End of an Era!

Today is a huge day for me. I finally resigned from my current employer. This is a big deal for me since I spent almost the last 17 years of my life with one particular company!

I have met many people over the years at “WCB”. I’m going to miss a lot of them.

I’d like to take this opportunity to personally thank a few individuals that made a difference in my professional life over the past 16 years and 9 months.

Herman Menning: Thanks standing by me and teaching me all I know during my Tool and die apprenticeship. Much of my manufacturing knowledge came from Herman’s vast experience.

Gerry Roethle: Thanks for teaching me that earning the respect of your peers and subordinates is important and with that respect you can accomplish almost anything.

Patrick Gathof: I learned quite a bit from Pat about management styles, basic business applications, and all round IT good stuff.  Thanks Pat!

Darren Dickson: Although I only had a short opportunity to work with Darren, I’m thankful for the knowledge he imparted to me. This was my first exposure to working at the executive level of management. For me the lesson learned was to define strategic goals, communicate them, and align the resources to get it accomplished. Thanks for the opportunity to learn Darren!


I’d also like to thank a few friends….

Bob Lowery: Bob, we’ve been friends from nearly the beginning. Thanks for listening to my BS over the years. You’ve been a real friend.

Steve Swets: Steve, we’ve been friends for a while too. Thanks for the interesting conversations about manufacturing, life, and that farming stuff you do.

Brad Goralski: Ahh, yes… the funny guy! Thanks for your friendship, and the good times we’ve had joking around with just about every topic. Please remember that you are an American, and drop the German crap…. Just kidding.

Kelly Pohl: Over the past year or so, Kelly has becomes a pretty good friend of mine… one that I can trust with just about anything. Thanks for listening and good luck with the new house and the new family.

And of course, I can’t forget the rest of the IT team at WCB; Donna Wolf, Mike Petranech, Vickie Rortvedt, Pat Gathof, and Dave Diehl. Thanks for the fun!

There are so many people I’d like to thank, I just don’t have room for them here. Good bye WCB, I wish you lots of success!