Experience

Membrane Process & Controls

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Operations

  • Oct 2021 - Present



The Foth Companies

• United States
• Professional Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Market Segment Leader - Food

  • Oct 2019 - Oct 2021

  Market Segment Team Leader Provide leadership and strategic direction for Production Solutions – Food, Snack and Cereal Market Segment Team and Clients. Provide client-centered, professional engineering services for Foth clients in the Food, Snack and Cereal markets. Providing turnkey solutions, custom machine design, and professional services in all disciplines of engineering. Market Segment Team Leader Provide leadership and strategic direction for Production Solutions – Food, Snack and Cereal Market Segment Team and Clients. Provide client-centered, professional engineering services for Foth clients in the Food, Snack and Cereal markets. Providing turnkey solutions, custom machine design, and professional services in all disciplines of engineering.



A&B Process Systems, a Division of the JBT Corporation

• Stratford, WI

• Director of Sales and Marketing

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2019



Apache Stainless Equipment Corporation and Mepaco

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President of Sales and Marketing

  • Nov 2012 - Jan 2016

  Being part of the senior leadership team, I help define, develop and implement both short and long term strategic plans for the entire company. Collaborate on senior management team to develop and manage the company's vision. Manage fourteen direct reports, including Regional Sales Managers, Estimators and Marketing Manager. Responsible for short term and long term strategic direction of the sales department, including department goals, incentives, sales and marketing technology updates, human resources, costs and budgets. Coach and consult sales personnel on effective equipment and system design, resolving project issues and develop the customer management strategies. Develop and support sales skills, customer calling procedures, customer service and closing tactics, including: core customer programs, bid strategy committees. Provide one-on-one training support as well as corporate group training sessions at bi-annual sales meetings.



Nercon Conveyor Systems

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Sales & Marketing

  • Jun 2007 - Nov 2012

  On the senior leadership team, I help define, develop and implement both short and long term strategic plans for the entire company.Collaborate on senior management team to develop and manage the company's vision, core values and guiding principles program.Manage eight direct report regional sales managers with territories through the United States and Canada.

• Engineering Services Group Manager

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2007

  Developed position for Nercon’s engineering services division, Nemco Design Group. Responsible for sales, design and development of large scale design - build projects for key multi-national consumer product manufacturing accounts. Provided project and account management and managed and allocated project engineers. Offered conveyor engineering services such as line audits, efficiency studies, packaging line layouts, controls integration, installation and equipment training. - Grew frozen product handling market that achieved 20% of Nercon’s total sales.

• Engineering Manager

  • Jun 1991 - Jun 2001

  Supervised 22 direct reports from the mechanical, drafting and project engineering areas. Consulted on conveyor design reviews, conveyor equipment solutions and department procedures. Responsible for engineering software projects, scheduling, training and personnel issues.

• Project Engineer

  • Jun 1981 - Jun 1991

  Designed and developed conveyor packaging line and equipment projects. Worked directly with customer teams on reviews, specifications, revisions, approvals and project timing. Provided documentation such as bill of materials, pulling and programming orders.