PMP Certified · Ajax, Ontario

Amit
Patel

Operations & Business Leader

15+ years directing high-volume manufacturing operations, leading cross-functional teams, and driving measurable performance improvements across the food & dairy sector. Where financial acumen meets plant-floor execution.

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15+
Years Experience
145+
Team Managed
100K
Litres / Day
Portrait of Amit Patel
Operations Leader · PMP
Background

The person behind
the results

I'm a PMP-certified operations leader with a rare combination of deep plant-floor expertise and strong financial foundation. My career spans 15+ years at Agropur — one of Canada's largest dairy cooperatives — where I've grown from Pasteurizer Technician to Operations Supervisor, leading increasingly complex teams and initiatives.

What sets me apart is the ability to translate corporate financial goals into tangible shop-floor outcomes — whether that's eliminating downtime, optimizing workforce planning in unionized environments, or driving continuous improvement across entire business units.

With a B.Com in Accounting & Audit and a Canadian Securities Course with Honours, I bring a financial lens to every operational decision — a perspective that's rare on the plant floor and valuable in the boardroom.

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Canadian Securities Course (CSC) — HonoursCanadian Securities Institute
  • B.Com, Accounting & AuditUniversity of Baroda
  • Certification in Basic Microbiology & SanitationGFTC

Operational Leadership

Stakeholder EngagementTeam DevelopmentUnionized WorkforceKPI OptimizationChange Management

Project & Process Engineering

PMP LifecycleContinuous ImprovementRoot Cause AnalysisLean ManufacturingSix SigmaRisk Mitigation

Financial & Technical Acumen

Financial AnalysisCAPEX SupportBudgetingVariance ControlGMP / HACCP / OHSA
Career

Professional
Experience

Agropur — Don Mills, ON
Operations Supervisor
Apr 2025 — Present
  • Directs daily plant operations for a high-volume production facility, overseeing output exceeding 100K litres/day while maintaining rigorous quality and safety standards.
  • Coaches and manages cross-functional teams of 40+ employees, driving an 8–12% increase in operational efficiency.
  • Applies PMP frameworks to minimize cross-functional bottlenecking and implement proactive risk-management strategies, slashing unplanned downtime by 10%.
  • Spearheaded workflow optimization initiatives that elevated production schedule adherence to over 95%.
  • Central point of contact between Production, Supply Chain, QA, and Engineering to ensure 100% regulatory compliance.
Agropur — Don Mills, ON
Business Unit Lead, ESL Products
Jan 2022 — 2025
  • Partnered with plant leadership to translate corporate objectives into daily floor execution, driving a 15% overall performance improvement.
  • Led execution of 10+ continuous improvement projects annually using PMP principles from inception to delivery.
  • Chaired RCA initiatives with Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Production teams to permanently eliminate recurring downtime.
  • Provided financial justifications and asset-performance reporting for CAPEX planning and infrastructure investments.
Agropur — Don Mills, ON
Production Supervisor
May 2013 — 2022
  • Directed floor operations and safety compliance for a 145-person unionized workforce across Production, QA, and Maintenance.
  • Led changeover optimization initiative that slashed asset downtime by 20%, substantially increasing throughput capacity.
  • Guided cross-functional RCA teams to reduce repeat equipment errors by 15%.
  • Owned tactical labor forecasting, production scheduling, and shift resource allocation across all shifts.
Agropur — Don Mills, ON
Pasteurizer Technician
Mar 2009 — May 2013
  • Monitored high-volume automated processing systems and participated in Lean manufacturing initiatives that reduced material waste and optimized run efficiency.
Results

Measurable
Impact

20%
Reduction in asset downtime through targeted changeover optimization
15%
Performance improvement across the ESL business unit
95%+
Production schedule adherence after workflow optimization
10+
Structured CI projects delivered annually on time
145
Unionized workforce managed across 3 departments
100K
Litres per day production output overseen daily
Projects

AI Products
in Development

A portfolio of AI-driven SaaS concepts engineered to eliminate friction in B2B sales and operations workflows — each designed for measurable ROI from day one.

Sales Enablement

AI Proposal & RFP Generator

Automates the creation of polished, on-brand proposals and RFP responses from a structured brief — cutting turnaround from days to minutes.

Key Features
  • Auto-drafts executive summaries, scope, and pricing
  • Brand-styled exports (PDF, DOCX, web)
  • Reusable content library with semantic search
  • Collaborative review with track-changes
Projected Impact
80% faster turnaround3× more proposals/week+22% win rate
Pricing
Starter
$49/mo
10 proposals
Growth
$199/mo
Unlimited + team
Enterprise
Custom
SSO + API
Legal Ops

AI Contract Analyzer

Reviews vendor, sales, and partnership contracts in seconds — surfacing risks, missing clauses, and non-standard terms before they reach legal.

Key Features
  • Risk scoring across 40+ clause categories
  • Redline suggestions vs. your playbook
  • Plain-English summary for non-legal stakeholders
  • Audit trail & version comparison
Projected Impact
90% review time saved60% fewer legal escalations100% clause coverage
Pricing
Solo
$79/mo
25 contracts
Team
$299/mo
Unlimited + playbooks
Enterprise
Custom
On-prem + SLA
Revenue Intelligence

AI Sales Copilot

A real-time copilot for B2B sales reps — joins calls, captures next steps, drafts follow-ups, and updates CRM automatically so reps focus on selling.

Key Features
  • Live call coaching & objection prompts
  • Auto-generated follow-up emails
  • CRM hygiene & deal-stage updates
  • Pipeline risk alerts based on signals
Projected Impact
+30% rep productivity5 hrs/week saved per rep+18% pipeline velocity
Pricing
Rep
$59/seat
Core copilot
Team
$149/seat
Analytics + coaching
Enterprise
Custom
Custom integrations
Regulatory Compliance

AuditReady

Compliance AI built specifically for food manufacturing plants — auto-generates audit evidence, tracks corrective actions, and flags gaps before regulators do.

Key Features
  • Auto-compiles HACCP, GMP & FSMA evidence packs
  • Real-time non-conformance detection & alerts
  • CAPA tracking with assignees and deadlines
  • Regulatory inspection readiness dashboard
Projected Impact
70% less audit prep time40% fewer NC findings100% traceability
Pricing
Plant
$299/mo
1 facility
Multi-Site
$799/mo
Up to 5 plants
Corporate
Custom
Enterprise rollout
Workforce Relations

FloorCoach

An AI guide for supervisors in unionized environments — delivers real-time coaching on labor conversations, grievance responses, and progressive discipline.

Key Features
  • Scripted union grievance responses by scenario
  • Progressive discipline step-by-step guidance
  • Labor law & CBA clause quick-lookup
  • Escalation alerts to HR / legal
Projected Impact
50% fewer escalated grievances60% faster resolutionReduced legal exposure
Pricing
Supervisor
$39/mo
1 user
Shift Lead
$99/mo
Team coaching + analytics
Enterprise
Custom
CBA integration + LMS
Contact

Let's connect

I'm open to senior operations, plant management, and business leadership opportunities across the GTA and Durham Region. Whether you're looking for a proven operations leader or want to discuss a project, I'd love to hear from you.


Available for full-time roles, contract engagements, and strategic consulting conversations.

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Email
amitpatel@live.ca
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Phone
647-504-0537
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Location
Ajax, Ontario
in
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/amit-patel-85a61261
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Certifications
PMP · CSC (Honours)