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David Ikerd

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Director Of Engineering & Maintenance Operations at ConAgra Foods
📍 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

David is a senior Director of Engineering and Maintenance with extensive experience at major corporations like ConAgra and PepsiCo. He specializes in optimizing large-scale food production and facility operations through TPM, CMMS, and root cause analysis. He holds a Bachelors from Indiana University and a Masters from Southern Technical College.

He developed higher learning enrichment programs for engineering and science in collaboration with Indiana Universitys animal research initiatives.

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Experience
46 Years
Current Role
Director Of Engineering & Maintenance Operations
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Maintenance Methodologies
Emphasizes using TPM and CMMS to move beyond software-focused processes and find the root cause of equipment failures through critical thinking.
Operational Optimization
Focuses on ensuring reliable operations and the optimization of all equipment and organizational structures by analyzing repetitive failures and breakdowns.
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Career

Work history

10-2008
Director Of Engineering & Maintenance Operations
ConAgra Foods
2008
Director of Electrical Engineering
ConAgra Foods
8-2003 - 2008
Director Of Engineering Maintenance Logistic Control
PepsiCo
2003 - 2008
Director of Electrical Engineering
PepsiCo – Quaker Tropicana Gatorade
1996 - 2003
Director of Electrical Engineering
IUPUI – Indianapolis
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Education
1979 - 1984
Bachelor’s Degree
Indiana University Indianapolis
1999 - 2004
Master's degree
Southern Technical College
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