EDWIN MALECHE
Valdosta
Summary
Accomplished North American territory manager with 14+ years of broad professional/international experience (USA-CANADA) and a clear record of accomplishments while working and managing multiple plant locations. Highly regarded for leading global business strategies to achieve stellar growth in North American Territory. Known for maintaining uncompromising focus on high quality standards and KPI’s for bottom line profit improvements, Conducting expansive plant assessment to uncover and optimize key revenue drivers and vital profit maximization opportunities. Offers expertise spanning from Business administration, operational leadership, Capex management, change management, achieving optimal gains with a competent planning. Implementing very organized solution-orientated approach while driving business growth, standardization, profitability and strategic alliance with the all key stake holders. Experienced in working with both union and non-union plants.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
NORTH AMERICA-REFINERY OPTIMIZATION MANAGER
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
07.2022 - Current
- Leading month to month P&L overall plant expenses review and aligning with budget to identify optimization areas and implement zero loss drive
- Developing and directing clear critical path for driving overall optimization cost savings and standardization in all 25+ plant locations in North America
- Achieved $3.5mil savings with minimal investments 2022-2023
- Providing leadership and mentorship for plant managers aligning with corporate policy
- Leading Regional identification of zero loss drive and provide hands-on implementation
- Directing and aligning with plant leaders on creating plant overall yearly budget
- Defining and implementing best practices plus standardization
- Introducing Review and Response(R&R) for regional plants overall focused for identification/implementing best practices
- Spearheading plant support and technical knowledge sharing across multiple plants
- Lead implementation of more efficient ways of regional operations feedback survey
- Developing defined month-to-month plant-rating tracker for regional plants for prioritization of improvements in big rocks
- Directing BP technology, modernization, and automation drive/implementation
- Leading collaboration providing technical knowledge with other COEs in driving automation and modernization of plants
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams plus stakeholders to determine priorities, review plant performance, and make optimal recommendations to drive turnaround
- Guiding defining process of Regional plant Targeted goals YOY OEE, and UL% goals
- Hands-on involvement in regional new plant design/start-up and supports
- Educating and encouraging operations teams by providing (SME) Subject matter experts for driving optimization
- Guiding mentoring new team leaders managers and engineers by bridging the why gap
- Actively participation of New Managers and engineer hiring in NA region
- Spearheading defining and Implementation of optimal shutdown-Achieved overall Regional improved unplanned losses (UL%)(2022-2023 -2 points)
- Directing Implementing new product stream implementation with high payback potential Achieved $1.5mil (Dawson Refinery Import oil runs)
- Overall regional tracking of OEE ,TEEP,UL and implementation of multiple plants overall efficiency improvement
- Achieved OEE increase
- (2022-2023 up 2 points)
- Directing and Implementing of impact Strive 35-waste stream elimination and energy reduction efforts with great impact
- Achieved (single plant reduction average 1200 MT/year waste reduction in 2023).-featured in ADM inside news.
PLANT SUPERINTENDENT
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
05.2020 - 06.2022
- Managing overall aspects of plant personnel, operations, maintenance, quality, safety, environmental, and P&L of the twin plant
- Driving team growth/development and implementing of succession plans
- Directing plant budget planning and monthly reporting on P&L
- Directing plant capital projects identification and inclusion into 5 year capex plan
- Spearheading the implementation plant modernization and automation
- Directing plant leads quality lab, maintenance, environmental, PE, and safety
- Directing overall plant focused improvement zero loss drive using the DMAIC approach for Identifying/implementing operational safety and run rate optimization initiatives
- Directing plant Location PE culture implementation CCD,SMS,WPO,PM,DEC,FI,SAFETY
- Championing bridging between the operations team and the COE teams
- Leading in plant audits PSM(Compliance),ISO,RSPO,SQF
- Directing the implementation of various initiatives for overall plant optimization and cost-saving efforts 2021-2022 $1.3 million in savings with zero investment
- Achieved employee retention 99%
- Directed realization redundant asset sale of $800k featured ADM inside news
- Achieved YOY 99% SQF audit score
- Achieved a self-driven team fully cross trained -CCD,SMS.
- Championed energy conservation measures within the facility, resulting in reduced utility costs and a smaller carbon footprint for the organization as a whole
PLANT SUPERINTENDENT(EXPAT)
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
05.2017 - 05.2020
- Managing overall aspects of personnel, operations, maintenance, quality, safety, environmental, and P&L of twin plant
- Leading, prioritizing daily plant operations, production, quality, maintenance activities, environmental and safety activities
- Driving team member growth and implementing optimal succession plans
- Directing plant employee cultural change and facilitating new employee hiring
- Directing customer concerns and aligning the satisfaction
- Championing site safety investigations/root course analysis
- Championing the Identification/implementation of plant capital projects
- Hands-on experience with the Canadian Technical standards with capital projects
- Leading plant yearly budgeting and 5 year operations and capex forecast
- Championing efforts for quality, environmental waste reduction and energy reduction
- Led continuous improvement and optimization efforts to achieve reduction of overall plant operating cost by $2.3mil verifiable with an increased overall production of 15% in 1.5 years while improving product quality
- Directing the identification and decommissioning-energy savings $300k-Zero investments
- Optimizing run rate for process units with hard overall savings of $800k
- Directed asset realization of redundant
- Achieved an overall decrease in energy plant costs reduction by approx
- 20%
- Site energy champion, leading and developing energy efficiency zero loss initiatives received incentive check for 350k with YOY 300k savings.- featured in ADM inside news
- Directed complex capital projects +$1.2mil.
PLANT SUPERINTENDENT- PROJECT LEAD
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
06.2015 - 06.2017
- Managing overall aspects of personnel, operations, maintenance, quality, safety, environmental, P&L of the plant
- Driving team growth and implementing optimal succession plans
- Patterned in Leading Capex project +$20million dollar plant expansion and modernization of crush plant
- Directing new +$1 mil project in building and Implementing a modernized spare parts inventorying and warehouse system
- Led optimization efforts of identifying and decreasing overall operating Mechanical, Electrical, and process costs
- (Achieved 20% overall reduction)
- Leading, developing and enforcing of location KPI’s
- Led site’s MOCs and SOP implementation and updated P&Id’s
- Ensuring continuous open communication between the various plant departments
- Directing new plant efficiency improvements and cost savings ideas
- Developing yearly plant budget and monthly tracking plant costs through P&L reports.
PROJECT ENGINEER
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
06.2013 - 06.2015
- Managing and executing multiple capital/process optimization projects of new products worth $3.5+million with 50+ contractor workers, supervisors, and superintendents
- Led $2.5 mil new extruder and dry blending product plant, twin screw, and as well as $4.5 Mil new value addition product processing
- Leading hands-on process optimization spray dryers Capex projects $100K-$900K
- Leading (TVP)Textured value protein salmonella control team
- Managing and supervision of contractors and employees on various projects
- Developing new and improvement of existing P&IDs and SOPs
- Leading JSA, SOP, SSOP, MOC, EMOC plant improvements
- Leading energy reduction project Achievement-received $60k check from Ameren
- Coordinating and streamlining the production to meet customer demands
- Leading and planned plant shutdowns
- Hands-on experience with Capital & expense AFEs, AFD, Work Oder’s, and PO’s.
PRODUCTION ENGINEER
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
09.2012 - 06.2013
- Lead shift supervisor and day supervisor on different shifts
- Completion of various process improvement expense/ capital projects $100K-$500 K
- Completion of 30-hour OSHA training
- Plant-wide lead supervisor of various production shifts and lead GMP sanitation
- Participating in employee production, safety and quality, and sanitation meetings
- Completion of the three-step leadership essential training.
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
06.2012 - 09.2012
- Day-to-day supervision of various shifts for Overall plant both union and non-union
- Assisting in existing plant shut down and start-ups
- Directing hands-on process optimization to decreasing production cycle time.
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
MICHIGAN TECH UNIVERSITY
05.2010 - 05.2012
- Published a paper in the Environmental Progress Journal Hydroconversion (IH2) Process for Diverse Biomass Feedstock Project: (LCA)Life Cycle Assessment of (IH2).
R&D ASSISTANT ENGINEER
KENYA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
01.2009 - 04.2010
- Designed development and installation of start-up of various pilot plants
- Designed and developed biodiesel, biogas and juice pilot plant from Jatropha feedstocks.
Education
MBA - Strategic Management and International Business
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
MSc - Chemical Engineering (Thesis)
MICHIGAN TECH UNIVERSITY
MichiganBachelor's - Chemical and Processing Engineering
MOI UNIVERSITY
Skills
LEAN SIX SIGMA-Yellow Belt (02/2023 - 04/2023)
undefinedTargeted Skill Summary
- Directing best practice creation and implementation plus tracking in NA region (R&R)
- Leading implementation of key safety initiatives in multiple locations
- Leading (PE) Plant Performance Excellence introduction and implementation
- Directing plant yearly budgeting and forecast of 5-year capex planning
- Leading efforts to identification and turning around low-performing plants in the NA region decreased achieved decreased UL% by 1.5%
- Directing multiple plant location teams on process safety risk hazard optimization
- Defining and implementing North America continent road map for Zero loss drives initiatives for yield improvement and targeted cost savings Achieved +$5mil savings
- Directing multiple plant debottlenecking and standardizing efforts
- Leading efforts for plant modernization and automation project Aurora
- Directing multi-million dollar plant Expansion capital hands-on project experience
- Key stakeholder in Design & Commissioning New modernized plant $70+ mil Capex
- Facilitating of plant audits Safety/quality/Environmental for both external/internal audits
- Leading complex process troubleshooting and providing guidance for sustainability
- Leading effort for personnel training, growth and succession
- Directing yearly Regional plant OEE, TEEP, UL goals
- Leading identification and facilitating implementation of strive 35 goals in the NA region
- Directing redundant asset realization and facilitation of the sale in multiple plants
- Liaison with commercial team & customer for production needs and customer concerns
- Leading liaison with research team for new product development trails
- Directing and aligning with site managers on developing and enforcing of location KPI’s
- Mentoring new managers on month to month P&L cost track
- Introduced a regional support feedback survey to improve the COE/OPS alignments
Classification
Confidential
Timeline
NORTH AMERICA-REFINERY OPTIMIZATION MANAGER
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
07.2022 - Current
PLANT SUPERINTENDENT
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
05.2020 - 06.2022
PLANT SUPERINTENDENT(EXPAT)
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
05.2017 - 05.2020
PLANT SUPERINTENDENT- PROJECT LEAD
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
06.2015 - 06.2017
PROJECT ENGINEER
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
06.2013 - 06.2015
PRODUCTION ENGINEER
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
09.2012 - 06.2013
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND
06.2012 - 09.2012
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
MICHIGAN TECH UNIVERSITY
05.2010 - 05.2012
R&D ASSISTANT ENGINEER
KENYA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
01.2009 - 04.2010
MBA - Strategic Management and International Business
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
MSc - Chemical Engineering (Thesis)
MICHIGAN TECH UNIVERSITY
Bachelor's - Chemical and Processing Engineering
MOI UNIVERSITY
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