Experience

GreenLeaf Industries

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jan 1999 - Present

  Lenoir City, TN Since the inception of GreenLeaf Industries in 1999 we have grown from 4 to 50 employees. The secrets of our growth include engineering excellence, outstanding service, world class quality, and a reputation for integrity that we've earned in the industry. In my role as CEO I set the strategic direction, ensure our financial strength, and establish/protect our corporate culture. Being relatively small, family-owned, technically strong, and quality-focused has put GreenLeaf Industries in… Show more Since the inception of GreenLeaf Industries in 1999 we have grown from 4 to 50 employees. The secrets of our growth include engineering excellence, outstanding service, world class quality, and a reputation for integrity that we've earned in the industry. In my role as CEO I set the strategic direction, ensure our financial strength, and establish/protect our corporate culture. Being relatively small, family-owned, technically strong, and quality-focused has put GreenLeaf Industries in a very good position for success. Our customers get all the benefits of dealing with a larger company (technical skills, etc) , plus all the benefits that come from working with a smaller company (friendly, superior customer service). We can compete with the big boys head to head, and our reputation for all around excellence continues to grow. The culture I have created has two main components: Excellence in all that we do, and living out The Golden Rule. As part of the culture of excellence employees are rewarded based on merit, not seniority or politics. Those with the drive and ability to succeed are recognized, rewarded, and promoted within the organization. Our people and our culture are the engine of our success both today and in the future. Show less



Cummins Inc.

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Development Engineer

  • 1994 - 1998

  Seymour, IN In my first two years at Cummins I led the launch efforts of a family of 19 liter engines in the Seymour, Indiana factory. The second two years I led the design/test efforts around two engine programs: the 19 liter engines for European rail, and the 19 liter marine engine program. My prior engineering experience at Teledyne had been as an individual accomplishing a design or development project. At Cummins I began my preparation for a managerial role. I was involved in high level… Show more In my first two years at Cummins I led the launch efforts of a family of 19 liter engines in the Seymour, Indiana factory. The second two years I led the design/test efforts around two engine programs: the 19 liter engines for European rail, and the 19 liter marine engine program. My prior engineering experience at Teledyne had been as an individual accomplishing a design or development project. At Cummins I began my preparation for a managerial role. I was involved in high level product launch team meetings, learning how marketing, finance, engineering, production, and company executives work together to bring a product to market. This was a great experience in preparation for an MBA program, and ultimately running a company. As part of the European rail program, I traveled internationally to England, Denmark, and Germany. This whet my appetite to gain more understanding of the world, which I was able to do as part of my MBA experience. Show less



Jeff Sessions for Attorney General (1994)

• Campaign Manager

  • Apr 1994 - Sep 1994

  Mobile, AL Having been laid off from Teledyne in the spring of 1994, I was recommended to Jeff Sessions to take over as his campaign manager. In this role, I worked to build the grassroots organization required to win a state-wide election. This involved analyzing the state, county by county, to determine where to build the organization, to spend our time and money effectively, assisting with fundraising, and managing the paid and volunteer office staff. By September, the campaign became naturally… Show more Having been laid off from Teledyne in the spring of 1994, I was recommended to Jeff Sessions to take over as his campaign manager. In this role, I worked to build the grassroots organization required to win a state-wide election. This involved analyzing the state, county by county, to determine where to build the organization, to spend our time and money effectively, assisting with fundraising, and managing the paid and volunteer office staff. By September, the campaign became naturally focused on TV/radio advertisements (not my expertise), and I was able to accept a position at Cummins without harming the Sessions campaign. I was very proud of our work, and exceptionally pleased when Jeff won the election. Jeff Sessions' campaign is the one and only political campaign I have ever been involved with. He went on to become a US Senator in 1996. He was and is a wise, honest, decent man who I was proud to know and work with. Show less



Teledyne Technologies Incorporated

• United States
• Technology, Information and Media
• 700 & Above Employee

• Design and Development Engineer

  • 1990 - 1994

  Mobile, AL The company was known as Teledyne Continental when I worked there. It produced piston aircraft engines under the old Continental brand. It was the coolest job a mechanical engineer fresh out of college could ever hope for. My first two years I designed engine parts, and did some complete engine design concepts. My second two years I was in a development role, meaning I tested parts to failure, created engine performance maps, and other dynamometer testing. In 1994, Teledyne realized… Show more The company was known as Teledyne Continental when I worked there. It produced piston aircraft engines under the old Continental brand. It was the coolest job a mechanical engineer fresh out of college could ever hope for. My first two years I designed engine parts, and did some complete engine design concepts. My second two years I was in a development role, meaning I tested parts to failure, created engine performance maps, and other dynamometer testing. In 1994, Teledyne realized that the Russians (newly freed from communism) didn't actually have any money - only vodka. I was working on two Russian engine program and had the shortest tenure, so I ended up getting laid off. I decided this would be the last time I lost a job, and set my mind towards starting my own company which happened in 1999. Show less