Leadership

My goal as the General Manager of SJI Maintenance is to develop our SJI Family to have pride in a job well done, support one another, and always take care of our customers’ needs with an owner-like mentality.  Our commitment to the customer is to build a valued partnership through honesty, transparency, and our ability to adjust the solution deliverables according to reliability data analysis.  

God has blessed me with everything I have, and I am a husband, father, and son first and foremost!  My wife and I have been blessed with five sons and two granddaughters that we love spending FAMILY time with.  In my personal time, I am an avid outdoorsman who enjoys sporting clays, hunting, fishing, hiking, ATV’s and almost anything else to be outside!

I have 24 years of experience as a Maintenance Professional in various positions and industries, and I hold a bachelor’s degree in information technology project management.  I started my professional career as a millwright with a great company in the Midwest.  What is a millwright everyone asks? A millwright is a craftsperson or skilled tradesperson who installs, dismantles, maintains, repairs, reassembles, and moves machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites. – I have been fortunate enough to perform all aspects of the definition! In case you were curious:

• As the name suggests, the original function of a millwright was the construction of flour mills,          sawmills, paper mills, and fulling mills powered by water or wind, made mostly of wood with a limited number of metal parts.[3] Since the use of these structures originates in antiquity, millwrighting could arguably be considered one of the oldest engineering trades and the forerunner of modern mechanical engineering.

I worked on re-tooling projects for the 3 main USA Automotive manufacturers in the late ’90s. Primarily dismantled specific conveyors or tooling lines and replaced them with new conveyors, robots, and tooling lines to support new model-year vehicles. All re-tools required substantial start-up support by our lead technicians to ensure no interrupted production time due to installation issues, electrical faults, machine/robot malfunctions, or program issues. I have personally led teams to complete these re-tools in GM, Chrysler/RAM, and Ford manufacturing facilities.

Following my time with Alberici, I transitioned to Macy’s in the maintenance and engineering department during the .com boom of 2006 - 2007. Responsibilities included the recruiting and development of technicians to properly service high-speed MHE solutions that were evolving with greater technologies rapidly. During my 10 years with the company, I was privileged to work with 2 mentors who drastically helped me develop the leadership skills required to grow into a well-rounded executive, leading high-impact teams of engineers, technicians, specialists, and control experts.

As the Accelerated Growth Strategy’s Project Director for Macy’s, I successfully negotiated, awarded, and implemented complete MHE system solutions with budgets greater than $250MM. I worked closely with the following manufacturers and integrators during my time at Macy’s and developed a network that allowed me to further develop my knowledge base on the value individual components can bring to a solution that is sized appropriate to the need! 

Near the end of 2016, I was introduced to a Wine and Spirits Distribution team in central FL. After reviewing their multi-manufacturer and multi-vendor solution to 4-part wave across the conveyor solution, I was convinced to join the team in hopes of resolving some reliability opportunities. After 3 years dedicated to educating myself on how wine and spirits have corrosive properties that do interesting things to conveyor components, structures, and control components we were able to develop a PM program tailored to the environment ultimately reaching >98% reliability by year 4. This was done through data tracking. Ultimately baselining expectations and then backing into the service level was the solution for this scenario, as well as rolling out a CMMS system to support in those efforts.

Around mid-2020, I was promoted to a corporate position where I oversaw construction projects specific to new buildings which included automation. While very successful in this role, including 5 new build completions from concept to commissioning, some with a budget of +$200MM, I realized my passion was not in a project management role. Our team was great and I enjoyed the relationship aspect of this role, however, I was missing my passion to solve for the right-sized maintenance solution that could serve multiple customers.  

As the Vice President at SJI Maintenance, my goal is to provide support by servicing multiple customers and making an impact on the data gathering and process building for successful maintenance programs.  

I love spending time with my wife Chelsea, and children Cali and Jordy.  I am a huge Gators football fan and love spending my time outside of work watching football, fishing, hunting, and riding UTV’s.  

I have seven years of maintenance experience for a major distribution organization on all levels and started my career in multiple operations roles that included controlling HMIs, sortation processes, logistics coordination, and inventory systems controls.  After a few years of familiarizing myself with the MHE systems in place, I moved into a Parts & Inventory Specialist role in 2016.  This is where I started working with my first CMMS and continued gaining experience in the field.  In 2020, I was promoted to a Maintenance Supervisor role, where I had the opportunity to share my CMMS knowledge on a regional level.  From there, I moved into the National MHE Maintenance Manager role overseeing 37 CMMS sites.  

In 2022, I joined SJI Maintenance, where my passion for the CMMS portion of the maintenance field can be utilized and I am excited to be a part of this amazing team. 

My goal as Chief Financial Officer is to help SJI grow responsibly while never losing sight of what matters most, our people and the clients we serve. Financials, reporting, and strategy are important pieces of my role, but ultimately, the numbers should help us make better decisions so we can provide exceptional service, support our clients’ goals, and build a company that is positioned for long-term success.
 

I joined SJI in 2024 during a time of tremendous growth, and my role quickly grew right alongside the company. I originally came on board coordinating technician travel, but it wasn’t long before I found myself involved in many different areas of the business. I’ve always believed that no job or task is beneath me. If something needs to be done, I’m willing to jump in, learn it, and help wherever I can.
 

Today, I oversee our accounting and HR office team and serve as a central point of financial and administrative oversight for SJI. My role includes traditional accounting and finance functions such as payroll, billing, accounts payable and receivable, financial reporting, and project profitability. I also work closely with ownership and leadership on business strategy, evaluating new opportunities, reviewing pricing and project financials, developing proposals, analyzing costs and profitability, and providing the reporting needed to make informed decisions about our future.
 

Before joining SJI, I spent 18 years in healthcare, including serving as a Business Office Director where I worked directly under the CFO and managed all aspects of the revenue cycle. That experience gave me a strong foundation in financial operations, leadership, problem-solving, and perhaps most importantly, service. My educational background also includes studies in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting.
 

One of the things I value most about SJI is that our growth has never changed the importance we place on taking care of people. Our clients trust us to understand their needs, solve problems, and help them accomplish their goals. I believe good financial stewardship allows us to do that better, it gives us the information we need to make responsible decisions while continuing to invest in our employees, our customers, and the service we provide.

Outside of SJI, my greatest priorities are my family and my faith.  My husband and I stay busy with our children, family activities, and involvement in our church. We enjoy traveling, spending time together, and making memories whenever we get the opportunity. One of our bucket list goals is to watch the Denver Broncos play in every NFL stadium and the St. Louis Cardinals play in every MLB ballpark.

Whether I’m reviewing financials, helping develop a new business opportunity, answering an employee question, or jumping into a completely unexpected project, my approach is pretty simple: if I can help, I will.