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2744 Meadow Lane Drive
Easton, Pennsylvania 18040
Home: 610-252-2140
Cell: 610-428-0104
e-mail: [email protected]
Terry Davis
Objective
Pursue an appropriate opportunity to apply my skills and experience and contribute to a forward
thinking, aligned, and supportive organization.
Experience
4/2008- 2-4-2010 - Grain Milling Plant Manager Renew Energy, Jefferson, Wisconsin
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Manager of grain related operations including the largest Corn Fractionation Operation
in the world.
Responsibility for execution of an 11m bushel Grain Elevator.
Accountability for Co-Products production and coordinating sales and marketing efforts
with 3rd Party merchandiser/marketer..
Set Up Milling Organization & Co-Products Organization.
Direct Milling Activities through Performance Vendor Contract Guarantees.
Lead efforts of Management Group through Chapter 11 activities turning business to a
profitable status and enhancing asset value by $63m at the time of the business sale.
5/2005- 2/2008- Con Agra Foods, Martins Creek, Pennsylvania
Business Unit Manager- Eastern Mills
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Managed Business Operations for 5 Eastern Milling Facilities in Pennsylvania.
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Reduce Operating Costs $750,000 in FY 07.
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Out performed Profit Plan by 50%.
1998-5/05 -Bay State Milling Company, Tolleson, Arizona
Plant Manager
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Reduced Operating Costs by $1.5m in three years.
Improved Productivity by 24% in 3 years.
Established an Integrated Quality Systems Program that was recognized as a Showcase Award
Recipient in 2003 by the Baldridge affiliated Arizona Quality Alliance.
1990–1998-General Mills Inc, Kansas City, Missouri.
Production Manager/
Plant Engineer.
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Directed Operations of 3 processing milling units, consumer packing lines (9) Bisquick
Processing System, and Grain Elevator (6m Bu). Largest flour milling and consumer packaging
facility in the US.
Improved plant productivity by 35% in 4-1/2 years.
Lead group that developed and implemented Wage Employee Incentive Plan.
Designed, developed, and managed 6 large capital projects totaling $23m in 6 years.
Receive Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Performance in 1993-97.
1987–1990 -Cereal Food Processor,s Los Angeles, California.
Director of Plant Development
Plant Manager, Los Angeles,
Plant Manager, Salt Lake City, Utah
Plant Manager, Ogden, Utah.
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Developed divisional plan to increase milling capacity by 25% for 5 Western milling facilities in
5 years.
Managed the operational activities of 3 mill locations Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Ogden,
Utah.
Managed the startup and transition after mill acquisition in Los Angeles.
1966–1987 - International Multifoods Inc, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Director of Manufacturing
Regional Production Manager
District Production Manager
Plant Manager, New Prague, Mn
Plant Manager Baldwinsville, NY
Plant Manager, New Ulm, Mn.
Asst. Head Miller, North Kansas City, Mo
Milling Supervisor, Columbus, Ohio.
Millwright, Davenport, Iowa.
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Developed and implemented a process to develop strategic ways to increase plant productivity.
Increased divisional productivity by 8%.
As Regional Manager responsible for 7 of the companies plant locations.
As District manager responsible for 3 locations and 2 new plant managers.
As New Prague, Minn. Plant Manager, increased plant productivity 18%.
Oversaw several large capital projects including new rye milling unit, warehouse, automatic
palletizer, and new packaging line for the development of the food service business.
Received the General Manager’s Award for Outstanding Performance 1984.
Managed the plant production operations at the Baldwinsville, New York Durum Semolina mill
for the production of pasta products.
Managed the daily milling operations and converted a struggling rye only business to a
convertible whole wheat, Spring wheat business that resulted in remarkable financial turn
around. Improved productivity by 25% resulting in annual cost savings of $285,000.
As Head Miller in North Kansas City, authored and implemented a plan to increase plant
capacity by 15%.
In Columbus, Ohio, supervised the building and startup of the a new soft wheat milling and
packaging facility.
Education: Wm. Penn College, Oskaloosa , Iowa.
Education
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Interests
Managed 8 Plant Managers of the companies U.S. Flour Milling Business.
B.A Sociology.
Kansas State University, Association of Operative Millers Short Course
Management Advance Development, PDI, International Multifoods, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Stanford University “Effective Management of Production Operations Program, Palo Alto,
California 1992-96.
Leadership Program Advanced Development, General Mills, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1992-96.
Served as a Baldridge Examiner 1999-2004.
Reading, All sports, and Golf.
References
Upon Request