Vipul Thomas

Experience

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  University of California, Davis

  Jun 2007 - Jun 2009

  Organic and Biochemistry Tutor

  -Professor Recommended tutor and aid-Tutored a diverse set students including athletes and ESL-led tutoring sessions 5 days/ week in groups of 5-7( Dutton hall)-Consistent track record in turn around results

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  Procter & Gamble

  Jun 2009 - Sept 2009

  Process Engineering Intern
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  Procter & Gamble

  Aug 2010 - Jan 2015

  • Plant Operations Manager

    Nov 2012 - Jan 2015

  • Process Engineer

    Aug 2010 - Nov 2012
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  Kellogg Company

  Feb 2015 - Jan 2021

  Senior operations leader and a member of the plant senior leadership team leading large lean organizations and managing against a $40MM+ annual budget. Proven record implementing High Performance Organizations (HPO) leading to turnaround results in Safety, Quality, Reliability, Capacity, Cost and CashAdditional responsibilities include:-Value stream mapping-Materials/inventory Management-MRP execution-Vendor selection-Supply and Demand planning (Production Planning, Master Scheduling, MRP)-Integrated business Planning-Long range and short range capacity planing Show less As a member of the plant senior leadership team I spearheaded the following departments and programs for the San Jose Kellogg site:<br><br>- Plant capital investments (Planning, forecasting and Execution) $20MM/ yr Capex budget<br>- Engineering<br>- Energy Generation, Facilities and Utilities<br>- Process Control and Information Systems<br>- Plant IT and OT network maintenance <br>- Procure to Payment capital and Expense equipment, inventory control- MRP<br>- Factory infrastructure and production line maintenance<br>- Factory sustainability action plan<br>-OEM and ODM vendor selection<br><br>• Lead strategic direction for site investments and approve execution plans of all site capital projects (capacity, productivity, growth, sustainability, NPI and technology initiatives).<br>• Procure and Partner with service providers, managing all onsite engineering, CMs, OEMs and ODMs Show less

  • Senior Plant Manager, Manufacturing

    Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

  • Site Technical Leader- Engineering Capex

    Feb 2015 - Jan 2019
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  Amazon

  Jan 2021 - now

  • Sr Regional Leader - Reliability and Engineering(West)

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Sr Manager- NASC operations

    Jan 2021 - May 2023