Education
BS Quality Engineering with studies at the University of Nebraska, University of Wisconsin and Kennedy Western University
General Background
Raised on a western Nebraska cattle ranch, Mike has had a diverse career in ranching, metal fabrication, welding, tooling, equipment automation, failure analysis, engineering, manufacturing, quality systems, improvement, change management and business management. Mike now works for Liebherr heavy equipment in a senior role leading improvement. Previously, Mike worked with Claas agricultural machinery company. Both companies are European based with world-wide locations. Mike's responsibilities at both Claas and Liebherr included deployment of strategic corporate directives into multiple manufacturing sites and supplier sites. His experience includes capturing top management decisions and effectively cascading them into the various organizations.
The following is a brief summary of Mike's responsibilities over the last ten years:
Director of Quality
Director of Engineering
Executive management strategic improvement team facilitator
Strategic initiative deployment leader
Global quality standards leader
Policy director
Strategic cross functional team coach
Global harmonization director
Product Development Manager
Professional Service/Recognition/Charitable Boards
State of Nebraska grant for the development of Theory of Constraints training
ASME Section VIII Pressure Vessel Design
AT&T / Lucent Technologies Top 10 Supplier recipient
AT&T Total Quality Management Trainer