Bobby Selegrath
Carlton,OR
Summary
Results-driven operations leader with more than 25 years of progressive leadership experience across Fortune 500 manufacturing, healthcare operations, multi-site restaurant leadership, and food production. Known for developing high-performing teams, driving continuous improvement, and leading safe, efficient operations through Lean Manufacturing, TPM, OEE, Workday, and Power BI.
Overview
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1
Certification
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Production Manager
Mondelez International
Portland, USA
07.2025 - Current
- Lead production operations for the premium cracker line with responsibility for safety, quality, productivity, staffing, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborated with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Supply Chain to enhance production processes.
- Monitored KPIs using Workday and Power BI to inform operational decisions.
Director of Operations
Heritage Woods of Noblesville
Noblesville, USA
02.2021 - 06.2025
- Directed operations for 63-employee senior living community, overseeing maintenance, housekeeping, dietary, transportation, admissions, activities, security, and business office functions to ensure quality resident care.
- Oversaw daily operations to ensure high-quality resident care and satisfaction.
- Managed staffing levels to maintain optimal operational efficiency and service delivery.
- Managed compliance, emergency preparedness, vendor relationships, budgeting, and capital improvement initiatives to maintain operational standards and enhance service delivery.
- Developed training programs for staff to enhance skills and improve service standards.
District Manager
Panera Bread
Fishers, USA
03.2001 - 01.2021
- Directed operations across 12 bakery-café locations with full P&L accountability.
- Led district staffing and labor management, implementing strategic initiatives to optimize operations.
- Developed General Managers, enhancing operational performance and ensuring compliance with food safety and OSHA regulations.
Executive Chef
The Food Mill
Napa, USA
01.1997 - 01.2001
- Led team of 11 chefs under Executive Chef Mike McGee, enhancing culinary skills and brigade coordination.
- Executed menu while ensuring food quality, labor planning, purchasing, and HACCP compliance, contributing to overall kitchen efficiency.
- Designed innovative menus featuring seasonal ingredients and local flavors.
- Supervised kitchen staff, ensuring high standards of food preparation and safety.
- Managed inventory, ordering supplies to maintain optimal stock levels and freshness.
Chef
Roma's Pizzeria
Carmichael, USA
05.1994 - 12.1996
- Prepared pizzas and scratch ingredients in high-volume kitchen, ensuring quality and sanitation standards were met.
- Managed inventory levels to ensure availability of ingredients and supplies, prep production, and customer service in a fast-paced environment.
- Prepared a variety of pizzas using fresh, quality ingredients daily.
- Prepared pizzas and scratch ingredients in high-volume kitchen, ensuring quality and sanitation standards met.
- Managed inventory levels to ensure availability of ingredients and supplies., prep production, and customer service in a fast-paced environment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of California, Berkeley
Skills
- KPI monitoring
- Lean manufacturing
- Quality assurance
- Equipment maintenance
- Regulatory compliance
- Manufacturing operations
- Staff training and development
- Customer relationship management
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Vendor negotiation
- Quality control processes
- Team leadership
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Adaptability
- Attention to detail
- Workflow management
- Staffing
- Inventory management
- Safety protocols
- Kitchen equipment maintenance
- Operational management
- Cost management
- Employee training
- Strategic planning
- Safety compliance
- Vendor management
- Client engagement
- Performance analysis
- Project management
- Team building
- Data analytics
- Continuous improvement
- Business administration
- Information analysis
- Commercial awareness
- Negotiation
- Staffing oversight
- Infrastructure expansion
- Operations analysis
- Operations improvements
- Performance metrics
Certification
- OSHA
- HACCP
- Food Safe Certification
Leadership Snapshot
- Production Manager, Mondelez International, Portland, OR, 07/01/25, Present
- Director of Operations, Heritage Woods of Noblesville, Noblesville, IN, 02/01/21, 06/30/25
- District Manager, Panera Bread, Fishers, IN, 03/01/01, 01/31/21
- Executive Chef, The Food Mill, Napa, CA, 01/01/97, 01/31/01
- Chef, Roma's Pizzeria, Carmichael, CA, 05/01/94, 12/31/96
Timeline
Production Manager
Mondelez International
07.2025 - Current
Director of Operations
Heritage Woods of Noblesville
02.2021 - 06.2025
District Manager
Panera Bread
03.2001 - 01.2021
Executive Chef
The Food Mill
01.1997 - 01.2001
Chef
Roma's Pizzeria
05.1994 - 12.1996
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
University of California, Berkeley