Andy Wright

Director of Sustainability at PepsiCo

Role
Director of Sustainability, West Division at PepsiCo
Location
Los Angeles, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers

About Andy Wright

I am passionate about leading industry\'s evolution towards a sustainable future. I envision a world where products and packaging are recreated within a circular economy, where we make, move and sell with a positive impact on our environment, all while creating purpose for employees and customers alike.

Experience

  1. Director of Sustainability, West Division

    PepsiCo

    Dec 2021 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

    Responsible for developing and implementing the sustainability strategy and programs focused in the Western US across the PepsiCo Positive (pep+) platform, including resource conservation, fleet electrification, smart policy measures, consumer recycling, plastics reduction, and customer engagement.Developing the vision, strategy, and design for a greenfield manufacturing plant to become one of the most sustainable beverage plants in North America. Recruiting key stakeholders\' support and executing the plan cross-functionally to implement design, process, and culture components through full construction and startup. Key aspects include transformational water reuse, multiple onsite renewable energy sources, electrifying manufacturing operations and fleet, reducing packaging and plastics, and driving a culture of sustainability.

Education

  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

    M.S. Industrial Engineering

    2010 — 2011

  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

    M.S. Environmental Engineering

    2011 — 2012

  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

    B.S. Industrial Engineering

    2005 — 2011

Skills

  • Kaizen
  • Energy Audits
  • Program Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Manufacturing
  • Supply Chain Optimization
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Process Improvement
  • Sustainability
  • Supply Chain
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Process Engineering
  • Minitab
  • Statistics
  • Project Management
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Operations Research
  • Data Analysis
  • Matlab
  • Six Sigma
  • Pollution Prevention

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