Resume of George Meek

George T. Meek
Owner/Recruiter

Summary: 45 years of industry advancement in the Wood Products Industry. Progressed from Electrician, through Maintenance Management into Engineering Management, Consulting, and the past 10 years as Recruiter for the primary wood processing industry as Owner of Top Wood Jobs, LLC. A Human Resource for Human Resources. Recruiting and consulting connecting quality, experienced industrial plant, engineering, construction, and equipment personnel for the wood products industry. Experience working with the most skilled industrial employees and top companies in the Forest Products Industry.

Executive Recruiter/Owner
Top Wood Jobs, LLC
December 2006 – Present
La Center, WA

Manage Top Wood Jobs and provide recruiting services to the primary wood processing industry such as lumber, plywood, MDF, particleboard, OSB, EWP, wood pellets and other industries.

  • Successfully developed one of the top primary wood processing recruiting firms in the US.
  • Supported over 300 companies in 10 years
  • Provided both full time and contract employees
  • Fastest turn around for placement 3 days from contract to start date

Marketing/Recruiting Manager/Consultant
Evergreen Engineering, Inc.
January 2003 – February 2010
Eugene, OR

Provided marketing, recruiting, consulting and project management for this primary wood products and solar cell manufacturing engineering firm.

  • Helped grow this company from 20 employees to over 500 in 7 years.
  • Provided marketing establishment within the primary wood processing industry.
  • Established a presence at associations, wood shows and on the internet with an upgraded website and SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
  • Provided World Class Maintenance assessments and consulting support to various clients.
  • Laid off due to 2010 recession and worked full time at Top Wood Jobs, LLC

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation    2000 – 2003
Missoula, MT

Provided engineering and process support to 9 wood composite plants, “Industrial Panels” inducing particleboard, MDF, hardboard and Composite Decking (WPC) facilities in North America and then helped divest the plants.


Business Engineering Manager  2002 – 2003

Provided oversight of engineering for 9 facilities and then support for the eventual divestment of the same plants.

  • Responsible to review plant capital projects and performance plans.
  • Assisted with various capital project management
  • Aided the divestment of the 9 facilities.
  • Industrial Panels was divested and left to Evergreen Engineering as plants were sold

Process Engineer 2000 – 2002

Provided process and plant optimization for 7 composite wood, MDF, particleboard and hardboard facilities in the US.

  • Developed plant pro-formas and evaluation of facilities to better understand opportunities.
  • Determined the Missoula particleboard plant operating at 144 million board feet could produce 255
  • Introduced World Class Maintenance management concepts to the division.
  • Promoted to Business Engineering Manager

George Meek Consulting
1998 – 2000
Albany, OR

Provided on Contract World Class Maintenance and process consulting to Allegheny MDF and Particleboard plants in Pennsylvania. Helped optimize plants to sell them to Temple Inland for GE Capital.

  • Increased MDF Refiner and plant production by 100%
  • Introduced World Class Maintenance training and development for both plants
  • Maximized production for both facilities to sell them at maximum profit
  • Left after successfully optimizing plants and selling them to Temple Inland

Electrical Engineering Manager
CE/Western Engineering, Inc.
1993 – 1998
Albany, OR

Managed the Electrical Engineering for the company including both power and controls for the primary wood industry and other industry sectors.

  • Grew the electrical department from 3 to 15 employees and helped grow the business from 15 to 50 employees
  • Managed the electrical engineering for various projects including two James Hardie wood/cement panel plants in Florida and Texas
  • Provided process and World Class Maintenance support to many wood products companies.
  • Company closed due to a recession

Project Electrical Engineering Manager/Maintenance Superintendent
Willamette Industries
1990 – 1993
Bennettsville, SC

Managed electrical controls and power engineering to design, build and start up a new green field MDF 130 million board foot (Medium Density Fiberboard) plant in Bennettsville SC along with developing the maintenance department, including all maintenance systems and staffing and managing the department after start up.

  • Provided all electrical design, construction management with limited engineering support.
  • Implemented World Class Maintenance systems
  • Started engineering in January 1990 and by October 1992 plant at full capacity and profitable
  • Left for better opportunity on west coast

Electrical Supervisor
Plum Creek – MDF
1977 – 1990
Columbia Falls, MT

Provided electrical supervision over 7 electricians for this MDF plant

  • Reduced electrical unscheduled downtime from 5 to 0.5%
  • Upgraded the mills 10,000 I/O from relay logic to the first PLCs, HMI and digital drives
  • Many large capital projects from raw material, through finishing over the years
  • Left for a better opportunity

Electrical Supervisor
C&C Plywood & Lumber
1975 – 1977

Provided electrical supervision and support for this softwood plywood and stud mill
Kalispell, MT

  • Left for a better opportunity

Residential, Commercial & Industrial Electrician
Oliver Electric
May 1974 – 1975
Ukiah, CA

Provided residential, commercial, and industrial electrical labor support

  • Owner retired

Education

  • Cleveland Institute of Electronics – Associates Degree Equivalent, 1st Class FCC License in Electronics
  • Kalispell MT Flathead Community College Electrical License and various courses
  • Dale Carnegie Public Speaking and Communications and Marketing
  • TPC World Class Maintenance certified
  • Various company management, engineering and process schools

Skills

  • Management
    • Project Management of large and small capital projects
    • Manage all disciplines of engineering
    • Business owner
    • Recruiting for the wood products industry
    • Montana & Idaho State Electrical Master Electrician
  • Computer
    • Microsoft Office365 Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project
    • Rockwell/Allen Bradley, Siemens PLC, HMI and Industrial Networking
    • Website development and SEO
    • SwiftPage ACT! Customer relationship management (CRM) software
  • Engineering
    • Industrial electrical and power engineering
    • PLC, HMI & VFAC Drives programming & troubleshooting
    • Managing all disciplines of industrial engineering including mechanical, civil, structural, environmental, industrial and process engineering
    • Experience with 8 green field wood plant designs and startups
  • Maintenance
    • Provided hands on electrical and mechanical maintenance
    • Managed electrical and mechanical industrial maintenance
    • Provided World Class Maintenance assessments and consulting
    • Kepner- Tregoe Analytical Troubleshooting

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