Jack Bernhardt Email & Phone Number

My business background is diverse. I have held a wide variety of positions from Vice President to President, in varied industries, but my primary business focus has always been simple and that is to create “win – win” relationships with customers by providing the service levels they need, deserve and expect.I am pleased to be working with McFarland Cascade Industries (MCHI), a Stella-Jones Company, as their full time Logistics Consultant - Power Pole Distribution. In that role I am responsible for our power pole distribution facilities east of the Mississippi plus the states of Iowa and Minnesota. Stella-Jones Inc. is the leading producer and marketer of pressure treated wood products, primarily railroad ties and power poles. We provide the continent's electrical utilities and telecommunication companies with utility poles. The Company operates facilities in five Canadian provinces and fifteen American states with an extensive distribution network across North America. I was introduced to the company as I led the set-up of a distribution facility at Riverport Railroad, my prior employer, My business background helps in my role. I bridge the efforts of operations/distribution and sales. We work to assure our customers receive smooth and seamless distribution of power poles to keep power flowing, via the transmission network and lights on, through the distribution network. We are an integral part of our electrical and communications network and help keep information flowing and the wheels of commerce turning.

Listed skills include Strategic Planning, Business Development, Marketing, Program Management, and 24 others.

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  Northern Illinois University

  Marketing