Experience

Buffalo Trace Distillery

• Wine & Spirits
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Buffalo Trace Tour Guide

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  Provide a great customer experience for those taking tours of the Buffalo Trace Distillery. Provide a great customer experience for those taking tours of the Buffalo Trace Distillery.



Bourbon with Comfort, LLC

• Danville, Kentucky, United States

• Certified Kentucky Executive Bourbon Steward and CEO at Bourbon with Comfort, LLC

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Bourbon Tastings, virtual and in-person, and general advice on Bourbons Bourbon Tastings, virtual and in-person, and general advice on Bourbons



Corning Incorporated

• United States
• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supply Chain Planning & Logistics Supervisor and Project Leader

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2022

• Supply Chain Planning and Projects Supervisor

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2017

  Corning Incorporated

• Supply Chain Planning and Projects Leader

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2015

  Support businesses to develop new manufacturing facilities through the use of Industrial Engineering skills.1) Support the Display/Specialty Materials businesses by leading and supporting activities related to current and future activities:- Monitor Supply Chain systems and processes while seeking out opportunities for improvement- Lead the implementation of appropriate improvement plans- Define and maintain Supply Chain Planning processes- Day to day support to production floor in the realm of Supply Chain planning efforts2) Support of Performance Excellence by leading and supporting activities related to current and futurecontinuous improvement initiatives with projects, and blitzes:- Lead a team of Lean Improvement practitioners to support the implementation of corporate Lean initiatives throughout operations in Harrodsburg, KY.- Coach/Train individuals on the use of Lean and Performance Excellence tools- Facilitate blitzes in the plant- Lead Lean projects- Lead DMAIC projects- Facilitate KT- problem solving activities including DA. PA, SA, and PPA3) Projects involved with:- On-going development and improvement of Supply Chain systems- Utilize DMAIC methodology to implement improvements, yield improvement throughout the Supply Chain, material utilization improvement or cost reduction projects- Participate in planning, conducting and analyzing benchmark activities of Supply Chain systems with other Display Technology manufacturing facilities, Division / Corporate Supply Chain- Participate in ISO Internal & Third Party auditing as needed Show less

• Sr Quality / Performance Excellence Engineer

  • Sep 2012 - Apr 2015

  1) Support the Display/Specialty Technologies businesses by leading and supporting activities related to current and future activities:- Monitor product quality identifying and seeking out opportunities for improvement- Lead the implementation of appropriate improvement plans- Define and maintain product quality architecture- Day to day support to production floor, including guidance in deployment of product quality architecture2) Support of Performance Excellence by leading and supporting activities related to current and futurecontinuous improvement initiatives with projects, and blitzes:- Coach/Train individuals on the use of Lean and Performance Excellence tools- Facilitate blitzes in the plant- Lead Lean projects- Lead DMAIC projects- Facilitate KT- problem solving activities including DA. PA, SA, and PPA3) Projects involved with:- On-going development and validation of the Quality Architecture- Impacts of process or product changes on the Quality Architecture- Utilize DMAIC methodology to implement process and/or product quality improvements, yield improvement, material utilization improvement or cost reduction projects- Process and/or product fundamental understanding, including through the HA customers’ finishing process.- Participate in planning, conducting and analyzing benchmark activities of quality systems with other Display Technology manufacturing facilities, Division Quality and appropriate external sources. Develop, communicate and deploy improvement initiatives resulting from these activities- Participate in ISO Internal & Third Party auditing as needed Show less

• Project Engineer

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2012

  * Manages the development and implementation of a set of Industrial Engineering studies and layouts to support the successful installation and startup of manufacturing lines.* Works with various levels of the organization to ensure the lines of communication are open and engaging in support of project goals.* Plans and directs schedules and budgets while monitoring the project from initiation through startup.* Organizes the inter/intra project activities ensuring the completion of the project on schedule and within budget. * Exercises judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques to find solutions to process and facility problems/situations. Show less

• Sr Industrial Engineer

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2011

  Supporting Corning Incorporated Worldwide

• Sr Industrial Engineer / Supervisor

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Led Project Teams of Industrial Engineers, Facility Technicians and Process Layout Technicians to perform Industrial Engineering studies to develop Facility / Process Layouts for our mnaufacturing operations around the globe.

• Industrial Engineer

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

  Industrial Engineering studies to help identify the Bottlenecks of an operation through the use of various tools, i.e.: Value Stream Mapping, Value Add Analysis, Process Mapping, etc. These studies helped support the development of Facility / Process Design Layouts of New facilities and the modification / updating of existing facilities. Also worked with our Corporate Quality organization to provide Operational / Manufacturing audits for our operations around the globe.

• Various positions

  • Jan 1987 - Jan 1999

  Engineering Technician



Distilled Living

• United States
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kentucky Executive Bourbon Steward

  • Mar 2020 - Mar 2020

  Providing folks with an experience to tasting and enjoying the finer points of bourbon. Providing folks with an experience to tasting and enjoying the finer points of bourbon.