Co-founder and former Vice President, Manufacturing for XEL Communications, Inc. of Aurora, Colorado. XEL was a manufacturer of private line / special service telecommunications equipment for telephone companies and other companies who maintain their own telecommunications networks. XEL has been an industry leader in the development and implementation of major cultural change through the philosophies of self-directed work teams in the manufacturing environment. In 1995, XEL was recognized by Industry Week Magazine as one of America’s Top 10 Plants. Founder of Visions of Excellence in 1990, a management consulting firm. Visions focuses on assisting management teams in developing and implementing strategies related to self-directed work teams, lean manufacturing, Kaizen facilitation and cultural transformation in the industrial arena. Graduate of Georgia Tech. in Industrial Eng. Over thirty years of experience in the manufacturing environment, including Industrial Eng., Program Management, Production Operations, Material Management and Exec. Management. Work experience includes companies such as RCA Corp., Teledyne, STC Corp., and GTE Corp. Senior member, past President and Director for the Rocky Mt. chapter of the Institute of Industrial Engineers; Life Member and Vice President of Internet Operations & Products, Regional Director, Past President Southwest Region for the Association for Manufacturing Excellence; member of Alpha Pi Mu Engineering honorary society and listed in Who's Who in Finance and Industry. |