DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION......Managed all production of processing plant including three fry lines doing par fry fully cooked products. Advisor to Company Board of Directors. Manage and direct all aspects of Processing Plants, Cold Storage and Distribution Centers.....Doubled par fried fully cooked tonnage with no capital investment or staffing increases.....Project Manager on construction and start up of green field 52,000 square meter fry operation meeting McDonalds specifications....... Started plants two lines producing 7000 KG an hour of fully cooked wings and nuggets for McDonalds. Installed two processed food lines 06-03, one producing 800 Kg an hour of meat filled pasta items (pelmini) and other line doing 700 Kg an hour of lasagna. Installed two Ve Mags doing extruded products with meat, vegetable, and cheese inserts.

PLANT MANAGER .....Managed poultry plant and further processing plant. Improved both facilities and received acceptable rating to supply McDonalds, KFC, Popeye's, Tricon, and Kenny Rogers. Established sanitation and quality programs including HACCP and SOPS to pass audits required of all customers. Eliminated a night shift and was able to handle all production on one shift. Reduced work force 45% and lowered plant operating cost 47%. 

PLANT MANAGER.....Managed large processing and further processing plant producing 18 million pounds a month with 1350 hourly and 65 salaried personnel. Managed all phases of plant operations including maintenance, refrigeration, wastewater, purchasing, and live haul. Plant receives 1 million lbs. a week of front halves that are deboned. Product is foodservice mix of portion control. All wings are disjointed. Two Northfield Spirals doing 80,000 lbs. daily of IQF. Managed manual and machine thigh deboning operation doing 40,000 lbs. a day. Plant sizes for Japanese layered legs 200,000 lbs. a day. MDM operation grinding 50,000 lbs. of finished product daily and blending spices for major food processors requiring strict logistics for shipping and high quality standards. Set up synivitis leg salvage program. Started USDA inspected feet program for domestic sales. Revenue was greater than paws for export. Proposed a private label roaster cry-o-vac program and successfully implemented with sales.