2017 -2020 Vice President Operations and Projects @
2015 -2017 Director - Engineering and Project Management @
2013 -2015 Process Engineering Manager - Adhesives @
2011 -2013 Capital Project Mngmt and Engineering Lead @ Cargill Horizon Milling
2010 -2011 Sr. Process Engineer and Project Manager @ Cargill Health and Nutrition
2008 -2010 External Manufacturing Manager and Project Engineer @ Cargill Health and Nutrition
2007 -2008 Project Manager and Engineer @ Cargill Health and Nutrition
2005 -2007 Research Engineer for the Process Solution Technology Development Center @
2002 -2005 Production Supervisor and Project Engineer @ PGLA-1/Cargill Lactic Acid JV
2000 -2002 Production Supervisor @ Cargill Acidulants Division
Derik Ward Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS (ChemEng)
1995-2000
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Certificate in Business (minor)
1995-2000
Derik Ward Skills
Project Management
Portfolio Management
Process Improvement
Leading Change
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Root Cause Analysis
Continuous Improvement
Experience working with other countries
New Business Development
Business Analysis
Business Process Improvement
Financial Analysis
Food Processing
Chemical Engineering
Engineering
Process Engineering
Six Sigma
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Lean manufacturing
Manufacturing
Supply Chain
Design
Grain
Automation
Microsoft Office
Business Development
Engineering Design
Testing
Biotechnology
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Derik Ward Summary
Derik Ward, based in Saint Paul, MN, US, is currently a Head of Project Engineering at Liberation Bioindustries. Derik Ward brings experience from previous roles at Liberation Bioindustries, Bolt Threads and Self-employed. Derik Ward holds a 1995 - 2000 BS in ChemEng @ University of Wisconsin-Madison. With a robust skill set that includes Project Management, Portfolio Management, Process Improvement, Leading Change, Cross-functional Team Leadership and more. Derik Ward has 2 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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