Assisting Automotive Customers with their steel performance.

Driving improvements in safety, cost, productivity, quality, service and reliability.

Driving Improvements to Product and Process Quality, Yield, Customer Satisfaction, and New Product Development.

Driving Yield Improvements through a series of Process and Manufacturing Improvements.

Operations responsibility for this $350 million third party logistics company; largest provider to the metals industry. Responsible for the day-to-day Truck, Rail, Barge and international movements, as well as Transportation, Customer Service and new Client launches.

Profit & Loss responsibility for this $100 million, 140 employee business unit, the largest strip-steel processing plant in U.S. Responsible for inside sales, customer service, purchasing, planning, manufacturing, metallurgy, quality control, technical services, and accounting.

General Manager - Commercial (2001 - 2002)Responsible for final sale and shipment of all steel products, Accounts Receivable, completion of outside processing activity, customer claim processing, conversion of computer systems and records retention. Company was in bankruptcy.General Manager - Quality Control (1998 - 2001)Directed customer quality improvements for all flat-rolled plants, joint ventures (JV’s), and outside processors. Served on Board of Directors for 2 JVs… Show more General Manager - Commercial (2001 - 2002)Responsible for final sale and shipment of all steel products, Accounts Receivable, completion of outside processing activity, customer claim processing, conversion of computer systems and records retention. Company was in bankruptcy.General Manager - Quality Control (1998 - 2001)Directed customer quality improvements for all flat-rolled plants, joint ventures (JV’s), and outside processors. Served on Board of Directors for 2 JVs. General Manager - Business Process Design (1997 - 1998)Corporate Project Manager for reengineering / ERP software (SAP)installation project. Managed a diverse 300+ member team and a budget of $60 million. Scope included planning, design and delivery of new business processes. Director - General Purchasing (1994 - 1997)Corporate responsibilities for maintenance, repair, operating, service, equipment, capital and construction purchases with an annual budget of $800 million. Responsible for Purchasing Department computer systems/ software and for corporate supplier quality management. Show less

Manager - Flat Rolled Finishing Operations - East Chicago, IN (1989 - 1994) Responsible for operations, maintenance, cost, quality and safety for cold-rolling and galvanizing operations. Responsible for pickling through shipping operations, 14 process lines, and 700 employees.