Charon Newton
Advanced Infrastructure Program Manager @ Kroger | Industrial Engineering | Process Improvement
- Role
- Advanced Infrastructure Program Manager at Kroger at Kroger
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Charon Newton
Highly profitable organizations require insightful, data-focused industrial engineering leadership dedicated to maximizing process efficiency, staff productivity, and project management in order to achieve ambitious goals and deliver aggressive performance results. In my career, I have done just that.Quick to identify untapped opportunities and deliver innovative solutions that drive millions of dollars in savings, I am known for providing provocative business insights, re-evaluating current practices, stopping ineffective patterns, and pushing organizations outside their comfort zones to achieve unprecedented results.Some of my accomplishments include:• Leading an ADT alarm upgrade across 14 states at locations without business disruption.• Lowering labor expenses 15% within a week of introducing Lean Six Sigma/5S methodologies to 823 stores. • Completing 452 tasks with 92% on-time close rate in just 6 months while leading projects for 15 different work groups.• Realizing $30 million in bakery savings by implementing new standards.• Slashing up to $12 million/year in expenses by setting new labor utilization and production standards.• Reducing $7.2 million in expenses for every second saved in labor across 2,500+ stores. I am a personable industrial engineer with contagious enthusiasm respected for maximizing efficiency with game-changing strategies, new technologies, and lean operational processes. I get the job done right, and I get it done quickly while solving even the toughest problems. Throughout my career, I’ve successfully devised and implemented transformational strategies while minimizing expenses, improving enterprise processes, and leading top-tier teams.
Experience
Advanced Infrastructure Program Manager at Kroger
Feb 2024 — Present · US
Education
DeVry University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electronics Engineering Technology
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Industrial Engineering
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Project Management Graduate Certificate
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