Experience

Iowa Trenchless

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Nov 2021 - Present



TechWorks Campus

• United States
• Research Services

• President

  • Jun 2018 - Oct 2021

  Develop Innovation Center program using a public-private partnership to support research and demonstration of Industry 4.0 techniques. Develop financial model, budget, present to stakeholders and Board of Directors. Negotiate with partners, stakeholders, funding sources, contractors and prospects to create sustainable relationships and alignment of outcomes. Attract industry partners and encourage private investment.

• Vice President Operations

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2018

  Rennovate former tractor factory site for Innovation Center. Direct facility management for multi-building campus including recruitment, programming, leasing, maintenance, scheduling, security, and capital investment budgeting to drive new development.



University of Northern Iowa

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director

  • 2004 - Dec 2014

  Support director of national research center and laboratories, supervising 14 employees, and annual budget of $1.7M. Coordinated planning, design, build-out of new laboratory facility; managed to maintain operations during transition. Support director of national research center and laboratories, supervising 14 employees, and annual budget of $1.7M. Coordinated planning, design, build-out of new laboratory facility; managed to maintain operations during transition.



Clarke University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • 2008 - 2014

  Developed hybrid online course curriculum in Operations & Supply Chain Strategy, Project Management, and Process Analysis combining classroom lectures, active in-class simulations, and online web-based training for MBA's, adult-learner, and undergraduate students. Developed hybrid online course curriculum in Operations & Supply Chain Strategy, Project Management, and Process Analysis combining classroom lectures, active in-class simulations, and online web-based training for MBA's, adult-learner, and undergraduate students.



Midland Enterprises

• Loudon, Tennessee, United States

• Terminal Manager

  • 1998 - 2002

  Directed $50M grain terminal operation with 28 employees for Just-In-Time delivery for 350-employee corn processing plant, including daily production scheduling, operations and maintenance of dedicated grain terminal, 250-car rail yard, 50-barge fleet, 1000-horsepower tow boat, and 600K bu. grain elevator. Facility handled over 180K bu. corn daily, plus corn meal, corn gluten feed pellets, and ethanol barge loading. Process improvements increased production capacity of $1M+ capital project by 200%, through process analysis, re-engineering, implementing new procedures, and providing creative employee training. Show less