Manage, staff, plan, and coordinate the Environmental Operations Program, consisting of approximately 80+ employees working 24/7, in order to sustain and exceed the ever increasing compliancy regulations to the standards and goals of our operational practices.Increased environmental compliancy performance by an average of 52% since transitioning into position by implementing multiple Lean Manufacturing Methodologies.Collaborated with subject matter experts to formulate, consolidate, and update a proper training program to begin back training current employees and training future employees in an attempt to give the all employees the proper knowledge and skill-set to perform their functions at high efficiency.Drove Process Excellence efforts by coaching and engaging employees into the efforts and gaining their participation in identifying areas of opportunity for cost/waste savings, safety, quality, and environmental process improvement projects.Analyze data across the plant facilities to identify trends and areas of opportunities for improvement and implement the necessary processes to correct and sustain improvement.

Delivered process improvement results through leading and actively participating in numerous cost, safety, environmental, and quality related projects that involved collaborative efforts across multiple workforce teams and management departments, as wellLead, empower, challenge, and motivate multiple front-line teams within the USW labor force to complete the day to day jobs in a safe, efficient, and environmentally compliant way.Leverage strong organizational and interpersonal skills to ensure timely and informative communication between personnel at all functional levels including corporate officers.Develop, implement, and present numerous Hazard Elimination projects to increase worker safety throughout the plant and encourage a continuous improvement atmosphere.Assisted in implementing a 5S program and conveying all the key components and advantages of a Lean Manufacturing type operation throughout the workforce.Work alongside other Management team members and Union workers to assess, identify and correct all problems faced in the fast-paced, industrious operation.Took initiative during recent operational transformations to develop, implement, and sustain cost savings projects resulting in a direct company savings of over $172,000 per year.

Rotated through the various USS departments and gained a general knowledge of the business and its upstream/downstream components as well as the complex operation itself.Effectively mastered and engaged in all aspects of the manufacturing process while fulfilling my role in the new graduate program and attending the necessary training programs.Built rapport with the fellow management team members to set future working relationships

Earned a walk–on position in a Division I football programAwarded the Outstanding Walk-On Award in senior yearDemonstrated effective time management skills, with emphasis on teamworkLearned and practiced discipline, respect, hard-work, and dedication in all facetsGranted a full scholarship from determination, versatility, patience, and persistence