Dear Colleagues,

Today, I am very pleased to announce that Dean Ernzen has joined the Development team as Director, Business Optimization.

Dean comes to us from AM General where he most recently served as both their Lean Six Sigma Director and Military Quality Director. Previously, he worked at Honeywell where he crossed paths with some of our current Development leadership team. Dean brings to us not only a deep pedigree in continuous quality improvement as a Certified Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt, but also the diplomacy, objectivity and credibility required to challenge outdated paradigms and create a positive culture of change management.

Dean completed his undergraduate studies at Purdue University (B.S in Mechanical Engineering) followed up by an M.B.A. from Indiana University.

He and his wife,Sherri, reside in Granger with their two sons.

Please join me in welcoming Dean to our team.

All the best,

Tim Willis