Thomas DeBrock is an experienced engineering and manufacturing operations executive with over 35 years of experience in the food and beverage industry. He has held various leadership roles at PepsiCo, Tropicana Products, Haagen-Dazs, and The Pillsbury Company. Currently, he is a Program Manager and Principal Engineer at PepsiCo providing packaging engineering expertise and support.

1. THOMAS V. DEBROCK
340 West Saddle River Road
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458
O: (914) 831-4288 C (201) 417-7981
H (201) 995-9303
Tom.DeBrock@pepsico.com; tdebrock@optimum.net
S U M M A R Y
A resourceful and forward-thinking engineering and manufacturing operations executive with extensive
experience in food and beverage packaging and processing engineering, manufacturing, quality systems, supply
chain, SAP, TPM, purchasing and procurement, production planning/scheduling, inventory systems,
negotiations and relationship management. As an enterprising leader utilizing TPM and Lean tools, evaluates
new and existing systems and implements redesigned packaging, processes and equipment improvements to
reduce cost, improve reliability and optimize performance. Works closely with associates to cultivate an
environment of mutual respect and honesty, increasing employee participation in company initiatives. A top
producer who consistently exceeds business expectations with a goal to increase profitability and decrease costs
while increasing responsibilities.
SAP ,Lean, Six Sigma, TPM,CPIM, CSCP, CQA, CQMgr, Quality, Exel, IT, P&L, Supply Chain, CIP, Aseptic, GMP, AIB, FDA
E X P E R I E N C E
PEPSICO Valhalla, New York
Program Manager and Principal Engineer, Packaging R & D Brand Stewardship 2009-Present
Provide Packaging Engineering technical expertise and support to the PepsiCo CSD, Aquafina, Tropicana, Naked Juice
and Gatorade Brands to execute and meet the BU’s AOP as Packaging lead resource to Senior Management.
Responsibilities included execution of packaging CMP programs as team member and team lead, leading packaging
Innovation programs, resolving packaging related quality issues, and aligning chilled, CF and HF qualification procedures.
Managed several external packaging engineering resources in support of the project and department technical services
objectives.
Major CMP’s implemented include the 59oz Carton package conversion Tropicana and Dole Chilled Juices leading the
Packaging and QA execution from the board conversion process through the CQV packaging qualifications of 13 filling
lines at 3 Tropicana manfacturing facilities saving an estimated Juice usage of $21,000,000. In addition, initiated,
implemented or supported other CMP ideas totaling over $4,000,000 in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Led the
Packaging execution of an award winning Juice & Oat breakfast beverage in a retortable package along with packaging
expansions.
PEPSICO Jersey City, New Jersey
Manager, Technical Operations and Engineering, Tropicana Products, Inc. 2000-2009
Held full accountability and P&L responsibility for the Technical Supply Chain operations and engineering of facility,
including engineering programs, purchasing and procurement, SAP, TPM, CMMS maintenance, capital spending,
refrigeration and utilities, information technology support, safety, security, inventory systems, quality systems and SOX
compliance for systems.
Improved relations between management and labor, resulting in open and honest communication environment, full
involvement/support of labor on floor for facility initiatives, labor grievances elimination, labor force personnel
accepting/performing management functions and 40% increase in labor productivity over three years.
> Flawless execution of the SAP implementation with a systems to systems reconciliation of less than $2.00 on an
inventory of $6,000,000 with zero impact to Customers’ order fulfillment during the SAP implementation
> Reduced facility labor overtime a savings of more than $520,000 per year.
> Improved labor productivity through improved equipment, systems and operations management saving over $450,000.
> Increased systems capacity to 240 trucks per day with a facility annual volume of over 60,000,000 cases.
> Developed and built a Capital building expansion that avoided the purchase of $13,000,000 in railcar fleet.
PEPSICO - TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC. Bradenton, Florida
Manager, Contract Manufacturing 1995-2000

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Oversaw the Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain including negotiations, contracting, procurement, planning, scheduling,
process start-ups and qualifications, production, quality, inventory and distribution of Tropicana juice and beverage
products at third-party contract manufacturing facilities.
> First Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice product in 128 oz plastic format packaged at a third party contract manufacturer.
This was the first manufacture and packaging of the Flagship branded product off the main production campus. Reduced go-
to-market timing and costs as a result.
> Consolidated the Dole Branded Frozen product line into the Tropicana Frozen product portfolio (Category Sales -
$120,000,000/year) at a third party contract manufacturer, saving yield losses and distribution costs of over $3,000,000 annually.
> Held fully accountable for the manufacture, storage and distribution of Twister, Orange Juice from Concentrate and
Grapefruit from Concentrate in PET Format. 12,000,000 cases per year at a third party manufacturer.
A D D I T I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
SEAGRAM’S -TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC.
Manager, International Operations, Bradenton, Florida, 1992-1995. Established and managed the
European Supply Chain including planning, scheduling, process start-ups and qualifications,
manufacturing, port selection and operations, inventory, shipping (ocean going and inland) and
distribution of the Tropicana Chilled Product line introduced and sold in Europe.
Northeast Facility Manager, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1990-1992. Directed and managed the final
facility design, construction, environmental impact resolution, distribution systems programming (including
an automated storage and retrieval system) and facility start-up at Jersey City with a capacity of
80,000,000 cases. Project expenditure: $85,000,000.
SWEET VICTORY, INC., New York, New York, Vice President Manufacturing and Operations, 1987-
1990. Full accountability for manufacturing and operations for “start-up” company of low calorie, low
cholesterol frozen dairy desserts with three food service restaurants and a production facility in New York
City.
HAAGEN DAZS COMPANY, INC. (Subsidiary of the Pillsbury Company), Teaneck, New Jersey, 1984-
1987. Director, New Products Operations, 1985-1987. Full operational accountability for the process
and equipment development, installations, start-up, manufacturing and distribution for the first “Super
Premium” ice cream novelty product with resulting sales of over $150,000,000.
HAAGEN DAZS COMPANY, INC. (Subsidiary of the Pillsbury Company), Teaneck, New Jersey,
Director, Operations, 1984-1985. Complete operational accountability for all manufacturing, distribution,
procurement and quality of the company’s products and subsidiary’s operation (Sedutto Ice Cream).
THE PILLSBURY COMPANY, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1977-1984. Director, Project Management
Group and New Products Operations, 1982-1984. Programs and Projects worldwide budget of
$67,000,000.
Director, Division Engineering Frozen Foods Group, Engineering responsibility for seven (7)
manufacturing facilities, 14 engineering professionals, operating budget of $4,000,000, annual capital
budgets of $21,000,000.
Senior Project Engineer Responsible for the site selection, design, construction and start-up of a frozen
pizza manufacturing and distribution facility with an ASRS system.
GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION, Battle Creek, Michigan/Avon, New York, Senior Engineer.
CURTICE BURNS, INC., Rochester, New York, Engineering Designer
E D U C A T I O N
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, New York M.B.A., Operations Management
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, New York
B.S., Agriculture with Engineering and Technology, Food Science and Food Processing conc.
C E R T I F I C A T I O N S
Quality Auditor, Quality Manager: ASQ, 2000 to Present
CPIM, CIRM, CSCP: APICS, 1996 to Present
CMRP – Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals 2009 to Present

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CPP – Institute of Packaging Professionals, 2016 to Present
L I C E N S U R E
Licensed Professional Engineer: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey, Florida, 1982-2016
P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T
Packaging Systems, Quality Systems, Professional Engineering and APICS - on-going professional
development hours to maintain licenses and certifications
USDA - States of CA,NJ and NY - Dairy Pasteurization training programs
NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets – Certified Milk Plant Superintendent
Better Process Control School at Rutgers University
Aseptic Workshops including Extended Shelf Life processes
Water Quality Workshop and Training
Ice Cream Food Safety and Production Course – Penn State University
Sanitation and Good Manufacturing Training – AIB
Vegetable Processing and Freezing Paper & Presentation – Written & Presented at Cornell University
TPM ( Total Productive Maintenance) Training including AM, PM,FI, QA and HSE Pillar Training
SAP User & BW Training and Red Prairie Warehouse Management Super User Training
Diversity and Inclusion Training
Driving Lean Six Sigma in the R & D Organization
Influencing and Presenting Skills workshop
Back to School ‘Emulsion Training’
Accolade User Training – ‘Train the Trainer’
“Speed of Trust” Workshop & Feedback Seminar
PET 101 Design and Manufacturing Training – DevTech Labs
“Statistics in Experimental Design for the Food & Beverage Industry
ISBM 201 PET Blow Molding Course – Sidel Inc.
DuPont Safety Training Courses
PET Technologies Training and Workshop – Plastics Technologies Inc. (PTI)
PepsiCo University Courses in Packaging and Food Safety
A F F I L I A T I O N S
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Various Committees related to Food Engineering ,
Safety and Standards
National Society of Professional Engineers
American Society of Quality
APICS – Association for Operations Management
International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration
Institute of Food Technologists
Institute of Packaging Professionals
Project Management Institute
Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals
Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association