• Managed state highway construction and maintenance programs for Jewell, Mitchell, Republic, and Cloud Counties in Kansas• Responsible for the Mankato Area Office and a team of 50 KDOT state employees across the four county area• Administered Storm Water Pollution Prevention (SWPP) program for KDOT District 2, Area 2

• Consulted Manufacturing Engineering team on Valtra tractor assembly line improvements.

• Provided both direct and indirect project management for three major plant expansions• Supervised Maintenance Department (6 personnel for 18 months)• Supervised Manufacturing Engineers (4 personnel for 12 months)• Supervised Tool & Die Department (9 personnel for 14 months)• Developed Manufacturing Plans for all new AGCO tillage products• Coordinated new product introductions with Design Engineering department• Participated in several Product Cost Optimization (PCO) projects• Recommended new machine purchases and process improvements to Production department• Prepared and submitted Capital Expenditure Requests (CER) for management approval• Assisted the Manufacturing Services Manager with all aspects of Facilities Management, including process improvements, facility and equipment procurement, maintenance and repair, worker safety programs, environmental compliance, and energy conservation

• Supervised 10 technical personnel with over $2 million annual operating budget• Directed all design, prototyping, testing, tooling, and final product releases• Solved problems referred from Sales, Marketing, Service, Manufacturing and Quality Departments• Advised plant managers regarding manufacturing and their ERP system• Led the engineering team for 10 tillage product lines built at 3 locations• Successful product launches included the Great Plains Turbo-Max, Turbo-Chisel, Turbo-Till (Series II), Tandem Disk Harrow, Disc-O-Vator Soil Finisher (8000 Series), Field Cultivator (8000 Series), Flex-Harrow, Narrow Transport Disc-O-Vator, and Narrow Transport Turbo-Chisel.

• Designed and tested various types of tillage machines and components• Provided manufacturing engineering support to Production• Managed Tipton plant’s MRP/ERP system• Successful projects included the Great Plains Turbo-Till, Verti-Till, Seedbed Conditioner, and Field Cultivator (Series VII)

• Designed and tested various types of tillage machines and components• Programmed NC lathe• Established new company OSHA, EPA, and Quality Control programs• Procured, installed, and maintained computers, software, and networks• Projects included the Kent Field Cultivator (Series V+), Disc-O-Vator (Series VI), Plains Plow (Series II), and Max-Mulcher.

• Administered $20 million in construction contracts (2 years, Adak, Alaska)• Supervised Saufley Field Public Works Department (3 years, Pensacola, Florida)• Staff engineer for Chief of Naval Technical Training facilities (3 years, Memphis, Tennessee)• Served in various Reserve duty assignments from 1992 to 2001 (retired at the rank of Lieutenant Commander, CEC, USNR)