GE Log Homes is America's premier log home manufacturer, offering full and half log construction methodology proficing customized log structures throughout the US, Canada and Europe.

Led the integration team for a BIM environment facilitating the use of bills of material which drove purchase demands as well as production work orders to allow verification of pricing assumptions. Spearheaded a continuous improvement structure to reduce repetitive errors and drove down overall operating costs.Implementation of a FTP site allowing sub-contractors a print resource for bidding active projects while incorporating vendor and associate support portals.

Focused on increasing productivity by 150% through improved material flow, employee accountability, setting daily expectations, establishing employee ownership, and restructuring of production organization.Coordinated an engineering platform conversion incorporating a BIM environment, facilitating the use of bills of material to drive purchase demands and production work orders which allowed us to verify pricing assumptions while providing a common integration point for Architects.Led marketing initiative to distribute product through architectural/design build firms in western resort communities.

Facilitated the implementation of 20/20 cabinet design software which eliminated over 200,000 SKUs through utilization of the vendor's e-portal.50% reduction in workers compensation premiums through educational based training as a result of formalized accident investigations.Coordinated a successful engineering platform conversation from 2 independent systems to 1 integrated 3D parametric environment resulting in the use of bills of material for both purchase demands and production orders, resulting in verification of pricing assumptions.Increased sales through new market penetration utilizing data mining to establish target market areas.

During my tenure at Wausau Homes, I held the following positions:Branch Plant Engineering Manager: 1990 - 1993Assistant Production Manager: 1993 - 1995Operations Manager: 1995 - 2001Group Operations Manager: 2001 - 2003Group Engineering Manager: 2003 - 2005