• High quality; high value manufacturer of finishing tools and accessories for the drywall finishing trades. Leveraging international and domestic suppliers LEVEL5 builds tools of the highest quality and services the globe from Kansas City, KS. Deep experience in global manufacturing and sourcing along with sales around the world.

• Import services business providing custom manufacturing, including sourcing, manufacturing, and logistics of branded product to MidSun Companies and Simpleman Tools. Managed 350 manufacturing staff.• Provide multiple private label programs with product design, tooling, package development, product and tray labels, on shelf marketing materials, plan-o-grams, to Lowe’s, Menard’s, Home Depot, Ace and True Value.

Plant Superintendent / Plant Manager, July 1993 – February 1998 Department Manager-Ready to Eat Cereals, April 1991 – July 1993 • Directed operations and compliance of two manufacturing plants/business units (St. Joseph, Missouri and Manhattan, Kansas), employing 425 staff. Forecasted, developed and administrated annual capital budget of $2,700,000 and operational budget of $5,000,000, with responsibility for $100,000,000+ in revenues. • Chief spokesperson for contract negotiations July 1994 and July 1997 with AFL/CIO, inclusive of negotiation strategy, day-to-day negotiations, contract language development, ratification strategy, ratification document development, and coaching/guiding union leadership for presentation to membership.• Executed completion of $15,000,000 capital plan improving process capability, reliability and flexibility.