site revitalization, focusing on reliability, safety, and sustainability.
- Team development and engineering leadership fostering high-performing and cross-functional manufacturing teams.
Project Background
- Led greenfield startup converting an empty warehouse to full production within eight weeks, staffing 100+ employees.
- Directed $30M site revitalization program improving reliability, efficiency, safety, and sustainability.
- Delivered $8M+ annual savings through regional continuous improvement and Lean projects.
- Managed capital projects and capacity expansions supporting major throughput increases and efficiency gains.
- Improved yields from 70% to 95% and reduced conversion costs by 25% through process optimization.
- Reduced operations from two shifts to one while increasing capacity over 10% annually.
Key Skills
- Operational Excellence | Lean Manufacturing | Continuous Improvement
- Process Safety Management (PSM) | PHA Leadership | Root Cause Analysis
- New Product Introduction | Scale-up & Commercialization | Process Optimization
- Capital Project Management | Reliability Improvement | Capacity Planning
- Team Leadership | Coaching & Organizational Development
- HAZWOPER & Confined Space Trained | Emergency Response Awareness
Education
- B.S., Chemical Engineering — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Awards & Recognition
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- PSM PHA Leader Certification
- TapRooT Root Cause Analysis Leader Certification
Why Interview this Candidate?
A chemical engineering leader with 15+ years of manufacturing and operations experience across specialty chemicals, adhesives, coatings, and consumer products. Proven ability to launch greenfield sites rapidly, lead multimillion-dollar revitalizations, and generate substantial continuous-improvement savings while improving yield and safety. Brings hands-on process engineering, PSM expertise, and a track record of developing engineering teams to sustain operational gains. Well-suited to drive reliability, capacity, and cost improvements in complex manufacturing environments.
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