Adam has experience in the meat processing industry, specifically packaging and manufacturing of pork, chicken, turkey and beef. Adam has held positions including manager of plant engineering, superintendent of plant engineering and maintenance, project manager, reliability engineer, maintenance engineer and associate maintenance engineer.

Brad oversees a number of areas of The Fricks Company including field operations, project management, contract negotiations, overseeing estimating department, business development, safety, and quality control. The Fricks Company constructs Industrial Concrete Floors for Food Distribution Centers, Food Cold Storage Facilities, Food Processing Plants and Manufacturing Plants.

Christine has more than 10 years of experience managing all phases of website development for digital PSM customers. Her responsibilities include the development of PSM management software to assist clients with document storage and tracking, preventive maintenance of ammonia process equipment and online training. Christine also ensures all documentation is posted to the client’s satisfaction, develops end-user procedures relative to the website, trains clients on the use of the web site, maintains client contact to ensure documentation remains current and resolves issues in a timely manner. She has managed PSM projects for Food Lion, Heinz, Johnsonville Sausage, Keystone Foods, and Smithfield Foods, among others.

Dale has more than 32 years of experience in the industrial refrigeration and mechanical fields, including service, maintenance and installations. His responsibilities include managing all parts and services for refrigeration services in the Eastern United States, including seven maintenance, parts and operations offices and two compressor reconditioning facilities. Dale has worked on projects for Nestlé, Kraft Foods, Keystone Foods, Miller Brewing Company and many others.

David has more than 20 years of experience in engineering, construction, and operation of commercial and industrial refrigeration systems, including coordinating new refrigeration systems, as well as engineering service department’s refrigeration system renovations.

Donald A. Hicks is the founder, president and CEO of LLamasoft, Inc. Don is a supply chain industry visionary, specializing in strategy and technology issues and is a highly sought after speaker and author. Over the last 20 years, he has personally consulted with and coached supply chain professionals at hundreds of companies around the world to optimize and improve their operations. Don has a BS in Systems Engineering from the US Military Academy at West Point, and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Gerry has more than 42 years of engineering, maintenance and operations experience in the food manufacturing industry. His responsibilities include organizing and directing process design, packaging, and automation requirements for food and beverage manufacturing facilities. Gerry oversees initial development of critical project criteria and budgets, food safety, technical requirements of equipment, proper execution of construction documents, equipment installation and commissioning.  Gerry has project managed process engineering for Rich Products, Starbucks, Best Foods, H-E-B, Johnsonville Sausage, Nestle, and Pinnacle Foods among others.

For the past four years, Henry has served as partner of The Probst Group, a consulting/engineering firm focusing on waste management and wastewater treatment for food, beverage, and dairy-based industries. Prior to that, he served as Vice President at ProCorp Inc. for 17 years, providing food, beverage, and dairy processing facilities throughout the United States and Mexico with wastewater treatment and waste management services. He has managed numerous wastewater projects for clients in the dairy and food industries.

Jason has nearly 30 years of experience in the architectural, engineering and construction industry, with the majority being focused on the food & beverage market sector. Jason’s unique background and experience as an industrial engineer allows him to approach the design of such facilities with an eye for efficiency as well as safety (hygienic and personnel). Jason is responsible for an 85-person design staff at Stellar that includes Civil, Architecture, Structural, Plumbing, Mechanical, Utilities and Electrical. He also oversees Stellar’s VDC and Quality teams. Jason has worked on projects for Coca-Cola, Heinz, Kraft Foods, Nestlé, Sara Lee Foods and many others.

Jim has more than 30 years of experience in project engineering and project management. His responsibilities include interfacing with regulatory agencies concerning design and permitting documentation, hydraulic and hydrogeologic design and analysis, civil engineering, design of roadway and drainage systems, utilities and computer modeling applications for design analysis. He has worked on projects for Tropicana, Nestlé, General Mills, Boar’s Head Provisions and many others.

Johnny has more than 37 years of experience with all phases of food and beverage, nuclear, petrochemical, industrial and commercial construction. His responsibilities include construction field management, directing on-site managers in regard to budget, logistics, technical matters, schedule, construction coordination, safety and quality control. Johnny has worked on projects for industry leaders such as Burris Refrigerated Logistics, Johnsonville Sausage, Kellogg’s and Keystone Foods.

Jose has more than 9 years of experience in design and construction, and three years working in IIoT. He has managed R&D projects, and has experience in the implementation of Smart PIDs as well as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. Jose has also worked on predictive and prescriptive maintenance solutions, and IIoT integration and implementation.

Jud has over 20 years of experience in design, engineering and construction of commercial, institutional and industrial facilities. Jud has extensive knowledge of technical management of electrical projects, development of engineering standards, and project design compliance with all required federal, state and local codes, as well as conducting engineering training and providing detailed technical evaluations of electrical systems.

Kevin has more than 34 years of experience in the design and construction of food processing and distribution facilities throughout the US. His responsibilities include complete oversight of Stellar’s Thermal Construction Division, including design details, project estimating and project execution with a specific emphasis on building thermal integrity. His project experience includes United States Cold Storage, Columbus Foods, Keystone Foods, Kraft Foods, Nestlé, Starbucks, and many others.

Kurt has more than a decade of experience in the food industry, with extensive project work in prepared foods, beverage, dairy, bakery and frozen foods. A recognized expert in food process design and engineering, Kurt designs food process layouts; specifies processing equipment; oversees the proper execution of construction documents; and manages equipment installation and commissioning. He has worked on projects for General Mills, H.J. Heinz, and Nestlé among others.

Marc has over 12 years of mechanical design experience and has specialized in HVAC and utility engineering in the commercial, healthcare and industrial marketplace. His responsibilities include proposal preparation, engineering calculations, preparation of detailed construction drawings and specifications and field inspections. He is also responsible for coordination with local building officials and other engineering disciplines. He has managed projects for H-E-B, Heinz, Nestlé, Starbucks and Tropicana, among others.

Matthew has more than 20 years of civil engineering and project management experience with an emphasis on civil site design and storm water management. His experience covers the industrial, food & beverage and commercial industries. Matthew’s responsibilities include development and implementation of project engineering requirements, project coordination with in-house architectural and engineering disciplines and outside engineering consultants. He oversees the development and maintenance of the project design schedule, design budget and permitting requirements from initial project development until certification of occupancy.  He has worked on projects for Bahamas Food Service, Burris Refrigerated Logistics, Sara Lee and United States Cold Storage, among others.

Michael McCollum is a project engineer in manufacturing. He is experienced in project management, sanitary process design, piping system construction and CAD software. Michael has four years of industry experience, including one year with Stellar.

Mike has more than 30 years of mechanical design experience performing HVAC, plumbing and mechanical utilities design in the industrial and commercial markets. His responsibilities include engineering calculations, supervision and preparation of detailed construction drawings, equipment sizing, specifications, shop drawing review and field inspections. He is also responsible for coordination with local building officials and other engineering disciplines. He has managed projects for Columbus Foods, ConAgra, Sara Lee and Starbucks.

Mike has more than 28 years of experience in leading the constructing of major distribution facilities. His responsibilities include overseeing all phases of scheduling and development to ensure cost, as well as quality and safety. He also coordinates the primary pre-construction phase and construction with the designers, engineers and project managers overseeing design reviews, constructability analysis, value engineering, quality control and budget control. His project experience includes United States Cold Storage, Dot Foods, Bolthouse Farms, Southern Cold Storage, Sysco Foodservice, Mondelez International, Associated Grocers, Burris Refrigerated Logistics, ConAgra Foods, Gwaltney, Keystone Foods, Kraft Foods and many others.

Nathan has experience in the food and beverage, distribution and industrial markets in the construction field. Nathan has more than 13 years of industry experience, all with Stellar.

Phil Hinrichs is the Vice President for Risk Management. As such, he is responsible for managing Stellar’s safety programs, job site risk assessment, implementation of quality initiatives, pre-qualifications of subcontractors and the oversight and development of training programs. Phil has a master’s degree in business administration, with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.

Randy is a licensed mechanical engineer with nearly three decades of experience managing capital projects as well as the design and installation of industrial refrigeration systems and controls. He leverages operational food industry expertise gained at Dean Foods and ConAgra Foods with technical skills to provide Stellar refrigeration clients with the utmost quality.

Richard has over 23 years of experience in industrial refrigeration and has served as the project manager for the “Stellar Safety and Compliance” team where he manages all phases of process safety management. He conducts audits of the PSM and risk management programs for numerous facilities. His project experience includes Butterball, Coca-Cola, Johnsonville Sausage, Keystone Foods, Kraft Foods and many others.

Sam Simkowski has over 16 years of experience in the papermaking industry. He has knowledge with processes involving steam, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical and mechanical systems.

Sean is experienced in the food and beverage industry and has worked extensively in Package Engineering for beverage, dairy and dry foods. Sean has nine years of industry experience including more than half a year with Stellar.

Taylor is responsible for sales, marketing, development and product application support as well as accounts management at Southern Waters Company.  His career in the water treatment industry began in 2000.  He started out working in filtration and sanitation installing softeners, reverse osmosis systems, carbon filters, UV and chlorination systems. In 2007, Taylor began practicing chemical water treatment of industrial and commercial boilers, and cooling systems. His experience with water treatment includes industries such as food, beverage, HVAC, and potable water treatment.

Tony has more than 35 years of experience in the design of domestic and international commercial, industrial and institutional projects. His responsibilities include the architectural design, space planning, master planning, programming, coordination of code analysis and overview of architectural department and the delivery process. He works closely with our in-house engineering professionals to integrate sustainable strategies and forward thinking to obtain high-level project efficiencies and carbon footprint reduction. He also performs feasibility studies and analysis for both new and existing facilities, detailed design, value engineering, research, project coordination and management. His project experience includes Starbucks, Heinz, Nestlé, Kraft, Mondelez, General Mills, US Cold Storage and others.