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David Rodriguez

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Business-Driven Strategy, Operations and People Director with a proven track record for delivering transformational results and solutions in diverse and challenging environments, such as enhancing culture and retention, streamlining processes, engaging teams, advocating for change, reducing costs, and eliminating waste.

- Core competencies include strategic leadership, culture transformation, team empowerment and development, and continuous improvement.

- Passionate about enhancing and building a best-in-class culture, engaging and empowering teams, and solving complex problems with data-driven decision making and lean principles.

- Able to leverage cognitive flexibility and interpersonal skills to facilitate effective communication, collaboration, and empowerment among teams and stakeholders.

- Uses skills and expertise to contribute to bottom line profits and organizational excellence. Leadership mentor, catalyst for change, and culture champion who is passionate about creating positive and lasting change in organizations and people

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Engineering

Georgia-Pacific
Atlanta, GA
03.2023 - Current
  • Developed engineering service, leveraging technology and AI, to improve operational performance by 35%.
  • Implemented transformation roadmap with a tactical plan focused around team member engagement, cultural awareness, front-line leader development, and training enhancements.
  • Developed computer vision and GenAi products designed to support the daily needs of the manufacturing operations team.
  • Led an engineering and technology-focused team that transformed our converting operations to improve production.

Manager of Monitoring and Diagnostics

Georgia-Pacific
Atlanta, GA
02.2020 - 03.2023
  • Operations leadership roles supporting Building Products division managing over $600 million business: Trusted to deliver turnaround results in problematic departments. Prioritized safety, improved quality, increased productivity and reduced operating costs.
  • Developed remote monitoring and diagnostics (M&D) service leveraging tools and technology to reduce unplanned downtime and improve efficiency.
  • Accelerated digital transformation for manufacturing operations through adoption and deployment of new methodologies

Process Engineer

Georgia-Pacific
Atlanta, GA
05.2015 - 02.2020
  • Responsible for a formaldehyde chemical process focused on maximizing yield through data analytics and operating efficiencies.
  • Reduced yield loss by 10% due to improved catalyst performance by optimizing temperature and flow, and extending catalyst life, saving the company $2 mill/year.
  • Analyze process data to identify and complete projects to improve efficiency, yield, and quality on converting lines.
  • Develop and improve methods to collect, analyze, and present complex process data to both operations and leadership.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
05-2015

Skills

  • Design oversight
  • Innovation management
  • Project Management
  • Cross-functional team leadership
  • Technical leadership
  • Machine Learning
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Product Roadmaps
  • Time-series analysis

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Director of Engineering

Georgia-Pacific
03.2023 - Current

Manager of Monitoring and Diagnostics

Georgia-Pacific
02.2020 - 03.2023

Process Engineer

Georgia-Pacific
05.2015 - 02.2020

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

Florida State University
David Rodriguez