Denis O'Neill

Experience

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  Dairygold Co-Operative Society Ltd

  Aug 2000 - Jun 2001

  Technologist
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  Teagasc

  Jun 2001 - Feb 2004

  Research Officer
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  Dawn Farms

  Feb 2004 - Oct 2005

  Project Manager
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  Marigot Ltd.

  Oct 2005 - Mar 2009

  Technical Manager
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  Wyeth Nutritionals Inc

  Mar 2009 - Nov 2012

  R&D Technologist

  Technical Lead in the Operations Team within the NOLT (Nutrition Operations Leadership Team) tasked with driving the operational excellence in nutrition processing and packaging operations, resulting in overall improved performance for 5 global sites in the network

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  Nestlé

  Nov 2012 - Feb 2025

  Program manager leading I&R (innovation and renovation) projects for a leading global IF (Infant Formula) brand involving cross functional project teams (R&D, Regulatory Team, Packaging Group, Operations, Engineering, Clinical Trial team, Medical & Scientific Research team & Commercial) across several global manufacturing sites End to End Project Manager with overall responsibility for the execution and validation of 2 new manufacturing processes to produce high value nutrition ingredients by working with and influencing non-Nestle colleagues - €21M Directed and led change management activities to drive culture change & capability development within a unionised site. During this time I completed a Black Belt project with significant savings.

  • Senior Project Manager

    Aug 2017 - Feb 2025

  • End To End Project Manager

    Dec 2014 - Jul 2017

  • Continuous Improvement Lead, Operations Excellence - NCE

    Nov 2012 - Nov 2014
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  VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre

  Feb 2025 - now

  Center Manager