Experience

DG Foods LLC

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • 2022 - 1 year

  DG Foods delivers consistent, high quality product and custom processing services to our customers in our state of the art facilities in Mississippi and Louisiana



Foster Farms

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• SVP Operations and Technical Services

  • 2019 - 2022

  Modesto, California Area Responsible for all plant and live production operations including Chicken, Turkey, RTE Chicken, Prepared Foods, and Food Safety and Quality.

• VP of Operations

  • 2014 - 2019

  Modesto, California Area Manage 7 poultry processing operations (5 fresh case ready plants and 2 fully cooked further processing plants). Locations are in CA, WA, OR, and LA.



Pilgrim's

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP - Operations

  • 2012 - 2014

  Huntsville, Alabama Area Managed 3 poultry production complexes in AL, GA, and FL.

• General Manager

  • 2011 - 2012

  Guntersville, AL General Manager for the Guntersville, AL Complex. Grow, process, and distribute 6.5MM + pounds of poultry weekly. Complex consist of two hatcheries, one feed mill, and one processing plant with over 1,600 employees. This complex primarily serves the fresh retail market.

• Senior Vice President - Case Ready Division

  • 2010 - 2011

  Manage seven Case Ready production complexes in NC, FL, GA, AL, TX, VA, and AR that primarily produce fresh case ready poultry distributed through retail markets across the USA.



Foster Farms

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager

  • 2009 - 2010



Pilgrim's

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager

  • 2006 - 2009

  Manage a major production complex consisting of 2 processing plants (prepared foods and fresh poultry) and various supporting facilities (Broiler Farming, Feed Mill, and Hatcheries). Direct the activities of 7 managers and over 1,400 personnel in maintaining production operations and standards. Produce over 7 Million pounds of fresh and prepared poultry products weekly for the retail, foodservice, and national account markets.



Foster Farms

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager

  • 1999 - 2006

  Led operations of 2 processing plants, a feed mill, 2 hatcheries, a breeder operation, the company fleet, and various farming operations for the northwest division of Foster Farms. Managed a team of 6 cross-divisional managers, total staff of 1,150, and sales of $150 million. Ensured day to day operations and plant performance. Coordinated with sales and marketing to make strategic product decisions. Managed budgets and capital planning. Maintained relations with customers through effective… Show more Led operations of 2 processing plants, a feed mill, 2 hatcheries, a breeder operation, the company fleet, and various farming operations for the northwest division of Foster Farms. Managed a team of 6 cross-divisional managers, total staff of 1,150, and sales of $150 million. Ensured day to day operations and plant performance. Coordinated with sales and marketing to make strategic product decisions. Managed budgets and capital planning. Maintained relations with customers through effective communications. Negotiated successful union contracts for the plants. Produced fresh case ready poultry for the retail and club store markets. Show less



BC Rogers Poultry

• Shift Manager

  • 1998 - 1999



International Processing - Darling Inc.

• Plant Manager

  • 1996 - 1998



Tyson Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Superintendent

  • 1991 - 1996