Experience

Assisted Living Locators

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Co-Owner

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Helping families with the best elder care options, information, and resources available to provide the ideal private or community setting. Helping families with the best elder care options, information, and resources available to provide the ideal private or community setting.



Southwire Company

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Supervisor

  • Oct 2018 - Apr 2019

  Responsible for providing direction and continuing supervision to a 9-man hourly production workforce at a 24x7x365 operation. Responsible for providing direction and continuing supervision to a 9-man hourly production workforce at a 24x7x365 operation.



Evergreen Packaging

• United States
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Supervisor

  • May 2017 - Sep 2018

  Relief foreman for 365 TPD PM20 with critical emphasis on safety, quality, production, equipment reliability, and housekeeping. Relief foreman for 365 TPD PM20 with critical emphasis on safety, quality, production, equipment reliability, and housekeeping.



PaperWorks

• United States
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Production Foreman

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2017

  Responsible for providing direction and continuing supervision to a 16-man hourly production workforce at a 405 ton per day operation. Instructed crew on proper standard operating procedures, equipment settings, and other adjustments as required by operating conditions and schedules. Responsible for providing direction and continuing supervision to a 16-man hourly production workforce at a 405 ton per day operation. Instructed crew on proper standard operating procedures, equipment settings, and other adjustments as required by operating conditions and schedules.



Voith Group

• Germany
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Service Specialist

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2014

  Responsible for new business development in machine clothing and doctor blades. Maintained positive, professional relationships with plant superintendents. Provided technical support to paper mills, collected data for continuous improvement, conducted machine clothing installations, inspections, and monitored product performance. Responsible for new business development in machine clothing and doctor blades. Maintained positive, professional relationships with plant superintendents. Provided technical support to paper mills, collected data for continuous improvement, conducted machine clothing installations, inspections, and monitored product performance.



International Paper

• United States
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Plant Manager

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2012

  Managed 4K ton/mo. recycling plant (fiber and non-fiber) with 27 direct reports and full profit and loss accountability. Responsible for all plant manufacturing, including throughput, cost and waste control, maintenance, quality, inventory control, and meeting budgeted production. Responsible for plant environmental and health & safety compliance in accordance with company policy, Federal and state regulations. Developed capital strategic plan for continuous improvement. Managed human resources, including workforce engagement, diversity, recruiting, hiring, employee relations, and leadership development. Show less

• Process Improvement Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2011

  Managed all quality systems, including visual and physical inspection, sampling, testing, and control of products and materials to conform to established standards of quality in various stages of manufacturing. Maintained and analyzed quality data and issued monthly reports. Developed plant specific quality training and the centerlining/benchmarking program.

• Converting Superintendent

  • Apr 2004 - Jun 2008

  Managed safety, quality, production, and employee engagement of 65 employees at 5.4M SQF/day operation.



Temple-Inland

• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Converting Facilitator

  • Sep 2003 - Apr 2004

  Responsible for safety, quality, production, and maintenance of 13-man crew at 2.5M SQF/day operation.

• Technical Services Coordinator

  • Feb 1999 - Aug 2003

  Managed customer service for 1K ton/day recycled linerboard/corrugated medium mill, which included corrugator/converting trouble-shooting, responding to customer complaints, and coordinating rollstock trials.

• Quality Control Manager

  • Mar 1997 - Jan 1999

  Coordinated resolution of quality-related issues for a 6-mill, 66-packaging plant system.

• Pulp Mill Shift Supervisor

  • Mar 1995 - Feb 1997

  Led safety, production, quality, and maintenance efforts for 16-man crew at 2K ton/day kraft pulp mill, including woodyard, causticizing plant, lime kiln, and continuous digesters.

• Process Engineer

  • Jan 1992 - Feb 1995

  Managed technical projects for 2K ton/day kraft pulp mill.