RONALD J. DINTEMANN
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Cell: 949-303-9889 / Home: 702-655-5647
rjdint@gmail.com
VICE PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS
Customer and quality driven Operations Executive with over 25 years of operations and supply chain experience gained within rapid growth and start-up environments.Professional growth through positions as Process Engineer, Plant Manager, Purchasing Manager, General Manager, VP Manufacturing & Purchasing and VP Operations. The expertise gained in large corporations has enhanced a continuous track record of reducing costs, reducing inventories and streamlining operations while improving quality and customer satisfaction.
Assembled and led multifunctional team that completed a move and startup integration in 3 weeks which resulted in $8 million new sales, added over 500 new customers.
Led multifunctional team integrating 2 companies in 18 months resulting in $16.6 million new sales, reduced labor by 26% saving over $380,000/yr even though workload was increased by 250%.
INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING / ANALYSIS / OUTSOURCING
Revamped manufacturing, warehousing and purchasing processes resulting in vendor on time delivery improvement from 84% to 98%, customer on time delivery improvement from 75% to 94%, raw material cost savings over $500,000/yr, inbound freight savings of $50,000 and overtime savings of $20,000.
PRODUCT / PLANT START-UPS
Led team (In-house, Customer, Co-packer) to develop a new product, commercialize the manufacturing process and deliver the needed goods for a regional and national product launch resulting in new sales of $3.5 million.
Initiated plant expansion move, negotiated lease and designed plant layout and monitored new construction resulting in saving the company $250,000, resolved county legal issues and allowed sales capacity to grow from $3 million to $17 million annually.
Professional Experience
AGILEX FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC., Flavor Division, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
2005-2007
Manufacturer of Flavors
Vice President – Operations
Oversaw a staff of 37 employees with an Operating Budget of $4 million and Purchasing Budget of $12 million
- Led the integration of two acquisitions in 18 months which increased Flavor Division sales volume from $8.8 million to $25.4 million and batches made increased from 2,600 to 6,600 (254%) while manufacturing labor was reduced from 30 to 22 (26%) people saving the company $384,000/yr.
- Led Multi-functional teams to improve manufacturing productivity and to improve customer on-time deliveries. These two initiatives required a significant overhaul in the procurement, warehousing, and manufacturing processes resulting in vendor on-time deliveries improving from 84% to 98%, customer on-time deliveries improving from 75% to 94%, raw material cost savings equal to $500,000/yr, reduced inbound freight by $50,000 and reduced overtime by $20,000.
- Redesigned the facility to allow sales throughput at a minimum of $60 million per year meeting all the new OSHA ventilation and Hazmat storage regulations. Cellular manufacturing, integrated bar coded processes and some semi-automation incorporated into the design resulting in another manufacturing productivity savings of $240,000/yr, reducing inventory levels by $600,000, reducing rejects and increasing shelf lives lowering scrap to less than 0.5% and increasing inventory turns from 1.5 to a minimum of 3.
TECHNOLOGY FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC., Amityville, NY
1989 - 2005
Manufacturer of Flavors & Fragrances
Vice President – Operations
Oversaw a staff of 28 employees in an organization producing sales of $17 million with an Operations Budget of $3 million and Purchasing Budget of $6.8 million
- Initiated and led the move of the company from
- Led multifunctional teams integrating two acquisitions increasing company sales by $10 million which dictated many process changes in manufacturing, procurement, quality control and computer interfaces resulting in cost savings in labor, inventory and freight in excess of $200,000/yr. Outsourcing $3 million of specialized sales Increased manufacturing capacity by 25% and saved capital investment in excess of $250,000.
- Co-led multifunctional team with customer’s R&D Manager to develop, commercialize the manufacturing and produce the required ingredients to support regional and national launches of a new beverage concept resulting in $3.5 million in new sales. This was accomplished in 6 months with an outsourced strategic manufacturing partner.
GLOBE EXTRACTS, Hauppauge, NY
1987-1989
Manufacturer of Flavors & Fragrances
Vice President -- Manufacturing & Purchasing
Oversaw a staff of 12 employees in an organization producing sales of $6 million with an Operations Budget of $1 million and a Purchasing Budget of $2.4 million.
- Merged two small companies resulting in two manufacturing sights which eliminated cross contamination and allowed space for both Divisions to grow. Designed and built out the smaller Fragrance facility and installed all the equipment required to make operational. The partnership dissolved within 18 months and I went with the partner that created Technology Flavors & Fragrances.
FELTON WORLDWIDE,
1984-1987
Manufacturer of Flavors & Fragrances
Vice President – Purchasing
Oversaw a staff of 72 employees in an organization producing sales of $80 million with a Purchasing Budget of $24 million.
- Hired to takeover the Purchasing Department, but while analyzing the supply chain processes more urgent issues were found in the Manufacturing Department which resulted in that department reporting to me as well. Organizational and process changes were made to yield better customer on-time delivery, reduced inventory by 5% and reduced raw material costs by 1.5%.
WALDWICK PLASTICS, Waldwick, NJ
1979-1984
Provider of Contract Packaging Services & Injection Molded Products
General Manager
This was a joint venture between two German companies, an injection molder and a contact manufacturer specializing in room fresheners and industrial sanitation products, which was formed based on a contract with a Fortune 500 retail company. Total workforce at the peak of the contract was over 100 people.
- Negotiated a renewal contract when the customer wanted to move production inside resulting in a $500,000 patent right purchase, 1.5 years of single shift finished goods packaging and 3 years of injection molded parts. After which the partnership was dissolved.
AVON PRODUCTS, INC.,
1972-1979
Cosmetics and Toiletries
Purchasing Manager
This position was responsible for buying fragrances, flavors, candles, pomanders and novelty soaps. Analyzed data and initiated a multifunctional program to revamp the vendor selection, sample evaluation and procurement processes which resulted in very large cost savings in excess of $7 million/yr. since sales had increased about $400 million to almost $1 billion and the Fragrance and Flavor expenditures were reduced from $30 million to $23 millionby 1979.
Education
Masters in Engineering Administration –
BS ChemicalEngineering –
Lean Manufacturing – Training Kit
AMA – Various Courses
Professional Associations
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Chemical Society
