Provide leadership to 21 full time staff which includes three boat pilots, five crane operators, two mechanics, two semi drivers, one scale operator, and eight heavy equipment operators, who load and unload barges of aggregate materials on the Ohio River. Duties include planning and coordination of maintenance, coordination of the loading and loading of materials up and down the Ohio River, business and process improvement and safety. Addtionally, meeting DOT and Coast Guard Regulations, equipment reliability and innovation designing equipment and equipment improvements.

Led 13 employees in the upkeep of a resort and providing hospitality to guests. Performed training, marketing, maintenance, project management, process improvement, and leadership to the business that has 200 dry storage site for boats and RVs, 60 wet berths for boats, 114 site RV park, boat ramp and two stores. Provide upkeep and maintenance for a restaurant. Managed logistics for the entire business. Getting ready to manage a major expansion of the business.

Manage 187 site RV park with 18 employees. Responsibilities included, marketing, hiring, training, accounting, banking, guest relations, event planning, project management and process improvement.

Manage resort with, 10 tipis, 2 cabins, 56 tent sites and 44 RV sites. Provided hospitality to guest, managed staff of 14, managed budget, P&L, set prices, performed marketing, book and record keeping. Planned and managed park improvements and maintenance.

Manage 84 site RV park to included, project management, marketing, budgets, hiring, maintenance planning, process improvement, event planning and customer relations. Provide leadership for 10 employees. - Managed the renovation and expansion of an events center. - Managed the addition of 11 sites and a new laundry facility.- Managed the expansion and improvements of pavilions to create rental revenue.- Managed the park beautification project creating curbside appeal. - Worked heavily on marketing and expanding the customer base. - Added activities during all holidays and during RV group rallies improving reviews and occupancy.

Georgia Pacific - Operations Excellence Specialist, Atlanta, Georgia 2013-Present Travel to mills and plants to mentor and advise mill leadership and staff in management systems to include: conducting effective meetings, Key Performance Indicators, Process Effectiveness Indicators, Visual Management Systems, Short Interval Controls, Triggers for Escalation Protocols, Customer / Supplier agreements, Leaders Standard Work and Management Checklists. Also provided guidance in production management to include: Loss Accounting, Operating Envelope, Center Lining, Quick Changeovers, Problem Solving and 5S. Additionally, provided coaching in Asset Care, specifically: Lubrication, Operator Basic Care, Planned Maintenance, Planning & Scheduling, Predictive Maintenance, Precision Maintenance, Outage Management and Mechanical Integrity. Furthermore, I performed Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design for Reliability (DFR), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) directly impacting P&L. Lastly, I was a company SME on Hydraulic Systems Maintenance. • Led FMEAs on paper machines, utility systems, converting lines, packaging lines, pulp washers and bleach plants. • Facilitated Single Minute Exchange of Dyes (SMED) on packaging lines reducing changeovers from 5 hours to 34 mins. • Provided Hydraulic & Lubrication consulting, reducing Maintenance costs by $275,000 annually in a pulp mill.• Mentored and assisted with the development of Operating Envelope (Center Lining) on 32 assets. • Led effort that created benchmark asset strategies for vacuum pumps companywide. • Taught Reliability Classes on ASI / DFR to companywide Reliability Personnel (5 classes /32 students).• Led RCAs using PROACT mythology, to include a Yankee Drier and the wet end of a Paper Machine. • Continuously work with Change Management and Culture. Provide leadership and mentoring to young engineers.• Part of team that implemented management systems at paper mills.

Managed 11 technicians in two locations, maintaining wood processing equipment for the manufacture of exterior door components.

Led 145 employees in aircraft component repair, provided oversight of a $200 million budget and responsible for $500 million in assets. Organization performed 15,000 component repairs and 68,000 maintenance actions during my charge. Directly responsible for the performance of the organization in supporting Navy squadrons and aviation related research. During my tenure, Fleet Readiness Center lead the Navy in cost cutting and cost saving initiatives while providing award winning customer service. Also, served as Military Director for base supply department, managing parts inventory for 15 types of aircraft. • Used Lean and Theory of Constraint to eliminate $13.9 million in construction expense.• Used cost cutting measures to reduce production / repair costs by $10.8 million over a three-year period. • Used Rapid Transformation and Theory of Constraint tools to reduce back log 75% and throughput by an average of 10 days. • Served on the base Conflict Resolution Council in support of Fleet and Family Services. • Led community projects in support of Special Olympics, Churchill County Schools, Habitat for Humanity and other charitable organizations.

Maintenance Manager & Material Control Manager, Jacksonville, Florida (CMO-11 / VP-16) 2007 – 2010Led 642 employees (the Navy’s largest aircraft maintenance command), managed $8.3 million budget and responsible for $900 million in assets. Conducted new process development, multi-site coordination and operations, new product development, negotiation, interaction & collaboration with multinational cultures. Part of executive team that developed new maintenance department concepts and structures. • Golden Wrench for Navy’s outstanding P-3 maintenance department in 2008 and 2009. • Managed over 900,000 maintenance hours on 19 aircraft in support of over 18,500 flight hours. • Managed simultaneous operations in Africa, South America, Asia, Middle East and the United States. • Instrumental in the creation and evaluation of a new maintenance concept integrating all squadrons maintenance assets into on organization. • Managed dwindling aircraft assets during a time of the grounding of 70% of all aircraft for structural failures. Provided the local squadrons with adequate assets to qualify all of their aircrews.

Led 246 employees, managed $6.8 million budget and responsible for $886 million in assets. Coordinated logistic support and supply chain management for over 5,200 flight hours on 14 nationwide detachments. Conducted employee performance evaluation, training, and development. Maintained a focus on process improvement as well as short and long term planning.• Golden Wrench award for the Navy’s outstanding Reserve F/A-18 maintenance department. • Managed 170,000 maintenance hours supporting over 4,300 sorties, resulting in a 98.6 percent sortie completion rate.• Used Lean and 5S to reduce squadron pack-out time from 12 to 2 hours, allowing an extra day of operations on both ends.• Coordinated the successfully evacuated the squadron during hurricane Katrina, allowing the squadron to operate three days later in Fort Worth, Texas.

Led 44 employees, managed $1.8 million budget and responsible for $640 million in assets. Managed over 225,000 maintenance hours. Implemented an aggressive Corrosion Control program resulting in the lowest equipment rework cost in the Navy. • Developed a service level budgeting tool that was ultimately adopted Navy wide for utilization at all shore commands. • Model manager for airfield maintenance for entire Navy Southeast Region. * Part of executive team that planned and coordinated an airshow at Jacksonville Beach viewed by over 600,000 people

Managed quality of aircraft component repair and related programs, providing oversight, auditing and monitoring of quality and safety. Provided oversight for shipboard 3M Maintenance. Managed shipboard rehabilitation.• Served as ship’s radiation safety officer controlling all aspects of X-Ray operations and radioactive waste disposal. • Additional Experience: Auditing, program management, evaluating employee performance and counseling, crisis management, collaboration with Mediterranean and Middle East cultures.

Certified Safe for Flight. Managed and controlled the maintenance of 12 F/A-18 aircraft and the production of 175 personnel, to include planning and scheduling, ordering parts, directing shops and preparing aircraft for Flight. Also, lead a division during this time performing mentoring, evaluation, coaching, team building and directing of 71 personnel.

Controlled the production efforts of 176 personnel in aircraft component repair, inspection, overhaul and manufacture. Also served a Radiation Safety Officer and Program Manager for five Aviation Programs and overhaul contracts. Also, worked part time as an ASE Master Mechanic and for McDonald Douglass prepping F/A-18 aircraft for foreign military sales.

Performed thousands of X-Ray, Ultrasonic, Magnetic Partical, Liquid Penetrant, and Eddy Current inspections as a Level II Technician. Served as Asstant Radication Safety Officer. Also, certificed to weld aviation parts and support equipment to include aluminum, stainless steel, inconel, hastally X, and monel. Served 2 years in Quality Assurance inspecting parts safe for flight and of the highest quality as well as performed audit of aviation programs.

Instructed Navy and Foreign Military sales students on F-14 repair and upkeep, to included hydraulics, pneumatic, system rigging, engine turn up, and troubleshooting.. Also, taught skills improvement classes and developed new circulm. Taught CPR classes. Also, worked part time as a ASE Master Automotive Mechanic for 4 years.

Performed maintenance, troubleshooting and upkeep on 12 F-14 Aircraft. This included hydraulic & pneumatic systems, flight controls, landing gear, sheet and composite repair and some engine and electrical systems. Certificed to inspect repairs for quality (CDI), qualified as a flight deck troubleshooter and plane captain. Worked part time as an automotive mechanic.

Pumped gas on a boat dock, worked in drink and snowball stand, worked in grocery store stocking shelves and checkouting out customers, working in ice house, worked front gate greeting customers and taking in fees, worked hunting camp ground providing support as needed.