Breann Apalategui

Responsible for construction project oversight of both in-house and out-sourced Client projects, as well as contract administration and oversight of vendor performance for compliance with established scope of work including all necessary permits, drawings, and regulations.

Key Contributions:

• Successful delivery of projects totaling $4M.
• Implemented Project Tracking system. Highlighting opportunities and strengths for future reapplication.

Oversaw critical and strategic projects for the site with a budget of $1.2M. Managed execution schedule, communication plan, change management, and training plans for projects.

Key Contributions:

• Exceeded leadership expectations in the successful delivery of four project start-ups, including delivering overall productivity savings on a $16.5M project.
• Successfully adopted process designs, technologies, and methods to maximize operational efficiency, resulting in a throughput increase of 15%.
• Developed and implemented a production maintenance process, resulting in increased availability of key assets.

Orchestrated execution of daily management systems and established action plans, weekly and monthly result reviews, and reliability of technical and administrative operations and maintenance of equipment and systems, always guaranteeing a safe work culture. Coached department through team loss elimination process, and facilitated changes in equipment, processes, and operations to ensure flexibility required to maintain a competitive advantage.

Key Contributions:

• Led the development and implementation of a strategic manufacturing plan aligned with corporate objectives, resulting in a reduction of unplanned downtime by 50%.
• Established solid operational safety, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, and cost control policies and programs, ensuring adherence to industry standards.
• Overhauled reward and recognition system and adhered to accountability model, resulting in a significantly improved department culture.
• Developed and implemented a continuous improvement strategy and implementation plan, standardizing manufacturing processes across relevant operations areas.

Planned and forecasted resources for facilities, equipment, materials, technology, and workforce, ensuring sufficient manufacturing capacity to support business goals. Responsible for new material qualification, the transition process, and initiative rollout. Oversaw a yearly material budget of $1.2M.

Key Contributions:

• Led long-term strategic planning for manufacturing operations, aligning capabilities with forecasted demand.
• Generated a cost reduction plan totaling $800,000 in savings after leading a loss analysis value stream mapping session.
• Slashed material cost by $30,000 monthly and saved $100,000 in overall material usage by utilizing analytical ability to effectively research and implement new material format at the site.