QUINTEZ INELL WALLACE
Birmingham
Summary
Strategic operations and engineering leader with 10+ years of experience improving safety, quality, and performance in high-speed manufacturing environments. Proven leader in manufacturing commissioning and startup, technician development, safety systems ownership, and budget management within 24/7 production operations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Area Leader - Bakery Operations
The J.M. Smucker Co.
01.2023 - Current
- Lead bakery operations across Mixing, Forming, and Delivery in a 24/7 environment.
- Improved reliability and system discipline on high-speed bakery lines.
- Strengthened safety culture, ergonomic practices, and cross-shift communication.
- Enhanced quality governance and operator capability.
- Built leadership expectations, accountability, and coaching structures.
- Led manufacturing commissioning and startup activities for new and upgraded bakery assets.
- Owned plant area construction buy-off, validating mechanical completion, safety compliance, and operational readiness.
- Directed technician recruitment, onboarding, and staffing ramps supporting startup and sustained operations.
- Designed and executed technician training and development programs.
- Served as Safety Key Element Owner driving compliance and risk reduction.
- Managed payroll, technician time management, and labor allocation.
- Acted as project and plant action owner for capital, safety, and CI initiatives.
- Developed and managed department budgets aligned to business targets.
Senior Process Engineer
BLOX
01.2018 - 01.2023
- Implemented advanced manufacturing processes improving throughput and efficiency.
- Led value stream mapping, workflow redesign, and standard work creation.
- Supported equipment commissioning and operator readiness.
- Collaborated cross-functionally to remove constraints and optimize flow.
- Reduced waste and stabilized operations through continuous improvement.
Production Supervisor
Yanfeng
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Supervised 70+ employees in high-volume automotive manufacturing.
- Managed throughput, staffing, quality, and safety performance.
- Led Kaizen and improvement initiatives.
Quality Engineer I
Johnson Controls / Yanfeng
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Led 4D/8D and 5-Why investigations and corrective actions.
- Performed gauge studies and specification verification.
Education
Master of Engineering - Information Engineering Management
University of Alabama at Birmingham
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering
University of Alabama
Skills
- Various Problem Methodologies
- Project management
- Process improvement
- Manufacturing commissioning
- Safety compliance
- Lean manufacturing
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Waste reduction
- Team leadership
- Performance management
- Strategic planning
- Project oversight
- Training and mentoring
Certification
- Lean Practitioner, 2018
- MODAPTS Practitioner, 2021
Timeline
Area Leader - Bakery Operations
The J.M. Smucker Co.
01.2023 - Current
Senior Process Engineer
BLOX
01.2018 - 01.2023
Production Supervisor
Yanfeng
01.2015 - 01.2018
Quality Engineer I
Johnson Controls / Yanfeng
01.2014 - 01.2015
Master of Engineering - Information Engineering Management
University of Alabama at Birmingham
B.S. - Mechanical Engineering
University of Alabama