Experience

Gehl Food & Beverage

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

• Environment, Health and Safety Manager

  • Oct 2015 - Present



RockTenn

• Packaging & Containers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Apr 2015



Rock-Tenn Company

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

• Plant Manager

  • Jun 1998 - Apr 2015

  Led the Germantown, WI. facility from 52 recordable accidents in the previous 10 years to Zero in 2012 through effective safety teamsTWCC case rate from 3.27 in 2011 to Zero in 2012 below goal for 2013 at 1.90 TWCC rate of .59 in 2014LWD rate from 9.15 to Zero in 2012 and Zero in 2013 Zero in 2014Waste reduction from a 7.2 in 2010 to 6.52 in 201, 5.27 in 2012 and 5.03 for 2013 5.75 in 2014Reduce quality rejects by 20% from 2010 to 2012. At Company goal in 2014. 6 straight months in FY 2015 of satisfying our customers at Company Best levelsOperational Excellence certified Silver PlantPlant lead for joint LSS team with Kraft Foods Beaver Dam facilityRebuilt supervisory staff through internal lead-man program as well as recruiting top talent from the field when necessaryMet or exceeded standards for AIB, ISO 9001-2008, OSHA, Salcon Safety audit as well as several customer audits such as Kellogg’s, Nestle and SC JohnsonLed LSS waste reduction team with annual savings of $500,000Led regional Kaizen event for Quality ProcessesSuccessfully led plant through several capital investments including machine upgrades, machine removal and machine installations



Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation

• shift supervisor

  • Jan 2010 - Jan 2015

  Led staff of approximately 35 employees to meet daily standardsHelped transitioned from 3 shifts to 2 shifts

• Plant Superintendent Smurfit

  • Apr 2004 - Jul 2010

  Led plant in safety and below corporate goal in RIR, LWD from 2004-2010. Over 2 million hours without lost time accident.Led labor reduction team though reduction from 3 shifts to 2 shifts. Successfully implemented continuous run to improve productivityFormulated, wrote, and implemented new employee orientation manuals. Professional DevelopmentOriginal member of the Operational Excellence team to standardize process and procedures through out Smurfit-Stones Container division to close the gap in productivity between us and the competition.; Team member responsible for mentoring supervisors for day to day process on production improvementsLatta, SC team member selected to revive corrugator work stream. Machine improvement greater than 15%Mideast Area OPX Team leader. Responsible for managing a team of 4-6 members to implement processes meet deadlines and productivity goals. Managed their travel schedule and expenses to be under budget Mideast area plants included- Galesburg, IL, Mishawaka, IN, Columbus, IN, Des Moines IA and Bloomington, IL. 2009 Production Manager Development Program Graduate- participated in program to develop future leaders. 2013 LSS Green Belt trained and certified with 2 DMAIC projects completed and 2 kaizen lead and completed2014 Black Belt training and subsequent projectsCompleted Developing Leaders Program Employment Rock-Tenn, Plant manager- Germantown, WI.Direct P and L responsibility for a large volume Corrugated Box plant; Leader of day to day operations in a manufacturing facility producing approximately 45 MMF per month

• Press Operator

  • Jan 2002 - Jan 2006

  Led crews to meet safety, quality, waste and productivity goals



Soangetaha Country Club Inc

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kitchen Manager/ Souse Chef

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 2004

  Managed day to day operation operations of a 350 member country club Managed day to day operation operations of a 350 member country club