Justin Fleace

• Run all aspects of the farm business including: finances, crop insurance, NRCS projects, FSA decisions, and crop input purchases.
• Developed marketing strategies for row crops across 1,900 acres, optimizing sales channels and pricing.
• Conducted analysis of business inputs and market trends to identify opportunities for increased profitability.
• Identified and engaged in new market opportunities, currently testing white corn on select acres for potential 2026 sales.
• Purchase farm land, pursue new farm land to rent, and manage all rental agreements.
• Utilize precision farm equipment for planting and application
• Install all drainage tile on farm to improve land productivity. Have installed well over 1 million feet of tile at this point.
• Currently working with a company that purchases carbon credits created by planting cover crops on the land I farm. I utilize cover crops on 100% of my acres.
• Adopted long-term sustainable farming strategies to enhance land use and conservation.

• Manage projects from design concept through implementation in the manufacturing facility.
• Designed machine tools and improved existing designs for automation and hand fill applications.
• Collaborated with maintenance technicians to troubleshoot and resolve tooling issues.
• Developed and presented project proposals to management, securing project endorsements.
• Key Accomplishments:

• Evaluated and approved projects generating 500,000 in annual savings.
• Identified root causes of issues in part cost reduction projects.
• Documented and showcased key project achievements.

• Led cost savings projects that lowered production costs 15% by reducing manufacturing time and improving processes to minimize scrap.
• Reduced truss shop production time by 20%.
• Lowered driver overtime costs 25% by improving the production and delivery schedules.
• Increased customer satisfaction through timely production and delivery of orders.
• Ensured all production met quality standards and was manufactured and delivered on time.
• Maintained manufacturing and delivery equipment to ensure operational efficiency.
• Facilitated truss and building design to meet client specifications.
• Key Accomplishments:

• Led the start up phase of a new $30 million Schuler Stamping Press Line for 1 year.
• Resolved 122 items on new equipment installation punch list, ensuring timely project completion.
• Reduced die set changeover times by 50% on a three shift operating pattern by applying Six Sigma principles to improve the die set process.
• Increased production efficiency 100% from the initial start up until the end of the press launch assignment.
• Developed new automation tools to allow the press to reliably run at speeds up to 15 parts per minute, which were never achieved before by any previous press of this type within the company.
• Recorded a best in the world, 839 parts in one hour, production output for a large transfer press.
• Manufacturing production efficiency cost improvement will be realized at millions of dollars per year for the life of the press.
• Identified, purchased, and organized over 500 spare parts for new line, improving operational readiness.
• Executed cost savings initiatives that reduced indirect materials costs by over $100K annually.

Defined essential tasks for team operations.

· Worked as plant liaison during the launch of a new Schuler stamping press line for 1 year

· Engineer, plan, and execute interim and permanent maintenance repairs to stamping and facilities equipment

· Supervised up to 30 union skilled trades workers at a time

· Manage corrective and preventive maintenance processes

· Led and executed Six Sigma projects