Ready Roster · October 2026
Nicole B.
Nicole B.
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Manufacturing operations executive and industrial engineer who raised equipment utilization 60% and production capacity 40% as a vice president of operations.
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Nicole B.
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Manufacturing operations executive and industrial engineer who raised equipment utilization 60% and production capacity 40% as a vice president of operations.
- Led operations across two locations and multiple value streams as vice president of operations at a manufacturer (2024 to 2026), overseeing 150+ employees. Increased overall equipment utilization by 60% across sites and expanded production capacity by 40% by prioritizing preventive maintenance, and partnered with the executive team on long-range planning, capital strategy, and operating P&Ls.
- Directed manufacturing, quality, and facility operations across multiple sites and production lines supporting 275+ employees as director of manufacturing (2022 to 2024), after running 14 production lines and 200+ operators as production director. Most recently led a global operations assignment across U.S. and Netherlands sites in 2026, managing domestic and international P&Ls.
- Spent nearly nine years with a global power-generation manufacturer and a water technologies company (2012 to 2021), delivering downtime-reduction projects that cut about $5M in scrap and rework, a 68% reduction in scrapped material worth about $1M a year, and an 83% cut in lead time for on-site repair orders. B.S. in Industrial Engineering, magna cum laude, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
Twin Cities west metroAvailable nowLean Six Sigma Black BeltBilingual English and Spanish
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