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This database contains over 100 in-depth profiles of Real Jobs, Real
People. We have broken this listing down into three broad categories based
on the area of business a company is involved in.
- Primary are the sawmills turning out rough lumber.
- Secondary are the manufacturing plants turning
rough lumber into finished products.
- Suppliers are the companies which design and
build the machinery and other products utilized by the primary and secondary
companies.
PRIMARY
Management
- General manager/VP, Ken Kalesnikoff, Kalesnikoff Lumber Co.
- Plant manager, Dwight Wilson, Pope & Talbot
Supervisors
- Yard supervisor/foreman, Clare Verigir, Kalesnikoff Lumber Co.
- Quality control assistant, Andre Boruck, Pope & Talbot
- Quality control supervisor, Craig Powell, Crestbrook Forest Industries
- Quality control supervisor, Mitch Stoochnoff, Crestbrook Forest Industries
- Finishing end superintendent, Ken Prest, Lignum Ltd.
- Quality process coordinator, Chris Fancy, Northwood Pulp & Timber
Skilled Trades
Production
Professional, Technical & Support
- Communications manager, Laurie Grant, Daishowa-Marubeni
- Marketing representative, Ken Stanick, Balfour Guthrie Forest Products
- Accounts payable,Yvonne
Piper, Interfor Fraser Mills
- Computer programmer/analyst, Susan Brennan, Interfor Fraser Mills
- Transportaion coordinator,Barnie Hong, Balfour Guthrie
- Administrative assistant, Angela Sam, Canfor Research & Development
- Research technologist, Jeff Eng, Canfor Research & Development
- Marketing assistant, John Bae, Canfor Wood Products Marketing
- Junior project engineer, Helen Rasmussen, Crestbrook Forest Industries
- Consultant, Russ Kinghorn, Kinghorn systems Engineering *
- Forest Renewal supervisor, Kerry Deschamps, Northwood Pulp & Timber
SECONDARY
Management
- Quality Manager, Adam Hofmann, Palliser Furniture
- Owner/designer, Judson Beaumont, Straight Line Design
- Sales manager, Dan
Warren, Canpar
- Engineering manager, George Novotny, Canpar
- Planning manager, Brian
Hartman, Canwood Furniture
- Marketing director, Bill Billups, KeePee Laminating
- General manager, John
Talbot, Milestone
- Entrepeneur, Chris LeBlanc, The Great Canadian Crate Co.
- Shop foreman / Vice President,Clay Hill, Kay Hill & Sons
- Owner, Kay
Hill, Kay Hill & Sons
- Plant Manager, Bobby
Barger, Century Furniture
- Product Engineering Manager, Scott Goodson, Century Furniture
Supervisors
- CNC programmer/production manager, Murray Roach, M&J Wood Products
- Shop foreman, Ken
Janzen, Ostrov Doors
- Supervisor trainee, Caroline Hoff, Canadian Woodworks
- Quality control supervisor, Mike Sookochoff, Canpar
- Capital project safety coordinator, Michael Reinsdorf, Weldwood
- Yard lead hand, Alex
Hutchison, Canadian Woodworks
- Production supervisor/plant operator, Gilbert Rend, Pellet Flame Inc.
- Turning room supervisor, Michael Crosby, Charles D. Roberts
Skilled Trades
Production
- CNC operator, Doumphet Phanthavongs, Kitchen Craft
- Senior machine operator, Paul Smith, Kitchen Craft
- Apprentice lathe technician, Dave Kapusta, BW Creative Wood
- Grinderman, Ed
Granholm, BW Creative Wood
- Optimizing saw operator, Daniel Metz, Canadian Woodworks
- Grinderman,Jay
Hiecherl, Canwood Furniture
- Moulder operator, Tom
Simas, Canwood Furniture
- Finished product grader, Debbie Vickers, Milestone
- Forklift operator, Ann McKay, Weldwood
- Moulder operator, Han
Lan, C&C Wood Products
- Packager/charge hand, Michelle Scheiver, C&C Wood Products
- Bagger, Lisa
Robinson, Pellet Flame Inc
- Wrapper/shipper receiver, Claude Brin, Pellet Flame Inc
- Optimizer saw operator, Noel Rangl, Charles D. Roberts
- Apprentice cabinet maker, Anthony Carlton, Kay Hill & Sons
Professional, Technical & Support
- Industrial engineer, Stuart Fengler, Loewen Industries
- Personnel manager, Anita Funk, Loewen Industries
- Shoda facilitator(CNC Programmer), Dan Sanduliak, Palliser
- Furniture engineering draftsperson, Allen Buhler, Palliser Furniture
- International consultant, John Ellison,
- Structural engineer, Robert Malczyk, J. Novacek & associates
- Controller, Rick
Jones, Canpar
- Production & freight coordinator, Gord Smith, Canpar
- Cad/cam operator, Trent
Jones, Canwood Furniture
- Product planner, Tania
Xenis, Canwood Furniture
- Wood science co-op student, Rahim Lavji, Canwood Furniture
- Technical sales representative, Graham Anderson, KeePee Laminating
- Technical support, Jason Mager, Canadian Woodworks
- Statistial analyst, Brent Paulsen, Canadian Woodworks
- Project engineer, Kelly
Jo Brauns, Century Furniture
SUPPLIERS
Management
- General manager, Bret Hopper, GreCon Machine Division
- Vice-president, Steve Lentz, GreCon
- Advertising & trade show manager, Thadeus Rodgers, Newman Machinery
- Director of opertions,J. Barry Waterland, Newman Machines
- Manager of logistics and systems, Deborah Watkins, Stiles Machinery
- President,Terry
Jacks, Leitz Tooling
- Co-founder / Vice-president, Ingrid Volk, IMA European
Supervisors
Skilled Trades
- Assembly electrician, Michele Washburn, Newman Machine
- EDM operator, Larry Weidenbenner, Leitz Tooling
Professional, Technical & Support
- Senior engineer, Bruce
Lehmann, Thin Kerf Technologies
- Mechanical engineering technologist, Grant Hiebert, Newnes Machine Ltd.
- Customer support representative, Kelly DeMille, Newnes Machine Ltd.
- Project manager, Geoff
Wight, Newnes Machine Ltd.
- Mechanical engineering designer, Nick Proteau, Newnes Machine Ltd.
- Service Technician, Steve Call, GreCon
- Field service representative, Mike Macon, Stiles Machinery
- Applications engineer, David Kurakazusampson, Stiles Machinery
- Senior applications engineer, Harry Gunsche, Leitz Tooling
- Technical applications specialist, Frankie Gilliarn, IMA European
- Service technician, Neil Thompson, IMA European
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