Experience

TP FOOD GROUP

• Italy
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Manager TP Food Group NA

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Padua, Veneto, Italy Excited to be expanding my repertoire to include Gostol Ovens and Technofryer! Contact me for equipment needs including full production lines! Let TP Food Group do the integration for you.



IJ White

• Sales Engineer

  • Apr 2015 - Jan 2023

  Farmingdale, NY IJ White designs and manufactures spiral systems with the latest energy savings technology. Our diverse product lines has are engineered for multiple product applications in diverse industries, including: food processing, baking, canning and bottling, pet food, pouch processing, and many others. Our innovative line of Vertical Processing Systems includes spiral freezers, blast freezing and refrigerated cooling systems, hydro coolers, proofing product conveyors, drying and curing systems,… Show more IJ White designs and manufactures spiral systems with the latest energy savings technology. Our diverse product lines has are engineered for multiple product applications in diverse industries, including: food processing, baking, canning and bottling, pet food, pouch processing, and many others. Our innovative line of Vertical Processing Systems includes spiral freezers, blast freezing and refrigerated cooling systems, hydro coolers, proofing product conveyors, drying and curing systems, and more. Hundreds of companies trust IJ White to provide reliable, safe, and efficient industrial processing systems. Show less



Process Engineering and Fabrication

• Owner

  • Mar 2009 - Apr 2015

  Charley Maerkle started this company back in 1969 and wanted to retire. Took the company over in 2009 after to working with Charley for a little bit. The company continues Charley's long tradition of providing custom stainless steel fabrication to food processing companies. While our niche is spirals, we have done work for breweries, wineries, orchards and a variety of other applications.



Zamma Corporation

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Oct 2007 - Nov 2008

  Interim COO position to help a company through the tough market conditions. A small family held manufacturing company with two plants in Virginia and one in Belgium. They make decorative mouldings for construction and automotive applications, specializing in floor transitions for laminate flooring. I am taking on the role as Lean Champion to stream line operations utilizing lean techniques.



EuroHomes USA

• President

  • Mar 2005 - Oct 2007

  Classic example of the right idea at the wrong time. The bursting of the housing bubble made this company short-lived.



Alcoa

• United States
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Manager

  • Nov 2001 - Jun 2004

  Managed manufacturing facility for Alcoa Home Exteriors. A vinyl siding plant with 23 twin-screw extruders. At the time I joined, the business and industry were in growth mode and cashing in on the residential construction boom of the early 00s. Managed 10 direct reports and over 500 indirect reports. Business was highly seasonal and my biggest challenge was developing a workforce that could easily swell from 200 to 500 in the spring and back down to 200 in the fall. Trainied heavily… Show more Managed manufacturing facility for Alcoa Home Exteriors. A vinyl siding plant with 23 twin-screw extruders. At the time I joined, the business and industry were in growth mode and cashing in on the residential construction boom of the early 00s. Managed 10 direct reports and over 500 indirect reports. Business was highly seasonal and my biggest challenge was developing a workforce that could easily swell from 200 to 500 in the spring and back down to 200 in the fall. Trainied heavily in Alcoa's version of the Toyota Production System of Lean Manufacturing. Increased capacity of the plant, reduced changeover times, raised the first pass yield. Alcoa was just starting a program to produce custom colored vinyl siding. Alcoa later sold this division to Ply-Gem Industries. I left Alcoa to complete my Master's Degree at the University of Virginia. Show less



International Paper

• United States
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Manager

  • Apr 1997 - Aug 2001

  Worked for International Paper going through their Management Development Program where you spend time learning a variety of jobs like EH&S, Quality and Process improvement. First at a Container Plant in Geneva, NY and then at a coated free-sheet mill in Corinth, NY. This mill was over a hundred years old and closed in 2001. I had other opportunities within IP but choose to take the severance package at that time.



OHM Remediation

• Lead Health Physics Supervisor

  • Jul 1995 - Apr 1997

  First job post Navy. Worked as a Health Physics Supervisor at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna, NY.



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering Laboratory Technician

  • Apr 1987 - Jul 1995

  Machinist Mate in the Naval Nuclear Power Program. Stationed aboard the USS Minneapolis Saint Paul (SSN-708) from 1989 - 2001 and then at Nuclear Power Training Unit Ballston Spa, NY.