Handling sales and service for pallet industry in the Mid-West. I also over see he fastener division.

Managed plant operations for an industrial manufacturer of bagged ice products. Managed all 25 employees of the manufacturing, and warehousing divisions. Supervised scheduling, communication, safety of employees.■ Produced over 200 tons of ice daily.■ Worked with NSF, General Mills, and US Military for plant wide audits■ Used LEAN principles to control cost of ice.■ Maintained plant to meet national food safety standards ■ Implemented, and managed all Plant wide OSHA safety programs

Vice-President and Plant Manager, 2007 - 2017Quality and Project Manager, 2005 - 2007Environmental Health and Safety Manager, 2003 - 2005Managed plant operations for an industrial manufacturer of new and used wooden pallets. Managed employees of the sawmill, pallet manufacturing, and warehousing divisions. Supervised scheduling, communication, safety of employees. .Produced over 350,000 specialty pallets a year consuming over 10 million board feet. Increased production—sourced, designed, installed new pallet machine with no increased labor cost. Reduced infeed labor and increased speed—installed modified lumber infeed line. Delivered revenue when created specialty pallet for paper mill customer. Rebuilt sawmill division—new machines, physical layout in alignment with ISPM 15. Advised local and state government agencies to build new railroad spur.

Ensure that all workings are manufactured in a correct, cost effective and timely manner in alignment with specifications and quality requirements. Responsible for overall project planning and scheduling, resource allocation, project accounting, and control, while providing technical direction and ensuring compliance with quality standards. Understand customer needs and requirements to develop effective quality control processes. Devise and review specifications for products or processes. Set requirements for raw material or intermediate products for suppliers and monitor their compliance. Oversee all product development procedures to identify deviations from quality standards.

Developed, sourced, and implemented new production machines to lower labor costs, improve product quality, and improve employee ergonomics. Worked with customers to develop new products to meet their ongoing need while keeping the costs down. Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines. Evaluate practices, procedures and facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law. Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention. Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations. Inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions. Investigate accidents or incidents to discover causes and handle worker’s compensation claims.