Experience

Northwestern University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Director

  • Jul 2016 - Present



Castle Metals

• United States
• Mining
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Operations Manager | Plate Operations Manager

  • Mar 2008 - Jun 2016

  A.M.Castle (NYSE: CAS) is a global metals processor & distributor of ferrous and nonferrous bar tube and plate metals and alloys (long product, bar, tube as well as plate). Larger customers include John Deere, Alison Transmission, Joy Global Surface Mining, Caterpillar,and UTC. Processing capabilities include cutting, heat treating, turning, machining, trepanning and a number of additional services such as testing, threading, etc. Castle Metals serves the global market from locations throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, France, the United Kingdom, Singapore and China. As the Operations Manager for Castle's largest facility (550,000 square feet) report to the Executive Vice President, Operations and manage operations professionals across three shifts in the following areas: cutting, loading, quality, traffic, and operations. Total P& L responsibility for the facility which includes 150 union (United Steel Workers) and non-union workers. Started career at Castle managing operations of the Plate Commercial Unit. Over time, additional responsibilities were added to include all operational responsibility. Processing includes flame cutting, cold sawing, and plate band sawing of Carbon and Alloy plate up to 8" thick, 8 feet wide, and 20 feet long. Plasma cutting, Cold sawing, and Plate band sawing of Stainless Steel plate up to 4" thick, 8 feet wide, and 20 feet long. Aluminum Plate sawing up to 8" thick. Show less



Midwest Steel & Services, Inc.

• Vice President & General Manager

  • Oct 2004 - Feb 2008

  Manage operations for this privately held metal service center and metal machining operation. Products include steel plate from 5/8" to 6 1/8". Perform value added services on carbon alloy and stainless steel materials by processing through various methods including grinding, sawing, flame cutting and milling. P&L responsibility for facility which included multiple metal machining tools including: rotary grinders, surface grinders, Amada cut off saws, plate saws CNC mills (Duplex milling machines) and flame cutting equipment. Show less



Dynamac Inc.

• Plant Manager

  • Oct 1999 - Oct 2004

  Managed total plant operations for this CNC job shop specializing in small to medium size parts of complex geometry and tight tolerances. Materials machined included aluminum, high silcone aluminum, 17-4PH, 303 and 304 stainless steel, brass and highly engineered plastic. Operations consisted of 14 CNC maching centers (Kitamura, Leadwell, Haas and Fadal) and multiple CNC turning centers (Hardinge). Operations included assembly, deburring and packing of finished products. Managed total plant operations for this CNC job shop specializing in small to medium size parts of complex geometry and tight tolerances. Materials machined included aluminum, high silcone aluminum, 17-4PH, 303 and 304 stainless steel, brass and highly engineered plastic. Operations consisted of 14 CNC maching centers (Kitamura, Leadwell, Haas and Fadal) and multiple CNC turning centers (Hardinge). Operations included assembly, deburring and packing of finished products.



TMA

• Education and Recruitment Committee Chairman

  • 1998 - 2002



Gold Medal Inc.

• President/Owner

  • Aug 1994 - Oct 1999

  Owned and managed this start up company engaged in Mold Base Machining, prototype work, small to medium lot production of materials which consisted of 13-8 stainless steel, nickel 200, 17-4PH and other exotic alloys for aerospace, aviation and heavy equipment applications. Processed materials on Kitamura, Haas, Fadal and Hardinge machining equipment. Sold business to Dynamac Inc. in 1999 and then managed their operations. Owned and managed this start up company engaged in Mold Base Machining, prototype work, small to medium lot production of materials which consisted of 13-8 stainless steel, nickel 200, 17-4PH and other exotic alloys for aerospace, aviation and heavy equipment applications. Processed materials on Kitamura, Haas, Fadal and Hardinge machining equipment. Sold business to Dynamac Inc. in 1999 and then managed their operations.