Experience

Heyl Truck Lines

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Retention Manager

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Akron, Iowa, United States



My Rustic Signs

• Owner

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Sioux City, Iowa Area • Began the company to promote the importance of environmental sustainability and provide customers with quality handmade products made in the USA. • As a goal driven and hardworking self-starter this business allowed me the opportunity to refine myself and following skills: • Understanding customers and how to resolve issues while providing courteous and honest service. • Direct and Indirect Marketing and Sales Experience in Multiple Channels. • Capitalize on the realization that… Show more • Began the company to promote the importance of environmental sustainability and provide customers with quality handmade products made in the USA. • As a goal driven and hardworking self-starter this business allowed me the opportunity to refine myself and following skills: • Understanding customers and how to resolve issues while providing courteous and honest service. • Direct and Indirect Marketing and Sales Experience in Multiple Channels. • Capitalize on the realization that customers have multiple options and providing unique value propositions that differentiate you from the competition. • Understand end to end supply chain management (sourcing to distribution) across multiple different platforms. Show less



Smithfield Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Supervisor

  • May 2022 - Oct 2023

  Sioux City, Iowa, United States • Responsible for managing a team of 35+ direct reports. • Oversee the company’s daily production output, operational effectiveness, and labor costs with the aim of boosting the organization’s profitability. • Participated in daily management meetings to address issues on the floor using Gemba, Kaizen, Fishbone, and Problem Escalation • Administer safety and ergonomic initiatives to achieve the objective of a hazard-free workplace. • As part of the ergo team, I was able to help… Show more • Responsible for managing a team of 35+ direct reports. • Oversee the company’s daily production output, operational effectiveness, and labor costs with the aim of boosting the organization’s profitability. • Participated in daily management meetings to address issues on the floor using Gemba, Kaizen, Fishbone, and Problem Escalation • Administer safety and ergonomic initiatives to achieve the objective of a hazard-free workplace. • As part of the ergo team, I was able to help collect and report the necessary data to approve a rack lift system. • Chosen to be part of Smithfield’s Operations Leadership program (Cohort 6). • Chosen to be the Workday Champion of the Sioux City facility. • Assigned the role of Lead Supervisor for one year to assist the Superintendent. • Managed the raw and finished product sides of the plant. • Tasked with prioritizing our production runs to ensure products were produced in the correct order and deadlines were met. Show less



Seaboard Triumph Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Operations Supervisor

  • Jun 2021 - May 2022

  • Responsible for training employees to ensure safe operating procedures are being followed, appraising performance; rewarding and discipling employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. • Reduced turnover in my department from 50% to 5% over the course of my time with the company while also providing a succession plan upon my departure. • Spearheaded an initiative to reduce overall cardboard waste by providing hands on training to machine operators. Resulted in a… Show more • Responsible for training employees to ensure safe operating procedures are being followed, appraising performance; rewarding and discipling employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. • Reduced turnover in my department from 50% to 5% over the course of my time with the company while also providing a succession plan upon my departure. • Spearheaded an initiative to reduce overall cardboard waste by providing hands on training to machine operators. Resulted in a >25% reduction in usable material going to recycling. • Tasked with repurposing packaging material that was obsolete and headed for the landfill. The project saved $78,000 dollars in less than two weeks. • Communicate daily expectations, direction and instructions and provide on -going feedback to employees. Communicate any changes in policies or procedures as needed. • Address immediate questions and concerns daily: Conduct monthly line meetings • Adhered to all safety procedures, accident investigation analysis, and conduct departmental safety meetings. • Responsible for scheduling, vacations, and managing payroll. Show less



Perdue Farms

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Improvement Specialist / Product Specifications Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Feb 2020

  Sioux City • Responsible for managing all pork quality data collection and factual reporting. o Data collected directly affected immediate and future decisions of the Perdue Premium Meat brand quality program. o Multi-million-dollar investment was made based of the data and research reported. • Participated in a multi-year collaborative genetic research project in conjunction with Iowa State University and Choice Genetics USA. o The data collected led to overall increase in all quality… Show more • Responsible for managing all pork quality data collection and factual reporting. o Data collected directly affected immediate and future decisions of the Perdue Premium Meat brand quality program. o Multi-million-dollar investment was made based of the data and research reported. • Participated in a multi-year collaborative genetic research project in conjunction with Iowa State University and Choice Genetics USA. o The data collected led to overall increase in all quality scoring of 25-35% collectively. • In charge of managing, creating and reporting on product specifications for the entire Perdue fresh pork division and direct oversight of all Niman Ranch and Coleman Natural further processed pork product specifications. o Created standard formatting initiative to increase efficiency and minimize production errors. • Worked with all national Co-Packers to establish a clear understanding of the processing and procedure requirements of Niman Ranch further processed products at their facilities. Show less



Smithfield Foods

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Control

  • Dec 2009 - Aug 2016

  Sioux City, Iowa Area • Responsible for ensuring all GMP, CCP, SOP, SSOP and SQF standards are being followed and taking corrective action if they were not. • Ensured that all employees were following all food safety and worker safety practices. • Trained in the collection of swab samples for microbiological testing. • Responsible for performing sanitation verification and allergen testing on equipment. • Responsible for recording and verifying all relevant USDA required test logs.