Experience

Fortis Solutions Group

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Visit https://fortissolutionsgroup.com/ and learn more about the "One Fortis" experience and advantage.

• Director of Estimating & Product Applications

  • Dec 2018 - Aug 2020

  Proud member of the "One Fortis" team.



WS Packaging Group

• United States
• Printing Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• General Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

  Leadership roll with 8 directly reporting managers and 350 operational employees.

• Production Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Sep 2017

  Leadership role over all pre-production and press side activities. Direct reports included 13 supervisors and 150+ manufacturing personnel.

• Director Of Engineering

  • May 2015 - Apr 2017

  Capital expense management of significant budget including ROI’s and business cases for dozens of multi-million dollar projects. Director of electrical/mechanical engineers through self-developed request & project site systems for average of 50 active projects. Corporate Standards Lead – Consumables, Technology Committee Lead – Image Reproduction, Tech. Writer – Corporate Newsletter

• Process Engineering Manager

  • Jun 2013 - May 2015

  Support 18 locations with a team of 8 process engineers. Provide continuous improvement projects with lean activities, while operating in an ISO environment. Lead role in corporate standardization ranging from components to press, to standard works in all departments within corporation. Over 100 projects completed including the development of a web based engineering project tool.Corporate Standards Committee lead for flexo and offset printing divisions – focus on consumable components to press. Manage 3 process engineers while implementing lean practices to achieve corporate goals. Implementation of various business models such as 6S, JIT, MRP, AIB, GMP, ISO 9002, and LEAN

• Senior Innovations Engineer

  • Mar 2011 - May 2013

• Product Development Technician

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2011

  100+ customers visited as process or innovations engineer since 2008 (predominately unsupported & shrink films). 100+ technical trials as process or innovations engineer since 2009 (unsupported film, PS, shrink sleeves, linerless, etc.). Technical resource for product design, development, actualization, and monitoring

• Manufacturing Manager

  • 2005 - 2011

  Supervision of 84 operational employees and 4 managers. Analysis & dissemination of analytical information with $24,000,000 in annual sales (financial, capacity planning, etc)



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• EO1 SCW - First Class Petty Officer

  • Mar 1992 - Jun 2007

  Veteran of Foreign Wars. Served on LPH2 USS Iwo Jima, CV67 USS John F Kennedy, NMCB-23 Navy Seabee's. Equipment Operator First Class (Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist) – Advanced Project Management Experience. Nominated for the “Marvin G. Shields Award” and “Admiral Ben Moreell Award” for services rendered during OIFII. Veteran of Foreign Wars. Served on LPH2 USS Iwo Jima, CV67 USS John F Kennedy, NMCB-23 Navy Seabee's. Equipment Operator First Class (Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist) – Advanced Project Management Experience. Nominated for the “Marvin G. Shields Award” and “Admiral Ben Moreell Award” for services rendered during OIFII.