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General Manager 2001 to 2006
Kroger Co, Riverside Creamery
Brought Kroger safety, quality and reliability initiatives to this plant. Hired and developed staff (human resources, finance, production, quality control, and engineering). Achieved the President’s Award, Phoenix Award for Reliability Performance. Superior sanitation and safety inspections. Improved safety performance from over 20 recordable injuries per 100 employees to less than 1. Reduced material loss from 2.5% to less than 1%. Doubled weekly production and sales volume to achieve to become the largest volume plant of the 36 Kroger manufacturing plants.

Responsible for sales and EBITDA achievement, budget development, capital project budget and management, cost control and income generation. Developed internship program with UC Riverside.

Major capital improvements: New plant control system. Shell in tube pasteurizing system for pulp orange juice manufacture. Improved ice manufacturing operation to one of best in the USA

Leader of Kroger Dairy Manufacturing Multi-plant (10) Reliability Improvement Team
Leader of Kroger Manufacturing Multi-plant Safety Team.



General Manager 1998 to 2001
Kroger Co, Centennial Farms Dairy
Developed salaried and hourly team to achieve safety, quality and reliability goals. Achieved superior safety and sanitation inspections. Achieved President’s Award. Successfully avoided a union attempt to organize the operation. Made plant improvements to a 50 year old facility to bring it into world class performance. Achieved sales and EBITDA goals for the Atlanta division of Kroger. Developed co-op program with Georgia Institute of Technology. Developed and installed an activity based costing system to accurately cost each manufactured product.


Product Manager 1997 to 1998
Kroger Co, Centennial Farms Dairy
Successfully transitioned from distribution to manufacturing. Learned dairy processes and inspection criteria, trained supervisors and hourly associates to achieve on time and complete fulfillment of orders for the largest division of Kroger supermarkets. Provided the leadership to advance to General Manager in one year.


Warehouse Manager 1986 to 1997
Kroger Co, Atlanta KMA, Perishable, Grocery and Frozen
Responsible for on time and on budget receipt and delivery of products to Atlanta KMA stores.
Directed the work of more than 400 hourly employees, 3 operations managers and 10 supervisors. Responsible for compliance with FDA, USDA, OSHA, EEOC, unemployment and workers’ compensation hearings. Handled grievances, arbitrations, and assisted in negotiations. Knowledgeable in WMS, CALM work standard systems.


Supervisor of Pork Processing 1985 to 1986
Kroger Co, Atlanta Meat Plant
Developed procedures for cutting and packaging retail pork cuts. Developed blueprints, directed equipment installation in compliance with USDA regulations. Developed and implemented training program for processing 30K pounds of pork loins per day.


Supervisor of Distribution 1982 to 1985
Kroger Co, Atlanta Meat Plant
Responsible for carcass and box receiving and shipping. Responsible for the safety and sanitation programs in the facility. Assisted in capacity studies in other Kroger meat plants for expansion capital projects


Supervisor of Distribution 1978 to 1982
Kroger Co, St. Louis Meat Plant
Responsible for building and equipment maintenance, inventory control, shipping and receiving, plant and equipment sanitation. Reduced inventory losses from $600K to $6K on an annual basis.


Supervisor of Quality Assurance 1977 to 1978
Kroger Co, St. Louis Meat Plant
Reported to Corporate Manager of Quality Assurance. Started program in this facility. Responsible for the inspection and condition of incoming, incoming, in-process and outbound meat products to 150 stores. Conducted inspections of Kroger stores’ meat departments. Trained as a Cost Control Supervisor and handled the accounting and pricing when regular supervisor was on vacation. Developed working relationship with USDA inspectors which allowed our department to handle and control inspection issues without USDA tagging any area of the plant. Invented carcass wash and sanitize system to reduce contamination/inspection issues on incoming carcass beef, which improved quality of trimmings used in ground beef.

Bachelor of Science
Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. 1972
Major: Animal Science

Master of Science
University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture 1974
Major: Meat Science and Muscle Biology

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International Association of Food Protection
Southern California Association of Food Protection
3-A Sanitary Standards Committee
International Dairy Foods Association
Northeast Dairy Foods Association
Society for Human Resource Management