Gabriel Wickizer

About Gabriel Wickizer

Future-minded organizational leader who builds high-performance teams to deliver strategic objectives while executing short-term improvements in safety, quality, service and cost. An operations insider with a broad perspective cultivated over 14 years who connects diverse teams across departmental lines and leverages broad experience to develop the next generation of leadership.

Experience

1. Head of Process Technology & Manex, Noam Taste & Wellbeing

   Givaudan

   Apr 2023 — Present · NJ, US

   Commercializes new taste experiences and flavor solutions.Refines, standardizes, and improves the operational process. Sustained organization and objectives through 40% turnover and 20% reduction in force Coordinated yield savings portfolio worth $2.0 M incremental savings year-over-year Delivered operator-owned standard work program with Cincinnati plant’s spray-dry manufacturing team Developed process design for top 3 strategic projects valued $150M investment Revised 30%(4,600 / 15,300) product recipes for local manufacturing requirements

Education

• University of Cincinnati

  M.S., Mechanical Engineering

  2007 — 2012

• PMI

  project management professional, Project Management

  2015 — 2015

• University of Cincinnati

  Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2001 — 2006

• The Wharton School

  Master of Business Administration

  2024 — 2026

Skills

• Engineering
• Project Management
• Encapsulation
• Manufacturing
• R&D
• Operations Management
• Training
• Management
• Sap
• Microsoft Office
• Product Development
• Six Sigma
• Continuous Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Process Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Quality System
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Automotive
• Matlab
• Project Planning
• Project Engineering
• Autocad
• Supply Chain Management
• Process Improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Strategic Planning
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Customer Service
• Sap Products