MPW INDUSTRIAL SERVICES - Key Persons
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- Challenge HR Generalist Adam Boyden, Who Won the June Company Walking Challenge, Didn'T Stay Just One Step Ahead of the .
Catherine Jopling joined MPW in February 2019 in the role of General Counsel. As the head of MPW's Legal Department, Jopling provides advice and guidance on all matters of law, including contract analysis and negotiation, litigation management, and risk analysis and mitigation strategy.
Jopling previously worked as an attorney in multiple firms located in Columbus, Ohio, most recently holding the position of Senior Legal Counsel for The Oneida Group, a domestic manufacturing and global consumer products company.
She received her bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder before earning her law degree from the University of Akron School of Law.
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Project Manager Dan Workman makes sure that everyone at MPW has the right tool for the right job. "For me, I'm tasked with managing ...
Dave Brown has been around almost as long as MPW. Brown helped set up the first wash truck in the spring of 1972. If it weren't for a two-year absence in the late 1970s, Brown's tenure with the company would be just a few days shy of Monte Black, CEO and founder of MPW.
Brown's absence from MPW, from 1978 to 1980, helped him realize how much he missed the challenge of different jobs and being a part of something he could help grow. As MPW's industrial cleaning business started to take off in 1980, Brown rejoined the company and never looked back.
Today, Brown serves as the Vice President of Operations, functioning as an expert on MPW's industrial cleaning equipment and managing or consulting on a variety of projects ranging from outages to decommissioning to emergency environmental cleanups.
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- Managing Up Senior Accountant
Managing Up Senior Accountant Dylan Atkinson's nomination for the Management Development Program (MDP) reassured him that he must be doing something right. "It was ...
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- General Manager of the Industrial Water
Jared is a 2004 graduate of Ohio University, where he attained his Bachelor's Degree in Business.
Jim Neville's career at MPW began in 2002 as the General Manager of the Container Management Division. He utilized over 20 years of automotive management experience to develop a strong team focused on safety, metric management, the value of people and customer responsiveness. Since that assignment he has exacted high standards in a leadership role within each Business Unit of MPW. In 2010, MPW Owner/CEO Monte Black named Jim Chief Operating Officer, citing his credibility, management and passion for success. Safety, which has always been one of Jim's core values, is a critical component to the MPW culture. Jim was named Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing in November, 2015.
Upon graduation from Pennsylvania State University in 1981, Jim joined the Delco Chassis Division of General Motors in Rochester, N.Y. Delco Chassis was one of the largest component divisions of General Motors, producing fractional horsepower motors, shock absorber/strut assemblies, and coil springs. Over the next 22 years and through two acquisitions he broadened his experience and knowledge by working multiple staff areas in several geographic locations. His assignments included frequent travel to China, Mexico, Canada, France and Germany.
Jim's four-year Engineering degree provided a highly technical and sound business foundation which was complemented by his MBA graduate work at Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Dayton. He also studied International Graduate Business Management at Insead University in Fontainebleau, France. Jim's other post-graduate studies include Crosby Quality College (Winter Park, Fla.), Lean and Six-Sigma training.
Jimmy is an active member of numerous legal and industrial groups, including the WJTA-IMCA Board of Directors, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and the Columbus Bar Association (CBA).
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- Director of Human Resources
- Corporate Human Resources Manager
- Life You Love John Feeney Corporate Human Resources Manager
Live the Life You Love John Feeney Corporate Human Resources Manager John Feeney can find giving suggestions to aspiring corporate HR managers a little ...
Corporate Human Resources Manager John Feeney can find giving suggestions to aspiring corporate HR managers a little challenging because everyone has their own way of accomplishing a task or goal, and everyone has a different way of processing information. But, from a career perspective, the best "advice" he can give is that he's found he receives the most professional fulfillment when he's doing something he enjoys.
"If I enjoy what I'm doing, it feels a lot less like work and more like I'm on a team with people, having fun and trying to accomplish a shared goal," Feeney said. "MPW is a great company, with a really smart and energetic workforce. I like that my job allows me to interact with a lot of different people, within a lot of different departments, often within the same day!"
As a Corporate HR Manager at MPW, Feeney assists Director of Human Resources Jim Tyznik with different aspects of the department. Some areas of focus include corporate policy development and management, benefit administration, HR compliance matters-such as wage and hour compliance-union-related guidance and HR system-related enhancements or changes.
Feeney said a Corporate HR Manager's "routine" depends on what projects are taking place. For instance, he said MPW just finalized a very complex business transaction, which meant that most of his days, especially leading up to the transaction's conclusion, were consumed with making sure everything was lined up and ready to go.
"With that in mind, I think one of the most challenging things about any job, and not just the corporate HR manager role, is time management," Feeney said. "Everyone would love to get everything done, and on time, but that's not always possible. So, I'm always searching for how I can be the most efficient with my time."
In total, Feeney has worked for MPW for roughly 10 years, beginning as an attorney within the legal department. He said there is a lot of cross-over between an Associate General Counsel-attorney within the legal department-and his current Corporate HR Manager role.
Many of Feeney's current responsibilities overlap with his former position because he still ensures MPW's corporate policies and procedures are compliant with various laws and regulations. These range from pay practices to leave of absences and benefit administration, among many others. "Having established relationships with many employees while I was in the legal department has most certainly helped in the transition to the Corporate HR Manager role," Feeney said.
Feeney enjoys being at home with Katie, his wife of nearly 20 years, and their three boys ages 14, 12 and eight. "My kids are active in sports, so I like to attend their practices and games. But seriously, outside of that I'm a pretty uninteresting person," he confessed. "Most people who know me at MPW would say that in my spare time, I like to run and eat Spaghetti-O's. Actually, that's not true. I'll eat most any Chef Boyardee product!"
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- Adviser to the Central Ohio Technical College
Justin Pierce is responsible for MPW's technology and fabrication capabilities companywide, leading a team that includes chemical, mechanical and civil engineers as well as project managers and fabricators.
He began at MPW in 2006 as a co-op employee while pursuing his degree in engineering management at Ohio University. Upon graduation, he accepted a full-time position as a project engineer. In 2007, Justin was promoted to engineering supervisor, and in 2013 he was named director of engineering for the Industrial Water Division. He was named to his current position in 2016.
Justin led the design and development of the industry's first combined reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration mobile trailer, which MPW introduced in 2016. He also directed construction of MPW's regeneration plant in Port Arthur, Texas, in 2012, and was the technical lead for the Georgetown, S.C., plant, which opened in 2017.
Justin is an adviser to the Central Ohio Technical College and a former member of the advisory board for the International Water Conference. He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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- Member of the Waterjet Technology Association
Matt Dawson joined MPW in March 2016. As Safety & Training Director, he guides training, including the company's learning management system, and development initiatives like our First Line Leader program, as well as overseeing safety and transportation safety programs.
Before his MPW tenure, Colonel Dawson served 34 years in uniform, retiring from the U.S. Army after overseas tours in Germany, Afghanistan, South Korea, and Iraq. His work included assignments in the field, as U.S. Military Academy faculty, and with The Joint Staff (Pentagon), culminating as Director of both the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center and Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College.
A member of the Waterjet Technology Association, Dawson also has a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from The Ohio State University, both a master's and PhD in History from Florida State University and a National Security Studies master's from the Naval War College.
Being a first responder is in Security Officer Mike Lemar's blood. "We do a lot," he said. "We're here to protect and serve, just ...
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- Secretary & General Counsel and Corporate Director of Health & Safety
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- Human Resources Generalist
Human Resources Generalist Suzanne Cheney said an employee appreciation event was held August 29 and 30 for the Great Lakes Field Service Region at ...
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- Member of His Knights of Columbus
Tim was named General Manager of MPW's Industrial Water Division in January, 2017. Tim manages all Industrial Water operations including: accounting, field services, plant operations, sales and human resources. Dondero started with MPW in 2013 as Plant Service Manager. In 2015 he was promoted to Director of Field Services. While in this role, he guided Plant Services, Field Services and Logistics for Industrial Water.
Tim is an active member of his Knights of Columbus fraternal charitable council, serving as Treasurer.
Tony joined MPW in July 2013 as Software Development Manager before becoming Director of IT in 2014. Today, Tony manages all Information Technology operations including software development, business intelligence, application support, IT business analysis, infrastructure support and information security. Ahead of joining MPW, Tony spent more than eight years as a Senior Consultant at HMB, Inc.
Tony earned his undergraduate degrees in both Computer Science and Business Management-as well as an MBA-from Capital University. He lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and three children.
Vishal was named General Manager of MPW's Industrial Air Utility Services Division in May 2022. Vishal manages all Industrial Air Utility Services operations including accounting, field services, plant operations, sales and human resources. He has 10 years of experience with MPW-from 2007 to 2017-on the Industrial Water side of the business as Plant Manager, Field Manager and Area Sales Manager.