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Manitowoc, Wi, Us

Kohler, Wisconsin, Us

Kohler, Wisconsin, Us

Leadership responsibility for the growth and maintenance including Capital Planning, Facilities Maintenance, Construction, Space Management and Real Estate/Lease Management for Kohler’s global portfolio of hospitality and manufacturing facilities. Provide strategic counsel and recommendations to the Chairman and President/CEO on tactical, operational, financial, and portfolio growth opportunities to meet corporate objectives. Provide leadership to the Project Management Process (PMP).• Manage performance of a 9-member staff of global managerial direct reports and 250+ indirect reports domestically and internationally, administering a $36M annual operational budget• Direct strategic development of Kohler Company’s domestic and international growth through highly strategic site selection, design and construction leadership for new and major facility expansions; have added more than 600 acres and $450M in value to the company • Established a Global Real estate division concentrating on site location selection, evaluating “best use” of the current portfolio and facility disposition to maximize portfolio while leading construction and engineering projects in China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, UK, and the USA• Directly leading the Kohler Campus Facilities Management organization including campus maintenance servicing 4-Business Units and general campus, Campus Utility Operations (electric distribution, steam, compressed air and gas utilities for entire campus and Hospitality/retail venues) Buildings & Grounds, Central Storeroom and mail departments while influencing Internationally• Introduced use of GIS technology initially to create a lease management tracking system to drive down costs, delivering an annual cost savings of up to $7M - and expanded GIS to be used as a global business risk tool and using digital twin technology to model business growth opportunities worldwide• Redesigned project management processes for organization

Kohler, Wisconsin, Us

North Charleston, Sc, Us

Sanders Bros. Inc. is an industrial construction, third-party design-build, fabrication and industrial maintenance firm with operating licenses in 11 states and annual sales averaging $200M. Directed construction, operations, and maintenance projects at facilities in Mississippi, North Carolina, and Wisconsin, consulting with Kohler Company on large-scale projects to help grow and manage the portfolio. • Established a new Operations Division in Wisconsin generating an additional $3.6M in revenue• Established Maintenance Operations in Hattiesburg, MS, and Statesville, NC and Kohler, WI which increased sales from $900K to $4.5M• Completed a $1.2M project in Hattiesburg, MS (Kohler Engine Facility) on time and budget• Increased profit by 40%+ by changing key business processes

Madison, Wisconsin, Us

As a senior member of the plant management team, collaborated with leadership on the development of plant objectives, goals, and the implementation of all assigned project work, coordinated all assigned outage and on-line maintenance activities. Managed a 3-member managerial direct report staff and 20+ indirect reports.• Negotiated, reviewed and approved all maintenance, construction and project contracts including all parts, material and contract resources• Implemented the Computerized Maintenance Management System (Maximo) eliminating 30 days from each outage, improved equipment uptime by 25% and saved up to 40% in repair costs through proper scheduling• Authored the workflow process and procedure now being used as an example for the entire Alliant organization• Established 2003 Operating and Maintenance/Capital Budgets

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Provided final approval for safety evaluations, calculations, engineering work requests, drawing changes, and modifications. As an Engineering Advisory Committee member, set priority for station modifications, scheduled and managed a $13M budget and managed a staff of 21 I&C electrical engineers, nine direct reports (Maintenance Supervisors) and 50 union employees. • Project Manager for repair and replacement of four reactor coolant pump motors, a spare and two emergency diesel engine and generator overhauls• Created a 10-year electrical bus outage schedule for bus maintenance, breaker refurbishment, and relay testing• Overhauled predictive maintenance (PDM) and preventative maintenance (PM) program for motors, inverters, battery chargers, batteries, molded case circuit breakers, switchgear (480v, 4160v, and 13.8kv), and relays• Negotiated two union contracts and co-wrote a joint building trades agreement• Supervised maintenance of assembly of the reactor head and the spent fuel storage container• Served as the Containment Coordinator during the steam generator replacement project

Washington, Dc, Us

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Management