Operations Manager

• Dec 2017 - Present

Purchasing Agent

• Apr 2017 - Oct 2017

Assistant Director of Education

• Jan 2015 - Mar 2017

Responsibilities include: Scheduling Classes at the Inspector Training School, as well as Satellite Courses and the Progressive Courses (online) offered thru out the year.Maintenance and Ongoing Improvement of the Progressive Course.Instructing at short courses around the country.Doing Certification Inspections at facilities around the country.Doing Dispute Inspections domestically and internationally.Representing NHLA at Industry meetings around the country.Speaking at seminars and meetings around the country.Working with ITSEF (Inspector Training School Educational Foundation). I lead the implementation of the ITSEF scholarship that is now given to students seeking to enroll in The School.Going to different industry seminars to further my own education.These seminars include:Lean manufacturing/ Quality ControlKiln Drying SeminarNWFA Flooring Grading ClassNHLA Convention's Teaching SeminarsWHA Convention's Teaching Seminars (Was also a speaker at this convention)Traveling internationally to meet with foreign lumber companies to address problems and provide solutions.

National Inspector

• Oct 2014 - Mar 2017

Certification InspectionsDispute InspectionsTeachingNOFMA Certification Inspections for MWFA

Quality/Logistics Coordinator

• Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

Coordinated with freight brokers and yard personnel to insure lumber was prepared and correctly shipped internationally. Coordinated with freight brokers and yard personnel to insure lumber was prepared and correctly shipped internationally.

Assistant Manager, Head of Quality Control for KD Department

• Feb 2013 - Mar 2014

Assistant Yard Manager, Head of Quality Control of the KD Yard. My responsibilities are to insure that both KD lines meet, or exceed, production goals. I also insure that our strict quality goals are met, by daily inspections of final packaging, making sure our Vision Tally is giving correct piece counts, footage, and weights of the final package, and auditing our KD inspectors periodically throughout each day. I was able to institute procedures that raised our Operational Efficiency from 49% to 87% (12% above company standards). I, along with hard work from our people on the KD line, was also able to get our quality from 89% to 99% (4% above company standards).

Domestic Hardwood Sales

• Jun 2012 - Nov 2012

Sales of Kiln-Dried Hardwoods Sales of Kiln-Dried Hardwoods

Lumber Buyer

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

Insuring the procurement of hardwood lumber by visiting sawmills and lumberyards and purchasing lumber. Insuring the procurement of hardwood lumber by visiting sawmills and lumberyards and purchasing lumber.

Lumber Inspector

• Oct 2009 - Oct 2011

Inspection and remanufacturing of kiln dried lumber. Inspection and remanufacturing of kiln dried lumber.

Chief Lumber Inspector/Sales

• Nov 2009 - May 2010

Inspection of Cypress Lumber, Sales Inspection of Cypress Lumber, Sales

Lumber Inspector, Shipping and Receiving,

• May 2009 - Sep 2009

Inspection of Walnut Lumber, Kept a running count of footage to be shipped, staged the lumber for shipment Inspection of Walnut Lumber, Kept a running count of footage to be shipped, staged the lumber for shipment