Relocated Cab Assembly to Dubuque in order to support Growth projects. Direct Cab Assembly Operations for the vehicles produced in the Davenport Works, the Dubuque Works, Brazil and partner products. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality cabs and deliver them at a cost that maximizes our human and capital assets. Directly manage team of 100+ employees. Design and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve performance. Ensure adherence to strict quality control procedures. Delivered double digit productivity improvements for three years running which enabled year over year reductions in operating overheads. Improved our quality first pass yield to 90% which was enabled by a very effective Continuous Improvement Process execution with all natural work groups.

Direct Cab Assembly Operations for the vehicles produced in the Davenport Works, the Dubuque Works, Brazil and partner products. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality cabs and deliver them at a cost that maximizes our human and capital assets. Directly manage team of 100+ employees. Design and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve performance. Ensure adherence to strict quality control procedures. Direct Paint Operations for the Davenport Works. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality painted components and deliver them at a cost that maximizes our human and capital assets. Directly manage a team of 50+ employees over two shifts. Design and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve performance. Ensure adherence to strict quality control procedures. Factory Automation is a newly formed organization that is comprised of three automation engineers and a supervisor. Develop policies, procedures and standards from which we can leverage factory wide to improve our operations. Direct Facilities Maintenance activities for the physical plant and its utilities at the Davenport Works. The operation consisted of a team 100+ employees and contractors performing activities from snow removal to janitorial services and HVAC maintenance

Direct factory operations for Waratah, which produces the world’s premier cut to length hydraulic tree harvesting head. Establish operational policies and implement process improvements to ensure superior quality harvesting heads and deliver them at a cost that maximizes our human and capital assets. Directly manage a team of 70+ employees performing supply chain, manufacture, distribution and service parts activities. Design and implement coaching and training programs to develop staff, facilitate efficiency, and improve performance. Manage operational and capital expense budgets exceeding $10M. Ensure adherence to strict quality control procedures. Selected Contributions: ➢ Created, developed and implemented Factory Master plan in support of factory growth that enable us to increase capacity and transformed the factory from a job shop to demand flow operation➢ Improved welding and machining operations➢ introduced assembly manipulators➢ added an integrated end of line test stand➢ added an integrated third party kitting operation➢ Successfully implemented ERP system

Global Applications life cycle management, ERP implementations and acquisition integration

Global Forestry Applications life cycle management and ERP implementations

Accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, capital depreciation, consolidations and financial reporting

Inventory accounting analyst

1988 - as inventory control analyst managed branch finished good inventory levels across Canada1990 - as production planner managed build scheduling, forecasting and custom builds1993 - as cost analyst, managed special customer requests for quotation

material flow coordination