Michael Frediani has over 27 years of experience in product design, development, manufacturing, and technical management at The Clorox Company. He has a track record of successfully launching new products and optimizing existing products to generate cost savings. Frediani is skilled in project management, data analysis, leadership, and developing cross-functional teams. His roles at Clorox included implementing SAP systems, leading process development projects, and developing a $100 million annual cost savings program.

1. MICHAEL D. FREDIANI
2778 Jackson Ave (209) 740-1066 (cell)
Tracy, California 95377 mfrediani@mindspring.com
Extensive experience in designing, developing, and manufacturing consumer products;
technical management; leadership and mentoring; and creative problem-solving. My forte is
in commercialization project management, successfully launching new products, and re-
engineering and cost optimizing existing products to build a multi-year pipeline savings plan.
Effective at managing, leading, and developing teams that value cross-functional working
relationships and knowledge.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• End-to-End Supply Chain Evaluation • High Impact, Targeted Communications
• Data Analysis and Interpretation • SAP Recipe Management Implementation
• Leadership and Mentoring • International R&D / Cultural Diversity
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE CLOROX COMPANY 1982 - 2009
Technical Center, Pleasanton, CA & General Office, Oakland, CA
Positions of increasing responsibility in the areas of Foods, Detergent, Household Products,
and International.
Associate Research Fellow – R&D Product Design Optimization (2007 - 2009)
• Key contributor to the development and implementation of a process creating $100
million per year pipeline of savings. This Optimization Process enables data-driven
innovation through cross-functional collaboration, delivering an integrated, holistic,
multi-year plan to enhance profit through value creation, innovation, and growth.
• Identified and developed creative ideation tools to drive break-through savings and
product enhancement ideas, significantly increasing the number and value of actionable
ideas.
• Instrumental in training and developing R&D organization on the Optimization Process
through online modules and awareness seminars to drive Design for Savings upfront in
product development.
• Expanded the scope and influence of the R&D Cost Savings Network to connect with
Product Supply and Sustainability efforts to enhance efficiency and drive savings.
• Provided key leadership, direction, and in-depth analysis to uncover breakthrough
savings and value creation on key Bleach, Foods, International IS, Concentrates,
Closures, and Bags and Wraps initiatives exceeding savings goals.
• Extracted key details of value creation plan and presented to business leaders to gain
alignment and facilitate implementation.
• Championed the use of the process into corporate-wide component procurement and
Merger & Acquisition areas driving productivity and efficiency improvements.

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R&D Lead – SAP PLM and DMS Module Implementation (2005 – 2007)
• One of a three person team representing R&D in the design and migration of product
standards and recipes into SAP, creating new data structures, designing data
classifications, and migrating over 10,000 standards and recipes on time, improving
data accuracy and enhancing productivity.
• Developed and drove alignment on key system processes impacted by the project,
including plant trial and variance processes to improve efficiency.
• Created, tested, and coordinated implementation of 35 system enhancements and
customizations including exploded recipe report, variance report, and redline.
• Supported organizational change through user support, incorporating user needs into
new developments and enhancements, and supporting training needs.
• Led the implementation of the document management system (DMS), enhancing
operational standards, variance documents and processes, and document approval
workflows to improve ease of use.
Project Manager – Project Management Group (2003 - 2005)
• Led the successful commercialization of several key initiatives in the Foods, Home Care,
and Charcoal businesses meeting timing and budget objectives.
• Played a critical role in helping the Foods business exceed their cost savings target by
more than 40% ($3.7MM vs. $2.6MM target) and established a three-year savings plan.
• Instrumental in helping redesign and improve the Clorox Project Management process,
developing a new Opportunity Assessment gate to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• Initiated development and led the implementation and training for a Cost Savings
Database to upgrade the existing static, paper form, facilitating the corporate roll-up of
savings and improving data accuracy.
Project Manager - Home Care Process Development / International R&D (1998 – 2003)
• Led an expanding, junior group of process developers, providing process development
direction and leadership for all Home Care and International projects
• Coached, mentored, and actively engaged with project teams to ensure high quality
technical and executional work was conducted.
• Developed Home Care Process Development Vision, to foster and encourage a
compelling place to work, established group meetings to develop and implement
appropriate work systems, and was instrumental in developing the Process Development
Roadmap, used as a model for other R&D functions.
Manager - Food Production Services, Product Commercialization (1995 – 1998)
Project Leader - Foods Process Development (1990 – 1995)
Project Leader - Detergent Process Development & Production Services (1989 – 1990)
Process Technology Liaison to Manufacturing (1988 – 1989)
Process Development Engineer (1982 – 1988)
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering
University of California, Davis
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Creativity in Business (Stanford Business School)
• Clorox Manager Certification
• Diamond Leadership Institute Foundation Certification
• Break-through Innovation

3. • Quality Function Deployment
• Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
• American Institute of Baking (AIB) Sanitation Certification