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GENERAL MANAGER / OPERATIONS, MANUFACTURING AND SALES LEADER COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY – MBA in Marketing and Finance and BS in Mechanical Engineering P&L – Operations – Manufacturing – Sales / Marketing – Engineering - Strategic Planning - M&A General Manager with P&L management experience leading manufacturing company business units, operations and manufacturing plants towards profit improvement, sales growth and manufacturing excellence while serving customers in industrial, convenience packaging, personal care and HBA markets. Critical thinking skills and hands-on management capabilities used to build teams, plan and direct activity, and to drive performance achievement across manufacturing plant management, sales and marketing, quality, engineering, compliance and finance. Background in strategic planning, budget and financial control, quality improvement, single and multi-plant operations, productivity and performance metrics, KPIs, cost reduction, waste reduction, inventory management, customer service, sales growth, value proposition, margin improvement, compliance, M&A, problem solving, and change management. Operational experience with manufacturing processes such as metal-working and fabrication, machining, plastic injection molding, filling, assembly and packaging to make standard and custom products in ISO9000, cGMP and FDA environments using six sigma, Lean and CI concepts.