Sonya Snyder is the Head of Operations at Centerline Biomedical. Prior to their current position, they served as the Director of Operations at STERIS Endoscopy from February 2016 to January 2020.
At STERIS, Sonya was responsible for the full cost of goods for all supply chain and manufacturing operations, which included over 340 employees in engineering, quality, maintenance, EHS, warehousing, and plastic injection molding operations, among others. Sonya successfully led both plants through a Brownfield Lean transformation, resulting in improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost, and morale. Additionally, they added 13% annual volume to the plant while maintaining 99%+ on-time delivery and oversaw the insourcing of a major product family.
Under Sonya's direction, manufacturing initiatives yielded annual cost reductions of $500K - $1M while supporting double digit growth, numerous new product introductions, and the integration of acquisitions. Sonya also initiated training programs and efficiency improvements that increased productivity from 85% to 94%. Furthermore, Sonya successfully integrated four acquisitions into Operations, including the insourcing of major product lines while improving cost position and maintaining 99%+ on-time delivery to customers. Lastly, they managed a $2M Annual Capital Plan to add capacity and improve facilities to support growth.
Sonya is trained in Shingijutsu Lean Manufacturing from Japan and has participated in a Japan Tour of Top Lean Manufacturing companies with the Shingijutsu group (Toyota Production System). Sonya has a strong working knowledge of FDA & ISO 13485 Quality Systems and has participated in all site audits.
Sonya Snyder has a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Lake Erie College and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
A direct report to Sonya Snyder is and Rafael Bonilla - Quality and Regulatory Officer. Sonya Snyder reports to Philip D. Rackliffe, CEO. They are on a team with Vinod K. Goel - President & CFO, Vikash Goel - Founder & CTO, and Brent Runkle - Director, HR and Administration.
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