John Yockey

Executive Coach, Leadership Coach, Thought Partner, Team Development, Career Coach, Navigating Change, and Mentor > Coached executives and business owners on leadership development, executive presence, talent cultivation, and performance optimization > Facilitated leadership, team dynamics, and personality assessments, creating tailored action plans to drive organizational effectiveness > Guided business owners through organizational restructuring and ownership transitions, offering mentorship and strategic support Unlock Your Path to an Extraordinary Life! Thrive Personally - Grow Professionally - Maximize Your Potential

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Led a regional technical team of seventy professionals, responsible for safety, environmental, geology, mining, engineering, project management, maintenance, and operational excellence for the U.S. division of a Belgian-based global company > Managed annual capital portfolios ranging from $80 million to $175 million > Constructed and commissioned five major capital projects totaling over $230 million within two years during the COVID-19 pandemic > Improved capital cash forecast accuracy, reducing variances from 30% to 5% > Improved safety performance by creating a safety leadership program that reduced injury rates by 30% > Delivered over $10 million in annual cost savings by implementing operational excellence practices

Oversaw twenty-two manufacturing sites across seven countries, managing a team of over 1,000 members within the Americas region for a Swiss-based global company > Managed a $500+ million annual budget and a $90 million capital budget > Safety: Initiated a cultural transformation program that reduced injuries by 75% > Profitability: Generated over $50 million in cost savings through continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives > Cash Flow: Reduced sustaining capital and inventory, saving $6 million > Delivery: Increased on-time shipment performance by 10% > Innovation: Optimized plant processes to reduce costs by $4 million annually > Led due diligence and integration for M&A projects in four countries > Board Member/trusted advisor for three international Joint Ventures

Managed a team of fourteen engineers in technical support, project development, design, construction, commissioning, plant startups, and operational excellence > Led the development of a $15 million greenfield PCC plant > Commissioned a $16 million capacity expansion in Queretaro, Mexico > Implemented process innovations that reduced equipment costs by 20% > Directed due diligence for an acquisition in Colombia, South America

> Led design and project development for a $15 million LNG facility > Managed process improvement audits > Developed feasibility assessments for regional projects

Managed a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to provide technical support, project development, design, construction and start-up support for the Gypsum Division in the Americas region. > Developed a $35 million Brownfield project that transitioned a plant from natural to synthetic gypsum > Managed a $40 million greenfield project for a JV in Cartagena, Colombia > Led the development, design, and construction of a $16 million fully automated mixing, and packaging facility for joint compound products

Led the development, engineering and design for a complete, state-of-the-art wallboard manufacturing facility > Oversaw all aspects of a $132 million plant expansion: delivering the project on time, under budget, and exceeding performance targets > Safety: Achieved over 500,000 hours without a Lost Time Accident

> Developed the plant performance improvement program, capital plan, and annual operating budget for a plant with 110 associates and annual revenue of $42 million > Safety: Improved performance and achieved the region’s best ratings in 2003 and 2004 > Negotiated a complex union Contract involving two separate unions and achieved all of the Company's financial objectives

> Managed and directed the production, warehouse, maintenance and engineering activities for a high- speed, state-of-the-art wallboard manufacturing facility employing over 120 associates. > Improved production quality and reduced the reject rate by more than 50%. > Received Lafarge's PACE award for improving the capacity of the plant's bottleneck by 11%.

> Managed the activities of 72 salaried and hourly production associates. > Coordinated the start-up of a state-of-the-art gypsum wallboard production facility. > Developed and implemented a plant start-up and hiring plan for the production department; exceeding the start-up expectations and reducing reject rates below 3.3% after only 3 months of operation.

Lafarge - Corporate Management Development Program