Patrick Foster

Vice President Operations @Dorf Ketal

Houston, TX, US

Responsible for all manufacture to inventory and order to cash processes and personnel. Primary responsibilities include all aspects of supply chain, customer service, logistics, operations, production, inventory management, QHSSE, process improvement, project management, loss prevention, and regulatory compliance. • Directly managing the development of a production site • Implemented changes to original plans of the production site which provided a savings of ~$1MM in structural and equipment costs • Designed, engineered, and build a blending operation several months ahead of schedule which provided a savings of ~$200K • Managed waste disposal in an economical and compliant fashion which provided a savings of ~$400K • Implementing cleanup and disposal of “dog” raw materials and finished goods in order to reduce warehousing costs • Working to satisfy all regulatory and compliance regulations at multiple sites • Implementing a site specific health, safety, and environmental employee training program • Implementing changes to personnel in supply chain, customer service, and operations in order to build a talented and effective team by way of coaching, training, and cross training

Maple Woods Community College

Associate of Applied Science, Electronics

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Science, Business Management